The Ford Barn

russellbdavis · 02-12-2015, 10:21 PM

I am a Shay owner. I have a love for the model a and also wanted a Shay since they were offered in 1979. It seems that most of the comments about them are negative, by users who haven't seen them up close and personal. I will tell you if you park one next to a real model A, you will see the most accurate reproduction on the planet. I waited 35 years to own and finally got it in Nov. 2014. Harry Shay did substitute parts that were not standard model A issue; why I don't know. But I have been studying the model A and have slowly been replacing with authentic parts. What some you may not understand is that the Ford Corporation supported this effort and allowed Shay to fabricate these bodies directly from the patented model A drawings. These are not close approximations but extremely. accurate and respectful reproductions. I think the name used later by Camelot Motors; Modern A is really more appropriate. But when people ask I take the time to explain what it is truthfully.

02-12-2015, 10:21 PM	#28
russellbdavis Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 4	Re: Shay reproductions I am a Shay owner. I have a love for the model a and also wanted a Shay since they were offered in 1979. It seems that most of the comments about them are negative, by users who haven't seen them up close and personal. I will tell you if you park one next to a real model A, you will see the most accurate reproduction on the planet. I waited 35 years to own and finally got it in Nov. 2014. Harry Shay did substitute parts that were not standard model A issue; why I don't know. But I have been studying the model A and have slowly been replacing with authentic parts. What some you may not understand is that the Ford Corporation supported this effort and allowed Shay to fabricate these bodies directly from the patented model A drawings. These are not close approximations but extremely. accurate and respectful reproductions. I think the name used later by Camelot Motors; Modern A is really more appropriate. But when people ask I take the time to explain what it is truthfully.