The Model E - 1930 Ford Model A Roadster All Electric EV Bolt In Conversion. Tesla battery & Hyper9. 

As a 1931 Model A Roadster owner myself, I think this is pretty dang awesome. I appreciate the fact that it is a bolt in conversion and does not detract from the driving experience (minus the engine sound that I am a sucker for). In a more looking into the future tone, as electrics and the battery improve I do see a place for EV conversions such as this. Especially looking 30+ years away. Do I feel you will still be able to get fuel for the old engines? Hopefully, however I do see rising cost and if EV's fully take, less locations to get fuel, Let alone fuel that is more friendly to the old engines (AKA no ethanol). Thanks for helping make things look a little brighter in the future of the old car hobby.

I'm a model A owner. That is a fantastic engineering conversion. The green engine was a great idea.

the fact that the IC can go back in is what 'sold' me. That charging port... fantastic. Nice job gentlemen.

I can see where it would be polarizing. ha. I absolutely love it. There were EV's back when this one rolled off the line, some folks might want to check their history. (edit) Forgot to mention THANK YOU for making it reversible. I don't know if people know how much work that is.

I love the fact that the conversion is not overtly complex. People forget that some early cars were electric but battery tech at the time meant they were not good for long range. I see wedding cars and even avertisers benefiting from something like this!

This is actually a great use for EV….brings new life to ancient technology and reliability! ……especially vehicles that sit a lot …no worries about fuels going bad etc.

The old guys hated that I had historical plates on my 1980 brat.

I'm a purist yet I appreciate beautiful engineering. I think it's pretty awesome. Painting the unit green was a very nice touch as well as the charging port. No doubt I would upgrade the brakes. Other than that, it's a fantastic local cruiser.

Fun Fact: I have been daily driving my stock 1929 Ford Tudor for a year and a half now, and still haven't had any troubles. Also, I am doing this at the age of 19.

I LOVE this so much! Fantastic example of the Engineer's Creed K.I.S.S.! If I ever win the lottery I will be buying a pre-war era Rolls Royce Phantom II and having it converted to an EV just like this!

Considering electric cars predates this wonderful classic by some two decades, I'm not at all upset at the conversion. And anything to get young people interested in classic/antique cars is a plus in my book.

I like the moral of the story being hot rodding is building something that satisfies your needs. This was a very cool video. Im set to inheret a 1928 Model A and Ive wanted to do this to it since I learned I would get it. My grandpa has rebuilt the car many times over, seems proper to follow in his footsteps

Excellent work as always guys! The fact that it is entirely reversible with no significant modifications made to the body or frame of the car is the cherry on top, also that charging port location was a stroke of genius. You can still fully enjoy the car and get more reliable use out of it than you might with the original motor, but if you change your mind or want to sell it later you can simply swap the original motor back in. I have driven cars from that era before and trying to navigate modern congested roads with a 20-30hp car that tops out at 40mph can be unnerving to say the least.

Beautiful job on this in so many ways, especially the preservation effort. Truly a renaissance in motoring!

First, I'm happy to see the mostly positive feedback from people with open minds. There is one valid point for my specific support of this project. With the ICE, the car could not meet the needs of the owners as a car they could rely on. Whether it was a weak engine, noise, fueling issues, or something else, the switch to an EV made the car more useful to those owners. It became faster, more reliable, easier to maintain, and likely to last far longer than to refurbish the original engine. I do hope the owners like the modification enough to make the decision to modernize other parts, like the brakes and transmission, saving those original parts from further wear and tear, while making the car even more useful to themselves. It was also nice to see these modders show respect to the car they were working on. Far too many people leave nothing original, turning a classic into something else. (better maybe, but like this car, the quirks make the car.)

The one guy was right, once batteries catchup then EV's will take over. Nicely done guys.

Great work. Most people don't know Henry's wife drove an electric car.

Beautifully done conversion

My very first car was a '31 Model A coupe and I rebuilt it from the frame up but I would never have thought of seeing an electic one in my lifetime; great job guys and I'd LOVE to own one. Thanks!

I appreciate the engineering and I know it wasn’t easy to do and it’s good you guys made so you can always take it out and install the original engine.

Okay...as a Model A owner it is not for me, because I enjoy the maintenance and tinkering of the historic engineering. However, I am very impressed with how well you did this job, and the fact that you made it a reversible conversion. Brilliant choice to paint the motor box original Ford engine green. I always say, your car...enjoy it the way that is right for you.

Something so elegant and beautiful here I almost cried. Seriously. Beyond impressed.

I love it. Had an old Jeep for more than 20 years, then bought an EV. Love both, but fact at least for Germany is: Upkeep of IC-Vehicles is expensive, especially those with high fuel consumption and electric vehicles give you a smoth drive with way more power. I also can charge at home on a very stable grid. Turning a classic into an EV gives you the best of both worlds.

