FL&WV Mikes 34 phaeton update .
 

Put enough miles on that a brake adjustment was in order .

Pulled floorboard and tranny cover to have better access and give it a general going over .
Never asked Mike so the tranny matching frame and title was a pleasant surprise .
Changed the speedo cap from a 21 to a 18 and now the speedo reads 59 at actual 60 .
MUCHO BETTER as it used to read way slow .

Brakes required only adjusting as Mike had all that stuff in very good order

. Still has STP he ran in the steering gear and I am leaving it as it works fine .

Put the NOS windshield frame that I got with it on and a nice set of top irons .
Keeping all the replaced stuff of course and may eventually get them re-plated .

Thinking about taking the REDS HEADERS and Smitty mufflers along with the dual exhaust off as I like quiet cars .
With no Joblot anymore where do you get stock pipes now ?
I have a NORS muffler that came with the car that I will use .

Looking for top bows and a header for this car and also need same for a 34 roadster .

Sorry bout the rambling but I am still a giddy little kid over finally getting this car .
Asked Mike many times and he just laughed at me .

Still missya bud and RIP !!

David J


Added a couple pics with side curtains on .
Visibility is not good and they are a little shrunk up .
Been looking into stretching them a little and old military stuff collectors tell me putting pressure on them and setting them in bright sunlight for 15 minutes.
Then soak them down and when they relax put a little more pressure on and let the sun dry them .
Sun is evidently for the window parts so they don't just crack-split .
Sounds like it has hope but will try on old tent material first .

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This is one of the really cool cars still out there!

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Thanks Jeff and I REALLY LIKE IT !!!!!
Not the same without Mike in it with me but I do still have the memories ! ADDED pic before repairs started . Dark when done so no after pic yet .

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Here's another...

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...9&d=1620697255

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https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...p;d=1620697854
Mike's 1934 Ford Phaeton was one cool unrestored car as you can see in this picture.
I am glad that it has gone to an appreciative new owner.

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https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...p;d=1620698118
Here are the original Window Linings for your 1934 Ford Phaeton.

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Really nice David, hope to get up for a ride this summer. Two years ago when I needed stock exhaust for my tudor the only thing I could find available was from macs. Too bad they sent me exhaust pipes for a 49 plymouth...or sumthin, cause it sure was a lot of cutting, bending, and welding to install. Hope someone has a better Idea.

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Thanks to all and c'mon up Clayton - you know the way .

I am in no way up to Mikes level as he was a really good guy .
Me not so much but I am looking after his car and I assumed some would be interested in how it is doing .

:D

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Here's mine. Same color? I am looking for a set of side curtains and irons if anyone has some laying around.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Iw...=w1097-h753-no

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JMFL, Side curtains are really best made to the car, tailored as it were.

Irons, if you get them will still need optimization because of pocket stability and iron curves/deviation.

David J's, previously Mike's 34, is way special because it's, well, not so 'showroom.'

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VeryTangled, I'm familiar with Dave/Mike's car and agree its special. And I certainly don't want to hijack his thread. I was able to find a set of Roadster side curtain irons, and I have a copy of the original drawings of the rear irons that I bought from the Benson Ford Research Center at The Henry Ford. I really just need to borrow a set of old curtains to use as patterns for new ones. Mike was kind enough to send me pictures of his curtains before he sold the car. But having old curtains on hand would probably be better than pictures. BTW, mine was restored 25 years ago and is a weekly driver.

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JMFL36, I have a '36 Phaeton with rods and curtains, please PM if I can help your project.

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Jeff is right about custom fitting them .

Mine need a stretch job as all buttons cannot be snapped .

Are the 4 per side studs in the top irons there ? Those are for the long upper curtain . Youcan see them in my first 2 pics .

If a safe way of doing it can be arranged these would be helpful as patterns -

just be sure to allow for the shrink factor and fit the button spacing to your car ..

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David J, I'm definitely interested in reading and seeing pictures of what's going on with your Phaeton that was previously owned by Mike. I went down to West Virginia to look at that car, and Mike's son gave us a ride around town in it with the top down. I thought it rode very well.
I would have loved to have had the opportunity to purchase Mike's '35 Cabriolet.

