The Ford Barn

oldwoodsman · 07-31-2014, 05:42 PM

Trailer is just about done for sept trip to MT, should add some fenders and rear corner braces, but have been working on the car also, rebuilt the water pump, 2 distributers, steering column, carburetor and replaced the radiator. Now I have to dive into the timing gear which reared it's ugly head this week. Well I guess its better now then on the road a thousand miles from home

KMeredith87 · 07-31-2014, 05:50 PM

Very cool! Makes me want to build one for my P/U!

Mike · 07-31-2014, 07:50 PM

Very nice and yes if you have time install fenders at some point ! Nice job

Mike

mshmodela · 07-31-2014, 08:24 PM

Nice trailer!!!!

Brentwood Bob · 08-01-2014, 01:17 AM

Looks like a square axle under it with front springs. Nice work. Enjoy the trip. Bob

oldwoodsman · 08-01-2014, 05:57 AM

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Thanks everybody. Making this trip with my siblings to recreate a trip my Grandpa did in 1929 in a 26 T touring car with 7 kids and camping gear. Decided on the A as the Ts are a mystery to me.
Tim

Steve Plucker · 08-01-2014, 08:17 AM

Nice trailer...What great fun you should have in recreating the trip...Did your Grandfather leave a diary of the trip?

Don't forget a copy of the most current MARC and/or MAFCA Membership Roster...Might come in handy on the trip.

Pluck

FRANK PKNY · 08-01-2014, 09:01 AM

Good luck on the trip. Very nice job on the trailer.

C26Pinelake · 08-01-2014, 09:23 AM

hopefully your family will appreciate your efforts and enjoy a trip of a lifetime !
Wayne

oldwoodsman · 08-08-2014, 03:46 PM

Thanks every body. Steve no diary from the trip, but I do have the 1929 Rand McNally road atlas they used with gas stops and camping marked in it, so we will follow it as best we can. when he told me the story of the trip I didn't fully appreciate the commitment he made until I started this project. Now I see what a endeavor this was even though he started with a three year old car rather then a 85 year old car, but I'm sure the roads and services weren't the same as now and he had 7 kids between the ages of 4 and 17 on a 2000 mile journey . Bless his soul.

JohnLaVoy · 08-08-2014, 04:39 PM

A Model A Trip with the kids towing a trailer....how well I remember those days! Great looking trailer have a great time! I used a little Mullins trailer behind my Model A. Have towed it through the child raising time, but still use it today.

Al 29Tudor · 08-08-2014, 04:52 PM

Nice job on the trailer.
And, a good tip on the member rosters from Steve Plucker.
Have fun!

Barber31 · 08-08-2014, 06:32 PM

Awesome looking trailer. Enjoy y'all's trip. Looks like it will be fun.

bikejunk · 08-08-2014, 06:48 PM

any of those original kids still around ? have a good trip!!

tbirdtbird · 08-08-2014, 07:12 PM

OK, super super trip to do a re-creation; you should consider a diary and hand it down.....

knew an old timer who went from RI to CA in 1927 for the Olympics in a '22 T with his college roommate...some unbelievable stories....and a diary that I got to read only to have his older hare-brained daughter loose later on....

flyin-t · 08-08-2014, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by tbirdtbird

OK, super super trip to do a re-creation; you should consider a diary and hand it down.....

knew an old timer who went from RI to CA in 1927 for the Olympics in a '22 T with his college roommate...some unbelievable stories....and a diary that I got to read only to have his older hare-brained daughter loose later on....

Your friend must have really wanted to make sure he was first in line, Olympics weren't until '32.

I agree with you though about the diary. I have several books about those early cross country trips, great reads.

Very cool trailer old woodsman!

700rpm · 08-08-2014, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnLaVoy

A Model A Trip with the kids towing a trailer....how well I remember those days! Great looking trailer have a great time! I used a little Mullins trailer behind my Model A. Have towed it through the child raising time, but still use it today.

John, you made the kids tow the trailer?

1930artdeco · 08-09-2014, 04:05 PM

That is one nice trailer. Where did you get the plans or did you build from scratch?