Nicely done reversible conversion! The green battery box, charge port, and bell housing adapter are quite nice! Which BMS and charger did you go with? Is your DC/DC converter 6V or 12V? Glad to see you’re keeping it reversible. My ‘30 Model A Ford pickup is already a Frankentruck, I’m looking forward to a similar conversion this Fall. Thanks for the inspiration!

I like how the conversion’s reversible, and non destructive :)

Awesome build, as usual! Can't wait to aee what's next! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

Fun project guys. Brakes upgrade would attract a lot of interest as well. Well done !!

That is a cool conversion and that cleverness for the charge port access❤

Very clean installation. Well done! Jay Leno should invite you to his garage / show.

It's the only possibility the see those cars on the road again 🎉😊 keep up with good work 🍻

Awesome conversion! I would absolutely love to do an electric conversion on my Z car. I've been a gear head my whole life, bought an EV just to save $$$ on my commute. Now I don't think I'll ever own another ICE model again, ever. I'm 46 and have done all my own work. Everything from rebuilding a motor, transmission, engine swap, you name it. I love the simplicity of EVs. No more oil changes, brakes last longer, etc..

Great job and great video! Can’t wait to see more…

True essence of hot rod or car builders. Never stop changing or improving. The car culture is alive. I'm in California, crazy governor will outlaw hot rods one day. Would love to convert my 31 ford pu.

I still have a photo of my late fathers 29 Model A. This conversion is fantastic.

This is really neat conversion, thanks for sharing the video

If you think how many Model A were hot ridden in the 50s, this is really just a continuation of the spirit of hot rodding. You put a modern power plant in it and made it better and faster. That’s hot rodding at its very finest.

Well done, I love the concept of otherwise not altering the car.

Well done. Thanks for the video. I like everything about it except the tech part. I'm a geezer and just the term "firmware" make me incontinent, lol. Looks like you guys had lots of fun. Very respectful of the car. The charging port is awesome!

The engineering is wonderful. Nice work.

Love it. This sends a good message to people and even make them think.

Love the conversion. I only wish to have seen more of the building and work through of ideas to get it finished.

Fantastic build and great job on the GBR neon. I was hoping you were local but I see your shop is in Texas. Keep up the good work.

I see this conversion the same way I see rat rods: I wouldn't do it myself, but there's a unique beauty to it and I really admire the work, care, and thought that went into it, and if it makes the owners happy then sweet!

As a classic car enthusiasm the engine is part of the fun. Even being stopped at a red light just listening to the engine in idle is a pleasure. While i drive a hybrid/auto geabox mon-fri, on weekends the plesure of a column stickshift and a petrol engine humming away on the road is unbeatable.

Great video. This is exactly what I want to do to my model A. I can't wait for this stuff to come down in price and be accessible to the average hotrodder.

This is really cool. Converting IC cars to electric is about to become a big industry. I would love to have an EV Nash Metropolitan.

very good , keeps these relics on the road...

A big part of the charm of the Model A is it’s signature exhaust sound.

I like it. I also like that the modification is completely reversible. Now while the engine and cooling system are out, time to do a complete restore on those items.

It's just crazy that some folks think gasoline is not going away! Apart from missing the cool combustion engine sounds, going electric just transforms the driving experience of any old classic car!

I love it, it's gonna remove all that nasty smell, you don't need to play with the fuel mixture and the timing, you don't have to warm up the car, downside you have no engine noise, you can play sound simulator.

Love the concept. Classic ev. Keep the toling!

This is exactly what I have been talking about doing for 2 years

Outstanding job!

First and foremost I most appreciate your dedication to avoiding modifying anything permanently. That was the best news. The workmanship looks quite good too. It doesn't look like a hack job, which is also very good news. That said, I normally do not consider electric conversions that retain the transmission to be good, but, in this case, it avoided hacking up the drive train, and so it actually makes sense here. Just leave it in high gear, if it has an appropriate motor. You could swap in a lower axle ratio. No harm in that. My Model A pickup has 4.11 gears, and the old engine is rather screaming along at 65 mph. Would love to swap my gears for yours lol. To me, the BEST part of old vehicles IS the original or at least period correct drive train. THAT'S what makes them interesting, outside of just looking neat. So, I don't have a problem with the electrical conversion specifically, just non-period correct engine swaps in general. In my experience, Model As drive in today's traffic without issue, so all of that talk to the contrary was just unnecessary justification, and it is largely untrue. Never heard of one blowing a head gasket, but of course it's possible with any engine, so I don't doubt it could happen with one of these as well. Mine has been in the family since 1941, and of course I want to keep it as original as practical. It's not restored, it's just a cool old truck. Driving it is very much like stepping into a time machine. The sights, sounds, vibrations, the odors, all of it. Like stepping back in time.

Nice workmanship and engineering. Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should though. Like retro-mods of 50s and 60s cars, many were retromodded even when they drove well and kept up with highway speeds and handling. The charm is then gone, gone is the unique sound of the Model A and the sometimes cumbersome driving but charming experience and down to earth history.

I’d consider buying a kit (if you made one) and doing this to one of my model As. Y’all did a great job..

