The Ford Barn

RUNNERBUN · 05-22-2014, 09:38 PM

Firstly may I say that I respect everyones right to their personal oppinions. Yes, I do allow people to sit in my car especially the young ones with permission from the parents, as long as they show respect. It gives great joy to them and myself.
I feel that we are fortunate to own these vehicles but I am also aware that we are only temporary custodians and eventualy these vehicles will pass to the younger generation.
What better way to ensure the servival of our hobby.
And Yes, I have had bad experiences. Like the kid who was playing slippery slide on my front mudguards with his father who thought it was ok watching him thinking it was funny and couldn't understand why I was upset. (but that's life grin and bear it)

31 Woody · 05-22-2014, 10:46 PM

I worry about people closing the doors on the Station Wagon the wrong way or while someone else is entering or exiting. People tend to put their hands on the wood B pillar to steady themselves. Closing the door while someone's fingers are there would likely lead to loss of some fingers. So, naturally I am a bit paranoid about people opening and closing the doors when I am not around.

If I am there to help, no problem. If I am not there, look but please do not touch.

Dusty · 05-23-2014, 12:44 AM

I did let this knuckle head sit in my car...God knows why though

dusty

Rex_A_Lott · 05-23-2014, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mot

in 1961 i used my tudor for all my transportation
and i parked it on the street
the neighbor kids used to love to slide down the fenders
it made them so happy
today i still have the same fenders with the same scratches
of course it wasnt /isnt restored
it was as model As were then
an old car
still brings back old memories
those kids must be near 60 years old now
and ill bet they still remember sliding down that old cars fender

think ill take the grandaughter out and let her slide on them

I've caught my grandaughters doing that too.

Another reason I cant have a first class restoration....I'd just be setting myself up for a bad day.

SLPreston53 · 05-23-2014, 09:37 AM

When I had the 29 Tudor, my sister was a teaching aide for a special ed class (middle school age). She asked me to bring the A, so I did. And I let the kids, many of them not even able to speak, sit in the car and honk the horn. They enjoyed the car for about 30 minutes. My sis said that the kids who could speak talked about that car for weeks afterward, and the non-verbal ones drew pictures of it. The topper: One kid couldn't talk but he could sign...in sign he asked my sister when the car with the "happy horn" was coming back. I get more from kids enjoying the A than they do. Of course the Tudor, and now my PU are definitely drivers...

mshmodela · 05-23-2014, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Terry,NJ

I can personally vouch for Mitch..... He really means it with that Tommy gun!
No,...... I know Mitch and a nicer guy you're not liable to find. And his car isn't just first class, it's the ne plus ultra of mod. A s. He spends a lot of money on it. Every things perfect!
Terry

Hey, all cool, all opinions are fine by me, Mitch is very helpful to me and others, he stated his opinion which was in no way disrespectful to any one person... just a view that differs...

mshmodela · 05-23-2014, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Dusty

I did let this knuckle head sit in my car...God knows why though

dusty

That is one hell of a paint job -- awesome!

roccaas · 05-23-2014, 11:54 AM

Ladies are ALWAYS welcome as long as they follow the rule!

Men? Not so much!

Stan/MO. · 05-23-2014, 12:18 PM

I obviously don't have a problem with anyone standing on or setting in my coupe...but I have a story that is related to to this thread.
I have a 1948 H-D panhead that I bought from the original owner 35 yrs. ago. To give you an idea of the condition of this machine...when I bought it...it had 1952 plates on it. I road it to shows, especialy Davenport Iowa because it is only about 200 miles away from my home.
You could not believe the number of knicks and scratches it got on it in the 20 yrs. that I showed it. People would sit there kids on it "without permission" to take there pics.
And one time I was watching the judges all swarmed around it with there clipboards in hand...and one of them bent over the front fender to look at something and hit it with his clipboard putting a scratch and knick in the paint. I know as someone has already said...we do not really own these vehicles...we are just caretakers of them
But it just rubs me wrong when we try to do the best we can to preserve these vehicles...and some judge or joe blow on the street or at a show,couldn't care less what happens to it.
But with all that said...I still like riding down the street and seeing the kids with smiles on their faces...and others with a thumbs up. So I guess I'll keep riding and driving them. "Ride em' don't hide em"

1wonton · 05-23-2014, 01:23 PM

I don't take my car to car shows, I just drive it. Don't need to feed my ego and don't have time to sit around listening to the same old comments and stories, over and over.

700rpm · 05-23-2014, 03:24 PM

"Questioned the Teacher after all the kids left the room and she explained that the Federal Government requires it to be shown!"

That teacher is full of hair and should be fired. The federal government does not require any school to show any film, and hasn't since the days of "duck and "cover", over 50 years ago.

