A stunning Model A Roadster; U.S. car with 3.3 litre 40bhp engine with police head; comprehensive rebuild by Belcher Engineering 2017/18 costing in excess of £20,000 BF 7206 is a Model A Ford built in 1929, imported in 2014 and first registered over here in 2015. Although it looked like a million dollars (though, fortunately, costing far less) the A was not a happy car and after racking up a few miles, the vendor delivered it to Belcher Engineering in Norfolk (East Anglia not Va) with the request: put it right. The invoices make interesting reading and Belchers carried out considerable remedial work to the car. This included new pistons, a re-bore, crank grind, new cam, Police-spec cylinder head (a popular go-faster goodie), new exhaust manifold, new oil pump and having the crankshaft balanced. The original gearbox was beyond repair so a new, close-ratio box was fitted. The back axle received new half-shafts; a new generator, battery and distributor were fitted, and – you must have spotted them – five new white-wall tyres. There were a stack of other items attended to at the time and a huge amount of work carried out. All this is detailed in the invoices in the history file and the total bill was in excess of £20,000. When you consider how relatively inexpensive Model A parts are (and the fact that some of the work was done at a discounted rate) this amounts to some serious care and attention.