The Ford Barn

sdpet56 · 08-30-2022, 06:28 AM

My father gave me his 1930 5 window before he passed...It hadn't been running for 30 years and my 3 kids remembered dad taking them for rides and they all were in the rumble seat...I got it running on my mothers 84th birthday (she has Alzhimers) and we went for a ride around the block...Mom remembered the good times she and dad had in the car...A couple years later my 10 year old granddaughter drove it down my driveway...I had to take the seat out to have enough room to have her sit on my lap and turn the steering wheel...She had "Bumpa's" cap on driving the car...I have been working through mechanical issues one by one and the car will be Payton's when she is old enough to drive it and I put her name on the registration as a co owner in case of my early demise...Payton will be the 4th generation to enjoy the car so I understand very well the pride you felt in the original post...

Ken B · 10-17-2022, 09:18 PM

I started teaching my daughter to drive our 1930 Coupe when she was about 12 years old, on private property. She drove the Coupe a few times when she got her license at 16 and also on a few trips with our Model A Club. I was so proud when she asked if she could drive the Coupe on her last day of High School.

JayJay · 10-20-2022, 11:51 AM

When I was in high school in the late '60s my Model A mentor sent his daughter off to freshman year of college in Oregon driving a 28 or 29 Model A phaeton. It made quite a human interest story. That was back when we actually had rain on the left coast, I'm not sure I would have chosen a phaeton with side curtains for a student car...

JayJay

Synchro909 · 08-30-2022, 09:43 PM

sdpet56. Welcome tot he forum

Ayers1 · 08-31-2022, 05:32 PM

I learned how to drive a straight drive and an A when I was about 13. My dad and I were restoring a AA truck. Once we got everything but the bed on, he let me run it up and down the dead-end street that we lived on. I also made all of my kids learn to drive a stick when they were learning. A couple didn't like it but they all thanked me later on......

1930artdeco · 10-17-2022, 05:18 PM

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Took my daughter out for the second time in the A. This time she was able to get her into third gear, go around a corner slow down and then put her into second. She went slow enough she did not have to double clutch. She got better by the end of the session. She doesn't even want to drive really, but we are making her learn and she has to learn stick just for emergency sake.

Mulletwagon · 10-17-2022, 08:32 PM

All great stories. Taught the grandsons how to drive a standard transmission and now they swagger when they tell their buds, "Yeah, I can drive a stick". Grandkids and old cars make great memories !!

JoeCB · 10-18-2022, 05:33 PM

I have taught many youngsters and some not so "youngsters" how to drive a stick in my "A". The Model A is the easiest to learn on because for a beginner there is no worry about the coordination of throttle and clutch movement as is required on modern vehicles. Just set the throttle at a slightly faster idle and let the big flywheel do it's thing, all the way through the three gears. Work on foot throttle control after learning clutch control.
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mass A man · 10-19-2022, 01:06 AM

Hey SDPET56---By a pure coincidence, MY granddaughter, "Payton" will be learning to drive my '31 pickup this coming summer when she comes up from Virginia for a stay with Nana and Gramps. She just got her license a week ago. I started driving a '30 Buick at age 13 when there was nobody to supervise me. At 14, I drove to a car show, a man who had a '33 Dodge asked where my dad was, told him he was far away working. He introduced himself as a Mass. registry police officer. I knew I was bagged big time. He told me to drive the Buick home carefully and not to do this again until I get my license. So I did just that. At 16, HE was the officer giving me the road test. He laughed a tiny bit and said "I KNOW you can drive". He had the pink slip filled out before we left the parking lot. Ahhh-the good old days!!

08-30-2022, 06:28 AM	#1
sdpet56 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2022 Location: Peoples Rebublic of Vermont Posts: 16	Re: Teaching my 15YO to drive my A My father gave me his 1930 5 window before he passed...It hadn't been running for 30 years and my 3 kids remembered dad taking them for rides and they all were in the rumble seat...I got it running on my mothers 84th birthday (she has Alzhimers) and we went for a ride around the block...Mom remembered the good times she and dad had in the car...A couple years later my 10 year old granddaughter drove it down my driveway...I had to take the seat out to have enough room to have her sit on my lap and turn the steering wheel...She had "Bumpa's" cap on driving the car...I have been working through mechanical issues one by one and the car will be Payton's when she is old enough to drive it and I put her name on the registration as a co owner in case of my early demise...Payton will be the 4th generation to enjoy the car so I understand very well the pride you felt in the original post...

