[Bob Bidonde]

Since 1962, I recall:

>Replacing the ignition points once returning from Cape Cod;
>Replacing ignition coils twice while touring on Long Island;
>Replacing the starter motor once in Virginia;
>Replacing a water pump once in Connecticut;
>Replacing a fan belt once on Long Island;
>Replacing an alternator once on Long Island.


There have been other issues, but my Model "A" was able to limp home. These included a blown head gasket twice, a broken crankshaft pulley, a cracked original fan twice, and a failed wireless distributor plate once.


Only twice since 1962, have my Model "A" cars been unable to make it home on Long Island. In the first incident, the nut retaining the pinion gear on the driveshaft came off and failed the differential in my Coupe, so my brother towed the car home with his '53 Mercury. On the second incident, the left rear wheel came off my Victoria because the axle nut threads were stripped, and only the cotter pin was retaining the nut.