Mike

oldwoodsman · 08-09-2014, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 1930artdeco

That is one nice trailer. Where did you get the plans or did you build from scratch?

Mike

Thanks Mike I built it from scratch, after finding some pictures of period appropriate trailers on line.
Tim

07-31-2014, 05:50 PM	#2
KMeredith87 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: San Antonio Posts: 178	Re: Montana trip trailer update Very cool! Makes me want to build one for my P/U!

07-31-2014, 07:50 PM	#3
Mike Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ASTON, PA. Posts: 725	Re: Montana trip trailer update Very nice and yes if you have time install fenders at some point ! Nice job Mike

07-31-2014, 08:24 PM	#4
mshmodela Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,765	Re: Montana trip trailer update Nice trailer!!!! __________________ -Mike Late 31' Ford Model A Tudor, Miss Daisy I don't work on cars --I'm learning about my Model A. Cleveland, Ohio

08-01-2014, 01:17 AM	#5
Brentwood Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: brentwood, ca Posts: 4,420	Re: Montana trip trailer update Looks like a square axle under it with front springs. Nice work. Enjoy the trip. Bob

08-01-2014, 05:57 AM	#6
oldwoodsman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Duluth, MN Posts: 196	Re: Montana trip trailer update Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks everybody. Making this trip with my siblings to recreate a trip my Grandpa did in 1929 in a 26 T touring car with 7 kids and camping gear. Decided on the A as the Ts are a mystery to me. Tim

08-01-2014, 08:17 AM	#7
Steve Plucker BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Walla Walla, Washington USA Posts: 6,066	Re: Montana trip trailer update Nice trailer...What great fun you should have in recreating the trip...Did your Grandfather leave a diary of the trip? Don't forget a copy of the most current MARC and/or MAFCA Membership Roster...Might come in handy on the trip. Pluck

08-01-2014, 09:01 AM	#8
FRANK PKNY Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: POUGHKEEPSIE NY 12601 Posts: 1,020	Re: Montana trip trailer update Good luck on the trip. Very nice job on the trailer. __________________ [email protected]

08-01-2014, 09:23 AM	#9
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: Montana trip trailer update hopefully your family will appreciate your efforts and enjoy a trip of a lifetime ! Wayne

08-08-2014, 03:46 PM	#10
oldwoodsman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Duluth, MN Posts: 196	Re: Montana trip trailer update Thanks every body. Steve no diary from the trip, but I do have the 1929 Rand McNally road atlas they used with gas stops and camping marked in it, so we will follow it as best we can. when he told me the story of the trip I didn't fully appreciate the commitment he made until I started this project. Now I see what a endeavor this was even though he started with a three year old car rather then a 85 year old car, but I'm sure the roads and services weren't the same as now and he had 7 kids between the ages of 4 and 17 on a 2000 mile journey . Bless his soul.

08-08-2014, 04:52 PM	#12
Al 29Tudor Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Venice, FL Posts: 667	Re: Montana trip trailer update Nice job on the trailer. And, a good tip on the member rosters from Steve Plucker. Have fun!

08-08-2014, 06:32 PM	#13
Barber31 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 687	Re: Montana trip trailer update Awesome looking trailer. Enjoy y'all's trip. Looks like it will be fun.

08-08-2014, 06:48 PM	#14
bikejunk Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: beautiful down town Passaic NJ Posts: 293	Re: Montana trip trailer update any of those original kids still around ? have a good trip!!

08-08-2014, 07:12 PM	#15
tbirdtbird BANNED Join Date: May 2012 Location: inside your RAM Posts: 3,134	Re: Montana trip trailer update OK, super super trip to do a re-creation; you should consider a diary and hand it down..... knew an old timer who went from RI to CA in 1927 for the Olympics in a '22 T with his college roommate...some unbelievable stories....and a diary that I got to read only to have his older hare-brained daughter loose later on.... __________________ '31 180A

08-09-2014, 04:05 PM	#18
1930artdeco Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lynden, Wa Posts: 3,785	Re: Montana trip trailer update That is one nice trailer. Where did you get the plans or did you build from scratch? Mike __________________ 1930 TownSedan (Briggs) 1957 Country Sedan