Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-15-2024, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 986
Re: Happy New Year.
No midnight pot or pan lids for.me, but I did hook up my Optima, waited till exactly 2400 hrs, and sent out multiple Ahooga Ahoogas...
Happy New Year to all the Barners.
Drive on, JB
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-18-2023, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,261
Re: Taillight problem
You might try this,
Check all the black rubber connectors between the main wiring loom and the wires that feed out to the lamp sockets. The new ones may need to have the metal connector inside...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-24-2023, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,037
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-16-2023, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 6,563
Re: Skills Necessary To Own & Operate A Model "A"
Hand cranking was and is an option, and it's just as risky as it always was, but Ford knew that the battery was a critical weak link, and so, I've read, the Zenith was designed specifically to...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-04-2023, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 6,563
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-02-2023, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 17,082
Re: Signs, back in the day
Tip Jar in Providence RI sandwich shop:
"Remember, our hands are in your food!"
Food was great, jar had plenty of $$$$...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-31-2023, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 17,082
Re: Signs, back in the day
Does it count if they're still in view? These are still up at the Texas Tavern in Roanoke VA:
We don't take checks, and we don't handle bumblebees.
And:
Yes, ladies do enjoy eating...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-05-2023, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 4,937
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-07-2023, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,810
Re: Model a colors
We have to be real grateful Henry didn't ever* offer the Model As in white.... [LOL]
Because there are actually over 150,000 different shades of white (150,000, not a misprint).
[*Yes, I'm not...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-02-2023, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 4,567
Re: New Radiator Opinions
Brasswoorks' website indicates they repair radiators....
They're closed now, or I'd call and see what they offer.
Anyone have any experience with them for this service?
Shipping from/to Florida...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-21-2023, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,864
Re: Cotter Key Plastic Box Information Needed
Are the shapes/finishes of the cotter pins originally used in the Model A the same as the ones commercially available today? Are the profiles of the wires used to form the pins the same, and are the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-12-2023, 08:00 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,716
Re: Rope Wrap Steering Wheel
Ahoy, matey, looking good! But when you're down at the Marina just remember:
"Right is Starboard, Left is Port!"
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-08-2023, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,335
Re: Newb with '31 slant window cabriolet
Congratulations!
I'm Green with envy! (LOL)
That's a really beautiful car.
How did you find it? (I hope its not rude to ask. ..)
Did the landau bars and their associated parts come with the car?...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-21-2023, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,297
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-17-2023, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,166
Re: Hog ring pliers
I just found a few hogrings in the seat cushion of my '31 Cabby, but IIRC, I put em in myself when I installed a set of LB covers in '71. So I'm wondering if Briggs used them in Cabriolet seat...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-11-2023, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 5,852
Re: 1929 model A model 180 on ebay????????
Seems the Bring-A-Trailer website is set up so there isn't any last minute sniping because during the last 2 minutes just before the original auction's time deadline is reached, they automatically...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-23-2023, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,852
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-20-2023, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,730
Re: late 31 cab slant................
Great project. Enjoy!!!!!
Would you be willing to share
how you found it?
Tks for posting the pictures and the story.
Could U post a pic of the Briggs tag?
John
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-18-2023, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,498
Re: nice driver 180 currently on BAT
Nice to know the car's air conditioner (!) is actually an "aftermarket" !!!!
Those originals are getting hard to find, and even harder to restore...
TallyHoHoHo
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-18-2023, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,730
Re: late 31 cab slant................
Great decision!
Glad the car is in the hands of someone who can truly appreciate it.
I really don't recommend taking out the package tray. It has important structural value.
There may be a...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-25-2023, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,645
Re: Best / worst forum to sell Model A on.
Hemmings used to be just about the only/best way to get to the most potential buyers...
Used to be a lot of things.....
I wonder how productive the classified ads listed in the Model A owner's...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-29-2022, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,395
Re: Interesting Photo
I certainly don't read that....(garbage/language) the way some can;
however, I'm thinking I actually can read (understand) the first word on the big building in the background.
It isn't a scene in...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-21-2022, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,559
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-18-2022, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,805
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-21-2022, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,692
Re: Rebuilt motor out of mothballs.
Wouldn't want to "Hijack" a thread, but I'm wondering what's the strangest thing any of us have found this way?
In my case (~1969) when I first pulled the head on my Model A (I'm the third owner)...
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