The Ford Barn

sethkestenbaum · 10-05-2017, 02:41 PM

I am making an attempt to be the last car over the TZ Bridge (before the old span is officially closed tomorrow PM) in my 1929 Phaeton. This is the bridge that connects Rockland County and Westchester County over the Hudson river. I probably won't be that 'last car', but am hoping to time it to be at least one-of-the-last-1,000. I thought I would share this with Ford Barn.

http://www.lohud.com/videos/news/loc...dge/106337096/

Big hammer · 10-05-2017, 04:18 PM

That should be easy, A's are always breaking down! Shut the fuel valve off, maybe it would quit running mid span!

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 10-05-2017, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big hammer

That should be easy, A's are always breaking down! Shut the fuel valve off, maybe it would quit running mid span!

...................

.

1931 flamingo · 10-05-2017, 05:47 PM

Seth Good for you ! ! !

Hope everything has been "straightened out with the car.

Paul in CT

Barry B./ Ma. · 10-05-2017, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sethkestenbaum

I am making an attempt to be the last car over the TZ Bridge (before the old span is officially closed tomorrow PM) in my 1929 Phaeton. This is the bridge that connects Rockland County and Westchester County over the Hudson river. I probably won't be that 'last car', but am hoping to time it to be at least one-of-the-last-1,000. I thought I would share this with Ford Barn.

http://www.lohud.com/videos/news/loc...dge/106337096/

Seth, I hope you have good shocks, I remember going over it last year with a trailer of parts. Good luck and hold on to the wheel!

Barry

KGBnut · 10-05-2017, 08:56 PM

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

I'll bet that if you pull over and talk to the crew that will be putting up the barriers they like your idea and help you out.

Let us know how it works out.

Ken

BILL WILLIAMSON · 10-05-2017, 09:02 PM

I hope the EXPLOSIVES have a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG FUSE!
Bill W.

sethkestenbaum · 10-06-2017, 08:23 AM

https://wordpress.com/post/oldcarroa...dpress.com/940

Neil Mylar LakewoodCA · 10-06-2017, 09:57 AM

Seth,
Is there anyway to view the wordpress without having to create a password and sign in?

jim1932 · 10-06-2017, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil Mylar LakewoodCA

Seth,
Is there anyway to view the wordpress without having to create a password and sign in?

Click on the link in his signature

sethkestenbaum · 10-06-2017, 06:07 PM

https://oldcarroadtrip.wordpress.com/

I guess the prior link didn't do what I thought it was doing. Stay tuned. I'm heading to the garage shortly to check oil and turn the generator up so I can AHOOOGHA appropriately with my headlight on.

Ian Curtis · 10-06-2017, 08:37 PM

This is great! We've driven our Model A over mile high mountain passes, but you are waaay braver driving yours into NYC traffic. Did that once in a modern car, not for me. Best of luck! Love your blog by the way, stumbled onto it as a new Model A owner in 2014 and learned a lot.

sethkestenbaum · 10-06-2017, 10:45 PM

Guess what type of car was the last over the TZ Bridge?

https://twitter.com/NewNYBridge/stat...83607774056448

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/loca...ork/736490001/

Mike V. Florida · 10-06-2017, 10:50 PM

Way to go!!!

Fred S · 10-06-2017, 11:07 PM

That is so cool! Congratulations Seth!

KenCoupe · 10-06-2017, 11:18 PM

Very cool!! Love the Ahooga horn during the crossing.

Floats · 10-07-2017, 12:57 AM

WELL DONE SETH.
Congrats from South Africa.
Regards,
Chris
Cape Town

Neil Mylar LakewoodCA · 10-07-2017, 02:34 AM

Nice job.
I'm glad you worked it out.

KGBnut · 10-07-2017, 06:09 AM

Seth, that's fantastic. That is something that you will tell your great-grandchildren about. Did you just get lucky, or were you able to arrange it with the State Troopers?

Ken

JDupuis · 10-07-2017, 06:49 AM

Two thumbs up!

. Jeff

old31 · 10-07-2017, 09:27 AM

Cool, great memories.

Mike Peters · 10-07-2017, 02:01 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/07...north-nyc.html
Seth: You made national news. Picked up this story here in Wisconsin. Conratulations!

BILL WILLIAMSON · 10-07-2017, 05:33 PM

Seth, They even speld your NAME RIGHT! Hope there were pics of YOU/AND THE CAR.
Bill W.

Big hammer · 10-07-2017, 07:11 PM

Very cool Seth, how did you get it accomplished?

