The Ford Barn

Y-Blockhead · 03-27-2017, 10:41 PM

Sometimes I just want to pluck my eyeballs out...

Flathead · 03-27-2017, 10:53 PM

Yeah, I know what you mean.

cretin · 03-27-2017, 11:30 PM

Geez. I'm a hot rodder/customizer at heart, and by profession. But, the more modified cars I see, the more I appreciate a stock car. Some peoples only taste is in their mouth.

California Travieso · 03-27-2017, 11:43 PM

I hope its a Brockville body.

David Serrano

Synchro909 · 03-27-2017, 11:50 PM

They say beauty is in the ye of the beholder. I say this guy is blind.

montanafordman · 03-28-2017, 01:00 AM

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wow! looks like incest between a volkswagon bug and a model A!

pooch · 03-28-2017, 01:32 AM

I quite like it.

The style and stance, not the colour nor the roof.

I reckon this would be exactly what a retro new model A would look like.

Look at the PT chrysler and the mini and the fiat 500 etc.

SeaSlugs · 03-28-2017, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cretin

Geez. I'm a hot rodder/customizer at heart, and by profession. But, the more modified cars I see, the more I appreciate a stock car. Some peoples only taste is in their mouth.

yea theres alot of those people out there who have more money than brain cells...i always prefer an original driver, or stock restored car over a hot rod any day. I dont mind period correct speed parts though. Its the cookie cutter Chevy 350 engine 350 trans ford 9" rear end with a 80's gm steering column combo I see slapped in everything and it gets old. Where's the rare or imaginative creative ideas?

31 Model A · 03-28-2017, 06:09 AM

Sometimes "Bullshit and Brilliance" conflict with each other. In this case, even bullshitting that I love this monstrosity would conflict with my brilliance.

JDupuis · 03-28-2017, 06:16 AM

"BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEER-HOLDER!"

. Jeff

BILL WILLIAMSON · 03-28-2017, 06:28 AM

I LIKE IT!--Should have been BLACK, though.
Bill Hotrodder

Mitch//pa · 03-28-2017, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON

I LIKE IT!--Should have been BLACK, though.
Bill Hotrodder

I like it also...must be in the blood

mshmodela · 03-28-2017, 06:43 AM

IGNORANCE!!!! sorry if that offended anyone but to take a car and do that well. ��

George Miller · 03-28-2017, 07:14 AM

It has the wrong front bumper, should have a 1930.

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 03-28-2017, 08:37 AM

Wow, no one mentioned the headlight bar either. That is a fairly rare piece.

The rest is just pieces. While this car does not do anything for me, if the owner uses it and enjoys it, then maybe it is ok. Just realize, I am not seeing anything about this car that would ever keep it from being returned to a restored Roadster. Much easier to fix this one than a chopped Coupe.

Licensed to kill · 03-28-2017, 09:52 AM

Not my cup of tea but it's not my car. I'm sure the owner loves it and that is what it's all about. More power to him/her. I hear a lot of people diss the 350/350 swap as 'just like everyone else' on hot rod sites but find it odd to hear it here where, pretty much every car runs the stock "cookie cutter" drivetrain. How is it that THAT isn't "getting old"?. The only thing that tends to bother me is when someone buys a very solid survivour or even a well restored car and proceeds to make a "rat rod" out of it. IMO there are plenty of cars in the bush and farmers fields for that but still, you buy it, your free to do as you please. None of this hobby should be about pleasing or impressing others. It's what makes YOU happy. Here's a little story that is relevant to this thread. I also am on a muzzleloader builders forum. One day, someone finds a pic on line of a "fantasy" rifle that someone has built. It's irked most of the purists on the site and, much like this thread, elicited a flurry of negative remarks. I decided to try something so I posted that, they should direct their comments directly to the builder as he was a member of the forum. You should have seen the apologies and backpedaling. I git a PM from a moderator (who also had dissed the rifle) asking for the forum moniker of the maker so he could personally apologize. I told him I had no idea who made the rifle , was just making a point. He got the point. Just sayin'

DougVieyra · 03-28-2017, 10:04 AM

Bill, post #11: "I LIKE IT!--Should have been BLACK, though."
-------------------------

As a 'Hot Rod', I must say, although modern and not '40s, '50s retro., I DO like it ! But painted all black would have been my color choice.

And it DOES remind me of my air-cooled '69 Volkswagen.

Keith True · 03-28-2017, 10:25 AM

Seems like this car has popped up recently somewhere.If it is the one I'm thinking of it is all glass,not steel.

Y-Blockhead · 03-28-2017, 11:05 AM

It's actually on epay if anyone is interested...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/391721846260...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Tom Wesenberg · 03-28-2017, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keith True

Seems like this car has popped up recently somewhere.If it is the one I'm thinking of it is all glass,not steel.

I was thinking it might be glass, but wasn't sure. I did notice the rare light bar though and wondered how that went to use with a bunch of repro parts.

Wonder if any other rare parts are being used?

03-27-2017, 10:53 PM	#2
Flathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 1,498	Re: Sometimes... Yeah, I know what you mean.

