The Ford Barn

roccaas · 10-16-2013, 10:17 PM

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2...smans-origins/

Nice to see the rear spring poking up through the rear deck.

Skrain · 10-16-2013, 10:23 PM

O.K. Someone that is good with wood HAS to try to recreate this!

Ross/Kzoo · 10-17-2013, 05:34 AM

That looks a lot like a 48 Jeepster.

QGolden · 10-17-2013, 06:33 AM

The Article states it was built on a 31 Chassis. I have to presume that means Engine, Axles, Mechanical Brakes etc. I can see the A muffler. I wonder why they used a 28 or 29 Radiator shroud. The hood looks like a 28/29 that has been stretched to cover where the cowel used to be. I wonder where the fuel tank is, in the back like a 32? I cannot see a filler neck.

This looks very buildable. I would to see more photos.

WTSHNN · 10-17-2013, 09:36 AM

Here is a picture posted by Tim Kelly in a previous thread...

Last I heard the car was in a private collection down in Alabama.
-Tim

QGolden · 10-17-2013, 10:05 AM

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Thanks for the new picture, that makes it look like it is a 31 Shroud, with the Blue Emblem, and a custom hood.

Skrain · 10-17-2013, 10:17 AM

Looks like it could be a neat project for someone like Lentville to start to manufacture.
Or, sell a do-it-yourself set of plans...just modified enough to use the stock cowl and fuel tank setup.

Just a thought for a budding entrepreneur to consider!

Ross/Kzoo · 10-17-2013, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Skrain

Looks like it could be a neat project for someone like Lentville to start to manufacture.
Or, sell a do-it-yourself set of plans...just modified enough to use the stock cowl and fuel tank setup.

Just a thought for a budding entrepreneur to consider!

All the work behind the cowl is relatively flat and angular. If you made a skeleton and attached sheet metal and then had an artist do faux wood grain.

CarlG · 10-17-2013, 11:42 AM

What caught my eye in that picture were the tires on the blue huckster in the background. Look suspiciously like 16" tires on wheels with 19" centers.

Skrain · 10-17-2013, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by CarlG

What caught my eye in that picture were the tires on the blue huckster in the background. Look suspiciously like 16" tires on wheels with 19" centers.

By George, I think you're right!

jkcrosson · 10-17-2013, 12:47 PM

The car is alive and well in Alabama.

Steve Wastler · 10-17-2013, 12:56 PM

No offence to anyone, but in my eye that thing is hideous!

Skrain · 10-17-2013, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Wastler

No offence to anyone, but in my eye that thing is hideous!

That's one of the cool things about Model As...they come in so many variations of so many body styles that there is something out there for almost anyone!

Tom Wesenberg · 10-17-2013, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Wastler

No offence to anyone, but in my eye that thing is hideous!

I agree, it sure doesn't do anything for me.
I'd rather have a nice station wagon.

Ross/Kzoo · 10-17-2013, 01:23 PM

Couldn't you just see a hunter in the drivers seat wearing plaid and a shotgun laying on the seat?

QGolden · 10-17-2013, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Wastler

No offence to anyone, but in my eye that thing is hideous!

LOL, no offense taken! I think it is pretty cool. Of course I like the unusual and bizarre!

Skrain · 10-17-2013, 02:20 PM

A couple of years ago I was at the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum in Auburn In. when a group of about 25 or so Jeepsters from the National club showed up.
This sportsman really DOES look a lot like a Jeepster.
Ross, now that you mention it, yes, I COULD see that scenario...perhaps in a Life Magazine ad of about 1929 or so...with a couple of hunting dogs sitting in the back...

Mike V. Florida · 10-17-2013, 02:29 PM

It's one of those things when it is so ugly it's cool.

Skrain · 10-17-2013, 03:02 PM

I'm still wondering where the gas tank is, and what wheels is that thing wearing?
They look like solids, or artillery wheels with moon hubcaps...

Skrain · 10-17-2013, 03:06 PM

AND, look closely at the picture where you can see the dashboard...that's NOT a Model A dash, that's for sure...

10-16-2013, 10:17 PM	#1
roccaas Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,300	'31 Sportsman http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2...smans-origins/ Nice to see the rear spring poking up through the rear deck. __________________ 20 years ago we had Johnny Cash, Steve Jobs, and Bob Hope. Now we have no Cash, no Jobs, and no Hope...please don't let Kevin Bacon die!

