The Isky T was created by the legendary Ed " Isky " Iskenderian , one of the most famous upper - equipment manufacturers of all time . But before Ed became a noted Cam River grinder , he was a teenager interested in fast cars . Ed built this 1924 Ford Model T buggy as a gamey shoal senior in 1940 , and drove it to a speed of 120 mph at the El Mirage ironic lake in 1942 .
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Iskenderian ’s T is one of the oldest survive unrestored hot rods recognise to live and maybe the only untouched and original illustration of the prewar breed . Fortunately , Ed is a ingroup rat – he has literally not thrown anything aside since 1943 , which is likely why this car remains a jewel from hot rodding ’s root .
Ed used a sort ofengineconfigurations before settling on the setup show . The car is power by a venerable flathead Ford V-8 equipped with Maxi overhead - fumes - valve cylinder heads and a Thickstun three - carb manifold paper . He made the valve covers and engraved his name into them .
The automobile ’s unusual stance can be attributed to the rear end , which is mounted behind the springiness alternatively of now below or in front of it . This adds six inches of wheelbase . The front axle is from a 1932 Ford hung on a set of stock 1937Fordwishbones .
The alone grille shell is made from the tops of two 1933Pontiacsurrounds weld together with vertical bar added . Ed made the hood ornament in a high shoal shop class course of instruction .
The firewall has an engine - turn destination , a usual touch on hot rods of this era . A pair of lake pipes start at the exhaust ports and sail graciously past the driver ’s compartment .
Red Kelsey - Hayes conducting wire wheels and matching naugahyde upholstery were popular in prewar live rods , as were Auburn dah dialog box . Ed jump on the tach on thesteering - column musical accompaniment to provide a line of mickle through the enceinte " banjo " steering cycle .
The Interior Department features a pair of dash plaque ( below ) that are unfeigned gems from blistering rodding ’s past tense . The one on the left is from the Western Timing Association ( a shortly - lived rival to the SCTA ) signify that this car become 120 mph at El Mirage .
Isky added the other tag later . It is an prescribed Isky timing tatter showing the face lifting and duration of thecamshaft . Every cam Isky sell comes with one of these .
