The Ford Barn

M2M · 10-19-2019, 08:55 PM

RUNNERBUN · 10-20-2019, 04:22 AM

I like the white walls.

M2M · 10-20-2019, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by RUNNERBUN

I like the white walls.

I like your "glass half full" philosophy...I think.

Bob Bidonde · 10-20-2019, 08:49 AM

It's the "Ramblin Rebel" from Old Miss, and it follows in the tradition of the "Ramblin Wreck" from Georgia Tech.

ronn · 10-20-2019, 08:55 AM

the blue works for me...............

still trying to accept the red.

Patrick L. · 10-20-2019, 10:20 AM

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You sure can't miss it, it doesn't blend in.

Badpuppy · 10-20-2019, 10:28 AM

Send your kid to college to mess stuff up?

Purdy Swoft · 10-20-2019, 11:04 AM

I guess if the owner likes it , its OK with me .

Ruth · 10-20-2019, 11:47 AM

There was a thread a while back on this car. Isn't it used at the University of Mississippi football games? I couldn't find it in a search.

SDJason · 10-20-2019, 12:09 PM

Ole Miss' Alumni page has a story on this car and its owner:
https://www.olemissalumni.com/alumni...ramblin-rebel/

"Tad Provence...couldn’t help but feel the rumble of Georgia Tech’s jalopy during his 42 years in Atlanta. Evidence of the car is everywhere — even on the cover of the Atlanta phone book. At one point, the car’s driver lived across the street from him...Then, something happened that for Provence, was Providence. Expanding his carpeting and flooring business in the late 1990s, he bought an 800-square-foot metal building previously owned by a car buff. Inside were the scattered, disassembled pieces of a 1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe...The painstaking restoration began in 2005, and lasted more than two years."

Railcarmover · 10-20-2019, 02:11 PM

They built 5 million of them,enough to cross the country coast to coast...5 wide!!!. There was an estimated million of them still around by 1950,when the 'holocaust' for the A ended and people started hanging on to them.There are enough restored cars to fill every museum that wants one,with plenty left over.Paint it red and blue with a white top and festoon it with school decals?If that's what you want,go for it...hell fill it with concrete and used it as a door stop..

Werner · 10-20-2019, 02:46 PM

Personally, I see something terrible. Such a 90 year old vehicle does not deserve to be vilified. It is better to get the old patina! This is often more difficult than spraying colorful new paint.

For Hot Rod are half modern "plastic" cars - z. B VW Golf - painless to tinker.

Rusty Karz · 10-21-2019, 12:49 PM

Years ago there was a guy that had one painted in Oklahoma University colors that drove it to Dallas every year for the Texas/OU football game at the Cotton Bowl. I thought it looked good and I was from Texas.

Jacksonlll · 10-21-2019, 01:39 PM

Hey, where are you old miss people? Don’t be so quiet. It’s perfect for what they use it for.

M2M · 10-21-2019, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SDJason

Ole Miss' Alumni page has a story on this car and its owner:
https://www.olemissalumni.com/alumni...ramblin-rebel/

"Tad Provence...couldn’t help but feel the rumble of Georgia Tech’s jalopy during his 42 years in Atlanta. Evidence of the car is everywhere — even on the cover of the Atlanta phone book. At one point, the car’s driver lived across the street from him...Then, something happened that for Provence, was Providence. Expanding his carpeting and flooring business in the late 1990s, he bought an 800-square-foot metal building previously owned by a car buff. Inside were the scattered, disassembled pieces of a 1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe...The painstaking restoration began in 2005, and lasted more than two years."

Thanks for the info; the "interesting" colours of this car make sense now.

woofa.express · 10-21-2019, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by M2M

Thanks for the info; the "interesting" colours of this car make sense now.

I don't know what to say. I'm lost for words.

thom · 10-21-2019, 02:50 PM

It's a shame to see what some old cars are put through.

alexiskai · 10-21-2019, 09:31 PM

The caretaker for that car is a member of this board, I'm sure he's seen this.

Dodge · 10-21-2019, 10:25 PM

There’s a butt for every seat, mine wouldn’t be in that one though. He probably loves it
and he can find it easily a a National Convention.

NCRebel · 10-22-2019, 06:59 AM

I was wondering when anyone would realize this thing was out there in the "wild". I can still answer questions about this machine.
By the way, the Blue is a Mazda color. I didn't get to choose the color, I just have to repair any scratches.

