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[René W]

Good morning all,i am René and i am living in the Netherlands,
I own a "29 model A which i drive as a daily most of the time.

[JDupuis]

Welcome Ren'e. Great looking car. Sorry about the spelling of your name: my iPad won't won't let me put the accent above the E. You must get a lot of compliments on a daily basis with that car. Jeff

[Chuck Dempsey]

Rene', were dual taillights required in 1929, or today? Or just someone's choice to set up?

[pgerhardt]

Welcome. I also have a 29 tudor. It is Vagabond green with Rockmoss trim and upper back. A color combination that might have been on yours, but 80 years of sun fading makes it hard to tell. From the photos it looks like yours might be an unrestored survivor. If so it should be preserved and its details documented as a source of information on the 29 tudor. Good luck with your model A!

[johnbuckley]

Lovely car Rene, just how I like them! Side lights on the front fenders like your has were a legal requirement in the UK. Was it the same law in the Netherlands?

[frank mcdaniels]

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One of the things I really enjoy about FordBarn is that we get to share this hobby with people from other countries. It's really nice to have this in common with each other. Welcome to FordBarn. Frank

[KGBnut]

What a beautiful machine, and I love the original paint. I would really like to see some pictures of the interior.

Welcome aboard!

Ken

[Ruth]

Welcome to the Barn René. Nice car.

[Chippy Minton]

Originally Posted by JDupuis

Welcome Ren'e. Great looking car. Sorry about the spelling of your name: my iPad won't won't let me put the accent above the E. You must get a lot of compliments on a daily basis with that car. Jeff

Jeff, on the iPad hold the e key for a second or so and it should allow you to pick various es with their accents. ėęēêèeéë

Welcome René. I'm fairly new here myself but have already picked up a number of useful tips and bits of advice.

[JDupuis]

Thanks Chippy. Let me give it a try...é . Wha...la. Cool! Never too old to learn.
And again Welcome René. Jeff

[31 Model A]

Hello Rene'...welcome to the forum. Spent time in your country, enjoyed ever minute of it too. Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Arnhem, Oosterbeek, Nijmegen, Grave and a few places along Hell's Hiway. Lot's of bicycles, tall good looking blonds and the best satay in the world.

[Steve Plucker]

There is an article in the November-December 2016 issue of MARC's Model A News about "The Border Meet 2016" concerning all those Model A'ers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark. There are three Scandinavian Model A Clubs there. Were you in that group photo?

Great looking 29 Tudor Sedan...have one myself.

Welcome.

Pluck

[C26Pinelake]

one of the better looking Tudors I have seen. Wayne

[hazelhoff]

Hallo Rene,

Welcome to the Ford Barn; my name is Henk, from The Netherlands also. Like to get to know you, exchange some experience !

Henk

[hazelhoff]

Ooops, forgot, I own a 29 Tudor also

Henk

[Fred K-OR]

Rene, great looking car. If you happened to get to Haarlem, may run into my cousins in that city. But on the other hand, the Netherlands has a large population and seeing a couple of my cousins is very remote. Have fun with your car and enjoy this web site-great info if you need it from these guys and gals.

[henry's 31]

Welcome to this wonderfull site that helps all of us to keep our cars on the road. I love how original your car is. Yes it would be great to see a photo of the interior. Enjoy and keep driving it. They were made to be driven!

[René W]

