The Ford Barn

mrtexas · 10-14-2011, 08:31 PM

I was at a forum member's house looking a 31 fire engine red indented firewall, steel topped, wide bed pickup he has for sale. It is definitely a driver with paint chips but very presentable. https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47903

While I was looking he pulled out his early 28 AA engine number 4857. He bought it as a basket case in primer. He bought some spray cans of flat black and proceeded to do an "antique" paint job. He even lettered a distressed "Buddy's Farms Bullard,TX" on the driver's door. He left the banged up and torn fender and the rest of the usual defects. The canvas top had been replaced with an old Penzoil sign over rotten wood a long time back complete with nail holes. The overall result was amazing. He fooled me as I thought it must be patine! The one downside is the low speed rear end that tops out at 18mph. Good job Buddy!

dean from bozeman · 10-14-2011, 08:41 PM

Any photos of the '28 AA?

mrtexas · 10-16-2011, 02:20 PM

Here it is for sale;

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50495

Special Coupe Frank · 10-16-2011, 05:01 PM

That is a neat truck... if it were an open express, I'd be on my way out there to get it !

So. the first-production AA trucks also had the left-hand e-brake ?

Did the e-brake operate all four wheels as on the cars ?

Neil Wilson · 10-17-2011, 08:29 AM

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The first AA's has the left hand brake lever and it operated all four service brakes. The lever is the same part as used on the A.

I have yet to find an original '28 AA without the left hand lever. So, this feature does not identify the AA as early '28.

10-14-2011, 08:31 PM	#1
mrtexas Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sugar Land, TX Posts: 4,420	Saw very interesting 28 AA the other day I was at a forum member's house looking a 31 fire engine red indented firewall, steel topped, wide bed pickup he has for sale. It is definitely a driver with paint chips but very presentable. https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47903 While I was looking he pulled out his early 28 AA engine number 4857. He bought it as a basket case in primer. He bought some spray cans of flat black and proceeded to do an "antique" paint job. He even lettered a distressed "Buddy's Farms Bullard,TX" on the driver's door. He left the banged up and torn fender and the rest of the usual defects. The canvas top had been replaced with an old Penzoil sign over rotten wood a long time back complete with nail holes. The overall result was amazing. He fooled me as I thought it must be patine! The one downside is the low speed rear end that tops out at 18mph. Good job Buddy! Last edited by mrtexas; 10-14-2011 at 08:37 PM.

10-14-2011, 08:41 PM	#2
dean from bozeman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bozeman, Montana Posts: 997	Re: Saw very interesting 28 AA the other day Any photos of the '28 AA?

10-16-2011, 02:20 PM	#3
mrtexas Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sugar Land, TX Posts: 4,420	Re: Saw very interesting 28 AA the other day Here it is for sale; https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50495

10-16-2011, 05:01 PM	#4
Special Coupe Frank Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northeast Penna Posts: 2,108	Re: Saw very interesting 28 AA the other day That is a neat truck... if it were an open express, I'd be on my way out there to get it ! So. the first-production AA trucks also had the left-hand e-brake ? Did the e-brake operate all four wheels as on the cars ?

10-17-2011, 08:29 AM	#5
Neil Wilson Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 561	Re: Saw very interesting 28 AA the other day Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The first AA's has the left hand brake lever and it operated all four service brakes. The lever is the same part as used on the A. I have yet to find an original '28 AA without the left hand lever. So, this feature does not identify the AA as early '28.