The Ford Barn

Mikko_ · 04-21-2022, 10:59 AM

Sold my '53 Customline and bought a 1930 Coupe, waiting for it to be shipped from California to Sweden.

Running and driving car, I am very excited for it to arrive.

dennis lumbert · 04-21-2022, 12:49 PM

Congratulations,I hope it gives you many years of enjoyment!

TomInCologne · 04-21-2022, 01:33 PM

wow, the interiour looks a lot cleaner than my Margarethe.

What's the colour? On the first two photographs it looks black but on photo number three it looks blue?

Anyway, i wish you a lot of fun with it!

WHN · 04-21-2022, 01:44 PM

Congratulations ��.

Enjoy your new friend. Keep us posted.

Chuck Dempsey · 04-21-2022, 01:53 PM

Congrats! I see you are a 'senior member', so this isn't your first Model A?

nkaminar · 04-21-2022, 03:19 PM

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Nice. Interesting breather addition.

Big hammer · 04-21-2022, 03:53 PM

Congrats! Looks nice! Get out and go for A drive!

51504bat · 04-21-2022, 04:12 PM

I guess this means that a change in your avatar is in order?

hudson32700 · 04-21-2022, 05:12 PM

Is that your Imperial in the garage?

California Travieso · 04-21-2022, 06:12 PM

I saw that car on the Southern California Craig’s List recently. Very nice. I was tempted to buy it but I don’t have garage space.

David Serrano

Chuck Sea/Tac · 04-21-2022, 08:45 PM

Where abouts in Sweden are you? My Grandfather was born in Trysunda in the late 1800’s.

Mikko_ · 04-21-2022, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomInCologne

wow, the interiour looks a lot cleaner than my Margarethe.

What's the colour? On the first two photographs it looks black but on photo number three it looks blue?

Anyway, i wish you a lot of fun with it!

Thanks, it's black.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck Dempsey

Congrats! I see you are a 'senior member', so this isn't your first Model A?

I had a '28 Phaeton project before but had to sell it a while back to fund a kitchen restoration.

Also had a '53 Customline that I sold to fund this car.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 51504bat

I guess this means that a change in your avatar is in order?

Yes, that would be correct.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hudson32700

Is that your Imperial in the garage?

No, that would be the sellers car.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck Sea/Tac

Where abouts in Sweden are you? My Grandfather was born in Trysunda in the late 1800’s.

In a small town called Koping, about 90 miles west of Stockholm.

Mikko_ · 04-21-2022, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by California Travieso

I saw that car on the Southern California Craig’s List recently. Very nice. I was tempted to buy it but I don’t have garage space.

David Serrano

Weird, I bought the car from Santa Rosa where its been for the last few years.

Chuck Sea/Tac · 04-22-2022, 12:55 AM

We had some relatives in enkoping that we visited 45 years ago.I thought he did something for Volvo, but could be wrong. He liked to fish in the lake though. Anyway enjoy your coupe!

katy · 04-22-2022, 10:35 AM

Too bad you couldn't have kept the '53 and bought the coupe.

Mikko_ · 04-22-2022, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck Sea/Tac

We had some relatives in enkoping that we visited 45 years ago.I thought he did something for Volvo, but could be wrong. He liked to fish in the lake though. Anyway enjoy your coupe!

Thanks.

Enkoping is only 40 minutes away from me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by katy

Too bad you couldn't have kept the '53 and bought the coupe.

Money and space is the issue, can't keep everything.

Tosti36 · 04-27-2022, 10:30 AM

Great looking A. Best of luck with it!!

Mikko_ · 08-21-2022, 11:05 PM

After a long wait I finally picked up the car yesterday.
I'm very pleased with the condition of the car.

mercman from oz · 08-21-2022, 11:18 PM

Mikko, Glad that your new car finally arrived in Sweden. It looks great.
Hope that you have lots of fun with it.

ronn · 08-22-2022, 08:43 AM

congratulations! will the wheels stay red?

Mikko_ · 08-22-2022, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ronn

congratulations! will the wheels stay red?

Either that or black.

katy · 08-22-2022, 10:27 AM

Looking good. BTW, red wheels go faster.

CC-Mo · 08-22-2022, 12:09 PM

That’s a good looking coupe! Enjoy it.

