Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 08:13 PM
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Re: Not A, But Interesting
You can buy an exact copy of a 427 Cobra with an aluminum body for 80 grand spend another 20+ to finish it and you have a very nice replica.
Shelby uses the same exact car and adds their serial...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-07-2024, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 6
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Re: Not A, But Interesting
I always think it's funny when the post a picture of a fully restored one along with the hulk. They should caption it for only another 1/2 a million+ this could be yours.....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-07-2024, 12:11 AM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-05-2024, 10:00 PM
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Re: Rear taillight bracket 28 sedan
Hold the bracket where it should be with these in the holes - give it a smack and presto you know where to drill. These are for wood and will last for awhile. There are also threaded one for holes...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-02-2024, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 34
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Re: Snyder's New Catalog Came...and a Warning!
In truth the hobby is dying. The young want little FWD econo cars with computer dashboards. The number of people under 50 looking for a Model A are generally looking to cut it up for a hot rod - the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-30-2024, 07:11 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-24-2024, 08:00 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-24-2024, 02:40 PM
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Re: Stretched T
Remember when the manufacturers tried 4 wheel steering in the 80s and couldn't get it right? Some tried it again in the early 2000s - the answer to the question nobody asked......
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-24-2024, 02:28 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-23-2024, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Elliot Ness roadster
https://kustomrama.com/wiki/Robert_Stack
https://kustomrama.com/wiki/Robert_Stack%27s_1931_Ford
Bob had a passion for exclusive automobiles, and he used to send away for catalogs of Talbot...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-23-2024, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 11
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Re: Grease fitting on exhaust pipe
You need to be careful when buying your smoke. I've heard of people refilling their old bottles with grease smoke and selling it as genuine imported Lucas smoke.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-21-2024, 06:09 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-20-2024, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 5
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Re: westchester club?
https://www.mafca.com/chapters/NY.html
Westchester Chapter
1st Wednesday, Pres. Church,
Katonah
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-20-2024, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 49
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Re: Car Is Shrinking........
I'm torn on which one to get. The rarer early 33 had a fender like the Model A but later and in 34 the fender had an extra piece behind the wheel.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-19-2024, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 49
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Re: Car Is Shrinking........
I've got a few pounds on you and would love to add a 33-4 Vicky to the stable. I wonder if any of the aprox 4,200 1933 Vickys got a 4 cylinder.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-18-2024, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 49
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-18-2024, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 49
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-18-2024, 12:20 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-18-2024, 12:16 PM
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Re: Aries Stainless Steel Muffler
SS is not like regular steel that hardens if you quench it after heating.
Unlike martensitic steels, the austenitic stainless steels are not hardenable by heat treatment as no phase changes...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-17-2024, 10:37 AM
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Re: Westchester County NY Model As?
The MAFCA site has all their chapters and contacts listed. Looks like Westchester doesn't have a website.
https://www.mafca.com/chapters/NY.html
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-15-2024, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 16
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Re: Engine Number
Your car has probably been registered since before the early 70s in CA. Today if you register one built from parts or brought from out of state you'll probably get a new tag from the state.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-14-2024, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 16
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Re: Engine Number
Which is 100% lame since the frame number is hidden when the body is on (how would they check it on a car they stopped if you reported your car stolen). CA won't use the engine number and puts one of...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-14-2024, 05:36 PM
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Re: Next step - brake lines...30 Tudor - Guidance?
With disc runout the pads can just keep backing off (there is no positive stop and the runout forces the fluid back into the master cyl) needing you to pump the pedal to get them back into contact....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-14-2024, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 13
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Re: T Bakery Van
W H Wigley bakery van, Birmingham
W H Wigley bakery van, a Ford van shaped like a loaf of bread, Shaftesbury Bakery and Normanton Road, Birmingham. circa 1920s
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-13-2024, 04:55 PM
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