The Ford Barn

steve s · 01-04-2013, 08:56 AM

A comment in the overdrive thread got me wondering: He said that the single most asked question he gets is, "Is it all original?"

For me, I think it's, "How fast will it go?"

Any others?

Steve

metalho · 01-04-2013, 08:57 AM

Is that a model T?

JD 1931 · 01-04-2013, 08:58 AM

Almost always :

What year is it?

Steve Plucker · 01-04-2013, 09:00 AM

"Do you really drive that thing"? and "What kind of oil should I use"?

Pluck

pat in Santa Cruz · 01-04-2013, 09:24 AM

usually in this order:

1 what year is it?

2 how many mpg?

3 how fast will it go?

4 where do you get parts?

V4F · 01-04-2013, 09:28 AM

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what is it ?? my grandmother had one just like it only green & i think it was a dodge !
what year ? you drive that everyday !!!

Joop · 01-04-2013, 09:29 AM

Did Ford ever build a car like that (400-A)

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lookin-backtexas · 01-04-2013, 09:32 AM

There's always the usual: How fast will it go? What kind of mileage do you get? etc.

The best comment I have frequently heard at gas stations is, "What year is that car and what color is that paint?" Once I tell them it's a Kewanee Green 1930 Model A Ford Tudor Sedan, they say, "Yeah, my granddad had one exactly like this except it was a red 1950 Buick station wagon . . . just like yours!"

I stopped for a cup of coffee one Saturday morning at McDonalds and a lady walked up to me as I was getting out of the Model A and asked, "How old is that car?" I replied, "Eighty-three" and she yelled at her husband, "Delbert! Get the camera, this car was built in 1883!"

On that same stop at Mickey D's, when I came out of the restaurant I discovered that the car wouldn't start so I opened the hood to check the fuse; a man walks up and starts talking to me while looking over my shoulder into the engine compartment and complimented me on the restoration and then remarked, "Did you do the work on this car yourself?" I replied, yes and he said, "You can sure smell that fresh paint!" I just smiled knowing that I had painted the car in 1972 (41 years ago).

Last comment - why is it so many people (particularly teenagers) seem to always ask, "What's it worth?" or "What'd you have to pay for that thing?" I have tried to be diplomatic and not shoot back with, "That's sorta personal, what did you have to pay for that pair of shoes?" Rather thought it was best just tell them, "I paid $750 for it." I then pause and add . . . "41 years ago."

Bill in SoCal · 01-04-2013, 09:35 AM

Not a Question - But have you heard ... My (insert relationship hear) had one just like it. After a few questions, sometimes it turns out that it might have been a "Model A." Like the one that had a radiator shell emblem that said RIO with wings (probably a RIO Flying Cloud). I always listen because they are so excited, and they want to tell you all about person and the car. Good stories. Bill

Ron/IA · 01-04-2013, 09:58 AM

1. What year is it?
2. What kind of mileage does it get?
3. How old is your Model T?
4. I thought all the cars were painted black?

Ron/IA

Rowdy · 01-04-2013, 10:14 AM

When are you going to chop it?
How much for just the body?

Both questions really burn my butt as I have not intentions of chopping it and if I ever dicided to sell it, it would be with everything and not to anyone that was going to streetrod it. Rod

Dave Mc · 01-04-2013, 10:23 AM

2 kids on bicycles were looking at my 29 Business Coupe when I came out of a store ,one kid asks " Did you buy that New Mister ? "

BashawT · 01-04-2013, 10:27 AM

Since mine is not finished the most common question is, "When are you going to finish it?"

duffer · 01-04-2013, 10:40 AM

I had someone ask me," Why did your wife let you get a car like that ?"

SSsssteamer · 01-04-2013, 10:42 AM

Can you still buy tires for it?
How fast does it go?
I thought that they didn't go over 40 MPH?
What is it worth?
Does it run? (while displayed at car shows)
Did you buy it new?
Where did you find it?
Someone must have taken good care of it.

gweilbaker · 01-04-2013, 10:43 AM

My younger son always asks, "When do I get to own it?"

John LaVoy · 01-04-2013, 10:50 AM

Do you drive it? What year is it? How do you find parts? are pretty much the ones I hear.

Jason in TX · 01-04-2013, 10:52 AM

1) What year is it?
2) What kind of car is that?
3) Where do you get parts
4) How much is it worth? (I hate this one.)

Some funny ones I've received.

(Before a tour, getting coffee at a Burger King Drive Through)
WINDOW PERSON: Does it run???
ME: Uh, Yeah. I drove it here
WINDOW PERSON: Wow. That's cool.

(Brought the car to show the Automotive Technical College Students)

STUDENT: Hey man. You should put a GRILL on it!
ME: What?
STUDENT: Put a GRILLLL on it!!
ME: It has a grill on it.
STUDENT: I mean put a GRRRIILLLLL on it.
ME: Like a BBQ grill?
STUDENT: Awe... Nevermind.

