New Guy Intro

[mcorrell]

Hi, my name is Mark and I am new to the Ford Barn and Model A ownership, but have been a car guy all of my life. I recently inherited my late grandfather's early 1929 Model A Special Coupe. It was restored when he purchased it in 1991 (likely a late 1970s restoration) and then repainted and a new top installed in 2001.

My dad has had the car in his possession since my grandfather passed in 2004 and has finally given the car to me as he had little interest in it. The only times it has been driven since 2004 have been on July 4 when I travelled to his home to put water and gas in her and fire it up. My first act as owner was to drive to Coker tire and replace the 40 year old Goodyears. I have a lot of other tasks to do in order to get the car reliable and safe including installing new wiring, a tune up and fluid changes all around, and adjust the brakes and steering.

Like a lot of Model A's it has a nasty shimmy at low speeds (10-15 mph) after you hit a small hole or rock. Since there is about 3 inches of play at the steering wheel I am afraid that the box will need rebuilt.

Right now she is a good stablemate to my 1964 Buick Wildcat convertible. I really like the older cars that require a lot of driver input. Past cars that are gone but not forgotten include a 57 Chevy hardtop and 37 Buick Special 4-door fastback.

I am looking forward to many years on Model A ownership.