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tdub2112 · 08-03-2012, 11:25 PM

Hello All!

I'm nnew to Ford Barn, and actually, I'm a die hard Mopar guy, so don't try to hate on my too much. The reason I'm here is a funny story though. I typed it all up before, it came out to be a novel, but I never hit the submit button and my laptop battery died. So, I'll give you the Readers Digest version. of it.

My great grandpa many years ago, was into restoring the oldies, and had a fondness for Model A's and T's. His last project was a 1928 Sport Coupe, that as the story goes, was a cab from one car, frame and engine from another, and a whole host of other missing parts from catalogs.

Well, to avoid bitterness when he died, he sold it to my grandpa. After running it through a parade or two, it sat in a garage bay at their cabin for years.

(Here's when I come in) From the time I was little, I loved to go out and stare at the old girl, it really was a gem, and it was built by my great grandpa non the less. I would always joke with my grandparents, that it needed to be written into the will for me.

(On a side note, we had the Model A running about 2 years ago, and I had the awesome opportunity to work on it with my great grandpa, grandpa, and dad.)

So, this June, I was opening presents during a family party for my high school graduation, and I came to my grandparents present. It was an envelope, and i was expecting cash and a card. I was dead wrong. The envelope had the title to the Model A. It was mine. After all the family joking, it really was mine, this came from approval from my great grandpa too of course, and he couldn't have been happier. (Yep, he's 95 and still as strong as an ox . . . a little slower ox though)

My dad and I finally had a weekend to ourselves, so we went up to the cabin and hauled the Model A back down to my grandpa's shop and started working on it. (this time, it's the other grandparents. Mom's side gave it to me, dad's side is working with me)

Now this really has become a bit of a family affair. We've tightened the steering, fixed the horn, cleaned out the gas tank, and she's purring like a four cylinder.

Tonight I had the opportunity to drive my baby, we finally got it in road worthy condition and it was an absolute blast. We had myself and dad in the cab, and Grandma and Grandpa in the rumble seat. It was a good thing we were on old country roads, because I still need to work on my double clutch downshifting. Pretty tricky.

We're going to bring it back in town this next Saturday for my first car show, and I couldn't be more excited. I'm like a kid in a candy shop right now. Don't worry, I'll get some pics up, but not tonight.

Well folks, that's my Ford story. I may still love Mopar, but there's a soft spot for my baby. I named her Charlotte. Seemed like an older name, but still very classy even in today's world. Just like the car itself.

Fred K-OR · 08-03-2012, 11:35 PM

Have fun with your new "toy". Welcome.

a sedan · 08-04-2012, 12:23 AM

Great story. Welcome to model a land... Great history there...

juke joint johnny · 08-04-2012, 03:03 AM

Good luck with it & welcome !!! Looking forward to the pictures

John Cochran

green30coupe · 08-04-2012, 03:47 AM

tdub,
Congratulations on your graduation and the acquisition of your 28 Sport Coupe! Both very exciting events in your life! Maintain your baby with the same love that brought it to you and plan to pass it on to your great grandchild. Best wishes and welcome to the "A" world!

Ed

400A-64 · 08-04-2012, 09:11 AM

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The more you drive it ...the more you will like it!!! It's called ADICITION and there is nothing you can do about it!!! Listen to the wisdom of your Grand parents... It is your best source of great information.
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Brobrian · 08-04-2012, 09:16 AM

Glad to see your great grandfather's A is keeping the family together as they keep the car together. Our family has the same kind of thing going. Very cool.

Not George · 08-04-2012, 09:32 AM

[QUOTE=green30coupe;473086]tdub,
Congratulations on your graduation and the acquisition of your 28 Sport Coupe! Both very exciting events in your life! Maintain your baby with the same love that brought it to you and plan to pass it on to your great grandchild. Best wishes and welcome to the "A" world!

I couldn't agree more!

30Ford · 08-04-2012, 09:48 AM

I'am a die hard Mopar...I've had a muscle car for 37 years now...but got a 30 coupe and have had a blast rebuilding her

w.michael · 08-04-2012, 09:26 PM

My parents gave me a 1930 Tudor when I was 13, and the next year my grandparents gave a better Sport Coupe. I still have both of these cars after 48 years, although neither is running right now. My grandparents soon bought another coupe for themselves, a 1931 standard coupe. We drove many thousands of miles in those two coupes. The '31 later became my father's car, and he and mother continued to drive it many happy miles. I recently inherited the '31, and it is now my "go car." I also have the remains of my mother's 1931 Deluxe Roadster which she drove as a teenager in the early 1940's. It was later cut up into a truck, and not much of the body remains, but I hope to resurrect it as a truck some day. Model A's are fantastic, and Model A's with family history are even more exciting. You are very fortunate to have a Sport Coupe (which everyone knows is the very best body style produced!) with a four generation family history. Ask Great Grandpa everything he can remember about the origin of the car, and WRITE IT DOWN. You will appreciate having all the history of the car someday. Welcome to the best car hobby in the world.

