Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-17-2018, 04:26 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,753
Re: "A" First for Everything ??
This is a rare car indeed. It has been quite some time since I have seen a Ford Model T, that was built in 1929. A '29 Model A is quite common, but this '29 Model T is rare indeed. In a certain...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-05-2018, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 6,504
Re: front license plate mount
You CAN have "your cake, and eat it too"!
During the twenty's and thirty's and forties - there were available accessory license plate holders that mounted on the 'horn' of the front bumper. Looks...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-28-2018, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,430
Re: Scary picture
Marsall, post #10: "Had this been a Chevy of that era, do you think those hollow and splindly radius rods would have held up like this? Me thinks not! They would have bent and broken in short order."...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-28-2018, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,876
Re: High School Builds an A for TROG
I bought my late '31 Deluxe Coupe as a restored car that was built for the 2001 Great Race - by a team of High School Auto Shop (all phases) students. This was done by the Ponca City High School, in...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-27-2018, 10:21 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,737
Re: The Price is Right
On another site, the same owner is also selling - the Brooklyn Bridge and also the Staten Island Ferry. Both have a 'reserve', so don't get your hopes up of actually buying either. The competition...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-27-2018, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,165
Re: Am I Missing a Part?
These accessory "Tire Bands" have not been made since their introduction in the 1930's. No reproductions have been made. However, you may find them during your search for 'Hens Teeth', at swap...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-27-2018, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,597
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-25-2018, 03:08 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,494
Re: Screw on gas cap
Rusty's post # 7 is how I have been doing it for 50 years. It may work for you too. Of course, the cap on my '28 is an original from the Ford Motor Company; that may make a difference, as Tom...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-22-2018, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,941
Re: Two questions about oil leaks
If it does not rattle . . . . . how do you know it is there ?
In fact, rattles are a very important and necessary part of an old car. So much so that in 1913 (April 1st) a patent was issued...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-22-2018, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,437
Re: Fumeaze gasket
If it does not rattle . . . . . how do you know it is there ?
In fact, rattles are a very important and necessary part of an old car. So much so that in 1913 (April 1st) a patent was issued...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-22-2018, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,239
Re: 4 wheel drive model A?
There was no front-drive 4-wheel Ford Model A conversion. This of course, excludes any Klet-Trac rear-wheel drive options.
The first 4-wheel option to come on the market for Fords, was in the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-19-2018, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,260
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-18-2018, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 13,246
Re: Gas tank capacity
10 gallons for '28-'29 tanks.
11 gallons for the '30-'31 tanks.
However, it can get tricky on the '29-'30 commercial vehicles, with their unique 'carry over' situation.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-18-2018, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,743
Re: Engine Pan Installation
Bill, to answer your question - yes, they do flex and become prone to cracking and breaking. However, that being said, it does take several decades of driving for anything significant to happen, so...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-04-2018, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,880
Re: 1928-1929 Ford Trunk Racks
At $350 for the VARCO reproduction of the FORD AUTHORIZED accessory luggage/trunk rack for the '28-'29 Ford Model A (and it can be used on later '30-'31 cars too), the VARCO rack is more than twice...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-04-2018, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,880
Re: 1928-1929 Ford Trunk Racks
Contact VARCO in Oklahoma City. They have a website. http://www.varcoinc.com/
Black Powder Coated...............................$350.00/pp cont./USA...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-03-2018, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,880
Re: 1928-1929 Ford Trunk Racks
Look to the MAFCA/MARC Restoration Guidelines and ALL shall be revealed. Look under "ACCESSORIES" in your index (area 16).
There were a host of auxillary manufacturers of luggage/trunk racks made...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-03-2018, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,147
Re: tires
Others above have mentioned other brands, but that is not what you were asking. In your specific question regarding which of the two brands - Coker or Universal - is thought to be the better, I...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-02-2018, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,158
Re: Model a parts
Slammin, post #8 -
Yes, you are most definitely right !
Remember the old adage: "Be careful what you wish for . . . . it MIGHT come true !"
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-01-2018, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,158
Re: Model a parts
It is not a circumstance that is unique to the Ford Model A.
In the free and open marketplace, it is called "Supply and Demand".
And it some instances it is merely a matter of 'throwing mud against...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-31-2017, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,004
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-31-2017, 03:27 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 6,936
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-29-2017, 03:23 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,138
Re: When do parts become junk ?
Living on a remote wilderness ranch, we throw nothing away !
Everything that has outlived its intended use, can very often (especially if you wait long enough) be re-purposed into another item or...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-28-2017, 02:35 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,040
Re: To a or not to a
"To B or not to B", that is the question.
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Shakespear or Lubich ?
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-27-2017, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,597
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