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Forum: Model A (1928-31) 12-31-2014, 10:24 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,165
Posted By 45GPW
Re: Not Model A: What happen to Model T number 77?

The other T mentioned in the article was #3,058,769 and was "one of the newest" so that puts the date of the article around the end of April, 1919.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 12-29-2014, 08:55 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,009
Posted By 45GPW
Re: Interior cab size 1931 truck

Your feet will probably be more of an issue than your height. Most people were not just shorter and lighter weight back then; they also had considerably smaller feet.

Since you say you'd like to...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 12-20-2014, 10:55 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 10,142
Posted By 45GPW
Re: Fat Guy's Only!!! Roadster

That's how I get into my CCPU too. Getting out is easier unless I've been in the driver's seat a little too long. In that case, getting unbent and standing again can be a challenge, but it's also a...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 12-10-2014, 08:37 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,911
Posted By 45GPW
Re: 1930 California YOM Plates

Which body in the pic are you referring to? ;)
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 12-05-2014, 10:43 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,761
Posted By 45GPW
Re: 7 tooth steering box lube

Just a couple of corrections to the above:

600W gear oil is not "600 weight." The "W" in the old Ford-recommended 600W gear oil does not mean "weight" (nor does it refer to "winter" as in the...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 12-04-2014, 06:55 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,535
Posted By 45GPW
Re: Roadster vs. Closed Cab Pickup

Fender mounted spare tires on pickups interfere with full door opening. Most pickups have a spare on the driver's side and a shorter door check on the driver's door to prevent the door from hitting...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-29-2014, 01:54 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 12,030
Posted By 45GPW
Re: A Venice Police Model A Fills up with Purr-Pull Gasoline in 1930

The modern protocols for EMS in the US were established in 1970 and were based on studies done in the 1960s. It took a while after that for all states and subordinate agencies to conform. It really...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-28-2014, 07:10 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 12,030
Posted By 45GPW
Re: A Venice Police Model A Fills up with Purr-Pull Gasoline in 1930

Around the same time service station attendants stopped wearing bow ties.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-16-2014, 08:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,395
Posted By 45GPW
Re: United Motors Key for 1930 Model A?

No, it wasn't. General Motors was founded in 1908, eight years before United Motors was founded in 1916. At the time when Durant founded United Motors, he was no longer employed by General Motors. He...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-14-2014, 01:32 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,243
Posted By 45GPW
Re: Picture of 29 in Commercial Gray...

This is the only commercial drab '29 I've ever found on the web:

http://volocars.com/1929-ford-model-a-deluxe-sedan-delivery-c-4747.htm#sthash.BXPPBBB6.dpbs

I've considered painting my '29...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-13-2014, 04:50 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,756
Posted By 45GPW
Re: Rouge/Aluminium F150 changeover. Bigger gamble than 1928?

How long has it been since you've compared the two side by side? :confused:

The F250 hasn't shared any sheet metal, nor much of anything else, with the F150 since 1999, when the light-duty F250...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-12-2014, 02:53 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,909
Posted By 45GPW
Re: My experience with 10% gas

Well, I'd say you just got lucky. I've had about equal experience, with old gas--even without Stabil--sometimes being fine after a year or more, and other times, going horribly bad in short order,...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-05-2014, 04:03 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,342
Posted By 45GPW
Re: 29 closed cab rear tack strip

aafords.com

not AA Forum dot com
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-03-2014, 03:18 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 24,966
Posted By 45GPW
Re: Tail light safety and modern traffic

I drive vintage trucks and farm equipment on the road a lot more than I drive a Model A, and I see that kind of behavior far too often.

And, I think such driver's road rage, or just plain...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-03-2014, 02:33 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 8,049
Posted By 45GPW
Re: Cupholder Dash Mount

I doubt Model A drivers ever had, or ever gave any thought to, any kind of cup holder at the time, except for their own hands. Add 3 or 4 decades for later cars too. Cars didn't start coming with...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-01-2014, 07:08 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,950
Posted By 45GPW
Re: Original Plank Floor Boards

Unlikely, I think.

The hole saw as we know it wasn't patented until 1932.

USPTO 1855873, 26 APR 1932. Inventor: William Henry Shortell. Assignee: Millers Falls Co.

In addition, the hole saw...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-01-2014, 03:02 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,744
Posted By 45GPW
Re: lucas tires

Not since the trade embargo after the fall of South Vietnam in 1975; or at least, certainly not in line of succession since then. Clinton lifted the embargo in 1994, so there may be some American...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-01-2014, 01:16 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,744
Posted By 45GPW
Re: lucas tires

Agreed about Universal being a decent option for the Model A; that's what I'm using right now.

The thing is, none of our recommendations are going to be universal (pun intended) because the...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 10-31-2014, 03:36 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,284
Posted By 45GPW
Re: 31 wide bed pick-up

If iPhone photos post upside down, to get them upside right, do you turn the phone upside down, or do you need to get an !Phone? :D
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 10-30-2014, 05:55 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 24,966
Posted By 45GPW
Re: Tail light safety and modern traffic

Hopefully more than just a split second before the crash. :eek:

Just saying I don't think any light all by itself is going to get the potentially oblivious rear driver's attention away from the...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 10-30-2014, 10:25 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 24,966
Posted By 45GPW
Re: Tail light safety and modern traffic

Those statistics don't include the total number of motor vehicle accidents, nor the number of accidents directly attributable to taillights and brake lights, or lack thereof; i.e., rear end...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 10-28-2014, 08:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,194
Posted By 45GPW
Re: Height of 29 closed Cab Pickup

Well, after seeing the other replies, I figured maybe I should go measure mine instead of relying on memory, and the tale of the tape was 74-1/4".
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 10-27-2014, 04:48 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,194
Posted By 45GPW
Re: Height of 29 closed Cab Pickup

If you have at least a standard 7' high door, it should fit.

Actual cab height will be about 6' 6" (78") give or take a couple of inches, depending on the condition of the springs. The 29CCPU in...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 10-27-2014, 01:30 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,930
Posted By 45GPW
Re: 31 being serviced photo

Ah, 600W ear wax. :D
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 10-27-2014, 12:23 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,709
Posted By 45GPW
Re: fire extinguisher

Halon 1211 (the most common kind of Halon fire extinguisher) is an excellent fire extinguishing medium for automobile fires, but it is on its way to being banned in the US. It's already banned in the...
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