The Ford Barn

1929 · 06-04-2015, 02:49 PM

is it worth spending the $ for this item ? Don't really like the looks of it, but is it good to protect the new radiator?

JOHN CT · 06-04-2015, 03:00 PM

It depends if you want to drive or show car .My opinion without but there's a lot of money upfront protected it

C26Pinelake · 06-04-2015, 03:10 PM

I personally think they are attractive and get many compliments. If you don't like it let it go. They were especially beneficial when driving on unimproved roads when a passing car threw a big hunk of gravel into your rad. Why would you ever put something on your car you not like .?? Wayne

1929 · 06-04-2015, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by C26Pinelake

I personally think they are attractive and get many compliments. If you don't like it let it go. They were especially beneficial when driving on unimproved roads when a passing car threw a big hunk of gravel into your rad. Why would you ever put something on your car you not like .?? Wayne

I would mainly put it on the car for protection of the radiator, as far as the looks, its ok, but I think it looks more original without it.

31 Model A · 06-04-2015, 05:19 PM

I think a stone guards "make a Model A look like a whorehouse on wheels" to quote a recent reply on a different thread.

Tom Wesenberg · 06-04-2015, 06:16 PM

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Leave it off and don't follow too closely. The only problem with that is so many bad drivers on the road pass and cut in short.

Everyone's in a hurry to be somewhere else.

Mitch//pa · 06-04-2015, 06:44 PM

another quote from another thread
"henry didnt build them that way so dont use it. that would be like powder coating the wheels."

mshmodela · 06-04-2015, 06:47 PM

I think they are fine looking if that's your style. My tudor is plain jane and that the way it will stay...If there was some black guard that blended in, I might consider it from a protection view. I had a 92' Ford explorer and made a guard to protect from rocks.

glenn in camino · 06-04-2015, 07:28 PM

Hot rodders often use a plastic screen on the radiator to keep the bugs out. Those screens may also offer some protection from small stones and are easily removable.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 06-04-2015, 07:35 PM

I had a head on with a 70 MPH ORANGE Dragonfly while going 60 MPH in Minerva!! He rode with his head STUCK in the fins for a week! Then I discovered the BENT FINS!! Would a STONE GUARD have helped?
Bill W.

mshmodela · 06-04-2015, 07:40 PM

I hit a pidgon at 70mph in my 79' VW scirocco... the bird hit the VW logo and then hit the radiator...

BILL WILLIAMSON · 06-04-2015, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

another quote from another thread
"henry didnt build them that way so dont use it. that would be like powder coating the wheels."

SO, give us a list of what you POWDER COATED on the NEW car
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SA Dad

Mitch//pa · 06-04-2015, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON

SO, give us a list of what you POWDER COATED on the NEW car
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SA Dad

really thats a loooooonggg list

Mitch//pa · 06-04-2015, 07:47 PM

it would be easier to list the things that are not powder coated

1. all the sheet metal
2. the engine and trans.

sooonooout

HoarseWhisperer · 06-04-2015, 09:23 PM

I invested in re-plating this period Stone Guard and had it on the 31" for a short time. It attaches with spring clips through the rad that are hidden from view, unlike today's reproductions.

But, then I couldn't see the nice paint and rad underneath, so off it came. Now it's gaudy garage wall art.

C26Pinelake · 06-04-2015, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HoarseWhisperer

I invested in re-plating this period Stone Guard and had it on the 31" for a short time. It attaches with spring clips through the rad that are hidden from view, unlike today's reproductions.

But, then I couldn't see the nice paint and rad underneath, so off it came. Now it's gaudy garage wall art.

Would you like to sell it the way it is ? If so send me an email. Wayne

eagle · 06-04-2015, 09:51 PM

I have one on my A. Number one reason is I have a good original radiator and don't want it ruined by a piece of flying gravel. Number two, I LIKE the look. It is stainless so not quite as bright as chrome but requires less work than chrome to stay nice.

SSsssteamer · 06-04-2015, 10:11 PM

We have five model A Fords. I have a stone guard on only one of them, and that is on our 1930 Standard Phaeton. The radiator guard looks better than getting a damaged radiator, so I am glad to have the guard on our phaeton's radiator. The phaeton gets serious road miles. The rest of our model A Fords just hang around town.

Tom Wesenberg · 06-04-2015, 10:45 PM

It's like Ricky Nelson sang, "you can't please everyone, so you gotta please yourself".

BILL WILLIAMSON · 06-04-2015, 10:51 PM

Wonder how Vermin, my Avatar Car, would look like with a powder coated stone guard? "Maybe" body color, or a Satin Black or a Shiny Black or a Satin Silver??
Vermin has a PERFECT Isaac Kramer reproduction radiator from somewhere in the '30's & I'd like to protect it.
Our guys agree that the worst culprits for throwing rocks are motor homes & such, that have those WIDE "brushes" on the rear, that touch the roadway!
Bill W.