W. Michael

tdub2112 · 08-05-2012, 09:33 PM

http://s1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg514/tdub2112/
Here's the link to some of the pictures. The first pic is when we brought it back from the cabin (note the mopar

The second picture has my nephew, me, dad, grandpa and great grandpa (Yes, that's five generations) The third picture is my dad, grandpa, and great grandpa working in the cabin garage and getting her running.

On another note, why exactly is the Sport Coupe the best body style produced? I'm new to the whole gig, so you guys are going to give me plenty of lessons.

Tom Wesenberg · 08-06-2012, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdub2112

http://s1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg514/tdub2112/
Here's the link to some of the pictures. The first pic is when we brought it back from the cabin (note the mopar

The second picture has my nephew, me, dad, grandpa and great grandpa (Yes, that's five generations) The third picture is my dad, grandpa, and great grandpa working in the cabin garage and getting her running.

On another note, why exactly is the Sport Coupe the best body style produced? I'm new to the whole gig, so you guys are going to give me plenty of lessons.

While the Sport Coupe is very good looking, I think the oval window business coupe for 1929 is my favorite.

Mike V. Florida · 08-06-2012, 01:53 AM

WELCOME!!! An envelope full of cash could not have be better than that A.

dennisonk1957 · 08-06-2012, 09:02 AM

A photo of all that provided...title, help, love and Charlotte of course would be fun to see...maybe in Sepia tone...best to you...got my first A from my father in law...he passed but it is being passed down as it will to my kids now ages five and eight. Papas car will live on in the family. I loved the line a bout the four cylinder purring! Join a Model A club too...great people with helping hands and even better stories.

tdub2112 · 08-06-2012, 04:03 PM

There's an Early Iron club in my area, but nothing Model A, or even Ford specific. Not even one in all of Idaho. I'll have to see if i can find anyone else in the Early Iron Club when I put Charlotte in the car show on Saturday.

I'm taking the Corvette out to my grandparents and bringing in the Model A tonight, I'll see if I can get some better pictures when I get her all cleaned up. Anyone have any cleaning secrets to keep her in top shape or should I just treat her like any detailing?

tdub2112 · 08-11-2012, 12:01 AM

Well, Charlotte's (and my) first car show is tomorrow morning. I just got home from my cabin to find my air filter, axle shims, and side view mirror on the doorstep, so I hurried and put the filter and mirror on, so she's ready to go.

On a similar note, the mirror I ordered had a metric nut on it. What's with that? Is Snyder's getting their parts from China? It kind of peeved me. I have a home grown American car (actually, it spent it's life in Canada before it came into my great grandpa's hands) and I have to put Chinese made reproduction parts on the thing.

Done with my little mini-vent.

Night Ya'll, I got a car show to be to in the morning.

dr.j · 08-11-2012, 05:06 AM

Start a diary and record both the good and the bad. Include pictures of events and stories of people met and their tales. I have 82 pages in a MSWord document from August 2007 and it reads like a story book. Your original post is a great start.

gunmetal blue · 08-11-2012, 05:40 AM

Welcome to the Ford family, were here to help and learn things. You may not know use personally but were all your friends. Ive been a model A fan all my life. Now i own a 1929 AA pickup. I rent a room from a friend and he has a retoration shop and builds high performance engines. restories muscle cars. he love helping with it and can't wate to be able to drive it.

tdub2112 · 08-12-2012, 12:13 AM

The car show was a big success today.

http://s1241.photobucket.com/albums/...t=DSC_4288.jpg
Took home the Best Antique award. There wasn't much competition though. I was the oldest car there, and I had the only Model A that wasn't stuff full of a V8 and covered in satin black krylon. (Not that I'm not into rat rods, because I really do love them, but they aren't "antiques")

http://s1241.photobucket.com/albums/...t=DSC_4264.jpg
Grandpa Woolstenhulme came by and got to hang out with dad and I for a while.

Overall, it was a great first show for Charlotte and I both. I had plenty of people come by (most of them were about as old as the car itself) but it was fun hearing their stories. I had a few families come by and decided to let their kids hop in the rumble seat for a picture. Most of the guys in the show wouldn't let you get near their cars.

Needless to say, I'm driving her to church tomorrow, just for kicks and giggles.