Bruce Adams · 10-08-2017, 01:33 PM

Congratulations !
Your 1929 Model A Ford Phaeton was cited in Long Island's NEWSDAY as being the LAST car over the T-Z Bridge !

Licensed to kill · 10-08-2017, 01:42 PM

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

Sorry, without video it didn't happen. WHERE'S THE VIDEO???????

bknarrow · 10-08-2017, 01:49 PM

Good to see you did it and made it into the paper. No one else will have that story to tell.
Congrats

Crankster · 10-08-2017, 02:11 PM

LOL! It made the news here. "I wonder what his FordBarn nick is."

1931 flamingo · 10-08-2017, 05:46 PM

Even my local paper had a story about the 29 Phaeton as being the last car over the old bridge.

Way to go Seth ! ! What's next??
Paul

V8COOPMAN · 10-08-2017, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crankster

LOL! It made the news here. "I wonder what his FordBarn nick is."

"sethkestenbaum" is his 'Barn (and real life) moniker. DD

sethkestenbaum · 10-08-2017, 07:22 PM

https://twitter.com/NewNYBridge/stat...83607774056448

Here is a link to the thruway authority's posting.... complete with that video. I am waiting to get access to some higher quality images.

burner31 · 10-09-2017, 10:45 AM

That is so great...congratulations.
You and your car are now a part of recorded history.
One question...why was there not a mile long procession of Model A's and T's, and you still could have been the last to cross.
Opps...NYC, I forgot.

History
Opened December 15, 1955
Closed October 6, 2017

In that 62 years, how many cars passed over that bridge?
For one of the few rare times...being last makes you a winner.
Anyone know who the first was to cross the bridge? Of course not, but they'll damn sure remember the last.

Crankster · 10-09-2017, 10:56 AM

Yeah, I knew that, just not at the time of the news broadcast. I figured it had to be one of the usual suspects or hoodlums that populate these parts. My suspicions proved correct! Again congrats.

burner31 · 10-09-2017, 11:09 AM

making my own history...

raprice · 10-09-2017, 05:38 PM

Mazel tov!!! Seth, you were persistent and it paid off big time. Over the years, I really liked the old Tappan Zee bridge, but I'm sure I'll learn to love the new one. I loved seeing the video with you and your beautiful '29 traversing the old bridge.
Nice job.
Rog

10-05-2017, 02:41 PM	#1
sethkestenbaum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 632	TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt I am making an attempt to be the last car over the TZ Bridge (before the old span is officially closed tomorrow PM) in my 1929 Phaeton. This is the bridge that connects Rockland County and Westchester County over the Hudson river. I probably won't be that 'last car', but am hoping to time it to be at least one-of-the-last-1,000. I thought I would share this with Ford Barn. http://www.lohud.com/videos/news/loc...dge/106337096/ __________________ Seth Kestenbaum www.oldcarroadtrip.com

10-05-2017, 04:18 PM	#2
Big hammer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 3,131	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt That should be easy, A's are always breaking down! Shut the fuel valve off, maybe it would quit running mid span! __________________ Don't force it with a little hammer tap, tap, tap get a bigger hammer tap done

10-05-2017, 05:47 PM	#4
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,390	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt Seth Good for you ! ! ! Hope everything has been "straightened out with the car. Paul in CT

10-05-2017, 08:56 PM	#6
KGBnut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southwestern Connecticut Posts: 931	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I'll bet that if you pull over and talk to the crew that will be putting up the barriers they like your idea and help you out. Let us know how it works out. Ken __________________ Style beats speed any day, and with a lot fewer tickets.

10-05-2017, 09:02 PM	#7
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt I hope the EXPLOSIVES have a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG FUSE! Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

10-06-2017, 08:23 AM	#8
sethkestenbaum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 632	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt https://wordpress.com/post/oldcarroa...dpress.com/940 __________________ Seth Kestenbaum www.oldcarroadtrip.com

10-06-2017, 09:57 AM	#9
Neil Mylar LakewoodCA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lakewood, CA Posts: 1,346	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt Seth, Is there anyway to view the wordpress without having to create a password and sign in?