10-19-2019, 08:55 PM	#1
M2M Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Australia/USA/EU/Soviet Russia Posts: 1,105	No comment __________________

10-20-2019, 04:22 AM	#2
RUNNERBUN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Queensland Australia Posts: 640	Re: No comment I like the white walls. __________________ Adjust your points with gentle blows of a 2 pound hammer

10-20-2019, 08:55 AM	#5
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,779	Re: No comment the blue works for me............... still trying to accept the red.

10-20-2019, 10:20 AM	#6
Patrick L. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Largo Florida Posts: 7,225	Re: No comment Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) You sure can't miss it, it doesn't blend in.

10-20-2019, 10:28 AM	#7
Badpuppy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Guthrie, OK Posts: 1,144	Re: No comment Send your kid to college to mess stuff up?

10-20-2019, 11:04 AM	#8
Purdy Swoft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,099	Re: No comment I guess if the owner likes it , its OK with me .

10-20-2019, 11:47 AM	#9
Ruth Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Glide, Oregon Posts: 1,336	Re: No comment There was a thread a while back on this car. Isn't it used at the University of Mississippi football games? I couldn't find it in a search.

10-20-2019, 12:09 PM	#10
SDJason Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 442	Re: No comment Ole Miss' Alumni page has a story on this car and its owner: https://www.olemissalumni.com/alumni...ramblin-rebel/ "Tad Provence...couldn’t help but feel the rumble of Georgia Tech’s jalopy during his 42 years in Atlanta. Evidence of the car is everywhere — even on the cover of the Atlanta phone book. At one point, the car’s driver lived across the street from him...Then, something happened that for Provence, was Providence. Expanding his carpeting and flooring business in the late 1990s, he bought an 800-square-foot metal building previously owned by a car buff. Inside were the scattered, disassembled pieces of a 1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe...The painstaking restoration began in 2005, and lasted more than two years."

10-20-2019, 02:11 PM	#11
Railcarmover BANNED Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Sacramento Posts: 1,262	Re: No comment They built 5 million of them,enough to cross the country coast to coast...5 wide!!!. There was an estimated million of them still around by 1950,when the 'holocaust' for the A ended and people started hanging on to them.There are enough restored cars to fill every museum that wants one,with plenty left over.Paint it red and blue with a white top and festoon it with school decals?If that's what you want,go for it...hell fill it with concrete and used it as a door stop..

10-20-2019, 02:46 PM	#12
Werner Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Germany, near Aachen Posts: 1,153	Re: No comment Personally, I see something terrible. Such a 90 year old vehicle does not deserve to be vilified. It is better to get the old patina! This is often more difficult than spraying colorful new paint. For Hot Rod are half modern "plastic" cars - z. B VW Golf - painless to tinker. __________________ Beste Gruesse aus Deutschland, Werner Ford Model A, Roadster, 1928 Citroen 11 CV, 1947 Hercules W 2000, 1976; (with NSU-Wankel Rotary Engine), Canadian version

10-21-2019, 12:49 PM	#13
Rusty Karz Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 53	Re: No comment Years ago there was a guy that had one painted in Oklahoma University colors that drove it to Dallas every year for the Texas/OU football game at the Cotton Bowl. I thought it looked good and I was from Texas.

10-21-2019, 01:39 PM	#14
Jacksonlll Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Michigan-- Member of Oakleaf of MARC Posts: 1,686	Re: No comment Hey, where are you old miss people? Don’t be so quiet. It’s perfect for what they use it for.

10-21-2019, 02:50 PM	#17
thom Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: western NC Posts: 139	Re: No comment It's a shame to see what some old cars are put through.

10-21-2019, 09:31 PM	#18
alexiskai Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Mebane NC Posts: 2,348	Re: No comment The caretaker for that car is a member of this board, I'm sure he's seen this.

10-21-2019, 10:25 PM	#19
Dodge Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Sonoma, CA. Posts: 1,495	Re: No comment There’s a butt for every seat, mine wouldn’t be in that one though. He probably loves it and he can find it easily a a National Convention.

10-22-2019, 06:59 AM	#20
NCRebel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Oxford, MS Posts: 102	Re: No comment I was wondering when anyone would realize this thing was out there in the "wild". I can still answer questions about this machine. By the way, the Blue is a Mazda color. I didn't get to choose the color, I just have to repair any scratches.

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