Mitch//pa · 05-23-2014, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terry,NJ

I can personally vouch for Mitch..... He really means it with that Tommy gun!
No,...... I know Mitch and a nicer guy you're not liable to find. And his car isn't just first class, it's the ne plus ultra of mod. A s. He spends a lot of money on it. Every things perfect!
Terry

Quote:

Originally Posted by mshmodela

Hey, all cool, all opinions are fine by me, Mitch is very helpful to me and others, he stated his opinion which was in no way disrespectful to any one person... just a view that differs...

thanks Terry and Mike

Mike V. Florida · 05-23-2014, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1wonton

I don't take my car to car shows, I just drive it. Don't need to feed my ego and don't have time to sit around listening to the same old comments and stories, over and over.

It's a shame that the shows in your area have the same people time in and time out. Here in Florida there is always something different. While the talk starts about the A it moves to all types of topics. Very interesting people in South Florida.

mshmodela · 05-24-2014, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

thanks Terry and Mike

You're welcome!

BILL WILLIAMSON · 05-24-2014, 11:27 PM

Are there young PERVERTS & old PERVERTS? Whut does PERVERT really mean?? Don't sound GOOD! Hope I'm not one?? "Maybe" if I do something that is not original to my Model A, am I a PERVERT? The Dog is nodding, "YES" & he knows a LOT of stuff!---Bill W.

Terry,NJ · 05-25-2014, 08:11 AM

Some body is always coming up with a plausible federal law....... That doesn't exist! Ask the number of that statute the next time some pulls this. The Gubment is always trying to distance us from our grandkids, we have memories of better times!
Terry

P.S. · 05-25-2014, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mshmodela

You're welcome!

Remington 870 I presume?

That's the quintessential "daily driver" of shotguns. Nice.

PSXPAK · 05-25-2014, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1930 coupe

I was at a car show and people keep opening my trunk, it was full of tools and spare parts so I locked it with the key. Some big no neck grabbed the handle and pulled it clear off of the car, broke the shaft off. He mumbled something and threw it down and walked away.

knuckle sandwich.

I used to work at a sandwich shop and had my 49 plymouth parked outside in the lot. look up and theres a kid opening the trunk and every door and the big A-H that i guess was supposed to be watching him didn't do anything just let him (wasn't even really watching him), the doors were inches from the surrounding cars when i dropped my attention from a customer and straight walked away to ask WTF he thought he was doing (the kid) then directed my attention at the fellow letting the little kid run around handling peoples cars, and just gave him the "REALLY your a piece of S***" look. he knew, i could see it, he also didn't care, saw that too.
I was more worried about the door opening into another car and it being MY responsibility.

mshmodela · 05-25-2014, 10:31 AM

P.S.,

"Remington 870 I presume?"

Correct... but like Coke vs. Pepsi thinking of getting a Mossberg 500.

PSXPAK · 05-25-2014, 10:33 AM

wanted to say tho, little innocent kids. they look great in the rumble seat, and when they're all innocent and young they're impressionable. as someone stated before, thats how u plant the seed of interest. those are the kids that will appreciate these cars. We were lined up yesterday and thise group of kids walked over from the military vehicles bout 11-14 y/o i'd say, and one kid just got so excited, "This is it, This is THE ONE!" he kept sayin, "its got the seat, the seat in the back" gramps just got his car like 2 months ago but it was local. hearing those kids get so psyched was a big pat on the back for gramps and made him real happy with his purchase. also my nephew LOVES to honk the horn and sit in the rumble. that kid can't sit still to save his life (3yo) unless he's in the rumble them he's glued even with the car parked.

05-22-2014, 09:38 PM	#41
RUNNERBUN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Queensland Australia Posts: 640	Re: Can I sit in your car? Firstly may I say that I respect everyones right to their personal oppinions. Yes, I do allow people to sit in my car especially the young ones with permission from the parents, as long as they show respect. It gives great joy to them and myself. I feel that we are fortunate to own these vehicles but I am also aware that we are only temporary custodians and eventualy these vehicles will pass to the younger generation. What better way to ensure the servival of our hobby. And Yes, I have had bad experiences. Like the kid who was playing slippery slide on my front mudguards with his father who thought it was ok watching him thinking it was funny and couldn't understand why I was upset. (but that's life grin and bear it) __________________ Adjust your points with gentle blows of a 2 pound hammer

05-22-2014, 10:46 PM	#42
31 Woody Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Lake Forest, California Posts: 239	Re: Can I sit in your car? I worry about people closing the doors on the Station Wagon the wrong way or while someone else is entering or exiting. People tend to put their hands on the wood B pillar to steady themselves. Closing the door while someone's fingers are there would likely lead to loss of some fingers. So, naturally I am a bit paranoid about people opening and closing the doors when I am not around. If I am there to help, no problem. If I am not there, look but please do not touch. __________________ Experience is a cruel teacher. It gives the exam first, then the lesson.

