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!

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.