BMW V8-powered Ford Model A is the definition of Hot Rod
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/aftermarket/" rel="tag">Aftermarket</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/timewarp/" rel="tag">Classics</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Truck</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/special-limited-editions/" rel="tag">Specialty</a></p><a href="/2013/06/20/bmw-v8-powered-ford-model-a-is-the-definition-of-hot-rod/#continued"><img alt="BMW V8-powered Ford Model A - video screencap" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2013/06/bmw-powered-ford-model-a-628.jpg" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 628px; height: 297px;" /></a><br />
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Today, hotrodding has a pretty staid definition. Take one classic American car, add one classic American V8, sprinkle with tire smoke and you pretty much have every <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/hot+rod/">hot rod</a> to roll out of a shop in the last 40 years. Mike Borroughs knows it wasn't always this way. Once upon a time, getting your bucket to go faster meant grabbing whatever parts were lazing about the yard, bolting them together with a bit of ingenuity and laughing your way down the quarter mile. It's in that spirit that Burroughs built his <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+model+a/">1928 Ford Model A</a>.<br />
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Rather than turn to the tired flathead or the common <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/">Chevrolet</a> small block, Burroughs plucked a 4.0-liter V8 from a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/7+series/">1995 BMW 7 Series</a>. With 300 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque, the engine has no trouble shuffling the old A around town. He had to build a custom chassis to get everything to cooperate, but the result is a 1,500-pound heathen that looks built to harass dry lake beds. You can check it out in the video <a href="/2013/06/20/bmw-v8-powered-ford-model-a-is-the-definition-of-hot-rod/#continued">below</a>. Be warned, the soundtrack by Hanni el Khatib may not be safe for work - awesomeness of this caliber rarely is.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/20/bmw-v8-powered-ford-model-a-is-the-definition-of-hot-rod/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>BMW V8-powered Ford Model A is the definition of Hot Rod</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/20/bmw-v8-powered-ford-model-a-is-the-definition-of-hot-rod/">BMW V8-powered Ford Model A is the definition of Hot Rod</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:45:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/20/bmw-v8-powered-ford-model-a-is-the-definition-of-hot-rod/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20628369/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/20/bmw-v8-powered-ford-model-a-is-the-definition-of-hot-rod/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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