The Ford Barn

Greg Jones · 06-08-2012, 11:52 AM

....then why not finish it? Wasn't there talk recently about this sort of thing, getting a "hot rod" project underway by butchering what looks like was once a solid Model A body, and then abandoning it? Makes me want to cry as I am trying to find a decent restorable 30 or 31 Roadster body.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1930-...item19d1d61d7d

juke joint johnny · 06-08-2012, 01:22 PM

It looks like its been sitting around for some time

Unfortunately there are a lot of starters in this world but not a lot of finshers!!!

I guess it could be saved with new subrails, gas tank,& firewall etc .

Looks like another project for Flop !!!!

John Cochran

CarlG · 06-08-2012, 01:29 PM

Notice the trailer it's sitting on -- all Model A components!

bart78 · 06-08-2012, 01:37 PM

No telling when that car was taken apart. If it was long ago then it was a car that no one cared to much for. An old guy at church that has tons of model a's told me that they were so cheap when he was young that they would buy a whole car to get a few parts. It looks prety good and you can find everything still to fix it.

gerrald meacham · 07-01-2012, 08:39 AM

i bought that roadster, some of the cutting about the firewall is fresh , but it has lots of good left ,if any one has any sugestions please feel free to mail me , want to build a AV8 have frame and lots of flat parts some of the body parts i dont have , went to oklahoma of route 66 to get it 16 hundred miles im ok with the buy

28ACoupe · 07-01-2012, 09:44 AM

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A lot of folks don't really have a clue how much it costs to either build a hotrod or do a restoration so they get into the project and then the light comes on and they back out and try to recoup their losses.

Mike V. Florida · 07-01-2012, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 28ACoupe

A lot of folks don't really have a clue how much it costs to either build a hotrod or do a restoration..

How about adding, loss of job, illness in ones self or family, and a host of other things.

peters180a/170b · 07-01-2012, 03:28 PM

FLOP could work this car over [easy] Looks like a early 1930 standard roadster with a TRUNK! rare i would say if you go original ....

ronn · 07-01-2012, 03:34 PM

Bottom line- if someone is enjoying it in any form-good on them. Tired of seeing "perfect" cars packed away and never used. What's the point? Not as if A's are so rare that there are only 3 left in the whole world.

Fred K-OR · 07-01-2012, 05:00 PM

Gerrald said he purchase it! Asking for help

gerrald meacham · 07-01-2012, 08:20 PM

the car looks like it might have been converted to a truck during ww2 . the drip rails in the trunk area are missing and there are opoenings in the back , and below the trunk is missing, no rust out ,but needs subrails and floors , good news its mine

Ice man · 07-02-2012, 12:37 PM

By the address its problably being sold by Otto Goins. I bought my 29 CCPk Up from him (If in deed its is Otto) Hes a straight shotter, had no regrets dealing with him. Iceman

peters180a/170b · 07-02-2012, 04:16 PM

Good luck with the restoration what ever it may be. You have work cut out for ya.. Again good luck... Keep us posted... thanks

WRA · 07-03-2012, 04:01 AM

I opened this thread thinking it was another story of a restored stocker that was butchered then abandoned. Thankfully, nothing of the sort.

gerrald meacham · 12-09-2012, 06:02 PM

finally got all the pieces for my roadster thanks to brooksville ,thanks to my good friend Eddie Murphy for the gas tank and firewall

Special Coupe Frank · 12-09-2012, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ronn

Bottom line- if someone is enjoying it in any form-good on them. Tired of seeing "perfect" cars packed away and never used. What's the point? Not as if A's are so rare that there are only 3 left in the whole world.

I'm tired of seeing abandoned chop-jobs in the junkyards especially when it is obvious that someone started with a pretty solid original piece...

tbirdtbird · 12-09-2012, 08:18 PM

"I'm tired of seeing abandoned chop-jobs in the junkyards especially when it is obvious that someone started with a pretty solid original piece..."

X2

Richard Wilson · 12-10-2012, 09:16 AM

I don't know. I have bought several half (or less) finished Model A's through the years and they turned in to pretty nice Model A's when I was finished with them. Saved me some work and money in the process.

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 12-10-2012, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gerrald meacham

finally got all the pieces for my roadster thanks to brooksville ,thanks to my good friend Eddie Murphy for the gas tank and firewall

Wow, ...Eddie Murphy?? Ohh how Cool!!

