Someone appropriately described the cab as looking like a potato. So this collection of few 1960s parts became the Potato Head Model A pickup truck, also known now as "Yukon Gold". The project took quite a long time to complete as the builder is a rat rodder by "trade", that is, inexperienced. It is said of rat rodders that they really don't know what they are doing, but some how they get a vehicle drivable and to roll. Such was the case with Potato Head. It might not be drivable, but it does roll. Many parts were scratch-built and they indeed look like it. The paint job is rough as are many other features on the truck. Noice the warped plywood bed. The radiator. The different "welds".16
All I know is that for as rough as it looks, it took an inordinate amount of time to "build" this model. If fit and finish were required, it would have never happened. It was lowered as much as possible. Scratch-built parts are: radiator and hoses, two spare tires, entire truck bed and tailgate, roof cover, some suspension elements, partial firewall, interior floor, dashboard, all three foot pedals, gear shifter, window glass, door handles, rear view mirror, rear taillights, and aluminum license plates covering "1940" on both bumpers.
Very creative but I'm not too sure about the tall radiator and the high sided pickup bed but then that's what hot rods are all about...self expression.
The "build" of this truck model superseded the Half Rat Half Rod model by a couple of months. It took a long time to determine what went where and how to configure parts, especially that radiator. I thought it might be too high as well but reluctantly didn't alter it for fear it would be unusable if so, as it is made of hardened wood putty. And I didn't want to go through another molding process to make another copy.
The dimensions for the truck bed were taken from an unbuilt 3in1 kit 1934 Ford pickup truck bed and reduced some too. However, I wanted to make a working tailgate, so I focused heavily on that problem. When the final assembling of the bed to the truck happened, the stark realization hit home that it's too high. Then, the justification: it's a rat rod truck and the owner wanted plenty of cargo room in the back for spare parts, junk and everything else. LOL