03-27-2017, 11:30 PM	#3
cretin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: S.F.V. Cali. Posts: 133	Re: Sometimes... Geez. I'm a hot rodder/customizer at heart, and by profession. But, the more modified cars I see, the more I appreciate a stock car. Some peoples only taste is in their mouth.

03-27-2017, 11:43 PM	#4
California Travieso Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Moreno Valley, CA Posts: 946	Re: Sometimes... I hope its a Brockville body. David Serrano

03-27-2017, 11:50 PM	#5
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Sometimes... They say beauty is in the ye of the beholder. I say this guy is blind. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

03-28-2017, 01:00 AM	#6
montanafordman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Meridian, ID Posts: 568	Re: Sometimes... Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) wow! looks like incest between a volkswagon bug and a model A! __________________ Aaron in Tacoma (although still a Montana hillbilly at heart )

03-28-2017, 01:32 AM	#7
pooch Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South Coast NSW Australia Posts: 2,596	Re: Sometimes... I quite like it. The style and stance, not the colour nor the roof. I reckon this would be exactly what a retro new model A would look like. Look at the PT chrysler and the mini and the fiat 500 etc.

03-28-2017, 06:09 AM	#9
31 Model A Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Here I am in front of Todd's Grocery in 1931 selling Grit newspapers Posts: 2,548	Re: Sometimes... Sometimes "Bullshit and Brilliance" conflict with each other. In this case, even bullshitting that I love this monstrosity would conflict with my brilliance. __________________ "Bullshit and Brilliance Comes with Age and Experience" "Hey Lady, ya wanna buy a Grit?" "If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old" Will Rogers

03-28-2017, 06:16 AM	#10
JDupuis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Maryhill Ont Canada Posts: 834	Re: Sometimes... "BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEER-HOLDER!". Jeff __________________ Let's let pylons, be pylons!

03-28-2017, 06:28 AM	#11
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Sometimes... I LIKE IT!--Should have been BLACK, though. Bill Hotrodder __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

03-28-2017, 06:43 AM	#13
mshmodela Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,763	Re: Sometimes... IGNORANCE!!!! sorry if that offended anyone but to take a car and do that well. �� __________________ -Mike Late 31' Ford Model A Tudor, Miss Daisy I don't work on cars --I'm learning about my Model A. Cleveland, Ohio

03-28-2017, 07:14 AM	#14
George Miller Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NC Posts: 2,975	Re: Sometimes... It has the wrong front bumper, should have a 1930.

03-28-2017, 08:37 AM	#15
BRENT in 10-uh-C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Tennessee Posts: 11,509	Re: Sometimes... Wow, no one mentioned the headlight bar either. That is a fairly rare piece. The rest is just pieces. While this car does not do anything for me, if the owner uses it and enjoys it, then maybe it is ok. Just realize, I am not seeing anything about this car that would ever keep it from being returned to a restored Roadster. Much easier to fix this one than a chopped Coupe. __________________ . BRENT in 10-uh-C . www.model-a-ford.com ...(...Finally Updated!! ) .

03-28-2017, 09:52 AM	#16
Licensed to kill Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Alberta Posts: 930	Re: Sometimes... Not my cup of tea but it's not my car. I'm sure the owner loves it and that is what it's all about. More power to him/her. I hear a lot of people diss the 350/350 swap as 'just like everyone else' on hot rod sites but find it odd to hear it here where, pretty much every car runs the stock "cookie cutter" drivetrain. How is it that THAT isn't "getting old"?. The only thing that tends to bother me is when someone buys a very solid survivour or even a well restored car and proceeds to make a "rat rod" out of it. IMO there are plenty of cars in the bush and farmers fields for that but still, you buy it, your free to do as you please. None of this hobby should be about pleasing or impressing others. It's what makes YOU happy. Here's a little story that is relevant to this thread. I also am on a muzzleloader builders forum. One day, someone finds a pic on line of a "fantasy" rifle that someone has built. It's irked most of the purists on the site and, much like this thread, elicited a flurry of negative remarks. I decided to try something so I posted that, they should direct their comments directly to the builder as he was a member of the forum. You should have seen the apologies and backpedaling. I git a PM from a moderator (who also had dissed the rifle) asking for the forum moniker of the maker so he could personally apologize. I told him I had no idea who made the rifle , was just making a point. He got the point. Just sayin'

03-28-2017, 10:04 AM	#17
DougVieyra Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Eureka, California Posts: 1,716	Re: Sometimes... Bill, post #11: "I LIKE IT!--Should have been BLACK, though." ------------------------- As a 'Hot Rod', I must say, although modern and not '40s, '50s retro., I DO like it ! But painted all black would have been my color choice. And it DOES remind me of my air-cooled '69 Volkswagen.

03-28-2017, 10:25 AM	#18
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 2,987	Re: Sometimes... Seems like this car has popped up recently somewhere.If it is the one I'm thinking of it is all glass,not steel.

03-28-2017, 11:05 AM	#19
Y-Blockhead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 5,849	Re: Sometimes... It's actually on epay if anyone is interested... http://www.ebay.com/itm/391721846260...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT