29-A-Beater

The Beater ......... A 1929 Model A Roadster, High Boy and a 1939 Merc Custom share space at the neighborhood root beer stand and drive-in. This rather beat up old Model A roadster was of the type my brothers and their pals put together in the early 1950's. Because they had Little money to work with, the hot rods they built were quite often very rough to begin with. Mis-match tires and wheels, worn through paint revealing 12 previous paint jobs and an Indian blanket for a seat cover. This variety of hot rod in it's rough early stages was referred to by a number of handles, the heap, junker, clunker, pile, the jalopy and most commonly the beater. ( oil on canvas 1999)