06-04-2015, 02:49 PM	#1
1929 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New York Posts: 943	Radiator Stone Guard is it worth spending the $ for this item ? Don't really like the looks of it, but is it good to protect the new radiator?

06-04-2015, 03:00 PM	#2
JOHN CT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: In my garage Posts: 465	Re: Radiator Stone Guard It depends if you want to drive or show car .My opinion without but there's a lot of money upfront protected it

06-04-2015, 03:10 PM	#3
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: Radiator Stone Guard I personally think they are attractive and get many compliments. If you don't like it let it go. They were especially beneficial when driving on unimproved roads when a passing car threw a big hunk of gravel into your rad. Why would you ever put something on your car you not like .?? Wayne

06-04-2015, 05:19 PM	#5
31 Model A Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Here I am in front of Todd's Grocery in 1931 selling Grit newspapers Posts: 2,548	Re: Radiator Stone Guard I think a stone guards "make a Model A look like a whorehouse on wheels" to quote a recent reply on a different thread.

06-04-2015, 06:16 PM	#6
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Radiator Stone Guard Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Leave it off and don't follow too closely. The only problem with that is so many bad drivers on the road pass and cut in short. Everyone's in a hurry to be somewhere else.

06-04-2015, 06:44 PM	#7
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Radiator Stone Guard another quote from another thread "henry didnt build them that way so dont use it. that would be like powder coating the wheels." Last edited by Mitch//pa; 06-04-2015 at 07:29 PM.

06-04-2015, 06:47 PM	#8
mshmodela Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,763	Re: Radiator Stone Guard I think they are fine looking if that's your style. My tudor is plain jane and that the way it will stay...If there was some black guard that blended in, I might consider it from a protection view. I had a 92' Ford explorer and made a guard to protect from rocks. __________________ -Mike Late 31' Ford Model A Tudor, Miss Daisy I don't work on cars --I'm learning about my Model A. Cleveland, Ohio

06-04-2015, 07:28 PM	#9
glenn in camino Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camino, CA. Posts: 3,086	Re: Radiator Stone Guard Hot rodders often use a plastic screen on the radiator to keep the bugs out. Those screens may also offer some protection from small stones and are easily removable.

06-04-2015, 07:35 PM	#10
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Radiator Stone Guard I had a head on with a 70 MPH ORANGE Dragonfly while going 60 MPH in Minerva!! He rode with his head STUCK in the fins for a week! Then I discovered the BENT FINS!! Would a STONE GUARD have helped? Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

06-04-2015, 07:40 PM	#11
mshmodela Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,763	Re: Radiator Stone Guard I hit a pidgon at 70mph in my 79' VW scirocco... the bird hit the VW logo and then hit the radiator... __________________ -Mike Late 31' Ford Model A Tudor, Miss Daisy I don't work on cars --I'm learning about my Model A. Cleveland, Ohio

06-04-2015, 07:47 PM	#14
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Radiator Stone Guard it would be easier to list the things that are not powder coated 1. all the sheet metal 2. the engine and trans. sooonooout

06-04-2015, 09:23 PM	#15
HoarseWhisperer Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,470	Re: Radiator Stone Guard I invested in re-plating this period Stone Guard and had it on the 31" for a short time. It attaches with spring clips through the rad that are hidden from view, unlike today's reproductions. But, then I couldn't see the nice paint and rad underneath, so off it came. Now it's gaudy garage wall art. __________________ I know a lot of things; I just can't remember them all. 1928 CCPU 82-A 1931 Roadster 40-B Dlx (Canadian)

06-04-2015, 09:51 PM	#17
eagle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Eagle Bend, MN Posts: 2,025	Re: Radiator Stone Guard I have one on my A. Number one reason is I have a good original radiator and don't want it ruined by a piece of flying gravel. Number two, I LIKE the look. It is stainless so not quite as bright as chrome but requires less work than chrome to stay nice. __________________ "There are some that can destroy an anvil with a teaspoon and shouldn't be allowed to touch anything resembling a tool."

06-04-2015, 10:11 PM	#18
SSsssteamer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sedro-Woolley, WA Posts: 1,023	Re: Radiator Stone Guard We have five model A Fords. I have a stone guard on only one of them, and that is on our 1930 Standard Phaeton. The radiator guard looks better than getting a damaged radiator, so I am glad to have the guard on our phaeton's radiator. The phaeton gets serious road miles. The rest of our model A Fords just hang around town.

06-04-2015, 10:45 PM	#19
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Radiator Stone Guard It's like Ricky Nelson sang, "you can't please everyone, so you gotta please yourself".

06-04-2015, 10:51 PM	#20
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Radiator Stone Guard Wonder how Vermin, my Avatar Car, would look like with a powder coated stone guard? "Maybe" body color, or a Satin Black or a Shiny Black or a Satin Silver?? Vermin has a PERFECT Isaac Kramer reproduction radiator from somewhere in the '30's & I'd like to protect it. Our guys agree that the worst culprits for throwing rocks are motor homes & such, that have those WIDE "brushes" on the rear, that touch the roadway! Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"