Go Back   The Ford Barn > General Discussion > Model A (1928-31)

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 03-01-2018, 08:57 PM   #1
J Franklin
Senior Member
 
J Franklin's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Oregon
Posts: 5,947
Default Fixing a flat on the side of the road

Another good photo from Shorpy.com.

http://www.shorpy.com/node/23105?size=_original#caption
J Franklin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-01-2018, 09:08 PM   #2
wmws
BANNED
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Coatesville, Pa
Posts: 719
Default Re: Fixing a flat on the side of the road

Great picture. Looks like they are trying to pull the hub.
wmws is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
Old 03-01-2018, 09:15 PM   #3
Bob C
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: So Cal
Posts: 8,712
Default Re: Fixing a flat on the side of the road

Must be fun trying to focus those headlights.

Bob
Bob C is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-01-2018, 09:41 PM   #4
Bulligen
Senior Member
 
Bulligen's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Elgin Illinois
Posts: 735
Default Re: Fixing a flat on the side of the road

yes they look like 30/31 and so do the rims
Bulligen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-01-2018, 11:30 PM   #5
burner31
Senior Member
 
burner31's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Shawnee, Ok
Posts: 3,471
Default Re: Fixing a flat on the side of the road

Those headlights remind me of Marty Feldman, must have been craxy at night.
And looking at the tread on the front tires...they ain't going to make it back home.
Cool pic thanks
__________________
Keith
Shawnee OK
'31 SW 160-B
burner31 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2018, 01:01 AM   #6
3.6rs
Senior Member
 
3.6rs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Belgistan (formerly known as Belgium)
Posts: 573
Default Re: Fixing a flat on the side of the road

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
With his legs under the car ....
3.6rs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2018, 01:31 AM   #7
40 Deluxe
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: now Kuna, Idaho
Posts: 3,774
Default Re: Fixing a flat on the side of the road

Quote:
Originally Posted by 3.6rs View Post
With his legs under the car ....
Yes, but they blocked the opposite front wheel! Does that make up for the legs underneath?!
40 Deluxe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2018, 03:03 AM   #8
1930-Pickup
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: southern California
Posts: 725
Default Re: Fixing a flat on the side of the road

The dirt on the car is a great representation of real cars on real roads...a detail that Hollywood movies just keep missing.
__________________
"That's my wild unsubstantiated guess, and I'm sticking to it regardless of the facts!"
1930-Pickup is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2018, 03:38 AM   #9
Synchro909
Senior Member
 
Synchro909's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 7,471
Default Re: Fixing a flat on the side of the road

Where’s the horn and tread on those front tires?
__________________
I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.
Synchro909 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2018, 05:30 AM   #10
3.6rs
Senior Member
 
3.6rs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Belgistan (formerly known as Belgium)
Posts: 573
Default Re: Fixing a flat on the side of the road

Quote:
Originally Posted by 40 Deluxe View Post
Yes, but they blocked the opposite front wheel! Does that make up for the legs underneath?!
I don't think he blocked the front wheel... the car just stopped there...
3.6rs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2018, 11:47 AM   #11
SeaSlugs
Senior Member
 
SeaSlugs's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Central, IL
Posts: 3,968
Default Re: Fixing a flat on the side of the road

Judging from the other broken windows im getting rocks kicked up took out the old headlights and by 1940 there were plenty of A's in junkyards. Same with tires - hold air and are round their good enough.

Many a rocks have taken out a few of my modern trucks headlights and windshields.

They are playing with the hub so my guess is sheared key or snapped the axle.
__________________
1929 Model AA - Need long splash aprons!
SeaSlugs is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:08 PM.