The Ford Barn - View Single Post - Need A LOT of help with Model A inheritance

nkaminar · 01-09-2022, 08:40 PM

Welcome. I think you have a good start. It takes a lot of work and money to restore a car and you have to have an incentive to do it. Lots of people just enjoy the work and take pride in the results. Others will restore a car because it was owned by a grandfather or, as in your case, a father. The car may never sell for what you put into it in terms of cash and labor so that cannot be the motivation.

The car does not have to be perfect to be a driver. Lots of people will rebuild a car with that in mind. Others take joy in having a perfectly restored car and just use it to enter car shows. You have to decide. If you have not done painting and don't have a paint booth, then doing the body work yourself and having a professional paint it may be the best route.

Good luck with your project.

01-09-2022, 08:40 PM	#19
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: Need A LOT of help with Model A inheritance Welcome. I think you have a good start. It takes a lot of work and money to restore a car and you have to have an incentive to do it. Lots of people just enjoy the work and take pride in the results. Others will restore a car because it was owned by a grandfather or, as in your case, a father. The car may never sell for what you put into it in terms of cash and labor so that cannot be the motivation. The car does not have to be perfect to be a driver. Lots of people will rebuild a car with that in mind. Others take joy in having a perfectly restored car and just use it to enter car shows. You have to decide. If you have not done painting and don't have a paint booth, then doing the body work yourself and having a professional paint it may be the best route. Good luck with your project. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.