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jg61hawk · 02-22-2017, 08:36 PM

I have my A for 3 years almost. Put 1800 miles on it and have worked out the bugs of taking a stored old A back to life. I will attend the MARC Club in Gettysburg this summer and I am thinking I want to drive there from Central NJ.. The trip is 240 miles one way and will need the car to move along at at least 45 MPH for some long periods of time.

I think in 1929 these cars were intended as local transportation and never intended to travel long distances at "high speeds." My question is: Am I correct, should I drive and can these engines handle 50 MPH for 6 hours?

I have a 61 Studebaker also, with a 289 V8, and drive that to every show all up and down the East Coast. I'm not afraid to drive an old car, but why ruin it? The poured bearing in Model A's are vastly different from what I know. Tell me your thoughts. Thanks.

02-22-2017, 08:36 PM	#1
jg61hawk Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Central New Jersey Posts: 428	Seriously Drive NJ to Gettysburg? I have my A for 3 years almost. Put 1800 miles on it and have worked out the bugs of taking a stored old A back to life. I will attend the MARC Club in Gettysburg this summer and I am thinking I want to drive there from Central NJ.. The trip is 240 miles one way and will need the car to move along at at least 45 MPH for some long periods of time. *I think* in 1929 these cars were intended as local transportation and never intended to travel long distances at "high speeds." My question is: Am I correct, should I drive and can these engines handle 50 MPH for 6 hours? I have a 61 Studebaker also, with a 289 V8, and drive that to every show all up and down the East Coast. I'm not afraid to drive an old car, but why ruin it? The poured bearing in Model A's are vastly different from what I know. Tell me your thoughts. Thanks.