for those who say the hobby is "expensive"

[oldspert]

I was heavily into restoring 442 and Cutlass Oldsmobiles. When it got so that valve covers and intake shrouds got to be very expensive, I went back to my first real love in Model A's. At least parts are reasonable, even repro parts.
Ed

[Jeff/Illinois]

Originally Posted by oldspert

I was heavily into restoring 442 and Cutlass Oldsmobiles. When it got so that valve covers and intake shrouds got to be very expensive, I went back to my first real love in Model A's. At least parts are reasonable, even repro parts.
Ed

That was a good move... but you can have the best of both worlds! Keep a 442 Olds in the garage too!
Speaking of expensive, just last week a good friend from high school dropped by. He was telling me about the family farm. His father died about 10-12 years ago, and his mom inherited a fairly good sized, very productive farm. He had moved to Tennesee to be near their son and his family.


Anyway, my buddy said that his mom ran the entire farm thru the slot machines at an area Casino. She is flat broke and the farm is gone. They didn't know she was addicted to gambling. She was a solid church goer, served as an elder in their congregation. Those places need to be banned. I've never set foot in one and have no interest in doing so--

That story is very common, my cousin did the exact same thing, burned through the family farm he was the third generation who farmed it. I know of at least 5 others locally that did the same thing, had houses paid for and had to take out second mortgages to stay in their house, lost their butts by gambling.

The moral of this story is, when you spend $$ on your Model A, at least you have something to show for it

[1928Mik]

"I was heavily into restoring 442 and Cutlass Oldsmobiles. When it got so that valve covers and intake shrouds got to be very expensive, I went back to my first real love in Model A's. At least parts are reasonable, even repro parts.
Ed"


Oldspert Ed, been there done that, and I keep going on the Olds I have since it's far from stock, however i truly enjoy working on my A due to it's simplicity and character, and parts definitely are reasonable in comparison.