Question for Original Unrestored car owners

[Special Coupe Frank]

Joop,

Wow. That is amazing !

Just clean the dust & loose dirt off, preserve, and enjoy !

That is a true "survivor" !

Thanks for sharing some pictures !

SC Frank

[Jason in TX]

what a great car!!

[FL&WVMIKE]

JOOP ....................
What a neat "A" Model. They don't make 'em like that anymore !
On your rust, just rub WD40 on it with a rag. It won't hide your patina, but enhance it. It will make more of the original paint show up. You will like the look !
That's just great !
MIKE

[Spider]

You've got a great coupe there Joop. You don't have to look to far to see a shiny Model A but I would rather see original cars like yours. Cheers

[Joop]

Thank you

Please look at the wanted section I need some pieces to make it more complete.

[figment]

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I just got home from French Lick where the National convention was held. There were several unrestored cars in fine point judging. I got to see them up close and it looks like your car would do reasonably well. You would have to replace the hub caps that are missing with unrestored originals and replace the fan blade with a two blade fan. I don't see why your car would not be a unrestored original if you replaced the missing parts , worn out items or incorrect parts with very good original used parts. Very nice find!! Norm

[Joop]

Hope you had a good time
A friend of mine is there and he found nice original parts for me (hubcaps etc.) Thanks for your nice comment

[figment]

I was a vendor at French Lick. When I saw spaces were going to be in a air conditioned area I jumped at the chance. I thought I was going to die at last years meet from the heat. Several guys bought nice original stuff from me that were trying to keep a nice car as original like you are. Norm

[Joop]

Stil looking to find:
Center Bumper clamp
Radiator cap
Shock with wide ears CW plus extra bolts and nuts
1931 Popout Head
Original Key A1458

[Chris in WNC]

I use lemon oil 1-2 times a year on the peeling paint areas of our unrestored coupe.

Ospho followed by mineral spirits and Satin Rustoleum on rusty spots, used as sparingly as possible to retain & expose as much original finish as possible

a few years back I stabilized and painted the surface rust on the entire underside of the body. a very character-building experience.

[Joop]

Hi Chris, Can you Post or send me some pictures of your car and the engine compartment... [email protected]

[JimK1930A]

I find it a challenge to replace parts and retain the old look of my original car. I think it is much easier to restore a car with all new catalog parts because the rest of the car looks new too.
My circle of friends with old cars like to keep them as original as possible.
We sometimes buy reproduction parts and paint them to look old to match our cars.
The same goes with my 80 year old accessories.

[Joop]

Can you post some pictures

[lfg]

What a great find, Joop. Hope you are enjoying your summer in MA,

Larry

[FL&WVMIKE]

JOOP ............................
As SPECIAL COUPE FRANK stated, wipe things down with WD40. It will still show the patina and also show more existing paint. Try it on a sutble spot to see how you like the look. I'm betting that you will like the look.
MIKE

[Cool Hand Lurker]

Nice find! I agree with those who said it should be left alone but maybe cover the rust in the engine compartment at least. Using a thinned paint will give it a color with patina.
A couple of posters have mentioned WD40 for cleaning. I am not sure this is a good idea. Will you ever be able to paint over it if you want to touch it up? First thing to do is to put some WD40 on a scrap piece of metal and then try to clean it off again and paint it to see if it will cover and hold.
I personally use naptha for cleaning stuff because it drys clean and non-oily. Others may have some personal preferences.

[Marco Tahtaras]

Originally Posted by FL&WVMIKE

JOOP ............................
As SPECIAL COUPE FRANK stated, wipe things down with WD40. It will still show the patina and also show more existing paint. Try it on a sutble spot to see how you like the look. I'm betting that you will like the look.
MIKE

I had a fairly nice pair of original engine splash pans that I sprayed with WD40 and didn't wipe them down quickly. To my surprise much of the original paint lifted. Use WD40 with caution!

[Joop]

Hi Don.



I just picked it up from Lennie tonight



Thanks for your generous (Well Wrapped) gift to my project.



Will let you know when it is installed.



Joop

[Joop]

Got Best Original at the New England Meet with the Coupe.

[Special Coupe Frank]

Congratulations !

She looks very respectable; dignified in her old-age !



SC Frank