Forum: Model A (1928-31)
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-16-2024, 06:46 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-16-2024, 06:31 PM
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Re: Original body style???
AA body 89-A - some stretch but no window - https://aafords.com/wp-content/uploads/open-bodies/089-A/089-A-29.01.29p-q8.jpg
For anyone over 5'7" Howell's still sells the stretch corners up to...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-16-2024, 06:17 PM
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Re: finally... speedster is on the road
And create a story - John Deere's personal speedster? John Deere raced the car often? John Deere was forced to sell this open speedster because riding in it messed up his wife's hair? Have fun with...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-16-2024, 06:10 PM
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Re: Can’t determine battery ground
Any car stored 40 years ago with a generator is probably still 6 volts.
Any car stored 40 years ago with an alternator is probably 12V.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-16-2024, 11:39 AM
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Re: Replacing hydraulic brake lines
I heard the son was taking over the business and they were in the process of getting some new castings made for their trans adapters. I don't know about their brake parts.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-15-2024, 03:26 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-14-2024, 02:08 PM
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Re: Used stock interiors… yeah.
The proper look for the story is vital. Each car or locomotive has a tale to tell. Over it's life there have been many memories they have created.
I've been involved with Shelbys for 50+ years....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-13-2024, 08:19 PM
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Re: Another carb needs repair
I'm of the camp not that it couldn't - or shouldn't be done - but why. Time and cost of the repair exceeds what I have seen good parts for at swap meets. Yes I've got the skill to do the fix and...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-13-2024, 08:04 PM
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Re: Model A serial number verification
Do you have any title now? If not stop work and get the title sorted out. A friend bought a Mustang out of a junk yard in NV put a new 1/4 on it and fresh paint. Went to DMV and they said ooops...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-13-2024, 07:37 PM
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Re: Used stock interiors… yeah.
I found a 1929 Mallory dual point centrifugal advance for my old speed parts build. It only had one set of points which are impossible to find so I decided to go with a Pertronix electronic in it....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-09-2024, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 32
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Re: Model A serial number verification
The original Ford number only appeared in 2 places. Both easily removed with a grinder. So removing a tag isn't an argument.
If you want your parts back you'll need to mark each one with the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-09-2024, 07:42 PM
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Re: Model A serial number verification
The manufacturers generate the VIN not the feds or states. The engine number on a Model A IS THE VIN. That is what Ford used to register them in every state and country.
States now want to see a...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-07-2024, 11:41 AM
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Re: Victoria body drop
Today Ford has a test assembly line where they build about 100 of a new car to find the best methods and order of things. I wonder if in the early times workers were left to their own devices to...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-05-2024, 11:01 AM
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Re: source for mohair upholstery fabric
Google is your friend: https://www.georgesmith.com/us/product/mohair/
https://www.decorativefabricsdirect.com/Mohair-Velvet-Fabric-s/561.htm
Prices are comparable but the color may not be...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-04-2024, 12:49 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-03-2024, 11:48 AM
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Re: Stainless Ateel Fords
As we all learned in the Graduate - Just one word: Plastics
Henry was ahead of his time seeking alternative (cheaper) materials -...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-01-2024, 05:55 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-31-2024, 05:07 PM
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Re: Winfield Head Paint
I've found tossing them in the lathe produces a better result. Sometimes I chuck them up in a drill and use the angle grinder if I've only got 1 or 2 to do.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-30-2024, 11:03 AM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-29-2024, 07:00 PM
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Re: 31 Roadster ready for summer
Roadsters and Summer in SoCal has always meant the LA Roadster Show. Yeah mostly hot rods but enough stock As and other old tin to keep it interesting.
Fathers Day weekend at LA Fairplex - Roadsters...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-29-2024, 06:34 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-28-2024, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Antique Nationals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAUyBDEq2ZQ&t=1635s
Jim's "High Dollar" ($150) '31 truck with a 4 port 12 valve Riley. it now belongs to Jim's son.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-27-2024, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 680
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-27-2024, 12:27 PM
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