The Ford Barn

markyb · 11-22-2013, 01:36 PM

http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/53623576#53623576

BILL WILLIAMSON · 11-22-2013, 02:35 PM

Dog here, Ol' Bill's friend dug up a COMPLETE "T" Model motor in a sandy wash here in town! Guess what??---It wuldn't turn Buster T.

mhsprecher · 11-22-2013, 03:20 PM

There was a story on the Early V8 forum about a guy in England who pulled a 36 Ford out of the river and restored it.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 11-22-2013, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mhsprecher

There was a story on the Early V8 forum about a guy in England who pulled a 36 Ford out of the river and restored it.

Have you seen the movie, "Fried Green Tomatoes"??
Bill W.

Roadster62 · 11-22-2013, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON

Have you seen the movie, "Fried Green Tomatoes"??
Bill W.

Yes, 30-31 Fotrd pickup goes into the water and a 1932-34 Ford Pickup comes out years later missing the engine. Bob

CarlG · 11-22-2013, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON

Have you seen the movie, "Fried Green Tomatoes"??
Bill W.

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Originally Posted by Roadster62

Yes, 30-31 Fotrd pickup goes into the water and a 1932-34 Ford Pickup comes out years later missing the engine. Bob

It aged while it was in the water. And someone was going to "rod" it and never got finished -- hence the engine was missing.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 11-22-2013, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by CarlG

It aged while it was in the water. And someone was going to "rod" it and never got finished -- hence the engine was missing.

Yo, Carl & Roadster,
Did you guys notice the big tin?? cover under the car where the motor & trans should have been?
BUT, the HIGH point was that "they" served really SCRUMPTIOUS BBQ!
The movie NEVER showed the car going in, & when it came out, it WAS, I repeat, it WAS a Model A!! I've run that film back & forth a dozen times, tryin' to figger out that metal cover under it. Bill W.
(After studying the pic, I WUZ WRONG!! It IS a '32 to '34 P.U.
WELL! I've been WRONG before, The Dog's laffin', uncontrollably!!!!)

markyb · 11-22-2013, 09:32 PM

while we're talkin' movies, I watched the modern version of King Kong the other day ( the one starring Jack Black) and there were Tons of old 30's cars in that movie. I'm not sharp enough to know what all of the other cars were, although there was a lot of Model A's running the streets

John Duden · 11-22-2013, 09:48 PM

we had a guy who had restored a 1935 b john deere.
The story goes,
A guy ordered a john Deere B in 1935, in 37 he was pulling stumps off the side of a hill and the chain broke and rolled down the hill and into the lake,
fast forward to the late seventies
The DNR got a wiff of the story and ordered it out of the lake. A towing company pulled it out and a friend of mine bought it for the price of getting it towed.
He got it home and it suprisly turned over! he took the engine cover off and cleaned all the dirt out and flushed the cylinders with kerosene and checked the bearings and every thing was good and tight (the lake water was not corrosive) he then repainted it and put rubber on it and now it is a nice B
WHAT THEY DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME>>>
This was an Early 35 Brass tagged B, With the 4 bolt front end, and Edison spitdorf mag.
it was one of the first 2000 tractors made of the B
It is really still a new B!
Man how I wish I had it!

I remember reading In a model a magazine, (marc? mafca?) that there was a guy who was ice fishing with a roadster pickup and it went through, and then later dug out and restored, late 70 early 80's was the publication
Does anybody have a copy of the article?

John Duden · 11-22-2013, 09:55 PM

it is a half hour from me!!

Rich in Tucson · 11-22-2013, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by markyb

while we're talkin' movies, I watched the modern version of King Kong the other day ( the one starring Jack Black) and there were Tons of old 30's cars in that movie. I'm not sharp enough to know what all of the other cars were, although there was a lot of Model A's running the streets

If I am not mistaken, most of those cars were of the recent Hollywood marque "CGI".

BILL WILLIAMSON · 11-23-2013, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by markyb

while we're talkin' movies, I watched the modern version of King Kong the other day ( the one starring Jack Black) and there were Tons of old 30's cars in that movie. I'm not sharp enough to know what all of the other cars were, although there was a lot of Model A's running the streets

Markyb, I bought a 493 VHS movie collection, after the collector put them on DVD's for himself! I PAID $115.00 FOR THE WHOLE COLLECTION!! Among them was Amos & Andy's FIRST full sound movie, "TAXI"! They were runnin' a Taxi service in N.Y.C, using a "T" Model Touring Car. The streets were JAMMED with cars, many were HUGE cars that I could not identify. The movie had a good storyline & the audio & the video are of great quality.
At 77 11/12 years old, I hope I live long enough to watch them ALL!!! Bill W.

dave in australia · 11-23-2013, 01:04 AM

There was a Bugatti that was driven into a lake in Switzerland because the owner didn't want to pay import taxes in the thirties or there abouts. A year or two ago, it was removed from the lake, not in the best condition and went to auction.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...0-auction.html
There is a story going around that there is another Bugatti in Japan with the same serial as this one.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 11-23-2013, 01:15 AM

Dave,
While working at the Volvo dealer in 1970, a lady's new Volvo was submerged in 40 ft water in crystal clear, Pine Flat Lake, for 36 hours. We restored that car in the shop & she drove it for 14 years before trading it in. Bill W.

freak · 11-23-2013, 08:10 AM

I worked for a couple doing odd jobs when I was a teen and they had a huge pond which was dug during the construction of I-75 near Cygnet Ohio. Before it filled with water they pushed 3 old cars (40's I believe) to the bottom. They are still there but you can't see them because of the plant growth. They're both dead now but one guy still lives right by it and was there when they did it. He probably knows exactly the make/model/year.

