The Ford Barn

Gary in MN · 02-14-2015, 05:45 PM

oldbike99 · 02-14-2015, 07:14 PM

What a great picture!

Blessyouboys · 02-14-2015, 07:24 PM

One of 200 what?

31 Model A · 02-14-2015, 07:27 PM

Great photo....my kind of caps too.

Gary in MN · 02-14-2015, 08:07 PM

One of 200 what?

One of the first 200 Model A Fords, you can tell by the open front bumper.

Gary in MN

Mike · 02-14-2015, 08:22 PM

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I don't think it is a great pic ! The guy is bending the right front fender on a new car !!
Mike

Mitch//pa · 02-14-2015, 08:31 PM

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I don't think it is a great pic ! The guy is bending the right front fender on a new car !!
Mike

LOL i am on your page Mike
it would be nice to have another pic of it 6 months later

thanks for posting Gary

31 Model A · 02-14-2015, 08:45 PM

I have a notion that the guy in front was the dealer. He just looks the part.

Mitch//pa · 02-14-2015, 08:47 PM

do you think it has WW's

Fred · 02-14-2015, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

do you think it has WW's

Nope !! But it would lose a point in F/P for having one bumper clamp not straight..

31 Model A · 02-14-2015, 09:34 PM

The photo was taken by a photographer name of Fred Tannenberg and he was in Hood River Oregon. I have gone through quite a lot of archived photos and did not see that one but there are many photos from that time. Lot's of Ts, some Dodge's. Some very interesting old time photos. I'm sure if that photo was emailed to the Historical Society, they could identify the gentlemen in the photo. I did not come across any photos of any Ford Dealership but did see one Dodge business.

http://historichoodriver.com/index.php?x=about

31 Model A · 02-14-2015, 09:56 PM

Found them.....................Coulter Ford is still in business in Hood River too.

http://historichoodriver.com/index.php?showimage=43

Doug in Maryland · 02-14-2015, 10:04 PM

The open bumpers would suggest that it is one of the first 200 A's made.

700rpm · 02-14-2015, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 31 Model A

Great photo....my kind of caps too.

I just saw some caps like that at John Helmer's in Portland, Or. Full cut, camel hair, good quality. $38.

tbirdtbird · 02-15-2015, 12:08 AM

"I have a notion that the guy in front was the dealer. He just looks the part."

nah, he is holding a shovel. dealers don't do any work

31 Model A · 02-15-2015, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by 700rpm

I just saw some caps like that at John Helmer's in Portland, Or. Full cut, camel hair, good quality. $38.

I have eight of those caps and one for summer on the way. If you seen them in Portland, it might have come from the Hat People:

http://www.hatpeople.com/tourshop/catalogue/cat.html I have three of theirs., full cut. They are located in Talent, Oregon. They don't have a shop of their own but their hats are in local shops, like the one you saw.

BUT...........theirs is a bit more in price, so it can't be their caps.

clo2jim · 02-15-2015, 08:41 AM

I have a friend in Nova Scotia, Canada that has a 28 Model A with the open ends on the front bumper. It is a regular driver. It also has the emergency brake on the left side by the kick panel. I can't remember if it is his Sports Coupe or the Fordor that he has

31 Model A · 02-15-2015, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by 700rpm

I just saw some caps like that at John Helmer's in Portland, Or. Full cut, camel hair, good quality. $38.

This it?
http://www.johnhelmer.com/prod.itml/icOid/178 Thanks for the info..........I'll be snowed in in a few hours and any lady friends won't make be able to visit today, so I'll have time to do some on-line shopping.

dean from bozeman · 02-15-2015, 09:16 AM

Great photo find!

Yes, the open ended front bumper would suggest that it is a real early '28. Even looks like the left side (as we look at it) bumper bars are bent a bit or even separating.

I tried to zoom in on this photo but it just pixilated for me. I wanted to see if the headlight lenses were top script.

Of course, the photo beckons the question, What is such an early '28 doing at a dealership in Oregon?. The ve28's were so difficult to get early on, yet the license plate says it came from a dealership in Oregon.

Many ve28 cars and parts are found on the West Coast. I wonder if Ford "dumped" many of the early cars and parts out West because there was no resistance to the early brake system that there was back East. Could this photo be further evidence that the dumping really happened?

Jim Mason · 02-15-2015, 09:52 AM

Also note the lighter color winshield frame...

