First Model A

[Terry, NJ]

Originally Posted by Synchro909

IMO, you shouldn't take your Model A anywhere near a Ford dealer. I bought a 1930 CCPU out of Arizona a while ago. The seller took it to the dealer to have a few things done ready for sale. For obvious reasons, I couldn't personally inspect it so I relied on information from friends in the area. What the dealer did would have been comical if it weren't so dangerous. They had NO idea.

I couldn't agree more! Modern mechanics are at a loss with such an old machine. Points? What are they? You set them with a feeler gauge. You set the timing? That can't be! Gravity feed fuel pump? It would be like aviation mechanic trying to fix a Wright Mod. B flyer. A couple of years ago, a very young heavy equiptment mechanic was using my circa 1985 Case 580 backhoe as a lesson in historical antique machinery. He thought of my backhoe the way we look at a model A.'
Terry