Starting Restoration

[Tom Wesenberg]

You only have to please yourself, but I would first dust it off, lube it, and drive to to a few shows. You'll soon find people like to see it just the way it is now, plus it saves you work and money.

[jboggess]

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

You only have to please yourself, but I would first dust it off, lube it, and drive to to a few shows. You'll soon find people like to see it just the way it is now, plus it saves you work and money.

No offense, but Its all very cute to take to a show a couple times unrestored, but after a while you get the reputation of being the neighborhood hillbilly, and also it pisses the people off who put the labor and money in to make theres nice, a little wet sanding and a cheap coat of paint wouldn't cost much.

[Mitch//pa]

Originally Posted by jboggess

No offense, but Its all very cute to take to a show a couple times unrestored, but after a while you get the reputation of being the neighborhood hillbilly, and also it pisses the people off who put the labor and money in to make theres nice, a little wet sanding and a cheap coat of paint wouldn't cost much.

i dont get pissed off or feel that way about drivers brought to shows...i enjoy it when there are more model A's no matter what the condition....

[Rex_A_Lott]

I think its pretty cool that you have resurrected a piece of your family's history.
Enjoy it ! As is, or whatever you decide, its yours. As far as being the neighborhood hillbilly, it aint so bad once you get used to it. Dont worry about pissing off the ones with the super-nice cars, some of them are super-nice people too...and some are not, no matter what you're driving.
As far as the carburetor goes, a lot of times a good cleaning and blowing out all the passages is all that's needed. Certainly worth a try before you run out and buy a new one.
Good Luck!

[ian Simpson]

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

i dont get pissed off or feel that way about drivers brought to shows...i enjoy it when there are more model A's no matter what the condition....

X2. None of our cars are pristine. They have the scars of hard usage, and we are proud of it. It also means that when we do a show, or do a grocery run, anyone and everyone can touch and/or climb in with permission.

Our 1975 MGB bears considerable scars from the 1987 Edmonton Tornado in its original paintwork . I would not remove them for anything as they remind us all of the thirty plus folks who died that day.

Notwithstanding their external condition, we keep all three as mechanically perfect as possible.

As many others have said - make it safe and drive it!

[HoarseWhisperer]

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Originally Posted by jboggess

No offense, but Its all very cute to take to a show a couple times unrestored, but after a while you get the reputation of being the neighborhood hillbilly, and also it pisses the people off who put the labor and money in to make theres nice, a little wet sanding and a cheap coat of paint wouldn't cost much.

Doesn't piss me off either. Good unrestored vehicles are like rare time capsules and serve as examples of "real" vehicles of way back when. I think many of us appreciate and learn from them. I admire those that are fortunate enough to have and maintain an unrestored vehicle. Plus, they do not have the worries of those of us that invested labor and money on shiny new paint jobs.

[zzlegend]

Originally Posted by jboggess

No offense, but Its all very cute to take to a show a couple times unrestored, but after a while you get the reputation of being the neighborhood hillbilly, and also it pisses the people off who put the labor and money in to make theres nice, a little wet sanding and a cheap coat of paint wouldn't cost much.

Not so. If someone with a restored car says you are a hillbilly, then walk your dog over and introduce him to their wheels. As many have stated, just leave it, do the brakes, rebuild the carb, WD-40 that hood and leave well enough alone. A lot of great character in that A. Grandpa would be proud. Just my 3 1/2 cents.