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Keith True · 01-04-2013, 05:30 PM

I mostly get,how fast does it go? I have a couple of original unrestored cars,and were untouched since the 50's. The only people that mention rodding them are friends who like to harass me.I was sitting in a diner a few years ago with my A pickup out front.An old boy got out of a car with a bunch of other people,and proceeded to point out things about the A he remembered from working on them during the war.As he walked around telling everybody about it he knocked on the front fenders,he hollered out,real steel,none of that plastic s--t here.We were giggling because the truck had fiberglass fenders.I had put them on temporarily 15 years earlier.We didn't say anything to embarrass him in front of his fans.One question I have been getting more of in the last few years is,what is the extra pedal? Seems like lots of people don't know what a clutch is.With my roadster pickup that is all painted up I get asked about where I bought it. When I say I built it they say,oh,it's a kit.Nope,just a pile of parts in the shed years ago.Where did you get the directions?Online?A lot of people just can't fathom building a car from scratch.

01-04-2013, 05:30 PM	#50
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 3,423	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? I mostly get,how fast does it go? I have a couple of original unrestored cars,and were untouched since the 50's. The only people that mention rodding them are friends who like to harass me.I was sitting in a diner a few years ago with my A pickup out front.An old boy got out of a car with a bunch of other people,and proceeded to point out things about the A he remembered from working on them during the war.As he walked around telling everybody about it he knocked on the front fenders,he hollered out,real steel,none of that plastic s--t here.We were giggling because the truck had fiberglass fenders.I had put them on temporarily 15 years earlier.We didn't say anything to embarrass him in front of his fans.One question I have been getting more of in the last few years is,what is the extra pedal? Seems like lots of people don't know what a clutch is.With my roadster pickup that is all painted up I get asked about where I bought it. When I say I built it they say,oh,it's a kit.Nope,just a pile of parts in the shed years ago.Where did you get the directions?Online?A lot of people just can't fathom building a car from scratch.