Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 16
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Re: Gas Station
That is one advantage of being 6'6" with a Model A Ford, you are tall enough to just lean over the tank and look down the neck as you fill the car!
But that is about the ONLY advantage, on a car...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,442
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-02-2024, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 811
Re: 31 Roadster ready for summer
Wick, looking good!!
'30-'31 Roadsters Dlx. like your friend's, AND Standards will always be appealing!!
Nice cars!
A 1932 Ford V8 Roadster is considered one of the most desirable of...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-02-2024, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,442
Re: Move A By Yourself
Dave if all you are wanting to do is push that Roadster out into the driveway, and you aren't up to it by yourself, just grab a neighborhood kid or a buddy to help, voila half a minute you are done. ...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-02-2024, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,442
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-03-2024, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,001
Re: Snyder's New Catalog Came...and a Warning!
It's all a crap shoot. It's hard to predict what exactly the future holds.
Sell out now why you still have a chance? Hang onto what you have? Who knows.
Throw the state of politics into the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-28-2024, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,319
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-28-2024, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,342
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-15-2024, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,751
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-09-2024, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,676
Re: Marco Tahtaras
I'm very sorry to hear about this.
I learned a LOT from reading Marco's posts and looking at the detailed pictures he provided. I had never met him personally.
Rest in peace friend we'll all...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-01-2024, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,048
Re: Went for a drive today......
Nice!!
You guys are lucky, I always wait for one or two heavy rains before I venture out. We haven't had that in NW Illinois.
The IDOT is quick to pour thousands of tons of salt on the roads...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-01-2024, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,314
Re: Ford car Ford gas
Bob is exactly right!
Ford Benzol DID give better fuel mileage and the one part 'oil' did a nice job lubricating the upper cylinders:)
An original Ford Benzol gas globe is worth what a nicely...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-11-2024, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 895
Re: Tire Inner Tube
I'm not sure about that Bob, but I'd like to comment on a new set of 19" tubes I bought from Walt Bratton for our '30 Roadster, two years ago.
I was in the garage just yesterday. Car is stored in...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-11-2024, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,975
Re: Attracting new Model A members.
That is a good idea, and don't forget the waiting lounge of car dealerships particularly Ford dealerships!
Our dealership has all the old Ford coffee table books a lot of the old Lorin Sorensen...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-11-2024, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 999
Re: I'm Back!
Holy smokes Terry:eek::eek::eek:
Take care bud glad to see you are on the mend. You've been through a lot, you are one tough dude!
Hang in there....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-03-2024, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 882
Re: 36 V8 Pickup Radiator?
I bought a really, really solid nice one about 10 years ago at a farm sale, for 20 bucks. I figured the scrap value was that.
Glad I did:)
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-15-2024, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,910
Re: Yes, times they are a changing
Auctions can be pretty murky waters to wade through.
There are a lot of hokey-pokey things going on behind the scenes. Most notably shill bidders.
Be very very careful....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-15-2024, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 666
Re: 1936 ford pick up floor mat
We couldn't find one either they are real hard to come by.
My wife took a piece of cardboard and made a template, and cut one out of some rubber floor padding that you stand on in a garage.
It...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-26-2023, 10:56 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 4,870
Re: Radial Or Bias Ply Tires
For me , personally. the way I use a Model A Ford, radials don't justify the extra cost.
I average MAYBE 200-300 miles of driving, a year, in a good year.
If you do a lot of touring and...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-26-2023, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,474
Re: Universal tire
ronn I'd say ya done good:)
People are getting some good reports back on Universals. That will be my next set.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-25-2023, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,577
Re: Shout out for Randy Gross!
Jayjay--- it is sure rfreshing to hear good news about someone's sales and service and parts quality...
THANK YOU for posting, I will definitely contact this fellow for brakes, hubs, etc.:)
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-22-2023, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,411
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-21-2023, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,474
Re: Universal tire
That is a good price for radials.
I spent close to $290 each for Goodyear Diamond Treads about a year ago.
Hard to beat the 'look' of Diamond Tread Goodyears, but most people would never pay...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-20-2023, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,048
Re: Stripped Model A engine block weight = 95 lbs
Makes me think of watching that guy at the Rouge, original Ford film, standing there pulling all that cast iron off the line sliding it to another line.... He was one hard working dude! It was coming...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-20-2023, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,474
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