The Ford Barn

Vic Piano · 10-19-2011, 07:27 AM

Thanks John. See you tomorrow. Vic

Cecil/WV · 10-19-2011, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by chuck stevens

Vic, ask John what we are doing to his 35 when you see him. Check the rainbow at the end of the tounal. We had a Ball!

Here's another clue!!

JM 35 Sedan · 10-19-2011, 07:58 AM

Here's another clue...can anyone think of a way to lock all doors on a '35 fordor sedan without using a key so that it cannot be opened again with a key. I thought I could outsmarts Henry's locking system and I did but it bit me good

41ford1 · 10-19-2011, 09:05 AM

Yup,
Lock all the doors from the inside then lock the passenger door with the interior handle and close it. It will not unlock with the key. I too found this out the hard way. I ended up removing the back window to get back in. Hope you didn't have to break any thing.

JM 35 Sedan · 10-19-2011, 09:33 AM

Chuck, what I did was lock all doors by pulling up on the handles from the rear passenger side door. Then pull that handle up and close the door. The key will not override the front door lock with that handle in the up position. I can not lock the front doors by pulling up on the handles and closing the doors. The handle will always return to the open position. Now, the rear doors will lock by pulling the handles up and closing the doors. I have now learned my lesson the hard way. The front drivers side window had a crack right up the middle of the glass and needed to be replaced anyway. Cecil was nice enough to lend me a ball peen hammer and phillips head screwdriver that I used to punch a small hole in the glass in the right place to insert a wire to push the handle down. The good news was Chuck S. gave me some black masking tape to cover up the hole. That will help to keep out the rain

Looks like I will be getting a new piece of glass cut when I get back home.

chuck stevens · 10-19-2011, 03:48 PM

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The good thing about the door problem was, we didn't get arrested. Breaking a door glass in a motel parking lot could get you in trouble.

Here's some more pictures. The one is the poor house- where I'll be when I get my credit card statement for the gas. Virginia gas was as cheep as $3.09, up here in NY $3.69 gotta love it.

There WILL be another tour in 2012, start thinking of stuff.

JM 35 Sedan · 10-19-2011, 08:02 PM

It was raining cats and dogs in Asheville last night and again this morning. Decided to do the Asheville attractions on the way back home. Jumped on the BRP at Asheville and drove to its end at Cherokee, NC. This was a terrible weather day for driving the Parkway. Rain and heavy fog the entire way. After arriving in Cherokee I set the GPS for Dawsonville, GA and arrived at about 6:30 pm tonight. Also, to my surprise I found a hotel with reasonable rates about five miles away from Dawsonville. My '35 sedan really likes to run between 50-60 mph so that's what we ran all the way to Dawsonville. I'm here Vic...bring on the Moonshine
Festival

Cecil/WV · 10-20-2011, 06:59 AM

Glad you made it, trouble free, John.

JM 35 Sedan · 10-27-2011, 10:45 PM

Before this post slips into oblivion, I thought some of you may enjoy seeing some of my pictures. The Tour was an awesome time to say the least! I enjoyed every minute of it. I would like to thank those who went along for most of the ride and also those who joined in along the way for a day. Had one day of rain on the entire 9 day trip. Saw some of the most beautiful country imaginable. Had a fun time traveling with everyone. Met lots of people who really admire these old Fords. Lot of thumbs up from the young folks who wanted to know what kind of cars they were. Lots of reminiscing with the older folks who remember these cars so well as they were the first vehicles they owned. I would like to do this trip again as there are so many things and places to see along the way and it can't all be done in one trip.

As promised earlier, here are some of the 100+ pictures I took along the Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Hope you enjoy!

JM 35 Sedan · 10-27-2011, 10:51 PM

15 more

JM 35 Sedan · 10-27-2011, 11:10 PM

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JM 35 Sedan · 10-27-2011, 11:16 PM

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JM 35 Sedan · 10-27-2011, 11:22 PM

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JM 35 Sedan · 10-27-2011, 11:30 PM

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JM 35 Sedan · 10-27-2011, 11:36 PM

and that's all folks

BILL WZOREK · 10-28-2011, 04:31 AM

Thanks John

Great Pictures.

BILL W

chuck stevens · 10-28-2011, 06:01 AM

Great pictures John, Kathie and I have already decided to return to fancy gap and go the rest of the way to Ashville sometime, maybe in the spring. She loved the pictures of that mansion and private lake. I guess these v8 fords really proved themselves on this trip, 1,400 miles+ by the time we got home.

31chevy · 10-28-2011, 06:50 AM

Very nice pictures, JM 35 Sedan. The wife and I were there in 1954. My first car was a 1935 ford 2dr. slant back. Do you have mechanical brakes on your car, & if so were there a few scary moments? We had a 1954 ford for that trip, 1st overhead valve.
Gary.