Fantastic job gents. The EV vs ICE question can be divisive. I’ve got one foot in each world and get lots of enjoyment out of both. I appreciate my modern, silent and quick MiniCooper EV and my old, rattle can, smoky, leaky Jeep.

Great rebuild i love it

I LOVE this video...I have always been a Model A fan and it is so refreshing to see something totally different done to it. I also appreciate how stock the car looks. I would love to convert a classic to electric. My dream car for a project like this would be a 1960's Ford Falcon Ranchero. Nice job. Thanks for posting this!!!

I could imagine a 1925 model T pickup. It would be much improved engineering over the original drive train. Nice job!!

If I had to own and drive an EV. I would take the Model E over a top of the line Tesla every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Excellent job guys. Who said EV's couldn't have real style.

Amazing, wish there were more EVs like this.

superb one of a kind and its reversable if you want ,i love it

Great work, would love to own one of these with the EV conversion!

Fantastic. You know, my generation probably longs for muscle cars but really I can see how say a Modal A for cruising around would be just as much fun and having electric would really be cool.

Love the engineering done to it …. Love to have it in my own car ❤

I'm glad I found this video I have wanted to convert a Model A for a while now. Amazing build focused on simplicity and not changing the car so a future owner can convert it back if needed.

Great job lads. 😀 "like a tesla only cooler" Yep. Fantastic idea and the charging port is genius and elegant with it. A lovely car with family history that can now be actually used reliably(and put back to original if ever required). 👍

Cool! imagine racing unsuspecting people light to light!

Well done - hat's off 😊

Excellent example of engineering! 😊

That's really cool - and it's a shame this doesn't have more views!

Way better a conversion than those "Hot Rod" Abominations.

As a Model A roadster owner that is cool

Very cool. I work with a bunch of EV guys in Portland OR and this would be perfect here. I have a 27 T roadster that I made a custom chassis for to make a traditional hot rod but it doesn't have an engine in it yet. May be the best way to go. Also, the 3 wheeler on my avatar I built but the motor needs work so that may be a good candidate too.

Love this! Any chance you guys could sell any components, deigns or a part list?

Wonderful, and it looks easy... Would be nice to share a bit of design process.

Great way to see a classic stick around and actually get used more often. With the Regen braking they could probably fell like it will actually stop instead of 'push and pray' brakes.

Awesome build!!!!!

That's super cool!

What the girl says about the car (12:53) is all true and the one and only best description ever. It's like all the coolest ev cars, only way cooler. 👍😁

Henry Ford would applaud the engineering. Hell if the technology was available back then like it is today, he would build this car.

i own a Model A and i had thought of converting to electric or a modern 4 cylinder because keeping it up and driving on the old slow engine sucks even though i converted to 12v , electronic ignition and weber 2 barrel carb

Super awesome work!! Very good engineering and designing. I'd love to have an electric Model A. A model T would be cool also, and probably much easier to drive. :)

I think that it's great that this conversion was done in a way which completely respected the original design and made no changes that couldn't be reversed. But given the new motor's capability, I don't believe that unless the software is changed to limit its performance, limit top speed, AND unless the brakes are improved, the car is unsafe to drive in traffic on today's public roads.

The hidden charging port is fantastic!

Unfortunate that the previous restoration sounded more cosmetic than mechanical. Even in gas form these cars are pretty tough and reliable. That said, this is a neat conversion. Also the brakes are terrible because they’re not adjusted, not because they’re mechanical. Should still be plenty able to lock up at speed on Model A tires and at that point more braking doesn’t help.

I like it..because the family that owns it can now enjoy driving it.

I think it's great. Wish I could do that to my Celica.

I own an original 1931 Tudor Sedan (3rd owner) and it's restored to original. But I LOVE what you've created here!

I love it! If I had a chance I'd let you guys convert my 2001 Chevy Silverado to electric.

HECK YEA... More please....

I have a nice "31 Tudor. I know you saved the C&C program for the bell housing. So how much to convert?

Very cool. Is the moto meter now the battery gauge?

It’s a really well done build, but I personally wouldn’t do it. Part of the charm of the Model A is it’s mechanicalness. I just drove my 1930 Fordor on a 2600 mile trip with my son and zero mechanical issues. We did 500 miles on day. I don’t think you’d be able to do that with this-the converted vintage cars typically have very limited range. If the owner converted simply because of overheating issues, they should just fix the overheating issues. I drove mine in some brutal weather, horrible Chicago traffic, and parades, don’t have overheating issues. The only time my car has gotten very hot was when I was pushing it too hard in the colorado mountains. I simply took it a little easier on it and the temps were within a safe range. I keep hearing about converting their old cars to electric for reliability reasons. Realistically, those old cars -VWs, model As, Porsches, etc , are super reliable when they are done right. Let’s remember that Tesla’s do not exactly have a great record for reliability- so converting to electric isn’t a guarantee. Again, it’s a nice build. I would not do it personally , but I can’t say I hate this one either

This is great!

That's amazing. I like the electric cars from the sixties the best.

Cool video!!

Impressive!