Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-07-2022, 07:58 AM
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Views: 733
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-07-2022, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 765
Re: 1929 model A Tudor value
Asking price is SOMETIMES the selling price, depending on the transaction and how realistic the price is.
We bought back our Town Sedan in 2020 at what I considered an inflated price since it was...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-04-2022, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,647
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-04-2022, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,911
Re: How to Get Title to Grandpa’s A
Hadn't thought of that situation.
When I sold our Town Sedan to a guy from KY, I signed over the FL title to him.
When we bought it back 8 years later, he gave me back the same signed title.
He...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-03-2022, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,911
Re: How to Get Title to Grandpa’s A
If I were in this situation, I would discreetly try to get a duplicate title and just sit on it.
Put a Y.o.M. plate on it and drive.
Hagerty Insurance is not finicky about any of this.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-30-2022, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,033
Relocation (again)
"The mountains are calling and I must go." -John Muir
After 3 years of exile in the flatlands, we have moved back to the mountains where we belong.
Just a heads-up for the small number of...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-07-2022, 05:46 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,182
Re: Firestone vs Lucas Tires
Of all the tires I have driven on Model As, Firestones were my least favorites and Goodyears were the best.
Drove a set of Lucas 22,000 miles with no complaints, but those were installed in 1987...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-28-2022, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,469
Re: Great Racers
A few years ago when the Great Race started in Jacksonville FL, one of our club members completed it in a '29 Rootleib speedster (with no additional support vehicle!). They called themselves the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-11-2022, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 780
2 Vickies for $13k
https://knoxville.craigslist.org/cto/d/corryton-ford-model-victoria-coupes/7488286133.html
Not mine, I know nothing about it beyond this ad.
Looks like it might be a good deal.....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-05-2022, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 3,864
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-24-2022, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,569
Re: Personal Record Set
paid $4.19 for gas Friday at Sam's Club.
first time I have paid over $3.99 since 2008 (at the MARC/MAFCA meet in Ft. Worth).
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-07-2022, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 636
Re: Diff only Oil
I ran straight STP in differential, transmission and steering box for many years with no problems.
Hard to get it into the differential, a 90 degree street elbow screwed into the fill hole helps.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-03-2022, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,932
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-03-2022, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,932
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-03-2022, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,932
Re: Lessons Learned from My First Flat Tire
Mostly good advice.
Torque wrench is unnecessary extra weight unless you need to pull a head or rear hub out on the road. Even then you can get home OK without it.
Balancing beads - not needed...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-21-2022, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,727
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-19-2022, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,071
Re: V8 Clutch vs. Standard
I upgraded to V8 clutch in our 31 Coupe, really could not tell any difference when driving it.....
(your results may vary)
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-19-2022, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,577
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-19-2022, 06:50 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,980
Re: $56,000. Model A Speedster
any engine with paint on the head studs and nuts is suspect.
has not been driven enough to burn the silver paint off the manifold.....
BAT and Hemmings' Auctions both sell a lot of cars WAAAY...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-16-2022, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 509
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-15-2022, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,036
Re: New to FORD BARN - 1st question
If I was a gambling man I'd bet on the head needing to come off.
I took a flathead Dodge engine apart that had been sitting in a fence row for years.
Don't remember what was in the cylinders, but...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-15-2022, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 509
Re: Greenwood SC swap meet
darn! I guess you missed my table......
I sold about half of what I took and saw LOTS of interesting things available from other vendors.
Heavy rains forecast tomorrow AM so I came home.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-12-2022, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,036
Re: New to FORD BARN - 1st question
yes, drop the pan and clean everything before trying to start.
if you decide to check rod and main bearing clearance (good idea), the aluminum foil go/no-go method is easier and more accurate than...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-03-2022, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,117
Re: Any advice?
Swap carburetors with a car that consistently runs well, see if that makes a difference.
That way you can determine if your carb is the problem or not.
If it is, I recommend a rebuilt unit from...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-29-2022, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,791
Re: Is a Restoration In Your Future?
Not in my past or my future.
I have the skills but not the patience.
Although I did replace or restore everything on the early '30 Tudor that I drove for 14 years except paint and kingpins....
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