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John ,
Will do and it is still Mikes car in my mind .
Mike was a very special guy and I for one still miss him .

I think it drives-rides very well myself .
Mike sure knew how to maintain these .

Yes on the 35 convert .
I was always drooling on " Ole Blue " though so I never got a ride in it .
Sure was NICE !!!

Before my time my dad had a 35 convert he courted my mom in .
Traded it in on a new 1950 V8 sedan .
He had the 50 for 9 years and I remember it well :D.

David J

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Pics from yesterday . First 2 pics are interstate park on the St . Croix River and the last pic is after I got home and finally put the NOS rr fender on . The NOS windshield frame is on the car now also . Probably not going to put the lr fender on as the one on the car is very good . The rr fender was the worst part on the car and is a big improvement .

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Where's the "like" button?

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Hey Clayton ,
I can't find it either !!!

Anywayz how's the leg ?
How's the coupe ?

That park is only 7 miles away so when you get here you can drive the Mikeymobile there if you are so inclined . A fellow barner wants the reversed eye rear main leaf so it is time to remove it and the 3 extra leaves this week . Should soften the rear ride a little .

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glad you got your dads cars, and enjoying them, Mike was a good friend, you should attend a national meet with them,,,James RParsons

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Thanks ,
Some clarification is needed here .

Mike passed in 2015 and I bought " ole blue " from Mike jr in 2019 .

Mike was a friend - not my dad .

As anyone that had the pleasure of knowing Mike knows he was a very likeable guy and quite a character .

I am not on Mikes level but I have been entrusted with his 34 and will post news of it occasionally so his other friends can keep tabs on the old gal .

David J

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Lost access to my old email so my old ID is dead.

Most notable change to Mikes car is a nice set of original paint wheels.
Will be putting them on this spring.

Had to adjust the brakes again but all is good other than that.

Last pic is my favorite "Mikey" pic.

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Beautiful car!……..and that last pic is……..I’m just gonna go with…..WOW !!…….

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https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...7&d=1771245898

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...8&d=1771245898

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...9&d=1771245898

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And I'm go with Blue Ribbon at the county fair pig exhibit.

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Mike has been gone 11 years now.
I still consider the 34 tub his.
I also still consider him a friend.
Thought others here did also.

Mike himself posted the girl pic.
Anyone that ever had the pleasure of riding around with him knows girls were his favorite scenery.
The a-hoogah harn got honked a lot driving down A1A beachside.

Mike is still and always will be a friend and I respect his choice of scenery.
Looks pretty happy to me and that is the Mike I will always remember.

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I see Pete is still on duty!
Thanks again.

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That sure is a beautiful car. I never did get up to visit you and the 34 tub, and now am 600 miles south. Nearly dead center of Kansas, and the continental USA. I'll get up to visit sometime. What wheels are on it now, 16" ers?

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Original wheels Milke painted years ago.
Will use them on the roadster.

How you doing on your roadster?
Leg 100%?

Was just in SW Iowa picking up a nice 68 SS396 El Camino.

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Well said... And, for the record, more than a few of us Ford Barners also have Ah-Oogah Horns.

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Sold the 34 tudor and the 34 roadster to make the move south. Sad, but I just had too much stuff and not enough bldgs at the new dump. Still have the 34 3w.

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Alan, hope all is well and thanks
BTW I am fond of that type scenery myself.
The boss sorta tolerates it if not obvious.

Clayton, hope all is well
Wasn't the 34 3w the apple of your eye anyway?
I have a JOHN DEERE buddy in Moundridge KS.
I will give a shout next time I am heading there.
The SS 396 Chevelle illness is now up to 9.
4 converts all 1968's
3 hardtops 2 1968 and 1 1969
2 El Caminos. both 1968

To any that know SS Chevelles 1968 was the last year the VIN verified it was an SS 396.
She says I need counseling!!!

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My appreciation only applies to original equipment. I have no use whatsoever for reproductions.