In the last issue, we watched as Throttle Jockey Originals of Bohemia, New York, tackled a feisty four-banger, the engine that will power our project Model A roadster down the road in future pursuits.

Steel is almost the perfect material to build a car with. Inexpensive, strong without being brittle, and a modulus of elasticity that allows it to take a beating without permanently changing shape, ...