The Ford Barn

59mgaguy · 10-01-2013, 09:20 AM

This may have been posted before but it would be nice to see how long we hold on to something we love. I bought my 30 A in the summer of 1965. I've had other A's and sold all but the 30 because of being my first car and the history that it has.

Who still have their first A and how long?

Arlyn Bieber · 10-01-2013, 09:53 AM

I was born in 1939 and rode home from the hospital in Dad's 1930 Coupe which I still own and drive. Do that count as 74 years of ownership??

Jim/GA · 10-01-2013, 10:11 AM

I know a guy who drives the early-28 coupe that his dad bought new.... multiple disc clutch and all.

Jordan · 10-01-2013, 10:23 AM

My grandparents owned their '31 coupe from November 1957 until my grandpa's passing in October 2011. My brother owns it now. They put 140,000 miles on it during that time & it's still the best riding/driving Model A i've ever been in.

FL&WVMIKE · 10-01-2013, 10:23 AM

I know that I am not the longest, but I have had mine since 1961.
MIKE

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Jim Brierley · 10-01-2013, 10:41 AM

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Not me, I bought my widebed in 1958 for a whopping $150, and yes, that was a lot for an A back then but it was a pickup, and pretty straight.

robert shreveport · 10-01-2013, 10:58 AM

Is that you in the center picture?

Purdy Swoft · 10-01-2013, 11:00 AM

I got my first model A in the spring of 1960. I've still got it. Here is a pic of the car and me taken in 62, I turned 16 november of that year. I was only 13 when I first got it.

Purdy Swoft · 10-01-2013, 12:34 PM

Here it is

now

Patrick L. · 10-01-2013, 12:42 PM

I guess I'm the newcomer here. Only had it since '76.

jrapose · 10-01-2013, 01:28 PM

I bought my roadster when I was in High School 1963....still driving it and loving it.
Bought it for $175 .....They had taken the engine out so I only paid them $100 for it...they never gave me the engine that they promised they would so I never gave them the other $75....sure would have loved having the engine...it was a low ,mileage car...(made the restoration much easier)

Joel
Chester, Ca

al's28/33 · 10-01-2013, 01:37 PM

Had mine since January 2001 and hope to keep her till I can't drive anymore!

Skibb · 10-01-2013, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arlyn Bieber

I was born in 1939 and rode home from the hospital in Dad's 1930 Coupe which I still own and drive. Do that count as 74 years of ownership??

Arlyn that's fantastic, can you please post a photo.

barnstuf · 10-01-2013, 02:19 PM

My 1930 Standard Coupe cost $30 when I acquired it on February 22, 1941. I drive it regularly, and in fact I drove it to the New England Model A Ford Meet last week. I know its history since new, but it was not in my family prior to my acquiring it so my ownership has no family ties.

John Duden · 10-01-2013, 02:22 PM

Bill Williamson Probably Bought His new!!

steve s · 10-01-2013, 03:06 PM

Purdy's got me beat by a few months, got mine in Fall of 1960 as a high school senior, but barnstuf's got us both beat by miles and miles!

Here we are with my sister and brother. Don't recall what the occasion was.

The picture in my avatar is a couple years later, after I had swapped out the wheels to originals. I was oiling her up for another run back to college--always an adventure. College was selected largely on basis of which school would let freshmen have cars AND which my car could make it to.

Steve

Tiny · 10-01-2013, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Duden

Bill Williamson Probably Bought His new!!

Probably pre ordered his in the T era!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rod-MI · 10-01-2013, 04:21 PM

I purchesed my Tudor August 1962.

John Stone · 10-01-2013, 06:12 PM

A good friend of mine and a member of the Wichita A's got his 28 roadster in 1954. A few years ago we had a member that bought a 28 roadster new. He and his wife have since passed so his son doesn't count.

Joe K · 10-01-2013, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Patrick L.

I guess I'm the newcomer here. Only had it since '76.

No you're not. I've had my March 29 CC pickup since April 1977. It was my graduation present from college.

Doesn't every new graduate get a car as a sendoff into the cold cruel world?

I just didn't want a new car.

Joe K

10-01-2013, 09:20 AM	#1
59mgaguy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 114	Who's had their A the longest This may have been posted before but it would be nice to see how long we hold on to something we love. I bought my 30 A in the summer of 1965. I've had other A's and sold all but the 30 because of being my first car and the history that it has. Who still have their first A and how long?