(Still don't understand that one.)

rosenkranswa · 01-04-2013, 11:01 AM

1. What year?
2. How fast?
3. What's it worth?
4. What is it?

Always strikes me as odd that the last question is usually, "What is it?"

Had a delightful conversation with an elderly lady at the market one day. She was all excited, knew it was a Model A, knew it was a Roadster and asked if I was going to be there awhile so she could go get her husband. A few minutes later she shows up with this gentleman in tow and asks him if its the same car he had when they met. He looked it all over and said, "...could be, same color and year, but mine didn't have sidemounts on it." Then he leaned over and said, "...you know, I had to sell that car to buy her wedding ring, still not sure who got the best part of that deal..." She slugged him and they both walked off arm in arm laughing.

That's what its all about.

Farrell In Vancouver · 01-04-2013, 11:08 AM

"You don't actually drive it, Do You?" (Miles from home)
You don't drive it in the rain, Do You? (I live in a rain forest)
"Where did you get it?" (I usually reply "From Ford")
How Much? (This one always sets my hair on fire, and I don't know why)
Does it run? (in a parking lot, anywhere)
You can't actually drive it on the road can you?

01-04-2013, 08:56 AM	#1
steve s Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kalamazoo Posts: 1,656	Most-asked question about your Model A? A comment in the overdrive thread got me wondering: He said that the single most asked question he gets is, "Is it all original?" For me, I think it's, "How fast will it go?" Any others? Steve

01-04-2013, 08:57 AM	#2
metalho Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bothell Washington Posts: 530	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? Is that a model T?

01-04-2013, 08:58 AM	#3
JD 1931 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: west coast Fla.. Posts: 311	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? Almost always : What year is it?

01-04-2013, 09:00 AM	#4
Steve Plucker BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Walla Walla, Washington USA Posts: 6,066	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? "Do you really drive that thing"? and "What kind of oil should I use"? Pluck

01-04-2013, 09:24 AM	#5
pat in Santa Cruz Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: santa cruz, calif Posts: 2,011	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? usually in this order: 1 what year is it? 2 how many mpg? 3 how fast will it go? 4 where do you get parts?

01-04-2013, 09:28 AM	#6
V4F Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ca. Posts: 2,522	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) what is it ?? my grandmother had one just like it only green & i think it was a dodge ! what year ? you drive that everyday !!! __________________ V4f

01-04-2013, 09:29 AM	#7
Joop Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 2,953	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? Did Ford ever build a car like that (400-A) ..

01-04-2013, 09:32 AM	#8
lookin-backtexas Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Georgetown, Texas Posts: 396	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? There's always the usual: How fast will it go? What kind of mileage do you get? etc. The best comment I have frequently heard at gas stations is, "What year is that car and what color is that paint?" Once I tell them it's a Kewanee Green 1930 Model A Ford Tudor Sedan, they say, "Yeah, my granddad had one exactly like this except it was a red 1950 Buick station wagon . . . just like yours!" I stopped for a cup of coffee one Saturday morning at McDonalds and a lady walked up to me as I was getting out of the Model A and asked, "How old is that car?" I replied, "Eighty-three" and she yelled at her husband, "Delbert! Get the camera, this car was built in 1883!" On that same stop at Mickey D's, when I came out of the restaurant I discovered that the car wouldn't start so I opened the hood to check the fuse; a man walks up and starts talking to me while looking over my shoulder into the engine compartment and complimented me on the restoration and then remarked, "Did you do the work on this car yourself?" I replied, yes and he said, "You can sure smell that fresh paint!" I just smiled knowing that I had painted the car in 1972 (41 years ago). Last comment - why is it so many people (particularly teenagers) seem to always ask, "What's it worth?" or "What'd you have to pay for that thing?" I have tried to be diplomatic and not shoot back with, "That's sorta personal, what did you have to pay for that pair of shoes?" Rather thought it was best just tell them, "I paid $750 for it." I then pause and add . . . "41 years ago." __________________ Fred Carlton Life Member AACA 44 year member MAFCA Editor of The Restorer magazine, official publication of MAFCA 12 years Life Member Dallas Model A Ford Club (44 years) 23 year member & founder Lone Star Model A Ford Club Chairman 35th Model A Ford Texas Tour 1998 (state convention) Chairman 42nd Model A Ford Texas Tour 2005 (state convention) Charter Member Ford Model AA Truck Club If you aren't driving your antique car frequently, you might as well be collecting clocks!!! Last edited by lookin-backtexas; 01-04-2013 at 03:38 PM.

