Are you guys familiar with an early hot rod/custom by the famous Cord 810/812 designer Gordon Buehrig?

In the Gilmore museum at Hickory Corners Michigan.

1930 FORD
MODEL A “BLIND BACK” CABRIOLET REPLICA
Ford Motor Company - Dearborn, MI Engine ............ 4-cylinder Miller-Schofield OHV
Wheelbase ........ 103.5"
Production ....... 1
The Buehrig Model AGordon Miller Buehrig, was called the “Michaelangelo of motor car designers” for his work on Auburns, Cords, and Duesenbergs, chose a Model A Ford as his personal vehicle in 1930. Buehrig and his crew removed the Cabriolet body in the Duesenberg race car shop and crafted a new coach of his own unique design. Then, they installed a new interior (with a special ¼ inch thick aluminum instrument panel), top, and trim at the Duesenberg factory. Buehrig’s “Baby” was an instant curiosity, drawing crowds of onlookers around town. In 1932, he updated the Model A; he switched to balloon tires, installed a Miller-Schofield overhead valve engine, and gave it a new paint job. No one has seen the original Buehrig Model A since the 1940s and it has likely been destroyed.Mike Widman of St. Johns, FL spent fifteen years researching Buehrig’s design in order to craft this recreation. The vehicle seen here represents the car as it appeared in 1932. By using original design sketches from the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, Widman handcrafted the design using the same methods and tools as Buehrig would have in the 1930s.

Donated to the MODEL A FORD MUSEUM
by Mike Widman - St. Johns, FL