Cecil/WV · 10-28-2011, 07:38 AM

Nice pictures, John, and it was good to spend a day with you and Chuck. It looks like the trip got a lot more enjoyable after you visited the still!!

Richard Wilson · 10-28-2011, 08:32 AM

Good job John. Thanks for sharing the pictures. I drive on the BRP at least once a week and recognized many of the locations in your pictures.

10-19-2011, 07:27 AM	#81
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: The Blue Ridge Mountain. Parkway Tour, Oct., 2011 Thanks John. See you tomorrow. Vic __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

10-19-2011, 07:58 AM	#83
JM 35 Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near Rising Sun, Maryland Posts: 10,859	Re: The Blue Ridge Mountain. Parkway Tour, Oct., 2011 Here's another clue...can anyone think of a way to lock all doors on a '35 fordor sedan without using a key so that it cannot be opened again with a key. I thought I could outsmarts Henry's locking system and I did but it bit me good __________________ *John* *"Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts". Albert Einstein* Last edited by JM 35 Sedan; 10-19-2011 at 08:04 AM.

10-19-2011, 09:05 AM	#84
41ford1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ManchVegas, New Hampshah Posts: 1,589	Re: The Blue Ridge Mountain. Parkway Tour, Oct., 2011 Yup, Lock all the doors from the inside then lock the passenger door with the interior handle and close it. It will not unlock with the key. I too found this out the hard way. I ended up removing the back window to get back in. Hope you didn't have to break any thing.

10-19-2011, 09:33 AM	#85
JM 35 Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near Rising Sun, Maryland Posts: 10,859	Re: The Blue Ridge Mountain. Parkway Tour, Oct., 2011 Chuck, what I did was lock all doors by pulling up on the handles from the rear passenger side door. Then pull that handle up and close the door. The key will not override the front door lock with that handle in the up position. I can not lock the front doors by pulling up on the handles and closing the doors. The handle will always return to the open position. Now, the rear doors will lock by pulling the handles up and closing the doors. I have now learned my lesson the hard way. The front drivers side window had a crack right up the middle of the glass and needed to be replaced anyway. Cecil was nice enough to lend me a ball peen hammer and phillips head screwdriver that I used to punch a small hole in the glass in the right place to insert a wire to push the handle down. The good news was Chuck S. gave me some black masking tape to cover up the hole. That will help to keep out the rain Looks like I will be getting a new piece of glass cut when I get back home. __________________ *John* *"Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts". Albert Einstein*

10-19-2011, 08:02 PM	#87
JM 35 Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near Rising Sun, Maryland Posts: 10,859	Re: The Blue Ridge Mountain. Parkway Tour, Oct., 2011 It was raining cats and dogs in Asheville last night and again this morning. Decided to do the Asheville attractions on the way back home. Jumped on the BRP at Asheville and drove to its end at Cherokee, NC. This was a terrible weather day for driving the Parkway. Rain and heavy fog the entire way. After arriving in Cherokee I set the GPS for Dawsonville, GA and arrived at about 6:30 pm tonight. Also, to my surprise I found a hotel with reasonable rates about five miles away from Dawsonville. My '35 sedan really likes to run between 50-60 mph so that's what we ran all the way to Dawsonville. I'm here Vic...bring on the Moonshine Festival __________________ *John* *"Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts". Albert Einstein*

10-20-2011, 06:59 AM	#88
Cecil/WV Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gerrardstown, WV Posts: 2,266	Re: The Blue Ridge Mountain. Parkway Tour, Oct., 2011 Glad you made it, trouble free, John.

10-28-2011, 04:31 AM	#96
BILL WZOREK Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florence Ma. Posts: 2,404	Re: The Blue Ridge Mountain. Parkway Tour, Oct., 2011 Thanks John Great Pictures. BILL W

10-28-2011, 06:50 AM	#98
31chevy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lake City Mi. Posts: 807	Re: The Blue Ridge Mountain. Parkway Tour, Oct., 2011 Very nice pictures, JM 35 Sedan. The wife and I were there in 1954. My first car was a 1935 ford 2dr. slant back. Do you have mechanical brakes on your car, & if so were there a few scary moments? We had a 1954 ford for that trip, 1st overhead valve. Gary.

10-28-2011, 07:38 AM	#99
Cecil/WV Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gerrardstown, WV Posts: 2,266	Re: The Blue Ridge Mountain. Parkway Tour, Oct., 2011 Nice pictures, John, and it was good to spend a day with you and Chuck. It looks like the trip got a lot more enjoyable after you visited the still!!

10-28-2011, 08:32 AM	#100
Richard Wilson Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NC Posts: 908	Re: The Blue Ridge Mountain. Parkway Tour, Oct., 2011 Good job John. Thanks for sharing the pictures. I drive on the BRP at least once a week and recognized many of the locations in your pictures.