08-03-2012, 11:25 PM	#1
tdub2112 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 9	Best Present Ever Hello All! I'm nnew to Ford Barn, and actually, I'm a die hard Mopar guy, so don't try to hate on my too much. The reason I'm here is a funny story though. I typed it all up before, it came out to be a novel, but I never hit the submit button and my laptop battery died. So, I'll give you the Readers Digest version. of it. My great grandpa many years ago, was into restoring the oldies, and had a fondness for Model A's and T's. His last project was a 1928 Sport Coupe, that as the story goes, was a cab from one car, frame and engine from another, and a whole host of other missing parts from catalogs. Well, to avoid bitterness when he died, he sold it to my grandpa. After running it through a parade or two, it sat in a garage bay at their cabin for years. (Here's when I come in) From the time I was little, I loved to go out and stare at the old girl, it really was a gem, and it was built by my great grandpa non the less. I would always joke with my grandparents, that it needed to be written into the will for me. (On a side note, we had the Model A running about 2 years ago, and I had the awesome opportunity to work on it with my great grandpa, grandpa, and dad.) So, this June, I was opening presents during a family party for my high school graduation, and I came to my grandparents present. It was an envelope, and i was expecting cash and a card. I was dead wrong. The envelope had the title to the Model A. It was mine. After all the family joking, it really was mine, this came from approval from my great grandpa too of course, and he couldn't have been happier. (Yep, he's 95 and still as strong as an ox . . . a little slower ox though) My dad and I finally had a weekend to ourselves, so we went up to the cabin and hauled the Model A back down to my grandpa's shop and started working on it. (this time, it's the other grandparents. Mom's side gave it to me, dad's side is working with me) Now this really has become a bit of a family affair. We've tightened the steering, fixed the horn, cleaned out the gas tank, and she's purring like a four cylinder. Tonight I had the opportunity to drive my baby, we finally got it in road worthy condition and it was an absolute blast. We had myself and dad in the cab, and Grandma and Grandpa in the rumble seat. It was a good thing we were on old country roads, because I still need to work on my double clutch downshifting. Pretty tricky. We're going to bring it back in town this next Saturday for my first car show, and I couldn't be more excited. I'm like a kid in a candy shop right now. Don't worry, I'll get some pics up, but not tonight. Well folks, that's my Ford story. I may still love Mopar, but there's a soft spot for my baby. I named her Charlotte. Seemed like an older name, but still very classy even in today's world. Just like the car itself.

08-03-2012, 11:35 PM	#2
Fred K-OR Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Stayton, Oregon Posts: 3,806	Re: Best Present Ever Have fun with your new "toy". Welcome. __________________ Fred Kroon 1929 Std Coupe 1929 Huckster

08-04-2012, 12:23 AM	#3
a sedan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 167	Re: Best Present Ever Great story. Welcome to model a land... Great history there...

08-04-2012, 03:03 AM	#4
juke joint johnny Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London England Posts: 908	Re: Best Present Ever Good luck with it & welcome !!! Looking forward to the pictures John Cochran

08-04-2012, 03:47 AM	#5
green30coupe Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Coastal Mississippi & Central West Florida Posts: 206	Re: Best Present Ever tdub, Congratulations on your graduation and the acquisition of your 28 Sport Coupe! Both very exciting events in your life! Maintain your baby with the same love that brought it to you and plan to pass it on to your great grandchild. Best wishes and welcome to the "A" world! Ed

08-04-2012, 09:11 AM	#6
400A-64 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Grass Valley,CA Posts: 295	Re: Best Present Ever Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The more you drive it ...the more you will like it!!! It's called ADICITION and there is nothing you can do about it!!! Listen to the wisdom of your Grand parents... It is your best source of great information. Bruce Davis [email protected]

08-04-2012, 09:16 AM	#7
Brobrian Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 315	Re: Best Present Ever Glad to see your great grandfather's A is keeping the family together as they keep the car together. Our family has the same kind of thing going. Very cool. __________________ Forty horses is plenty.

08-04-2012, 09:32 AM	#8
Not George Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Yep Posts: 202	Re: Best Present Ever [QUOTE=green30coupe;473086]tdub, Congratulations on your graduation and the acquisition of your 28 Sport Coupe! Both very exciting events in your life! Maintain your baby with the same love that brought it to you and plan to pass it on to your great grandchild. Best wishes and welcome to the "A" world! I couldn't agree more!