06-08-2012, 11:52 AM	#1
Greg Jones Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Aiken, South Carolina Posts: 695	If You are Going to Kill a Good Original.... ....then why not finish it? Wasn't there talk recently about this sort of thing, getting a "hot rod" project underway by butchering what looks like was once a solid Model A body, and then abandoning it? Makes me want to cry as I am trying to find a decent restorable 30 or 31 Roadster body. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1930-...item19d1d61d7d

06-08-2012, 01:22 PM	#2
juke joint johnny Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London England Posts: 908	Re: If You are Going to Kill a Good Original.... It looks like its been sitting around for some time Unfortunately there are a lot of starters in this world but not a lot of finshers!!! I guess it could be saved with new subrails, gas tank,& firewall etc . Looks like another project for Flop !!!! John Cochran

06-08-2012, 01:29 PM	#3
CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,115	Re: If You are Going to Kill a Good Original.... Notice the trailer it's sitting on -- all Model A components!

06-08-2012, 01:37 PM	#4
bart78 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Stephenville tx Posts: 1,019	Re: If You are Going to Kill a Good Original.... No telling when that car was taken apart. If it was long ago then it was a car that no one cared to much for. An old guy at church that has tons of model a's told me that they were so cheap when he was young that they would buy a whole car to get a few parts. It looks prety good and you can find everything still to fix it.

07-01-2012, 08:39 AM	#5
gerrald meacham Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: FRANKLIN GEORGIA Posts: 158	Re: If You are Going to Kill a Good Original.... i bought that roadster, some of the cutting about the firewall is fresh , but it has lots of good left ,if any one has any sugestions please feel free to mail me , want to build a AV8 have frame and lots of flat parts some of the body parts i dont have , went to oklahoma of route 66 to get it 16 hundred miles im ok with the buy

07-01-2012, 09:44 AM	#6
28ACoupe Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 559	Re: If You are Going to Kill a Good Original.... Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) A lot of folks don't really have a clue how much it costs to either build a hotrod or do a restoration so they get into the project and then the light comes on and they back out and try to recoup their losses. __________________ 1928 Model A Business Coupe Rebuild picture gallery here The light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off due to budget cuts.

07-01-2012, 03:28 PM	#8
peters180a/170b Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Putnam Valley N.Y. Posts: 2,151	Re: If You are Going to Kill a Good Original.... FLOP could work this car over [easy] Looks like a early 1930 standard roadster with a TRUNK! rare i would say if you go original ....

07-01-2012, 03:34 PM	#9
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,787	Re: If You are Going to Kill a Good Original.... Bottom line- if someone is enjoying it in any form-good on them. Tired of seeing "perfect" cars packed away and never used. What's the point? Not as if A's are so rare that there are only 3 left in the whole world.

07-01-2012, 05:00 PM	#10
Fred K-OR Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Stayton, Oregon Posts: 3,806	Re: If You are Going to Kill a Good Original.... Gerrald said he purchase it! Asking for help __________________ Fred Kroon 1929 Std Coupe 1929 Huckster

07-01-2012, 08:20 PM	#11
gerrald meacham Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: FRANKLIN GEORGIA Posts: 158	Re: If You are Going to Kill a Good Original.... the car looks like it might have been converted to a truck during ww2 . the drip rails in the trunk area are missing and there are opoenings in the back , and below the trunk is missing, no rust out ,but needs subrails and floors , good news its mine

07-02-2012, 12:37 PM	#12
Ice man Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Southern Pines, N.Carolina Posts: 210	Re: If You are Going to Kill a Good Original.... By the address its problably being sold by Otto Goins. I bought my 29 CCPk Up from him (If in deed its is Otto) Hes a straight shotter, had no regrets dealing with him. Iceman

07-02-2012, 04:16 PM	#13
peters180a/170b Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Putnam Valley N.Y. Posts: 2,151	Re: If You are Going to Kill a Good Original.... Good luck with the restoration what ever it may be. You have work cut out for ya.. Again good luck... Keep us posted... thanks

07-03-2012, 04:01 AM	#14
WRA Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South of I-40 Posts: 379	Re: If You are Going to Kill a Good Original.... I opened this thread thinking it was another story of a restored stocker that was butchered then abandoned. Thankfully, nothing of the sort.

12-09-2012, 06:02 PM	#15
gerrald meacham Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: FRANKLIN GEORGIA Posts: 158	Re: If You are Going to Kill a Good Original.... finally got all the pieces for my roadster thanks to brooksville ,thanks to my good friend Eddie Murphy for the gas tank and firewall

12-09-2012, 08:18 PM	#17
tbirdtbird BANNED Join Date: May 2012 Location: inside your RAM Posts: 3,134	Re: If You are Going to Kill a Good Original.... "I'm tired of seeing abandoned chop-jobs in the junkyards especially when it is obvious that someone started with a pretty solid original piece..." X2 __________________ '31 180A

12-10-2012, 09:16 AM	#18
Richard Wilson Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NC Posts: 908	Re: If You are Going to Kill a Good Original.... I don't know. I have bought several half (or less) finished Model A's through the years and they turned in to pretty nice Model A's when I was finished with them. Saved me some work and money in the process.