The Ford Barn

Dave Mellor NJ · 10-31-2024, 11:32 PM

Fine dinning

Synchro909 · 11-01-2024, 04:59 AM

How short are the people on the foreground near the Tudor??

nkaminar · 11-01-2024, 06:06 AM

Looks like a good place to get gas. For the car too.

Big hammer · 11-01-2024, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Synchro909

How short are the people on the foreground near the Tudor??

They aren’t short ! The A has new ford springs ! When I’ve visited homes built in the 20’s and earlier, I need to duck my head in the doorways

Ray64 · 11-01-2024, 07:23 AM

Good eye Synchro

mass A man · 11-01-2024, 12:25 PM

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David in San Antonio · 11-01-2024, 12:52 PM

I saw a display of US military uniforms from the WWII era. I presume these were typical size, but they looked like they could fit an adolescent from today, and not a big one. Not just the height, but the width of the shoulders and the size of the boots were startlingly small.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/s/UOMDSrrNV5

Bruce of MN · 11-01-2024, 04:40 PM

Maybe small sizes were left over?

David in San Antonio · 11-01-2024, 05:41 PM

Bruce of MN - Ha! Well I have no idea where the uniforms came from. Ok, check the wartime photos of soldiers in the Pacific theater with their shirts open. They look pretty lean. Some look downright scrawny, but I’ll wager that’s because our modern expectation of physical fitness is big, obvious musculature.

ModelA29 · 11-01-2024, 09:17 PM

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Kube · 11-02-2024, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Synchro909

How short are the people on the foreground near the Tudor??

Ya know, as a segway of sorts, I'd recently assembled a Model A pickup truck. I'm 6'2", 210#. I have a very difficult time getting in and out of this vehicle, not to mention operating the clutch.
I had researched the average male height in the USA, circa 1931. It was 5' 7".
The height of the gal in that photo? I'd guess about 5'2" or so.

Planojc · 11-02-2024, 12:15 PM

They had to be small to get into a roadster with the top up.

Synchro909 · 11-02-2024, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Kube

Ya know, as a segway of sorts, I'd recently assembled a Model A pickup truck. I'm 6'2", 210#. I have a very difficult time getting in and out of this vehicle, not to mention operating the clutch.
I had researched the average male height in the USA, circa 1931. It was 5' 7".
The height of the gal in that photo? I'd guess about 5'2" or so.

I'm 6' 1" and 185 lb in the old measure and also own a 1930 CCPU (very rare here) I made a slight modification tot he seats and have no trouble entering or exiting the car. I am told that the 1928-9 CCPUs are a tighter fit though.

11-01-2024, 04:59 AM	#2
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 8,043	Re: Lighthouse Barbecue How short are the people on the foreground near the Tudor?? __________________ I sometimes wonder what happened to the people who asked me for directions. Even at my age, I still like to look at a young, attractive woman but I can't really remember why.

11-01-2024, 06:06 AM	#3
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,860	Re: Lighthouse Barbecue Looks like a good place to get gas. For the car too. __________________ 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.

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Ray64 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Grafton,OHIO Posts: 755	Re: Lighthouse Barbecue Good eye Synchro

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11-01-2024, 12:52 PM	#7
David in San Antonio Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 545	Re: Lighthouse Barbecue I saw a display of US military uniforms from the WWII era. I presume these were typical size, but they looked like they could fit an adolescent from today, and not a big one. Not just the height, but the width of the shoulders and the size of the boots were startlingly small. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/s/UOMDSrrNV5 __________________ David in San Antonio Late ‘30 Deluxe "Wretched Roadster" Alamo A’s Club

11-01-2024, 04:40 PM	#8
Bruce of MN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: VA Posts: 1,808	Re: Lighthouse Barbecue Maybe small sizes were left over?

11-01-2024, 05:41 PM	#9
David in San Antonio Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 545	Re: Lighthouse Barbecue Bruce of MN - Ha! Well I have no idea where the uniforms came from. Ok, check the wartime photos of soldiers in the Pacific theater with their shirts open. They look pretty lean. Some look downright scrawny, but I’ll wager that’s because our modern expectation of physical fitness is big, obvious musculature. __________________ David in San Antonio Late ‘30 Deluxe "Wretched Roadster" Alamo A’s Club

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ModelA29 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,152	Re: Lighthouse Barbecue https://theoldmotor.com/?p=177032

11-02-2024, 12:15 PM	#12
Planojc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 1,062	Re: Lighthouse Barbecue They had to be small to get into a roadster with the top up.