The Ford Barn

RcT · 07-11-2011, 12:10 AM

This isn't doing a bit to answer the question, but in 1968 I was in college and wanted a Model A for fun. I found a pickup made from a sedan, original engine, but unrestored. Got it very cheap and at the time, it suited me for my "A" fix. I had it out for a drive one weekend and was coming down a hill in third gear, probably approaching 50 mph when I heard an explosion like a shotgun and the engine just died. I came to a stop, popped the hood to find a fan blade had broken off the original fan. The belt was still good, but off the pulley. I grabbed the other blade and wiggled it back and forth until it broke off, put the belt back on and limped home, about 30 miles, stopping when it heated up, to let her cool down. The original fan had rusted from the inside out. When the blade came off, it hit the side of the hood with such force, it left a dent about like a half tennis ball and the paint that was popped off the bare metal looked to be in the shape of an angel. I was an art major in college and had all I needed to detail out the angel, about a 10" wingspan, and she graced my hood until the day I sold the truck to some guy who was shipping it to Hawaii. Wonder if it's still there...

07-11-2011, 12:10 AM	#11
RcT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 451	Re: 2 blade fan or 4 blade fan? That is the question! This isn't doing a bit to answer the question, but in 1968 I was in college and wanted a Model A for fun. I found a pickup made from a sedan, original engine, but unrestored. Got it very cheap and at the time, it suited me for my "A" fix. I had it out for a drive one weekend and was coming down a hill in third gear, probably approaching 50 mph when I heard an explosion like a shotgun and the engine just died. I came to a stop, popped the hood to find a fan blade had broken off the original fan. The belt was still good, but off the pulley. I grabbed the other blade and wiggled it back and forth until it broke off, put the belt back on and limped home, about 30 miles, stopping when it heated up, to let her cool down. The original fan had rusted from the inside out. When the blade came off, it hit the side of the hood with such force, it left a dent about like a half tennis ball and the paint that was popped off the bare metal looked to be in the shape of an angel. I was an art major in college and had all I needed to detail out the angel, about a 10" wingspan, and she graced my hood until the day I sold the truck to some guy who was shipping it to Hawaii. Wonder if it's still there...