10-01-2013, 09:53 AM	#2
Arlyn Bieber Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 180	Re: Who's had their A the longest I was born in 1939 and rode home from the hospital in Dad's 1930 Coupe which I still own and drive. Do that count as 74 years of ownership??

10-01-2013, 10:11 AM	#3
Jim/GA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Young Harris, GA Posts: 1,821	Re: Who's had their A the longest I know a guy who drives the early-28 coupe that his dad bought new.... multiple disc clutch and all. __________________ Jim Cannon Former MAFCA Technical Director "Have a Model A day!"

10-01-2013, 10:23 AM	#4
Jordan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ft. Worth Posts: 1,006	Re: Who's had their A the longest My grandparents owned their '31 coupe from November 1957 until my grandpa's passing in October 2011. My brother owns it now. They put 140,000 miles on it during that time & it's still the best riding/driving Model A i've ever been in. __________________ Cowtown A's

10-01-2013, 10:41 AM	#6
Jim Brierley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 4,088	Re: Who's had their A the longest Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Not me, I bought my widebed in 1958 for a whopping $150, and yes, that was a lot for an A back then but it was a pickup, and pretty straight.

10-01-2013, 10:58 AM	#7
robert shreveport Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Shreveport,La. Posts: 332	Re: Who's had their A the longest Is that you in the center picture? Last edited by robert shreveport; 10-01-2013 at 10:59 AM. Reason: Meant to forward it to someone

10-01-2013, 11:00 AM	#8
Purdy Swoft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,099	Re: Who's had their A the longest I got my first model A in the spring of 1960. I've still got it. Here is a pic of the car and me taken in 62, I turned 16 november of that year. I was only 13 when I first got it.

10-01-2013, 12:34 PM	#9
Purdy Swoft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,099	Re: Who's had their A the longest Here it is now

10-01-2013, 12:42 PM	#10
Patrick L. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Largo Florida Posts: 7,225	Re: Who's had their A the longest I guess I'm the newcomer here. Only had it since '76.

10-01-2013, 01:28 PM	#11
jrapose Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 249	Re: Who's had their A the longest I bought my roadster when I was in High School 1963....still driving it and loving it. Bought it for $175 .....They had taken the engine out so I only paid them $100 for it...they never gave me the engine that they promised they would so I never gave them the other $75....sure would have loved having the engine...it was a low ,mileage car...(made the restoration much easier) Joel Chester, Ca

10-01-2013, 01:37 PM	#12
al's28/33 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Redwood City, CA Posts: 1,591	Re: Who's had their A the longest Had mine since January 2001 and hope to keep her till I can't drive anymore! __________________ 1928 "A" Phaeton (mid year with many early features) 1933 "V8" Closed-Cab Pickup Truck (originally a Model B, 4 Cylinder dating to May, 1933)

10-01-2013, 02:19 PM	#14
barnstuf Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cape Cod MA Posts: 2,840	Re: Who's had their A the longest My 1930 Standard Coupe cost $30 when I acquired it on February 22, 1941. I drive it regularly, and in fact I drove it to the New England Model A Ford Meet last week. I know its history since new, but it was not in my family prior to my acquiring it so my ownership has no family ties.

10-01-2013, 02:22 PM	#15
John Duden Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,854	Re: Who's had their A the longest Bill Williamson Probably Bought His new!!

10-01-2013, 03:06 PM	#16
steve s Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kalamazoo Posts: 1,656	Re: Who's had their A the longest Purdy's got me beat by a few months, got mine in Fall of 1960 as a high school senior, but barnstuf's got us both beat by miles and miles! Here we are with my sister and brother. Don't recall what the occasion was. The picture in my avatar is a couple years later, after I had swapped out the wheels to originals. I was oiling her up for another run back to college--always an adventure. College was selected largely on basis of which school would let freshmen have cars AND which my car could make it to. Steve

10-01-2013, 06:12 PM	#19
John Stone Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 710	Re: Who's had their A the longest A good friend of mine and a member of the Wichita A's got his 28 roadster in 1954. A few years ago we had a member that bought a 28 roadster new. He and his wife have since passed so his son doesn't count.