Mikko_ · 08-23-2022, 11:11 PM

Thanks guys.

Mikko_ · 10-08-2022, 09:04 AM

Yesterday the coupe passed both title and safety inspection without any issues.
Plates and title will arrive during next week and then I can start driving.

fried okra · 10-08-2022, 11:37 AM

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Looks like a real nice one!

ModelA29 · 10-09-2022, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikko_

Weird, I bought the car from Santa Rosa where its been for the last few years.

Craig's List has a feature where you can list it in multiple areas to broaden your market. I gave up on Craig's List and started searching the MAFCA chapter newsletters and web sites around me for a car. Found this one 200 miles away.

I vote for the red wheels.

Mikko_ · 10-14-2022, 09:39 AM

Plates arrived yesterday, drove it to work today.
All went well but I must admit that I'm not a fan of the Model A transmission.

Extremely short 1st gear and no synchros will take some getting used to.

nkaminar · 10-14-2022, 09:49 AM

Shift slowly. Double clutch when down shifting. After a while it will become second nature.

WHN · 10-14-2022, 04:21 PM

Quite often you can start out in second gear, the car just has to be rolling.

You will get use to the transmission. After over 60 years, I still grind a gear or two.

Enjoy you new car. They are really great.

Mikko_ · 10-16-2022, 10:50 AM

Went for a drive, shifting is getting better.

Jeff/Illinois · 10-17-2022, 02:12 PM

Mikko ya done well

Nice Coupe I like it! You'll have a lot of fun. The shifting will come just takes a little practice. Don't get in a hurry you'll find the sweet spot of when to shift. I double clutch and don't even think about it.

Nice car and I think you'll have more fun with this than the '53!

TerryH · 10-17-2022, 04:25 PM

Very nice Model A. My very first car in1964 was a one owner Model A standard Coupe. You will have lots of enjoyment with it!

ModelA29 · 10-17-2022, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikko_

.....I'm not a fan of the Model A transmission.

........ no synchros will take some getting used to.

They cheated on mine and swapped in a 1939 trans that has syncros in 2 & 3. There are kits to do it.

http://clingsaftermarket.com/addtocart.asp?prod=3000

Mikko_ · 10-17-2022, 11:08 PM

Thanks for the replies, I'm very happy with the car.

I do have a 1936 V8 trans that I've been thinking about swapping in with a kit from Cling's but I would like to figure out the stock trans first, mostly for personal satisfaction.

TerryH · 10-18-2022, 01:35 AM

Like many have said, with time shifting a Model A becomes second nature and part of the Model A experience. It’s very satisfying to finally successfully downshift to second gear at speed; blipping the throttle just right. Just drive it and you’ll get it! And by the way, that’s a very nice looking Model A. Do you know any other owners?

Mikko_ · 10-18-2022, 09:43 AM

Thank you Terry.

Yes, I do know a couple of other A owners.

04-21-2022, 12:49 PM	#2
dennis lumbert Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: central Arkansas Posts: 150	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Congratulations,I hope it gives you many years of enjoyment!

04-21-2022, 01:33 PM	#3
TomInCologne Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Germany: Cologne and Witten Posts: 305	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe wow, the interiour looks a lot cleaner than my Margarethe. What's the colour? On the first two photographs it looks black but on photo number three it looks blue? Anyway, i wish you a lot of fun with it!

04-21-2022, 01:44 PM	#4
WHN Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Connecticut Shoreline Posts: 1,827	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Congratulations ��. Enjoy your new friend. Keep us posted.

04-21-2022, 01:53 PM	#5
Chuck Dempsey Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Waynesville, NC Posts: 800	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Congrats! I see you are a 'senior member', so this isn't your first Model A?

04-21-2022, 03:19 PM	#6
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,918	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Nice. Interesting breather addition. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

04-21-2022, 03:53 PM	#7
Big hammer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 3,132	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Congrats! Looks nice! Get out and go for A drive! __________________ Don't force it with a little hammer tap, tap, tap get a bigger hammer tap done

04-21-2022, 04:12 PM	#8
51504bat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: SoCal-Redlands Posts: 3,033	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe I guess this means that a change in your avatar is in order? __________________ Making the simple complicated for over 30 years.

