The Ford Barn

itsa52 · 09-09-2015, 10:31 AM

I think I will take my stock 52 Merc into the local Ford dealer with a problem, and watch the faces of those 20 something Tech writers.

Should be fun.

Mike51Merc · 09-09-2015, 10:57 AM

Sounds like an expensive way to get a laugh.

Old Henry · 09-09-2015, 11:12 AM

I get that laugh every month when I take Old Henry into Jiffy Lube to get his 19 fittings greased and even more so when it's time for an oil change. Love it.

Vic Piano · 09-09-2015, 11:13 AM

Just don't let them touch the car...

1942deluxe · 09-09-2015, 11:49 AM

Our dealership could work on it but it would be a long drive! I've got two techs and one would be lost where the other was kind of a farm kid and loves stuff like that. When I got my 48 it had the wrong solenoid and he figured it out pretty quick. I think for the young guys it's too simple. My nephew is on this board and a tech at a new car dealership. He has a 48 that he seems to be figuring out pretty quick. In fairness in the new car stores today there are many people that are not car people. Still a few of us old dinosaurs in the business that have ate ,slept and breathed cars since we were pups....

Lawrie · 09-09-2015, 03:52 PM

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Would be no use going to our local ford dealer,we went to look at a new ford a couple of years back in the 33,the salesman came out and asked,what sort of car it was,
Lawrie

slowforty · 09-09-2015, 05:45 PM

I just get a laugh when they ask if i bought it "Brand New".
I say "Yeah Here".

petehoovie · 09-09-2015, 06:12 PM

When people ask me about my old Ford's, I tell them that "if Social Security paid me better, I might be able to afford a newer car"....

Capt Kirk · 09-09-2015, 06:25 PM

On my 35 I've added the Greyhound hood ornament and on several different occasions I've been asked if the car was a Jaguar.

Karl · 09-09-2015, 08:25 PM

I once had a 20 something mechanic look under the hood of my 1967 Sunbeam Alpine and confidently identify the alternator relay control box as the computer! I gently corrected him informing him that the average computer in 1967 was probably the size of the car. He could not comphrehend that any car could run without a computer !

Seth Swoboda · 09-09-2015, 08:43 PM

A few years ago I drove my 1931 Model A through the lot at my local Ford dealership. A sales guy was outside, I stopped and told him I was thinking about updating to a newer model. He just smiled as if "yeah right you smart ass".

RalphG · 09-09-2015, 08:56 PM

I guess we should not be too surprised that younger folks know nothing of an engine that has not been in production for over 60 years. Funny though, the looks you get when you mention your vehicle has a "flathead", and two water pumps? Points, condensors, carburetors? All becoming museum pieces as time passes. I'm doing my bit to keep my nephews educated on the old Fords (and Mercurys).

Seth Swoboda · 09-09-2015, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by RalphG

I guess we should not be too surprised that younger folks know nothing of an engine that has not been in production for over 60 years. Funny though, the looks you get when you mention your vehicle has a "flathead", and two water pumps? Points, condensors, carburetors? All becoming museum pieces as time passes. I'm doing my bit to keep my nephews educated on the old Fords (and Mercurys).

Easy there Ralph, I'm 35 years old and have been playing around with old Fords and flatheads since I was old enough to see over the steering wheel of my grandpa's cars.

Of course I'm just giving you a hard time.

By the way, I like the photo you posted with the family and the car. Which one is you?

RalphG · 09-09-2015, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Seth Swoboda

Easy there Ralph, I'm 35 years old and have been playing around with old Fords and flatheads since I was old enough to see over the steering wheel of my grandpa's cars.

Of course I'm just giving you a hard time.

By the way, I like the photo you posted with the family and the car. Which one is you?

Seth, great to hear a younger guy is keeping the interest in flatheads alive.
In that photo I posted, in fact I am not in it. Must have been in school that day.
I tried to blend the 1964 and the 2015 photos together as they were taken in almost the same location. Not quite successful this time but I'll try it again.

fourfords · 09-10-2015, 12:47 AM

When I had my '30 Model A, I drove it to the store. A child about 12 asked if the car was a "Disneyland car!" He didn't think it was real.

pooch · 09-10-2015, 03:02 AM

Was driving my model A CCPU,, a guy stopped beside me and said...

' You can trade them in, you know '

GrandpasA · 09-10-2015, 09:09 AM

In my family, my wife has a 31 model a town sedan and I have a 50 shoebox, you should see the looks and here the questions we get all the time.. I'm 42 and she's 36.. We have three children and the youngest is 12..these our are almost daily drivers.. Fun times..!

oldford2 · 09-10-2015, 09:45 AM

Well for all you folks complaining about the auto mechanics today not knowing about old cars: What do you do when your new car stops running and dies on the side of the road?? You get out and lift the hood, give a blank stare at the engine, scratch your arse and then call a flatbed to take it to the garage where one of these young guys fixes it in no time and you are back on the road. LOL

HELENT · 09-10-2015, 10:14 AM

i like it when the young look and say it a hemi

4tford · 09-10-2015, 10:49 AM

We have a kid about 20 or 21 years old at the local NAPA. He knows more about the old cars than I do. GREAT fellow to deal with.