01-04-2013, 09:35 AM	#9
Bill in SoCal Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Claremont, CA 91711 Posts: 244	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? Not a Question - But have you heard ... My (insert relationship hear) had one just like it. After a few questions, sometimes it turns out that it might have been a "Model A." Like the one that had a radiator shell emblem that said RIO with wings (probably a RIO Flying Cloud). I always listen because they are so excited, and they want to tell you all about person and the car. Good stories. Bill

01-04-2013, 09:58 AM	#10
Ron/IA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Amana IA Posts: 527	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? 1. What year is it? 2. What kind of mileage does it get? 3. How old is your Model T? 4. I thought all the cars were painted black? Ron/IA __________________ Ron/IA 1929 Fordor Steelback Hawk A Model A Ford Club http://hawkamodelaclub.org/

01-04-2013, 10:14 AM	#11
Rowdy BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gothenburg Nebraska Just off I-80 Posts: 4,893	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? When are you going to chop it? How much for just the body? Both questions really burn my butt as I have not intentions of chopping it and if I ever dicided to sell it, it would be with everything and not to anyone that was going to streetrod it. Rod __________________ Do the RIGHT thing - Support the H.A.M.B. Alliance!!!!

01-04-2013, 10:23 AM	#12
Dave Mc Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Indian Hills,Nevada Posts: 358	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? 2 kids on bicycles were looking at my 29 Business Coupe when I came out of a store ,one kid asks " Did you buy that New Mister ? " __________________ Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him, better take a closer look at the American Indian!" - Henry Ford

01-04-2013, 10:27 AM	#13
BashawT Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: De Pere, WI Posts: 290	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? Since mine is not finished the most common question is, "When are you going to finish it?"

01-04-2013, 10:40 AM	#14
duffer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: clinton township michigan Posts: 273	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? I had someone ask me," Why did your wife let you get a car like that ?"

01-04-2013, 10:42 AM	#15
SSsssteamer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sedro-Woolley, WA Posts: 1,023	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? Can you still buy tires for it? How fast does it go? I thought that they didn't go over 40 MPH? What is it worth? Does it run? (while displayed at car shows) Did you buy it new? Where did you find it? Someone must have taken good care of it.

01-04-2013, 10:43 AM	#16
gweilbaker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lindenhurst, IL Posts: 792	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? My younger son always asks, "When do I get to own it?"

01-04-2013, 10:50 AM	#17
John LaVoy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rocklin, CA Posts: 1,219	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? Do you drive it? What year is it? How do you find parts? are pretty much the ones I hear.

01-04-2013, 10:52 AM	#18
Jason in TX Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ⓉⒺXⒶⓈ Posts: 2,047	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? 1) What year is it? 2) What kind of car is that? 3) Where do you get parts 4) How much is it worth? (I hate this one.) Some funny ones I've received. (Before a tour, getting coffee at a Burger King Drive Through) WINDOW PERSON: Does it run??? ME: Uh, Yeah. I drove it here WINDOW PERSON: Wow. That's cool. (Brought the car to show the Automotive Technical College Students) STUDENT: Hey man. You should put a GRILL on it! ME: What? STUDENT: Put a GRILLLL on it!! ME: It has a grill on it. STUDENT: I mean put a GRRRIILLLLL on it. ME: Like a BBQ grill? STUDENT: Awe... Nevermind. (Still don't understand that one.) __________________ -------------- Drive it like you know how to fix it! DMAFC / OILERS CC-MC

01-04-2013, 11:01 AM	#19
rosenkranswa Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Malvern, PA Posts: 361	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? 1. What year? 2. How fast? 3. What's it worth? 4. What is it? Always strikes me as odd that the last question is usually, "What is it?" Had a delightful conversation with an elderly lady at the market one day. She was all excited, knew it was a Model A, knew it was a Roadster and asked if I was going to be there awhile so she could go get her husband. A few minutes later she shows up with this gentleman in tow and asks him if its the same car he had when they met. He looked it all over and said, "...could be, same color and year, but mine didn't have sidemounts on it." Then he leaned over and said, "...you know, I had to sell that car to buy her wedding ring, still not sure who got the best part of that deal..." She slugged him and they both walked off arm in arm laughing. That's what its all about. __________________ Wayne @ Barb Malvern '19 T Speedster '26 T Touring '29 A Roadster '30 AA Stakebed '30 A Pickup '30 A Town Sedan '31 A Station Wagon '38 Columbia Girls bike (WWII) '40 Elgin Boys bike (WWII) '42 Super Deluxe Tudor '42 Willys MB Jeep '43 Willys MBT Trailer '43 M3A4 Hand Cart '43 Harley Davidson 42WLA with sidecar

01-04-2013, 11:08 AM	#20
Farrell In Vancouver Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pitt Meadows BC Posts: 1,003	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? "You don't actually drive it, Do You?" (Miles from home) You don't drive it in the rain, Do You? (I live in a rain forest) "Where did you get it?" (I usually reply "From Ford") How Much? (This one always sets my hair on fire, and I don't know why) Does it run? (in a parking lot, anywhere) You can't actually drive it on the road can you?