MOST locals will likely have spotted at least one of the many vintage vehicles roaming the roads of the south-west in recent years, but did you catch the 90-year-old hot rod which paid a visit to Casterton recently?

The Ford Model 40, owned by Rick Cook of Naracoorte, toured the town as part of the monthly ‘coffee run’ of Edenhope’s Good Ole Boys Car and Bike Club.

Mr Cook said he had bought the vehicle, his first old Ford, during the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Fellow near Shepparton, he found it in pieces and rebuilt it and sold to a fellow up in Brisbane and I saw it advertised,” he said.

“A hell of a job getting it back to South Australia.”

The Model 40 was one of three models produced by Ford Motors in the early 1930s which were collectively referred to as the 1932 Ford.

It was distinguished from the Model B, which was introduced alongside it in 1933, by its engine – the Model 40 was fitted with a V8 while the Model B had a four cylinder engine.

Both models were also substantially revised from their predecessor, the Model 18, with a stretched wheelbase, revised grille and a streamlined design, overall taking inspiration from the English Model Y.

Mr Cook said his car would have been one of the first assembled on Australian soil, in Geelong where the American company based its Australian headquarters in 1925.

“Restored as best we can but we’ve had to use a few modern bits on there,” he said.

“I’ve had it for about a year and I think I’ve sorted out most of the problems with it and she goes pretty well.”

Other members of the Good Ole Boys club said they enjoyed their time in Casterton and “always love coming down here”.