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Forum: Model A (1928-31) 10-24-2014, 06:22 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,353
Posted By Wallace
Re: Best Fordbarn tip for you

No doubt about it...Learning about Oscar U Zerk is at the top of my list. I have passed that knowledge on to all the coffee shop guys. Yesterday I preached the story to the check-out line at...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 10-18-2014, 05:38 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,694
Posted By Wallace
Re: How much better than this..EDSEL FORD II

Thanks for sharing this great experience...I am proud to drive my Ford because of Ford' survival and strength without any tax breaks...and am pleased you described Mr. Ford as "down to earth."...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-30-2014, 07:51 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 33,870
Posted By Wallace
Re: A drive around the block

One time more...THANK YOU for sharing the details of your trip...great fun for you and those of us who were readers. wk
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-29-2014, 07:35 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,798
Posted By Wallace
Re: Car related filling station items

I have good luck with Craigslist...but it really requires a face-to-face transaction...works for expensive items like gas pumps and lubesters etc. While eBay has gotten unfriendly to most of us...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-23-2014, 03:01 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,458
Posted By Wallace
Re: My first A

Good project to keep you busy... DO NOT throw any part away no matter how damaged or rusty...a fragment may serve as a pattern or allow you to see how an assembly went together. This lesson cost me...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-22-2014, 06:04 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 6,385
Posted By Wallace
Re: You see the darnedest things on Craigslist

"their worth" ??....does this mental midget mean "what they are worth"??
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-21-2014, 05:10 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,571
Posted By Wallace
Re: chasing classic cars

hopefully, it is not so. I searched the net, read his local newspaper and did not find any comment about him. He does retain a touch of the "common man" and I really liked the early episode that...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-21-2014, 06:47 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,199
Posted By Wallace
Re: Figured I'd post a progress update.

Thanks for sharing....In particular, I appreciate your neat home with the beauty of our Flag out front !
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-21-2014, 06:37 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,976
Posted By Wallace
Re: Model As and turkeys

This forum is the best on the web! In 76 years I never knew a group of turkeys was called a rafter.

I must leave now...there is a "rafter" that meets for coffee at McDonalds every morning.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-20-2014, 12:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,588
Posted By Wallace
Re: Fire engine

That is a beauty...had a chance to buy one many years back...got lucky and didn't.... thanks for post
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-20-2014, 06:23 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,655
Posted By Wallace
Re: engine enamel paint

Yes, that is great detail in the engine area...especially nice exhaust manifolds...thanks for showing
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 08-28-2014, 06:02 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,161
Posted By Wallace
Re: Inexpensive Sound Deadening

Thanks for this thread !...it answered my questions. I recently installed a trailer hitch on a Toyota SUV. I had to remove much of the rear interior in order to tie in the wiring. The vehicle had...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 06-16-2014, 06:42 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 12,242
Posted By Wallace
Re: Anyone Carry a Portable Tire Inflator/Compressor?

I have nice unit...but it has been worthless...because I don't keep it charged. The unit has to have a full charge in order to boost a dead battery. The air compressor is pretty much...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 06-08-2014, 08:16 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 46,725
Posted By Wallace
Re: To paint or not to paint a trailer floor

I painted my enclosed tr. floor with deck paint and did not use any sand in paint...walked inside with wet shoes....frailed and kicked about 4 feet before I finally hit the floor...hard! Is there a...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-11-2014, 07:27 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,524
Posted By Wallace
Re: The Irishman Rally – A Fun Old Car Event in New Zealand

Unique tour with mud, snow, rain, high water...looks like fun but you best know your A.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-10-2014, 08:00 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,203
Posted By Wallace
Re: Living in the twenties

Very interesting...appreciate your sending. In our part of the country, most people were in poverty anyway. It was enlightening to see how well some people lived in the cities before the Depression....
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 04-15-2014, 07:18 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,685
Posted By Wallace
Re: front tool box

Bratton's.....17-1/2" x 12" x 12"....$166.00
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 04-07-2014, 06:52 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,221
Posted By Wallace
Wink Re: Brought the A home yesterday

Good looking kids!!! Perhaps there is hope for the future> wkIS
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 04-01-2014, 06:29 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,257
Posted By Wallace
Re: In Honor of my Father Joseph LaPeter aka jazzjr

Thank you, Mike, for this post. While this forum may seem to be about the A's, it is really about people and the need to have positive interaction. Your Dad, your family, and your very act of posting...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-29-2014, 08:21 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,323
Posted By Wallace
Re: Rookie with an engine problem

Shelby, This has been a really informative thread, and a good looking car...in an outstanding garage.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-24-2014, 06:56 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,823
Posted By Wallace
Re: Attractive Models Help Sell Tires in a Set of Photos Taken in 1933

Thanks... notice the pocket watch ....does anyone carry a pocket watch with chain anymore? The girls are scandalous !!
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-26-2014, 06:24 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,073
Posted By Wallace
Re: MARC Magazine

not today...need it as "cabin fever" has set in.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-18-2014, 08:12 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,447
Posted By Wallace
Re: looks like it won't be a hot rod

These are beautiful children....obviously loved and cared for. Best wishes.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-17-2014, 08:35 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,983
Posted By Wallace
Re: Is F150 Discussion is off limits now?

I appreciate the discipline of this site. It is by far the "best site" I check daily on bikes and cars. Keep it pure so we can learn from each other.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-12-2014, 07:03 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 36,721
Posted By Wallace
Re: Restoring license plates

Me too. Metal work, then spray plates the background color and then use One Shot slowly allowing the color to flow with artist brush... usually slip of the hand on last number....wk
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