10-06-2017, 06:07 PM	#11
sethkestenbaum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 632	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt https://oldcarroadtrip.wordpress.com/ I guess the prior link didn't do what I thought it was doing. Stay tuned. I'm heading to the garage shortly to check oil and turn the generator up so I can AHOOOGHA appropriately with my headlight on. __________________ Seth Kestenbaum www.oldcarroadtrip.com

10-06-2017, 08:37 PM	#12
Ian Curtis Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Snohomish, WA Posts: 100	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt This is great! We've driven our Model A over mile high mountain passes, but you are waaay braver driving yours into NYC traffic. Did that once in a modern car, not for me. Best of luck! Love your blog by the way, stumbled onto it as a new Model A owner in 2014 and learned a lot. __________________ "It is much easier to call someone else a genius than admit to yourself that you are lazy." - Dave Gingery

10-06-2017, 10:45 PM	#13
sethkestenbaum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 632	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt Guess what type of car was the last over the TZ Bridge? https://twitter.com/NewNYBridge/stat...83607774056448 http://www.lohud.com/story/news/loca...ork/736490001/ __________________ Seth Kestenbaum www.oldcarroadtrip.com

10-06-2017, 10:50 PM	#14
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt Way to go!!! __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

10-06-2017, 11:07 PM	#15
Fred S Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 137	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt That is so cool! Congratulations Seth!

10-06-2017, 11:18 PM	#16
KenCoupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 239	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt Very cool!! Love the Ahooga horn during the crossing.

10-07-2017, 12:57 AM	#17
Floats Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Mossel Bay, about 300km from Cape Town Posts: 530	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt WELL DONE SETH. Congrats from South Africa. Regards, Chris Cape Town

10-07-2017, 02:34 AM	#18
Neil Mylar LakewoodCA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lakewood, CA Posts: 1,346	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt Nice job. I'm glad you worked it out.

10-07-2017, 06:09 AM	#19
KGBnut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southwestern Connecticut Posts: 931	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt Seth, that's fantastic. That is something that you will tell your great-grandchildren about. Did you just get lucky, or were you able to arrange it with the State Troopers? Ken __________________ Style beats speed any day, and with a lot fewer tickets.

10-07-2017, 06:49 AM	#20
JDupuis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Maryhill Ont Canada Posts: 834	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt Two thumbs up! . Jeff __________________ Let's let pylons, be pylons!

10-07-2017, 09:27 AM	#21
old31 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 2,103	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt Cool, great memories.

10-07-2017, 02:01 PM	#22
Mike Peters Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: South East Wisconsin Posts: 1,279	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/07...north-nyc.html Seth: You made national news. Picked up this story here in Wisconsin. Conratulations!

10-07-2017, 05:33 PM	#23
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt Seth, They even speld your NAME RIGHT! Hope there were pics of YOU/AND THE CAR. Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

10-07-2017, 07:11 PM	#24
Big hammer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 3,131	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt Very cool Seth, how did you get it accomplished? __________________ Don't force it with a little hammer tap, tap, tap get a bigger hammer tap done

10-08-2017, 01:33 PM	#25
Bruce Adams Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northport, NY Posts: 1,597	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt Congratulations ! Your 1929 Model A Ford Phaeton was cited in Long Island's NEWSDAY as being the LAST car over the T-Z Bridge !

10-08-2017, 01:42 PM	#26
Licensed to kill Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Alberta Posts: 930	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Sorry, without video it didn't happen. WHERE'S THE VIDEO???????

10-08-2017, 01:49 PM	#27
bknarrow Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 16	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt Good to see you did it and made it into the paper. No one else will have that story to tell. Congrats

10-08-2017, 02:11 PM	#28
Crankster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 563	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt LOL! It made the news here. "I wonder what his FordBarn nick is."

10-08-2017, 05:46 PM	#29
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,390	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt Even my local paper had a story about the 29 Phaeton as being the last car over the old bridge. Way to go Seth ! ! What's next?? Paul

10-08-2017, 07:22 PM	#31
sethkestenbaum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 632	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt https://twitter.com/NewNYBridge/stat...83607774056448 Here is a link to the thruway authority's posting.... complete with that video. I am waiting to get access to some higher quality images. __________________ Seth Kestenbaum www.oldcarroadtrip.com

10-09-2017, 10:56 AM	#33
Crankster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 563	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt Yeah, I knew that, just not at the time of the news broadcast. I figured it had to be one of the usual suspects or hoodlums that populate these parts. My suspicions proved correct! Again congrats.

10-09-2017, 05:38 PM	#35
raprice Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Elwood, NY Posts: 299	Re: TZ Bridge - Last car over attempt Mazel tov!!! Seth, you were persistent and it paid off big time. Over the years, I really liked the old Tappan Zee bridge, but I'm sure I'll learn to love the new one. I loved seeing the video with you and your beautiful '29 traversing the old bridge. Nice job. Rog