08-04-2012, 09:48 AM	#9
30Ford Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Eastern Canada NB Posts: 166	Re: Best Present Ever I'am a die hard Mopar...I've had a muscle car for 37 years now...but got a 30 coupe and have had a blast rebuilding her

08-04-2012, 09:26 PM	#10
w.michael Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 418	Re: Best Present Ever My parents gave me a 1930 Tudor when I was 13, and the next year my grandparents gave a better Sport Coupe. I still have both of these cars after 48 years, although neither is running right now. My grandparents soon bought another coupe for themselves, a 1931 standard coupe. We drove many thousands of miles in those two coupes. The '31 later became my father's car, and he and mother continued to drive it many happy miles. I recently inherited the '31, and it is now my "go car." I also have the remains of my mother's 1931 Deluxe Roadster which she drove as a teenager in the early 1940's. It was later cut up into a truck, and not much of the body remains, but I hope to resurrect it as a truck some day. Model A's are fantastic, and Model A's with family history are even more exciting. You are very fortunate to have a Sport Coupe (which everyone knows is the very best body style produced!) with a four generation family history. Ask Great Grandpa everything he can remember about the origin of the car, and WRITE IT DOWN. You will appreciate having all the history of the car someday. Welcome to the best car hobby in the world. W. Michael

08-05-2012, 09:33 PM	#11
tdub2112 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 9	Re: Best Present Ever http://s1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg514/tdub2112/ Here's the link to some of the pictures. The first pic is when we brought it back from the cabin (note the mopar The second picture has my nephew, me, dad, grandpa and great grandpa (Yes, that's five generations) The third picture is my dad, grandpa, and great grandpa working in the cabin garage and getting her running. On another note, why exactly is the Sport Coupe the best body style produced? I'm new to the whole gig, so you guys are going to give me plenty of lessons.

08-06-2012, 01:53 AM	#13
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Best Present Ever WELCOME!!! An envelope full of cash could not have be better than that A. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

08-06-2012, 09:02 AM	#14
dennisonk1957 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Yakima, Washington Posts: 205	Re: Best Present Ever A photo of all that provided...title, help, love and Charlotte of course would be fun to see...maybe in Sepia tone...best to you...got my first A from my father in law...he passed but it is being passed down as it will to my kids now ages five and eight. Papas car will live on in the family. I loved the line a bout the four cylinder purring! Join a Model A club too...great people with helping hands and even better stories. __________________ "The Family Ford"

08-06-2012, 04:03 PM	#15
tdub2112 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 9	Re: Best Present Ever There's an Early Iron club in my area, but nothing Model A, or even Ford specific. Not even one in all of Idaho. I'll have to see if i can find anyone else in the Early Iron Club when I put Charlotte in the car show on Saturday. I'm taking the Corvette out to my grandparents and bringing in the Model A tonight, I'll see if I can get some better pictures when I get her all cleaned up. Anyone have any cleaning secrets to keep her in top shape or should I just treat her like any detailing?

08-11-2012, 12:01 AM	#16
tdub2112 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 9	Re: Best Present Ever Well, Charlotte's (and my) first car show is tomorrow morning. I just got home from my cabin to find my air filter, axle shims, and side view mirror on the doorstep, so I hurried and put the filter and mirror on, so she's ready to go. On a similar note, the mirror I ordered had a metric nut on it. What's with that? Is Snyder's getting their parts from China? It kind of peeved me. I have a home grown American car (actually, it spent it's life in Canada before it came into my great grandpa's hands) and I have to put Chinese made reproduction parts on the thing. Done with my little mini-vent. Night Ya'll, I got a car show to be to in the morning.

08-11-2012, 05:06 AM	#17
dr.j Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, ON, Canada Posts: 315	Re: Best Present Ever Start a diary and record both the good and the bad. Include pictures of events and stories of people met and their tales. I have 82 pages in a MSWord document from August 2007 and it reads like a story book. Your original post is a great start. __________________ Dave A Jamieson Portland, ON Canada 1928 Tudor

08-11-2012, 05:40 AM	#18
gunmetal blue Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Milford, Indiana Posts: 366	Re: Best Present Ever Welcome to the Ford family, were here to help and learn things. You may not know use personally but were all your friends. Ive been a model A fan all my life. Now i own a 1929 AA pickup. I rent a room from a friend and he has a retoration shop and builds high performance engines. restories muscle cars. he love helping with it and can't wate to be able to drive it.

08-12-2012, 12:13 AM	#19
tdub2112 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 9	Re: Best Present Ever The car show was a big success today. http://s1241.photobucket.com/albums/...t=DSC_4288.jpg Took home the Best Antique award. There wasn't much competition though. I was the oldest car there, and I had the only Model A that wasn't stuff full of a V8 and covered in satin black krylon. (Not that I'm not into rat rods, because I really do love them, but they aren't "antiques") http://s1241.photobucket.com/albums/...t=DSC_4264.jpg Grandpa Woolstenhulme came by and got to hang out with dad and I for a while. Overall, it was a great first show for Charlotte and I both. I had plenty of people come by (most of them were about as old as the car itself) but it was fun hearing their stories. I had a few families come by and decided to let their kids hop in the rumble seat for a picture. Most of the guys in the show wouldn't let you get near their cars. Needless to say, I'm driving her to church tomorrow, just for kicks and giggles.