The Ford Barn

mhsprecher · 08-06-2023, 07:39 AM

I just got home from the MARC meet outside of Cincinnati. We were fortunate to have good weather. Kudos to all those who put in so much effort to put on a great meet. You all did a terrific job.

I didn't take too many photos, but here are a few.

larrys40 · 08-06-2023, 05:10 PM

I ran the repair tent … it was busy most of the week. Friday it was nuts! Had a great time.
I gave the distributor seminar Monday and early am 7:00 Tuesday we have a timing session and fireside chat about mechanical stuff on the A’s. Great time !
Larry Shepard

rackops · 08-06-2023, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by larrys40

I ran the repair tent … it was busy most of the week. Friday it was nuts! Had a great time.
I gave the distributor seminar Monday and early am 7:00 Tuesday we have a timing session and fireside chat about mechanical stuff on the A’s. Great time !
Larry Shepard

Larry-

Question for future meets...I was very tempted to go over to the repair tent just to stick my head in and learn. However, you all were super busy and I didn't want to be in the way. Is it okay for on-lookers to go over and learn? There always seems to be something new to learn!

Thanks!

Dave

mleder · 08-06-2023, 06:01 PM

Larry: How about a recap of the repairs preformed. Learning from someone else's breakdown may be a reason to examine your car more thoroughly for some of the repetitive problems you helped resolve

Al · 08-06-2023, 07:22 PM

Ditto on mleder’s post. I’d be interested in knowing the most common issues.

mhsprecher · 08-06-2023, 08:07 PM

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I hung around the repair tent a bit and got some advice from Larry about the death wobble that appeared at this meet. There is always lots to learn.

From what I saw, generator problems, distributors. Larry was working on a carburetor in the pic I took.

Synchro909 · 08-06-2023, 09:00 PM

There is no doubt that hanging around the repairs tent will teach a guy a lot, especially how to stay out of the way.
I contributed a little at a rally in Reno a few years ago and was amazed at how under prepared some cars were for even a modest drive. I'd rate poor workmanship and poor quality parts high on the list of culprits.

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 08-07-2023, 09:24 AM

Milford, your last picture is of fellow Fordbarner Randall Strickland's all original 1929 Phaeton that received a MARC of Excellence and Originality Award in Fine Point.

History · 08-07-2023, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by BRENT in 10-uh-C

Milford, your last picture is of fellow Fordbarner Randall Strickland's all original 1929 Phaeton that received a MARC of Excellence and Originality Award in Fine Point.

Awesome car!!!!!!

Randall · 08-07-2023, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by BRENT in 10-uh-C

Milford, your last picture is of fellow Fordbarner Randall Strickland's all original 1929 Phaeton that received a MARC of Excellence and Originality Award in Fine Point.

And also the Rodger Kauffman award !

Randall · 08-07-2023, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by larrys40

I ran the repair tent … it was busy most of the week. Friday it was nuts! Had a great time.
I gave the distributor seminar Monday and early am 7:00 Tuesday we have a timing session and fireside chat about mechanical stuff on the A’s. Great time !
Larry Shepard

Larry enjoyed the distributor seminar, should have spoke up and told how I get a broken dist,out without pulling head when all else fails
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOJ_7bKWuaI

mhsprecher · 08-07-2023, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by BRENT in 10-uh-C

Milford, your last picture is of fellow Fordbarner Randall Strickland's all original 1929 Phaeton that received a MARC of Excellence and Originality Award in Fine Point.

Yes. I should have added some notes about the pics. A very cool car. I talked to Randall the first day of the meet.

Doug Linden · 08-07-2023, 08:12 PM

Watching Larry perform magic on the cars needing help at the repair tent was great and informative.
The one thing that didn't go as planned was the "starting car" That was the car that had been in a barn for years and hopefully it would be started at the meet. I helped Larry retrieve the 1930 Coupe, but the engine or other parts were frozen and Larry deemed it not possible to start.
I sure enjoyed helping Larry as needed.

larrys40 · 08-21-2023, 11:24 AM

Doug
Thanks for the post and yes we had a great time. Vince V and John also went and we had a great time. Sadly the camshaft was froze on the start up and the valve chamber a ball of rust. Crank turned, but cam gear teeth gone and no way that engine had a chance to run. Isn’t even a candidate for a rebuild.
Great time guys and thanks for the help Doug !!
Larry

Wello · 08-21-2023, 10:10 PM

Any word on the location for 2024?

Hitman · 08-21-2023, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Wello

Any word on the location for 2024?

The meet won’t happen in 2024, they’re doing every other year, meeting in the odd years. Next meet is 2025 for MARC.

WTSHNN · 08-21-2023, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Hitman

The meet won’t happen in 2024, they’re doing every other year, meeting in the odd years. Next meet is 2025 for MARC.

There is a potential National summer meet happening in 2024. There was talk a year or two ago about staggering the meets but that might be changing. Nothing set in stone but keep an eye on official MARC channels for updates.

mhsprecher · 08-22-2023, 01:06 AM

North Carolina was mentioned as a potential site, but it has not been confirmed. I hope so.