10-17-2022, 09:18 PM	#2
Ken B Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Plover, WI Posts: 271	Re: Teaching my 15YO to drive my A I started teaching my daughter to drive our 1930 Coupe when she was about 12 years old, on private property. She drove the Coupe a few times when she got her license at 16 and also on a few trips with our Model A Club. I was so proud when she asked if she could drive the Coupe on her last day of High School.

10-20-2022, 11:51 AM	#3
JayJay Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 2,104	Re: Teaching my 15YO to drive my A When I was in high school in the late '60s my Model A mentor sent his daughter off to freshman year of college in Oregon driving a 28 or 29 Model A phaeton. It made quite a human interest story. That was back when we actually had rain on the left coast, I'm not sure I would have chosen a phaeton with side curtains for a student car... JayJay __________________ JayJay San Francisco Bay Area ------------------------ 1930 Murray Town Sedan 1931 Briggs S/W Town Sedan It isn't a defect, it's a feature!

08-30-2022, 09:43 PM	#4
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 8,041	Re: Teaching my 15YO to drive my A sdpet56. Welcome tot he forum __________________ I sometimes wonder what happened to the people who asked me for directions. Even at my age, I still like to look at a young, attractive woman but I can't really remember why.

08-31-2022, 05:32 PM	#5
Ayers1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Waynesboro Va. Posts: 504	Re: Teaching my 15YO to drive my A I learned how to drive a straight drive and an A when I was about 13. My dad and I were restoring a AA truck. Once we got everything but the bed on, he let me run it up and down the dead-end street that we lived on. I also made all of my kids learn to drive a stick when they were learning. A couple didn't like it but they all thanked me later on......

10-17-2022, 05:18 PM	#6
1930artdeco Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lynden, Wa Posts: 3,777	Re: Teaching my 15YO to drive my A Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Took my daughter out for the second time in the A. This time she was able to get her into third gear, go around a corner slow down and then put her into second. She went slow enough she did not have to double clutch. She got better by the end of the session. She doesn't even want to drive really, but we are making her learn and she has to learn stick just for emergency sake. __________________ 1930 TownSedan (Briggs) 1957 Country Sedan

10-17-2022, 08:32 PM	#7
Mulletwagon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Florida Panhandle Posts: 626	Re: Teaching my 15YO to drive my A All great stories. Taught the grandsons how to drive a standard transmission and now they swagger when they tell their buds, "Yeah, I can drive a stick". Grandkids and old cars make great memories !!

10-18-2022, 05:33 PM	#8
JoeCB Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Farmington MI Posts: 365	Re: Teaching my 15YO to drive my A I have taught many youngsters and some not so "youngsters" how to drive a stick in my "A". The Model A is the easiest to learn on because for a beginner there is no worry about the coordination of throttle and clutch movement as is required on modern vehicles. Just set the throttle at a slightly faster idle and let the big flywheel do it's thing, all the way through the three gears. Work on foot throttle control after learning clutch control. Joe B

10-19-2022, 01:06 AM	#9
mass A man Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Danvers, Ma. Posts: 794	Re: Teaching my 15YO to drive my A Hey SDPET56---By a pure coincidence, MY granddaughter, "Payton" will be learning to drive my '31 pickup this coming summer when she comes up from Virginia for a stay with Nana and Gramps. She just got her license a week ago. I started driving a '30 Buick at age 13 when there was nobody to supervise me. At 14, I drove to a car show, a man who had a '33 Dodge asked where my dad was, told him he was far away working. He introduced himself as a Mass. registry police officer. I knew I was bagged big time. He told me to drive the Buick home carefully and not to do this again until I get my license. So I did just that. At 16, HE was the officer giving me the road test. He laughed a tiny bit and said "I KNOW you can drive". He had the pink slip filled out before we left the parking lot. Ahhh-the good old days!!