The Ford Barn

SkimmerBob · 12-14-2014, 08:34 PM

I stopped buy "The Henry Ford " Friday to pick up a Christmas gift at the gift shop(they have tons of great stuff in there). I though I would run into the museum real quick and check out the Model A's they have on display( My wife gets a family membership to the museum and village every year as a benefit from work, lucky for me, as i use a lot more than she ) . I was surprised to find only 1 "A" on display, a 30' Phaeton. So I checked out a couple of my favorites, the " Exploded Model T" and the Quadracycle. What a great place to spend an afternoon.

Mike V. Florida · 12-14-2014, 11:49 PM

I was hoping to get there next year but it looks like it will have to wait.

Brentwood Bob · 12-15-2014, 12:13 PM

on the bucket list.
Bob

Chris Haynes · 12-15-2014, 12:24 PM

Although The Henry Ford is a great museum it is a bitter disappointment to those expecting to see lots of Ford cars.

JohnLaVoy · 12-15-2014, 12:59 PM

The Model A Museum located at The Gilmore Complex in Hickory Corners MI will give you a wonderful time looking at all kinds of Model As. A great place to visit if you haven't been there. The big event for the Model A museum is the third week end of September but it is open year round and currently has Model A #1 on display, as well as many other examples of Model As through the years of production.

raprice22 · 12-15-2014, 04:20 PM

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My wife and I have been the the Henry Ford a few times. It's quite a long drive from Long Island, but we had a number of destinations in addition to the Henry Ford. Great museum and visiting Greenfield Village is a wonderful plus too.
Rog

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 12-16-2014, 07:46 AM

The museum is a great place to go once a year, but to me the best 'exhibit' the HF has is called Old Car Festival which is held annually the weekend following Labor Day.

old Tom · 12-17-2014, 05:47 PM

Nest time your there check out the Ford flathead powered dragster. We donated that several years ago. The closest thing I have at the present to a Model A is a Economy tractor powered by a Model A motor

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 12-17-2014, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by old Tom

Nest time your there check out the Ford flathead powered dragster. We donated that several years ago. The closest thing I have at the present to a Model A is a Economy tractor powered by a Model A motor

Wanna sell it?

old Tom · 12-19-2014, 08:29 PM

No. I am having to much fun taking it to shows and talking with people about it.

dlfrisch · 12-19-2014, 09:37 PM

As Skimmer Bob noted: My wife and I toured the Ford Museum, Ford Factory tour and the Ford Greenfield Villege, this past summer (2014). Spent three days there. We, both were very upset to see, ONLY ONE "A" on display. All in all, everything else seemed OK, but with the history and continued use of the Model A vehicles, one would think, they would have an extensive display. To sum up the Ford Museum - it was a poor showing of a number of things. Especially, they only had a very few Ford cars on display. I would think, they would display most of the complete Ford line of cars and trucks, at least as they changed through out the past years.
Dave

12-14-2014, 11:49 PM	#2
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: The Henry Ford I was hoping to get there next year but it looks like it will have to wait. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

12-15-2014, 12:13 PM	#3
Brentwood Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: brentwood, ca Posts: 4,246	Re: The Henry Ford on the bucket list. Bob

12-15-2014, 12:24 PM	#4
Chris Haynes Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camarillo, CA and Pine Grove, CA Posts: 2,832	Re: The Henry Ford Although The Henry Ford is a great museum it is a bitter disappointment to those expecting to see lots of Ford cars. __________________ 1921 Runabout 1930 Tudor Early 1930 AA Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go?

12-15-2014, 04:20 PM	#6
raprice22 Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 80	Re: The Henry Ford Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) My wife and I have been the the Henry Ford a few times. It's quite a long drive from Long Island, but we had a number of destinations in addition to the Henry Ford. Great museum and visiting Greenfield Village is a wonderful plus too. Rog

12-16-2014, 07:46 AM	#7
BRENT in 10-uh-C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Tennessee Posts: 11,519	Re: The Henry Ford The museum is a great place to go once a year, but to me the best 'exhibit' the HF has is called Old Car Festival which is held annually the weekend following Labor Day. __________________ . BRENT in 10-uh-C . www.model-a-ford.com ...(...Finally Updated!! ) .

12-17-2014, 05:47 PM	#8
old Tom Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 195	Re: The Henry Ford Nest time your there check out the Ford flathead powered dragster. We donated that several years ago. The closest thing I have at the present to a Model A is a Economy tractor powered by a Model A motor

12-19-2014, 08:29 PM	#10
old Tom Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 195	Re: The Henry Ford No. I am having to much fun taking it to shows and talking with people about it.

12-19-2014, 09:37 PM	#11
dlfrisch Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Florida - 32128 Posts: 416	Re: The Henry Ford As Skimmer Bob noted: My wife and I toured the Ford Museum, Ford Factory tour and the Ford Greenfield Villege, this past summer (2014). Spent three days there. We, both were very upset to see, ONLY ONE "A" on display. All in all, everything else seemed OK, but with the history and continued use of the Model A vehicles, one would think, they would have an extensive display. To sum up the Ford Museum - it was a poor showing of a number of things. Especially, they only had a very few Ford cars on display. I would think, they would display most of the complete Ford line of cars and trucks, at least as they changed through out the past years. Dave