I hope MARC can keep the holding meets annually. These are hard to schedule and require a lot of support from the membership and chapters. It's important to support our national clubs, so please join both MARC and MAFCA if you are not already a member.

Jeff/Illinois · 08-22-2023, 03:15 PM

What is the color combo of that '30 Dlx. Roadster in Post #1??

Chicle and Copra?

Looks too dark for those colors maybe it is the way the light plays on the car.

Thanks

AL in NY · 08-24-2023, 08:26 AM

Ashville, NC is the site for the 2024 MARC National Meet, plans are in the final stages for hotels, meet dates and etc. That was the buzz in Hamliton as heard from Board members.

08-06-2023, 05:10 PM	#2
larrys40 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: St Charles , Missouri Posts: 1,998	Re: Great MARC meet I ran the repair tent … it was busy most of the week. Friday it was nuts! Had a great time. I gave the distributor seminar Monday and early am 7:00 Tuesday we have a timing session and fireside chat about mechanical stuff on the A’s. Great time ! Larry Shepard

08-06-2023, 06:01 PM	#4
mleder Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 180	Re: Great MARC meet Larry: How about a recap of the repairs preformed. Learning from someone else's breakdown may be a reason to examine your car more thoroughly for some of the repetitive problems you helped resolve

08-06-2023, 07:22 PM	#5
Al Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Dunmore, PA Posts: 59	Re: Great MARC meet Ditto on mleder’s post. I’d be interested in knowing the most common issues.

08-06-2023, 08:07 PM	#6
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,817	Re: Great MARC meet Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I hung around the repair tent a bit and got some advice from Larry about the death wobble that appeared at this meet. There is always lots to learn. From what I saw, generator problems, distributors. Larry was working on a carburetor in the pic I took. __________________ 1924 Model T Coupe 1928 Model A Roadster 1930 Model A Town Sedan 1939 Deluxe Fordor 1945 pickup 1951 Custom convertible

08-06-2023, 09:00 PM	#7
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Great MARC meet There is no doubt that hanging around the repairs tent will teach a guy a lot, especially how to stay out of the way. I contributed a little at a rally in Reno a few years ago and was amazed at how under prepared some cars were for even a modest drive. I'd rate poor workmanship and poor quality parts high on the list of culprits. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

08-07-2023, 09:24 AM	#8
BRENT in 10-uh-C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Tennessee Posts: 11,520	Re: Great MARC meet Milford, your last picture is of fellow Fordbarner Randall Strickland's all original 1929 Phaeton that received a MARC of Excellence and Originality Award in Fine Point. __________________ . BRENT in 10-uh-C . www.model-a-ford.com ...(...Finally Updated!! ) .

08-07-2023, 08:12 PM	#13
Doug Linden Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 259	Re: Great MARC meet Watching Larry perform magic on the cars needing help at the repair tent was great and informative. The one thing that didn't go as planned was the "starting car" That was the car that had been in a barn for years and hopefully it would be started at the meet. I helped Larry retrieve the 1930 Coupe, but the engine or other parts were frozen and Larry deemed it not possible to start. I sure enjoyed helping Larry as needed.

08-21-2023, 11:24 AM	#14
larrys40 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: St Charles , Missouri Posts: 1,998	Re: Great MARC meet Doug Thanks for the post and yes we had a great time. Vince V and John also went and we had a great time. Sadly the camshaft was froze on the start up and the valve chamber a ball of rust. Crank turned, but cam gear teeth gone and no way that engine had a chance to run. Isn’t even a candidate for a rebuild. Great time guys and thanks for the help Doug !! Larry

08-21-2023, 10:10 PM	#15
Wello Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Paradise, CA Posts: 97	Re: Great MARC meet Any word on the location for 2024? __________________ "If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem"

08-22-2023, 01:06 AM	#18
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,817	Re: Great MARC meet North Carolina was mentioned as a potential site, but it has not been confirmed. I hope so. I hope MARC can keep the holding meets annually. These are hard to schedule and require a lot of support from the membership and chapters. It's important to support our national clubs, so please join both MARC and MAFCA if you are not already a member. __________________ 1924 Model T Coupe 1928 Model A Roadster 1930 Model A Town Sedan 1939 Deluxe Fordor 1945 pickup 1951 Custom convertible

08-22-2023, 03:15 PM	#19
Jeff/Illinois Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,789	Re: Great MARC meet What is the color combo of that '30 Dlx. Roadster in Post #1?? Chicle and Copra? Looks too dark for those colors maybe it is the way the light plays on the car. Thanks

08-24-2023, 08:26 AM	#20
AL in NY Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Upstate New York Posts: 1,160	Re: Great MARC meet Ashville, NC is the site for the 2024 MARC National Meet, plans are in the final stages for hotels, meet dates and etc. That was the buzz in Hamliton as heard from Board members. __________________ AL in NY Last edited by AL in NY; 08-24-2023 at 04:00 PM.