Great Lakes Greg · 11-23-2013, 09:24 AM

I think John Dudens post (yes, I remember the article) tells a story that I am sure is pretty common. One of our local lakes supposedly has several cars on the bottom from an ice fishing incident. A chunk broke loose and floated away from the main land with the cars on it and eventually sunk. Always wanted to learn to scuba dive and find them.

11-22-2013, 01:36 PM	#1
markyb Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Rochester, Michigan Posts: 112	OT:Model T found at bottom of the Mississippi http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/53623576#53623576

11-22-2013, 02:35 PM	#2
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: OT:Model T found at bottom of the Mississippi Dog here, Ol' Bill's friend dug up a COMPLETE "T" Model motor in a sandy wash here in town! Guess what??---It wuldn't turn Buster T. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

11-22-2013, 03:20 PM	#3
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,825	Re: OT:Model T found at bottom of the Mississippi There was a story on the Early V8 forum about a guy in England who pulled a 36 Ford out of the river and restored it.

11-22-2013, 09:32 PM	#8
markyb Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Rochester, Michigan Posts: 112	Re: OT:Model T found at bottom of the Mississippi while we're talkin' movies, I watched the modern version of King Kong the other day ( the one starring Jack Black) and there were Tons of old 30's cars in that movie. I'm not sharp enough to know what all of the other cars were, although there was a lot of Model A's running the streets

11-22-2013, 09:48 PM	#9
John Duden Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,854	Re: OT:Model T found at bottom of the Mississippi we had a guy who had restored a 1935 b john deere. The story goes, A guy ordered a john Deere B in 1935, in 37 he was pulling stumps off the side of a hill and the chain broke and rolled down the hill and into the lake, fast forward to the late seventies The DNR got a wiff of the story and ordered it out of the lake. A towing company pulled it out and a friend of mine bought it for the price of getting it towed. He got it home and it suprisly turned over! he took the engine cover off and cleaned all the dirt out and flushed the cylinders with kerosene and checked the bearings and every thing was good and tight (the lake water was not corrosive) he then repainted it and put rubber on it and now it is a nice B WHAT THEY DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME>>> This was an Early 35 Brass tagged B, With the 4 bolt front end, and Edison spitdorf mag. it was one of the first 2000 tractors made of the B It is really still a new B! Man how I wish I had it! I remember reading In a model a magazine, (marc? mafca?) that there was a guy who was ice fishing with a roadster pickup and it went through, and then later dug out and restored, late 70 early 80's was the publication Does anybody have a copy of the article?

11-22-2013, 09:55 PM	#10
John Duden Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,854	Re: OT:Model T found at bottom of the Mississippi it is a half hour from me!!

11-23-2013, 01:04 AM	#13
dave in australia Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,181	Re: OT:Model T found at bottom of the Mississippi There was a Bugatti that was driven into a lake in Switzerland because the owner didn't want to pay import taxes in the thirties or there abouts. A year or two ago, it was removed from the lake, not in the best condition and went to auction. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...0-auction.html There is a story going around that there is another Bugatti in Japan with the same serial as this one.

11-23-2013, 01:15 AM	#14
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: OT:Model T found at bottom of the Mississippi Dave, While working at the Volvo dealer in 1970, a lady's new Volvo was submerged in 40 ft water in crystal clear, Pine Flat Lake, for 36 hours. We restored that car in the shop & she drove it for 14 years before trading it in. Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

11-23-2013, 08:10 AM	#15
freak Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Pemberville, Ohio Posts: 457	Re: OT:Model T found at bottom of the Mississippi I worked for a couple doing odd jobs when I was a teen and they had a huge pond which was dug during the construction of I-75 near Cygnet Ohio. Before it filled with water they pushed 3 old cars (40's I believe) to the bottom. They are still there but you can't see them because of the plant growth. They're both dead now but one guy still lives right by it and was there when they did it. He probably knows exactly the make/model/year. Last edited by freak; 11-23-2013 at 08:16 AM.

11-23-2013, 09:24 AM	#16
Great Lakes Greg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,369	Re: OT:Model T found at bottom of the Mississippi I think John Dudens post (yes, I remember the article) tells a story that I am sure is pretty common. One of our local lakes supposedly has several cars on the bottom from an ice fishing incident. A chunk broke loose and floated away from the main land with the cars on it and eventually sunk. Always wanted to learn to scuba dive and find them.