What is your collector car Pet Peeve?

[59mgaguy]

Those who try to make a Model A built with the technology of the late 1800 to ride like a car built in the 21st century.
That and rude people who think they know it.

[Skeezixx]

1) "It's a MODEL T!"

2) "How fast does it go?" (favorite reply- I once had it up to 80 but I was pulling it on a trailer at the time).

[Willie Krash]

Well Skeezixx,
A local Presbyterian Pastor was in the shop and asked for a ride in my Model T.
Sure.
He had a seat and said no seat belts,
nope,
High center of gravity isn't it,
yep
Is it safe?
I asked, you believe in God don't ya..!
I punched it and we were off and running, <grin>

[mndodge]

Originally Posted by Willie Krash

Well Skeezixx,
A local Presbyterian Pastor was in the shop and asked for a ride in my Model T.
Sure.
He had a seat and said no seat belts,
nope,
High center of gravity isn't it,
yep
Is it safe?
I asked, you believe in God don't ya..!
I punched it and we were off and running, <grin>

Reading this one made my day.......!!!!!

[Skeezixx]

Originally Posted by Willie Krash

Well Skeezixx,
A local Presbyterian Pastor was in the shop and asked for a ride in my Model T.
Sure.
He had a seat and said no seat belts,
nope,
High center of gravity isn't it,
yep
Is it safe?
I asked, you believe in God don't ya..!
I punched it and we were off and running, <grin>

That's a good one!I'll have to remember it.

Another of my pet peeves is:

"How much did you pay for it?"

While I have several creative responses to this question my most inspired reply happened when a friend of mine and I were fueling up his 30 Tudor:

"Well, an elderly lady hired us to clean out her garage and under a pile of boxes and an old mattress we found this. When I asked her about it she said That goes too!"..............................We still charged her $200.

[marty in Ohio]

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My pet peeve? How about "How much is it worth?" I usually answer "Pal, you don't have enough money."

[Skeezixx]

Originally Posted by marty in Ohio

My pet peeve? How about "How much is it worth?" I usually answer "Pal, you don't have enough money."

I usually reply "About half what it cost me to make it look like it does."

[Purdy Swoft]

Where did you get it???? Want to sell it??? I'll give you two thousand dollars cash for it!!!

[Skeezixx]

Originally Posted by Purdy Swoft

Want to sell it??? I'll give you two thousand dollars cash for it!!!

My favorite answer to this is to look very pensive, stroke my chin and say "I would except then I wouldn't have a ride home."

[no6]

I have a bunch, "Ole School" at the top, mint, rare, excellent condition. Oh another one in the top 2 or 3, "I'm gonna restore it someday". You would not believe how many "32 Ford coupes" my buddy has seen out west hunting or passed on the road. "There is no rust in it". He wants this much $$$ for it until you get there and he actually wants this much $$$$$$.

[cradlescyth]

Do not know what is doing it, but the priceses are going out of reach of the little guy.

I heard that it is foreign buyers??

Maby even rod builders??

If anyone knows please share it !!

[warren va]

How fast will it go?

I tell them 0 To 50 in 5 minutes.

[31Abone]

Cream wheels with white wall tires looks like hell ..model A were always black tires in the day..sc

[QGolden]

I had an Ultrlight Aircraft that I built and took it to a fly in. On the Static Display line I had sign on it that read:
Please do not play with this Aircraft, idle curiosity on your part could be catastrophic on my part.

[RHD]

People who believe they know it all and profess they are real experts on Model 'A's.
Some of their remarks:
# All Model 'A's had 4 blade fans.
# All Model 'A's had 'drum' taillights.
# The 30/31 radiator shells and headlights were always chromed.
Other things.
# Must be worth over $500.00.
# When was it made 1910, 1939, or similar.
# Does it have any brakes?
# Have I had it from new?
# Ford made one of these every 10 seconds you know.
# They all had cast iron pistons.
# No one makes parts for these an more.
# I had a Model 'A' once and was told never to touch those funny levers behind the steering wheel.
Is it air conditioned? I tell them my 30 Phaeton with side curtains off is fully air conditioned.
And so on. Gets a bit tiresome after a while.

[Doug in NJ]

Originally Posted by RHD

People who believe they know it all and profess they are real experts on Model 'A's.
Some of their remarks:

# Ford made one of these every 10 seconds you know.

I did some math, and I think it was one every 25 seconds,
averaged over 365 days per year, 2 hours per day.
So it's not that far off...

Doug

[roccaas]

Didn't they turn out a Liberator every 90 minutes at Willow Run?

[gweilbaker]

Weird but I don't want to know---An elderly lady elbows me and raises a brow "you know what I lost in that rumble?!!!"

Yeeeuu, too much information!!!

[Ryan J]

People that say that my 30 coupe is a Shay.I have had 5-6 people call it one this summer.

[dave in australia]

Not me, but my WOFF from my RAAF days. He returned to his car at a shopping centre, and the lady parked next to him was using his boot lid as a parcel shelf for her groceries. He didn't say anything, just got in, started up, and then quickly drove off, spreading her groceries all over the road.