02-14-2015, 05:45 PM	#1
Gary in MN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 192	One of 200

02-14-2015, 07:14 PM	#2
oldbike99 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Grand Forks, ND Posts: 194	Re: One of 200 What a great picture!

02-14-2015, 07:24 PM	#3
Blessyouboys Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Blissful Posts: 298	Re: One of 200 One of 200 what?

02-14-2015, 07:27 PM	#4
31 Model A Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Here I am in front of Todd's Grocery in 1931 selling Grit newspapers Posts: 2,548	Re: One of 200 Great photo....my kind of caps too. __________________ "Bullshit and Brilliance Comes with Age and Experience" "Hey Lady, ya wanna buy a Grit?" "If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old" Will Rogers

02-14-2015, 08:07 PM	#5
Gary in MN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 192	Re: One of 200 One of 200 what? One of the first 200 Model A Fords, you can tell by the open front bumper. Gary in MN

02-14-2015, 08:22 PM	#6
Mike Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ASTON, PA. Posts: 725	Re: One of 200 Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I don't think it is a great pic ! The guy is bending the right front fender on a new car !! Mike

02-14-2015, 08:45 PM	#8
31 Model A Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Here I am in front of Todd's Grocery in 1931 selling Grit newspapers Posts: 2,548	Re: One of 200 I have a notion that the guy in front was the dealer. He just looks the part. __________________ "Bullshit and Brilliance Comes with Age and Experience" "Hey Lady, ya wanna buy a Grit?" "If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old" Will Rogers

02-14-2015, 08:47 PM	#9
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: One of 200 do you think it has WW's

02-14-2015, 09:34 PM	#11
31 Model A Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Here I am in front of Todd's Grocery in 1931 selling Grit newspapers Posts: 2,548	Re: One of 200 The photo was taken by a photographer name of Fred Tannenberg and he was in Hood River Oregon. I have gone through quite a lot of archived photos and did not see that one but there are many photos from that time. Lot's of Ts, some Dodge's. Some very interesting old time photos. I'm sure if that photo was emailed to the Historical Society, they could identify the gentlemen in the photo. I did not come across any photos of any Ford Dealership but did see one Dodge business. http://historichoodriver.com/index.php?x=about __________________ "Bullshit and Brilliance Comes with Age and Experience" "Hey Lady, ya wanna buy a Grit?" "If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old" Will Rogers

02-14-2015, 09:56 PM	#12
31 Model A Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Here I am in front of Todd's Grocery in 1931 selling Grit newspapers Posts: 2,548	Re: One of 200 Found them.....................Coulter Ford is still in business in Hood River too. http://historichoodriver.com/index.php?showimage=43 __________________ "Bullshit and Brilliance Comes with Age and Experience" "Hey Lady, ya wanna buy a Grit?" "If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old" Will Rogers

02-14-2015, 10:04 PM	#13
Doug in Maryland Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 100	Re: One of 200 The open bumpers would suggest that it is one of the first 200 A's made.

02-15-2015, 12:08 AM	#15
tbirdtbird BANNED Join Date: May 2012 Location: inside your RAM Posts: 3,134	Re: One of 200 "I have a notion that the guy in front was the dealer. He just looks the part." nah, he is holding a shovel. dealers don't do any work __________________ '31 180A

02-15-2015, 08:41 AM	#17
clo2jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northern Ontario, Canada Posts: 175	Re: One of 200 I have a friend in Nova Scotia, Canada that has a 28 Model A with the open ends on the front bumper. It is a regular driver. It also has the emergency brake on the left side by the kick panel. I can't remember if it is his Sports Coupe or the Fordor that he has

02-15-2015, 09:16 AM	#19
dean from bozeman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bozeman, Montana Posts: 997	Re: One of 200 Great photo find! Yes, the open ended front bumper would suggest that it is a real early '28. Even looks like the left side (as we look at it) bumper bars are bent a bit or even separating. I tried to zoom in on this photo but it just pixilated for me. I wanted to see if the headlight lenses were top script. Of course, the photo beckons the question, What is such an early '28 doing at a dealership in Oregon?. The ve28's were so difficult to get early on, yet the license plate says it came from a dealership in Oregon. Many ve28 cars and parts are found on the West Coast. I wonder if Ford "dumped" many of the early cars and parts out West because there was no resistance to the early brake system that there was back East. Could this photo be further evidence that the dumping really happened?

02-15-2015, 09:52 AM	#20
Jim Mason Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 914	Re: One of 200 Also note the lighter color winshield frame... __________________ www.jmodela.coffeecup.com Fwiw, jm.