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81 here.

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I am 82 and just bought my third A, 1931 Roadster Washington Blue, something I lways wanted.

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'85, still going, not as strong as I used to be but still athletic. I learned Model T's, then Model A's in the 1950s

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I feel like a spring chicken here, 73 in a couple of weeks. I hope in ten years I’m going as strong as you guys - I’m planning on it.

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81 here,.....but slowing down. I needed to pull a tranny w/overdrive from my 54 Ford this winter to fix leaks. Gave up the notion though, as just thinking about the cold concrete floor got me tired.

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87 and going strong. Still flying my taildragger Piper and crawling under my Model A.

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You probably already thought of this, but I have a couple of carpet remnants from home installs over the years that I slide around whenever I need to be on the floor. They make a tremendous difference.

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I'm 83 this year with two new hips. That's not funny

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Same age as you Bob, still enjoy the Model A, just a little harder to get up off the floor. Glad the A has running boards!

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81 and still going at it.

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I'll get back to you in 3 years and 2 months. :)

Marshall

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88 , still enjoying my 31 coupe,able to maintain her as needed. Play golf twice a week and I walk doing so. Truly blessed.
Don S

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So I’m only 64, a “babe in the woods”, and I still struggle with laying on the garage floor in winter. (Sometimes in summer… lol!) I use interlocking floor pads, they are cheap and are available on the web. Oils just wipe right off and they are padded. Just search Amazon for “CAP Barbell Interlocking EVA Foam Exercise Puzzle Mat Home Gym Flooring”
And there are lots of options and they are cheap, 24SF in 6 pieces for $13, gives you all you might need.

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I'm 88.86, do I get a prize? I was doing great until at age 76 I had a major stroke that affected my whole right side. For a few years it took me 5 minutes to get down on a creeper, and 10 minutes to get up, I don't do this anymore! But I still make cylinder heads and grind cams, well, others do most of the work for me.

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I will be 85 in April. Getting old os Not for Sissies !

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I’m in my late 80’s. I won’t give my exact age because there too many scammers looking up names on Google.

David Serrano

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I'm 83 and still work on my cars and friends cars. Currently still hunting whitetails here in PA. I walk all of the Hershey Fall Show.
Chuck

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I'm 70, just a young buck, you guys truly inspire me. My uncle is 85, he is busy putting together a '29 roadster. I am starting to feel all the A tinkering is actually a good thing, keeps the noggin sharp, and helps keep the body moving. At least that is what I tell the wifey. Ha Ha.

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old but goodies. I'm 91, and two Modela's A's 31Coupe@31 pu truck loves them both.

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Oldgearz, I have a 57 Ford, and found out there is more to that job than you may think. I found out sorta by accident. I am taking my car in Feb/Mar to a shop that most of their work is baby-birds, and they are pulling it out, and doing THE PROJECT for me.

Good luck.

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Some of you guys put me to shame. I'm only 77 but just 77 by a couple of weeks. I plan on living for ever. It's all going to plan so far!

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"It's all going to plan so far!"

...until it doesn't. :)
Marshall

Baseball great Mickey Mantle's quip about reaching a ripe old age: "If I'd known I 'd live so long, I would have taken better care of myself." I think director George Cukor said the same thing after passing the 100 years-old mark.
Marshall
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I'm 91 and just sold my '22 Model T roadster yesterday and they're coming to pick it up tomorrow. It was getting hard for me to get in it, drive it and work on it. I still have my '28 Model A and '34 roadsters and plan to keep those for a while. I also have a '37 Touring Sedan which my wife wants me to sell. It's an unrestored original car with around 63k miles on it, drives well and is in amazing condition for its age.

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"Considering the odds, not too bad."

Still simple to work on but there are certain Model A's that are 'lost' dreams, too difficult to enter, Roadsters, Phaetons & Station Wagons. Adjustable bench seats are an improvement.

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will be 89 soon. Still driving the '29 Business Coupe I got when I was 16. Gave my son in Lake Forest, CA my late original '31 Station Wagon and my daughter in Kansas City my '31 68C Cabriolet and in May my Grandson in Lake Forest gets the Business Coupe. I am keeping the '30 all wood Speedster as long as I can.

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83 here. I think these old Fords are what keeps us going.

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J.C.
No doubt about it...and vice versa! :D

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"I think these old Fords are what keeps us going."

Maybe so, but the 1929 Town Sedan I just finished after a grueling three-year restoration d*mned near KILLED me, physically and spiritually!!! Every once in a while you run into a problematic Model A that fights tooth and nail against being restored. This was one of those and THE most frustrating restoration I ever did. 'Almost turned me into a Chevrolet man! Almost. It aged me to the point that I FEEL as if I'm in my 80's...my LATE 80's :(
Marshall

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I am 81 and have owned my '31 Deluxe Coupe for for 66 years.

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88 and still under my 29 RPU & 52 F1 plus golf

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I'm just a kid @ 68. Nobody in my family's ever lived past 73.

The heck with it, I'm taking it all with me!

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They say these are the golden years. Sometimes I wonder....

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I’m only 77………
Old cars and narrow gauge railroading is in my blood…
The Book I read says to carry on each day…….
It’s inspiring to be part of this group …!

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Yeah and I put a pillow on top of the carpet.

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I recently turned 80, still run our '31 Tudor "Tinker", have to finish a '30 Sport Coupe I've had since 1967 & have a '30/'31 roadster banger hot rod on the stands Very thankful I'm still able to get to projects, altho' really slowing up. Oldman

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Toby Keith song inspired by Clint Eastwood cliche.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pFfQDqY6mC4

This keeps me active when I get discouraged.

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Just turned 79. Flying choppers in Vietnam in 1968, I didn’t think I would make it past 22. Got shot in both legs. Still missing the other ones who didn’t get home, still flying my Piper Cub like GPierce and just finished a complete rebuild of my 1956 Cessna 180. Working every day on the 31 Wide Bed, 30 Tudor and 39 Pickup. Too much work to do. Can’t die now.

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I've always said "I'm going for 100 and when I get there, I'm going for 200".