04-21-2022, 05:12 PM	#9
hudson32700 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Roscoe, Illinois Posts: 27	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Is that your Imperial in the garage?

04-21-2022, 06:12 PM	#10
California Travieso Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Moreno Valley, CA Posts: 953	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe I saw that car on the Southern California Craig’s List recently. Very nice. I was tempted to buy it but I don’t have garage space. David Serrano

04-21-2022, 08:45 PM	#11
Chuck Sea/Tac Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Between Seattle & Tacoma Posts: 2,355	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Where abouts in Sweden are you? My Grandfather was born in Trysunda in the late 1800’s.

04-22-2022, 12:55 AM	#14
Chuck Sea/Tac Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Between Seattle & Tacoma Posts: 2,355	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe We had some relatives in enkoping that we visited 45 years ago.I thought he did something for Volvo, but could be wrong. He liked to fish in the lake though. Anyway enjoy your coupe!

04-22-2022, 10:35 AM	#15
katy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 5,047	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Too bad you couldn't have kept the '53 and bought the coupe. __________________ If you don't hear a rumor by 10 AM, start one!. Got my education out behind the barn!

04-27-2022, 10:30 AM	#17
Tosti36 Member Join Date: Aug 2021 Posts: 37	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Great looking A. Best of luck with it!!

08-21-2022, 11:18 PM	#19
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,377	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Mikko, Glad that your new car finally arrived in Sweden. It looks great. Hope that you have lots of fun with it.

08-22-2022, 08:43 AM	#20
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,805	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe congratulations! will the wheels stay red?

08-22-2022, 10:27 AM	#22
katy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 5,047	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Looking good. BTW, red wheels go faster. __________________ If you don't hear a rumor by 10 AM, start one!. Got my education out behind the barn!

08-22-2022, 12:09 PM	#23
CC-Mo Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Southern Missouri Ozarks Posts: 86	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe That’s a good looking coupe! Enjoy it. __________________ Southern Missouri '30 Tudor sedan, Original '33 5-Widow Coupe, Henry Steel, Merc Flathead, 50's Hotrod style.

08-23-2022, 11:11 PM	#24
Mikko_ Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Sweden Posts: 145	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Thanks guys.

10-08-2022, 11:37 AM	#26
fried okra Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Daniel Island,SouthCarolina/Knoxville, Tennessee/Sanibel Island,Florida Posts: 292	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Looks like a real nice one!

10-14-2022, 09:49 AM	#29
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,918	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Shift slowly. Double clutch when down shifting. After a while it will become second nature. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

10-14-2022, 04:21 PM	#30
WHN Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Connecticut Shoreline Posts: 1,827	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Quite often you can start out in second gear, the car just has to be rolling. You will get use to the transmission. After over 60 years, I still grind a gear or two. Enjoy you new car. They are really great.

10-17-2022, 02:12 PM	#32
Jeff/Illinois Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,792	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Mikko ya done well Nice Coupe I like it! You'll have a lot of fun. The shifting will come just takes a little practice. Don't get in a hurry you'll find the sweet spot of when to shift. I double clutch and don't even think about it. Nice car and I think you'll have more fun with this than the '53!

10-17-2022, 04:25 PM	#33
TerryH Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fountain Valley, Calif. Posts: 937	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Very nice Model A. My very first car in1964 was a one owner Model A standard Coupe. You will have lots of enjoyment with it!

10-17-2022, 11:08 PM	#35
Mikko_ Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Sweden Posts: 145	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Thanks for the replies, I'm very happy with the car. I do have a 1936 V8 trans that I've been thinking about swapping in with a kit from Cling's but I would like to figure out the stock trans first, mostly for personal satisfaction.

10-18-2022, 01:35 AM	#36
TerryH Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fountain Valley, Calif. Posts: 937	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Like many have said, with time shifting a Model A becomes second nature and part of the Model A experience. It’s very satisfying to finally successfully downshift to second gear at speed; blipping the throttle just right. Just drive it and you’ll get it! And by the way, that’s a very nice looking Model A. Do you know any other owners?

10-18-2022, 09:43 AM	#37
Mikko_ Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Sweden Posts: 145	Re: Bought a 1930 Coupe Thank you Terry. Yes, I do know a couple of other A owners.