05-23-2014, 12:44 AM	#43
Dusty Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lincolnton, Georgia Posts: 723	Re: Can I sit in your car? I did let this knuckle head sit in my car...God knows why though dusty

05-23-2014, 09:37 AM	#45
SLPreston53 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Long Beach, CA. Posts: 219	Re: Can I sit in your car? When I had the 29 Tudor, my sister was a teaching aide for a special ed class (middle school age). She asked me to bring the A, so I did. And I let the kids, many of them not even able to speak, sit in the car and honk the horn. They enjoyed the car for about 30 minutes. My sis said that the kids who could speak talked about that car for weeks afterward, and the non-verbal ones drew pictures of it. The topper: One kid couldn't talk but he could sign...in sign he asked my sister when the car with the "happy horn" was coming back. I get more from kids enjoying the A than they do. Of course the Tudor, and now my PU are definitely drivers...

05-23-2014, 11:54 AM	#48
roccaas Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,300	Re: Can I sit in your car? Ladies are ALWAYS welcome as long as they follow the rule! Men? Not so much! __________________ 20 years ago we had Johnny Cash, Steve Jobs, and Bob Hope. Now we have no Cash, no Jobs, and no Hope...please don't let Kevin Bacon die! Last edited by roccaas; 05-24-2014 at 04:42 AM.

05-23-2014, 12:18 PM	#49
Stan/MO. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hannibal, Mo. Posts: 124	Re: Can I sit in your car? I obviously don't have a problem with anyone standing on or setting in my coupe...but I have a story that is related to to this thread. I have a 1948 H-D panhead that I bought from the original owner 35 yrs. ago. To give you an idea of the condition of this machine...when I bought it...it had 1952 plates on it. I road it to shows, especialy Davenport Iowa because it is only about 200 miles away from my home. You could not believe the number of knicks and scratches it got on it in the 20 yrs. that I showed it. People would sit there kids on it "without permission" to take there pics. And one time I was watching the judges all swarmed around it with there clipboards in hand...and one of them bent over the front fender to look at something and hit it with his clipboard putting a scratch and knick in the paint. I know as someone has already said...we do not really own these vehicles...we are just caretakers of them But it just rubs me wrong when we try to do the best we can to preserve these vehicles...and some judge or joe blow on the street or at a show,couldn't care less what happens to it. But with all that said...I still like riding down the street and seeing the kids with smiles on their faces...and others with a thumbs up. So I guess I'll keep riding and driving them. "Ride em' don't hide em"

05-23-2014, 01:23 PM	#50
1wonton BANNED Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Vallejo, Ca Posts: 125	Re: Can I sit in your car? I don't take my car to car shows, I just drive it. Don't need to feed my ego and don't have time to sit around listening to the same old comments and stories, over and over.

05-23-2014, 03:24 PM	#51
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,906	Re: Can I sit in your car? "Questioned the Teacher after all the kids left the room and she explained that the Federal Government requires it to be shown!" That teacher is full of hair and should be fired. The federal government does not require any school to show any film, and hasn't since the days of "duck and "cover", over 50 years ago. __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.

05-24-2014, 11:27 PM	#55
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Can I sit in your car? Are there young PERVERTS & old PERVERTS? Whut does PERVERT really mean?? Don't sound GOOD! Hope I'm not one?? "Maybe" if I do something that is not original to my Model A, am I a PERVERT? The Dog is nodding, "YES" & he knows a LOT of stuff!---Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

05-25-2014, 08:11 AM	#56
Terry,NJ Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Northern Bucks Co. Pa Posts: 632	Re: Can I sit in your car? Some body is always coming up with a plausible federal law....... That doesn't exist! Ask the number of that statute the next time some pulls this. The Gubment is always trying to distance us from our grandkids, we have memories of better times! Terry

05-25-2014, 10:31 AM	#59
mshmodela Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,763	Re: Can I sit in your car? P.S., "Remington 870 I presume?" Correct... but like Coke vs. Pepsi thinking of getting a Mossberg 500. __________________ -Mike Late 31' Ford Model A Tudor, Miss Daisy I don't work on cars --I'm learning about my Model A. Cleveland, Ohio Last edited by mshmodela; 05-25-2014 at 10:37 AM.

05-25-2014, 10:33 AM	#60
PSXPAK Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Coos Bay, OR Posts: 22	Re: Can I sit in your car? wanted to say tho, little innocent kids. they look great in the rumble seat, and when they're all innocent and young they're impressionable. as someone stated before, thats how u plant the seed of interest. those are the kids that will appreciate these cars. We were lined up yesterday and thise group of kids walked over from the military vehicles bout 11-14 y/o i'd say, and one kid just got so excited, "This is it, This is THE ONE!" he kept sayin, "its got the seat, the seat in the back" gramps just got his car like 2 months ago but it was local. hearing those kids get so psyched was a big pat on the back for gramps and made him real happy with his purchase. also my nephew LOVES to honk the horn and sit in the rumble. that kid can't sit still to save his life (3yo) unless he's in the rumble them he's glued even with the car parked.