The Ford Barn

Marshall V. Daut · 01-12-2025, 12:56 PM

It was a 1931 Standard Phaeton, the one the family drove from West "Virginny" in the first episode and kept throughout the run of the series (1957-1963). It was featured on a late 1950's "The Restorer" cover with Grandpa McCoy standing next to it, wiping his face with a handkerchief, if I remember correctly (a rarity!). The radiator shell was definitely a 1931 style. I also seem to recall from the short blurb in that issue that the Phaeton was a late '31 with indented firewall. Or maybe I spotted that in an episode when the passenger's side hood was open, perhaps in the episode when Grandpa traded the car in.
I'll see if I can find that back issue in my stack of hundreds of Model A and T magazines. I'll check tonight and if I find it, I'll scan the cover and short description inside.
M.

01-12-2025, 12:56 PM	#10
Marshall V. Daut Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Davenport, Iowa Posts: 2,631	Re: Real McCoys It was a 1931 Standard Phaeton, the one the family drove from West "Virginny" in the first episode and kept throughout the run of the series (1957-1963). It was featured on a late 1950's "The Restorer" cover with Grandpa McCoy standing next to it, wiping his face with a handkerchief, if I remember correctly (a rarity!). The radiator shell was definitely a 1931 style. I also seem to recall from the short blurb in that issue that the Phaeton was a late '31 with indented firewall. Or maybe I spotted that in an episode when the passenger's side hood was open, perhaps in the episode when Grandpa traded the car in. I'll see if I can find that back issue in my stack of hundreds of Model A and T magazines. I'll check tonight and if I find it, I'll scan the cover and short description inside. M.