10-16-2013, 10:23 PM	#2
Skrain Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Monticello, Kentucky Posts: 284	Re: '31 Sportsman O.K. Someone that is good with wood HAS to try to recreate this! __________________ "They can make me grow older, but they CAN'T make me grow up!"

10-17-2013, 05:34 AM	#3
Ross/Kzoo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Richland Mi. Posts: 1,172	Re: '31 Sportsman That looks a lot like a 48 Jeepster.

10-17-2013, 06:33 AM	#4
QGolden Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 1,231	Re: '31 Sportsman The Article states it was built on a 31 Chassis. I have to presume that means Engine, Axles, Mechanical Brakes etc. I can see the A muffler. I wonder why they used a 28 or 29 Radiator shroud. The hood looks like a 28/29 that has been stretched to cover where the cowel used to be. I wonder where the fuel tank is, in the back like a 32? I cannot see a filler neck. This looks very buildable. I would to see more photos. __________________ It's not what people think they know that will hurt them, it is what they think they know that aint so! -Mark Twain. It is the very things that we think we know, that keep us from learning what we should know.- Unknown

10-17-2013, 09:36 AM	#5
WTSHNN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,489	Re: '31 Sportsman Here is a picture posted by Tim Kelly in a previous thread... Last I heard the car was in a private collection down in Alabama. -Tim

10-17-2013, 10:05 AM	#6
QGolden Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 1,231	Re: '31 Sportsman Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks for the new picture, that makes it look like it is a 31 Shroud, with the Blue Emblem, and a custom hood. __________________ It's not what people think they know that will hurt them, it is what they think they know that aint so! -Mark Twain. It is the very things that we think we know, that keep us from learning what we should know.- Unknown

10-17-2013, 10:17 AM	#7
Skrain Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Monticello, Kentucky Posts: 284	Re: '31 Sportsman Looks like it could be a neat project for someone like Lentville to start to manufacture. Or, sell a do-it-yourself set of plans...just modified enough to use the stock cowl and fuel tank setup. Just a thought for a budding entrepreneur to consider! __________________ "They can make me grow older, but they CAN'T make me grow up!"

10-17-2013, 11:42 AM	#9
CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,192	Re: '31 Sportsman What caught my eye in that picture were the tires on the blue huckster in the background. Look suspiciously like 16" tires on wheels with 19" centers. __________________ Alaskan A's Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska Model A Ford Club of America Model A Restorers Club Antique Automobile Club of America Mullins Owner's Club

10-17-2013, 12:47 PM	#11
jkcrosson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pell City AL Posts: 720	Re: '31 Sportsman The car is alive and well in Alabama. __________________ Jamie Crosson 1929 Tudor Looking for an Original 888 Key

10-17-2013, 12:56 PM	#12
Steve Wastler Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,987	Re: '31 Sportsman No offence to anyone, but in my eye that thing is hideous!

10-17-2013, 01:23 PM	#15
Ross/Kzoo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Richland Mi. Posts: 1,172	Re: '31 Sportsman Couldn't you just see a hunter in the drivers seat wearing plaid and a shotgun laying on the seat?

10-17-2013, 02:20 PM	#17
Skrain Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Monticello, Kentucky Posts: 284	Re: '31 Sportsman A couple of years ago I was at the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum in Auburn In. when a group of about 25 or so Jeepsters from the National club showed up. This sportsman really DOES look a lot like a Jeepster. Ross, now that you mention it, yes, I COULD see that scenario...perhaps in a Life Magazine ad of about 1929 or so...with a couple of hunting dogs sitting in the back... __________________ "They can make me grow older, but they CAN'T make me grow up!"

10-17-2013, 02:29 PM	#18
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida between Sarasota and TampaSouth Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: '31 Sportsman It's one of those things when it is so ugly it's cool. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

10-17-2013, 03:02 PM	#19
Skrain Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Monticello, Kentucky Posts: 284	Re: '31 Sportsman I'm still wondering where the gas tank is, and what wheels is that thing wearing? They look like solids, or artillery wheels with moon hubcaps... __________________ "They can make me grow older, but they CAN'T make me grow up!"

10-17-2013, 03:06 PM	#20
Skrain Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Monticello, Kentucky Posts: 284	Re: '31 Sportsman AND, look closely at the picture where you can see the dashboard...that's NOT a Model A dash, that's for sure... __________________ "They can make me grow older, but they CAN'T make me grow up!"