09-09-2015, 10:31 AM	#1
itsa52 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Nebraska Posts: 603	Just for fun. I think I will take my stock 52 Merc into the local Ford dealer with a problem, and watch the faces of those 20 something Tech writers. Should be fun.

09-09-2015, 10:57 AM	#2
Mike51Merc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northeast Pennsylvania Posts: 1,582	Re: Just for fun. Sounds like an expensive way to get a laugh.

09-09-2015, 11:12 AM	#3
Old Henry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 5,762	Re: Just for fun. I get that laugh every month when I take Old Henry into Jiffy Lube to get his 19 fittings greased and even more so when it's time for an oil change. Love it. __________________ Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome) "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” *Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness

09-09-2015, 11:13 AM	#4
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: Just for fun. Just don't let them touch the car... __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

09-09-2015, 11:49 AM	#5
1942deluxe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Albion, PA Posts: 710	Re: Just for fun. Our dealership could work on it but it would be a long drive! I've got two techs and one would be lost where the other was kind of a farm kid and loves stuff like that. When I got my 48 it had the wrong solenoid and he figured it out pretty quick. I think for the young guys it's too simple. My nephew is on this board and a tech at a new car dealership. He has a 48 that he seems to be figuring out pretty quick. In fairness in the new car stores today there are many people that are not car people. Still a few of us old dinosaurs in the business that have ate ,slept and breathed cars since we were pups....

09-09-2015, 03:52 PM	#6
Lawrie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 4,215	Re: Just for fun. Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Would be no use going to our local ford dealer,we went to look at a new ford a couple of years back in the 33,the salesman came out and asked,what sort of car it was, Lawrie

09-09-2015, 05:45 PM	#7
slowforty Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tinley Park Ill Posts: 1,060	Re: Just for fun. I just get a laugh when they ask if i bought it "Brand New". I say "Yeah Here".

09-09-2015, 06:12 PM	#8
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,119	Re: Just for fun. When people ask me about my old Ford's, I tell them that "if Social Security paid me better, I might be able to afford a newer car".... __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

09-09-2015, 06:25 PM	#9
Capt Kirk Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Clarkston MI Posts: 830	Re: Just for fun. On my 35 I've added the Greyhound hood ornament and on several different occasions I've been asked if the car was a Jaguar. __________________ 35 Ford Cabriolet 56 Chevy Pickup 63 VW Bug Empty wallet

09-09-2015, 08:25 PM	#10
Karl Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Manawatu, New Zealand Posts: 1,416	Re: Just for fun. I once had a 20 something mechanic look under the hood of my 1967 Sunbeam Alpine and confidently identify the alternator relay control box as the computer! I gently corrected him informing him that the average computer in 1967 was probably the size of the car. He could not comphrehend that any car could run without a computer !

09-09-2015, 08:43 PM	#11
Seth Swoboda Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 3,791	Re: Just for fun. A few years ago I drove my 1931 Model A through the lot at my local Ford dealership. A sales guy was outside, I stopped and told him I was thinking about updating to a newer model. He just smiled as if "yeah right you smart ass".

09-10-2015, 12:47 AM	#15
fourfords Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lake Elsinore, CA. Posts: 414	Re: Just for fun. When I had my '30 Model A, I drove it to the store. A child about 12 asked if the car was a "Disneyland car!" He didn't think it was real.

09-10-2015, 03:02 AM	#16
pooch Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South Coast NSW Australia Posts: 2,596	Re: Just for fun. Was driving my model A CCPU,, a guy stopped beside me and said... ' You can trade them in, you know '

09-10-2015, 09:09 AM	#17
GrandpasA Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Chico,CA Posts: 106	Re: Just for fun. In my family, my wife has a 31 model a town sedan and I have a 50 shoebox, you should see the looks and here the questions we get all the time.. I'm 42 and she's 36.. We have three children and the youngest is 12..these our are almost daily drivers.. Fun times..!

09-10-2015, 09:45 AM	#18
oldford2 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: pittsfield, MA Posts: 2,086	Re: Just for fun. Well for all you folks complaining about the auto mechanics today not knowing about old cars: What do you do when your new car stops running and dies on the side of the road?? You get out and lift the hood, give a blank stare at the engine, scratch your arse and then call a flatbed to take it to the garage where one of these young guys fixes it in no time and you are back on the road. LOL

09-10-2015, 10:14 AM	#19
HELENT Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Hemingway, SC Posts: 212	Re: Just for fun. i like it when the young look and say it a hemi

09-10-2015, 10:49 AM	#20
4tford Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Regina Canada Posts: 1,335	Re: Just for fun. We have a kid about 20 or 21 years old at the local NAPA. He knows more about the old cars than I do. GREAT fellow to deal with.