The Ford Barn

Bolts · 07-09-2016, 06:32 PM

Back in the day, we lived in Southern California. We had some friends who lived in the San Fernando Valley which is about 40 miles from where we lived in Redondo Beach. My friend had helped me locate a woody like he owned and before long we were meeting on weekends working on our cars and just having fun like 25 year olds do. He told me about this Ford convertible that was sitting out in a big field. It was buried up to it's axles, and the top was ruined as was the interior, but it was pretty complete. The yellow paint was still there and nobody had taken anything off the car. It was just an old abandoned car buried down in the weeds in a big empty field. We drove out to it and looked it over.
This subject came up today as my wife and I were outside enjoying the summer afternoon. I was taking a break from dismantling an engine in the garage and she commented on how dirty my clothes were and how terrible that old grease smelled. Fine. Let's move on.
So just making conversation. I told her about the time our friend Austin had taken me by that big field where that convertible was wasting away. I mentioned that that car would be worth a bundle today.
We started talking about how people who have old Fords now are getting up in years (like us) and we wondered what might happen to our cars once the we can't drive any more and they get handed down to younger people.
They may not like them the way we do and I said, sort of asking what she thought might happen.
The little woman has a humorous way of looking at things and popped out with a reply that cracked me up. They'll probably wind up back in that big field again, she quipped.

Bulligen · 07-09-2016, 07:04 PM

Doesn't sound like a bad place to be maybe thats where I will end up.

ford38v8 · 07-09-2016, 10:27 PM

I heard on the radio today that Amazon has a book titled "Make your own fancy coffin in your spare time at home".
I guess some of us have a head start on that ...I told my wife I want to be cremated in my Ford.
Alex, where was that field, anyway?

Brian · 07-09-2016, 11:10 PM

It's called being put out to pasture....

GB SISSON · 07-09-2016, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ford38v8

I heard on the radio today that Amazon has a book titled "Make your own fancy coffin in your spare time at home".
I guess some of us have a head start on that ...I told my wife I want to be cremated in my Ford.
Alex, where was that field, anyway?

Maybe I should build and market woodies based on pinto wagons for that purpose...... A 'cremation wagon'?

37 Coupe · 07-10-2016, 07:14 PM

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This post is going to be a bit different from previous replies as it also has to do with the past and not the future. Your topic of an abandoned '46 Ford convertible jogged a memory I saw at a local junk yard years ago probably mid sixties. It was a '46-'48 Ford (did not know the difference back then) station wagon body sitting off the frame probably waiting for the bonfire.It did not look that bad,not really badly rotted but I will never forget how you could open and close the driver and passenger side doors. They were tight not worn out and had local Red Cross insignias on them. I was looking for a Model A roadster window frame during this junk yard visit,went into Navy for four years and never thought much more about it until about 1971. I bought a '46 coupe that was a low mileage mint car and joined the Early V8 Club and began to see the early rise of woody value. I think even the Early V8 Club was only 32-40 at the time I joined,V8 parts were reasonable and swap meets were still all about Model T and A's.

07-09-2016, 06:32 PM	#1
Bolts Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 585	Abandoned 46 Ford convertible sitting in a field Back in the day, we lived in Southern California. We had some friends who lived in the San Fernando Valley which is about 40 miles from where we lived in Redondo Beach. My friend had helped me locate a woody like he owned and before long we were meeting on weekends working on our cars and just having fun like 25 year olds do. He told me about this Ford convertible that was sitting out in a big field. It was buried up to it's axles, and the top was ruined as was the interior, but it was pretty complete. The yellow paint was still there and nobody had taken anything off the car. It was just an old abandoned car buried down in the weeds in a big empty field. We drove out to it and looked it over. This subject came up today as my wife and I were outside enjoying the summer afternoon. I was taking a break from dismantling an engine in the garage and she commented on how dirty my clothes were and how terrible that old grease smelled. Fine. Let's move on. So just making conversation. I told her about the time our friend Austin had taken me by that big field where that convertible was wasting away. I mentioned that that car would be worth a bundle today. We started talking about how people who have old Fords now are getting up in years (like us) and we wondered what might happen to our cars once the we can't drive any more and they get handed down to younger people. They may not like them the way we do and I said, sort of asking what she thought might happen. The little woman has a humorous way of looking at things and popped out with a reply that cracked me up. They'll probably wind up back in that big field again, she quipped. __________________ Nothing wrong with it except for the name on the front. Alex

07-09-2016, 07:04 PM	#2
Bulligen Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Elgin Illinois Posts: 740	Re: Abandoned 46 Ford convertible sitting in a field Doesn't sound like a bad place to be maybe thats where I will end up.

07-09-2016, 10:27 PM	#3
ford38v8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 7,283	Re: Abandoned 46 Ford convertible sitting in a field I heard on the radio today that Amazon has a book titled "Make your own fancy coffin in your spare time at home". I guess some of us have a head start on that ...I told my wife I want to be cremated in my Ford. Alex, where was that field, anyway? __________________ Alan

07-09-2016, 11:10 PM	#4
Brian Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Masterton, New Zealand Posts: 3,998	Re: Abandoned 46 Ford convertible sitting in a field It's called being put out to pasture.... __________________ Unfortunately, two half wits don't make a whole wit!

07-10-2016, 07:14 PM	#6
37 Coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,954	Re: Abandoned 46 Ford convertible sitting in a field Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) This post is going to be a bit different from previous replies as it also has to do with the past and not the future. Your topic of an abandoned '46 Ford convertible jogged a memory I saw at a local junk yard years ago probably mid sixties. It was a '46-'48 Ford (did not know the difference back then) station wagon body sitting off the frame probably waiting for the bonfire.It did not look that bad,not really badly rotted but I will never forget how you could open and close the driver and passenger side doors. They were tight not worn out and had local Red Cross insignias on them. I was looking for a Model A roadster window frame during this junk yard visit,went into Navy for four years and never thought much more about it until about 1971. I bought a '46 coupe that was a low mileage mint car and joined the Early V8 Club and began to see the early rise of woody value. I think even the Early V8 Club was only 32-40 at the time I joined,V8 parts were reasonable and swap meets were still all about Model T and A's. __________________ "Never complain,never explain"... Henry Ford II