Well well,thats a warm welcome......i try to answer your questions,but you have to forgive me my spelling,never learnt your language only from watching tv.
@chuck Dempsy:dual taillights are legal nowadays,not in '29
@pgerhart:i think you are right about the color,it has faded and in some places gone.My intention is to leave it this way,only an oil rag restoration.
@Johnbuckly:the law demands 3 sorts of front lights,high beam,low beam and what we call city lights,previous owner put thes on as city lights.I keep it like this,they are not in the way of something.
@steveplucker:no,Amsterdam is not Scandinavia,it was not me.
@Hazelhoff:Hello Henk,on Saturday 21-1 the A Ford club has the"jaarvergadering" in Baarn,i will be there(if there is no snow)are you going too?
@Fred Kroon:yesterday i was in Haarlem but i did'nt see your cousin......or i did see him but i did'nt know it was your cousin.......
About the tudor:i bought it last june as a runner but the engine was totally worn out so i chanched the engine by a complete overhauld one,overhauled the gearbox and new clutch and when this was done i went on a 3 week roundtrip thru Holland,Belgium and Germany using only a small tent and camped on small campplaces each day another campplace,I drove about 2000miles only using local roads and no highways,no gps only a roadmap,no cellphone or other electronic devices and a loved it.Now i have about 4500 miles driven with the tudor using it as a daily,only thing since the overhaul that broke was a taillight bulb,and i swapped the waterpump for a non leaky one.

[René W]

picture of the new engine

[Big hammer]

Wecome to the Barn! Your english is fine! Some of us english our english not so fine :-(
Your gas line looks to be clear? Most here would say it needs to be a steel line. Enjoy your car and don't be afraid to post here. Wecome again!!!

[René W]

Thanks big hammer,yes the gas line is a plastic tube,
The original steel line was full of dirt so i cutted the line leaving a piece what comes thru the firewall and a small piece connecting the carburettor which were easy to clean,in between a plastic fuel line which i had laying around was mounted,
You can see it as a roadside repair(actually in my workshop)which in some future will be replaced by a steel one........or not.

[jm29henry]

Welcome,Rene great looking car that engine looking good to

[California Travieso]

Renè,

Welcome. Is that an English Ford on the left and a Vauxhall on the right? I remember seeing those cars reviewed in our magazine Road & Track back in the late '50's. R&T used to review all the European cars back then.

David Serrano

[René W]

David the black Ford is an '48 Anglia (hotrodded)and the white ia a Ford Anglia '62,they are both English.
The veteran bike in the front is a '25 Terrot F twostroke,a French bike

[Cornishman]

A great collection of cars. One of my friends used to race a 60s (105E?) Anglia. I know the Dutch are very keen on classic British cars, I once went to weekend meet near Venlo where there were 602 Triumph Spitfires. An amazing sight.
I know southern Holland very well as I spent half my life living just on the German side of the border near Roermond.

[René W]

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I sold the 2 Ford Anglia's a while ago,i wass running out of space to store them.
Now i own The Tudor,a Citroën Visa 1982 and a modern piece of junk for my better half...a Ford Ka.........yeach.
From the money i've got for the Fords i bought a new lathe,a milling machine and another motorbike.

[JDupuis]

The French baget on the motorbike is just a little cliché? Eh? Lol Jeff
P.s. Love the collection.

[René W]

Yes,the bagette and basket are more as a statement,the members of the french bike club are very tight about originality,they have all mounted a oilcan on the front forks with an oilcan from a french brand,i thought i need to have some french too...........

[FrankT]

I'm a new member also. Just joined today. Bought my first 1931 Model A Tudor this past October. Learning a lot as I get into her. She was billed as a deluxe, but I'm not sure that all is correct. I'm looking forward to finding out more about her.

[René W]

Welcome Frank

[JDupuis]

Welcome Frank, great looking car. Hope you have fun here, and learn lots. Jeff

[mshmodela]

Very nice Tudor!! Welcome to the Ford Barn.

[al's28/33]

Welcome!!! nice Tudor "A" you have.

[hazelhoff]

Hello again, Rene. I am a senior member of the Dutch model A Ford club. BUt, elas, not going to the jaarvergadering. Different business tomorrow. You can always rech me using the private messages section, if yoy might prefer writing in Dutch.
Best regards Henk

[René W]

O.K.Henk,i see you live in Helmond and i am near Amsterdam so there is a slight chance we ran in to eachother............
But a good contact always come in handy..........
The jaarvergadering.........a bit of a drag.....but there will be a swapmeet and always nice to meet some people overthere.
René

[Rene R]

Welcome from yet another René (from California).