The show at Gettysburg PA

[HOTROD_WILLIE]

Originally Posted by Redneck

Cecil One women ask me if this was a Senior Center Convention. I said yes it is. Do you want to join? I will think about it she said. I told her to see you to sign up. Then she ask why all those old cars? Lady we are doing the best we can. Plus they all run. She never did know what was going on. As she walk off she just shook her head. Maybe she felt sorry for us?

This lady might have something. Maybe you can get AARP to sponsor the Early V8 Show. This would help cover the cost of those hotel rooms.

[rockfla]

@Stangblue
My best friend and I have had a LLLLOOOONNNNGGG standing argument about white wall tires and there "commonness" back in the day and their current use today!!! You are correct and I have challenged him and any others to the fact that when you see old photo's and video of "back in the day" white wall tires and the use there of were more the "exception" than the "rule". I understand its someone else's car and they are free to do with what they want...and I'm free to dislike too!!!!

[V12Bill]

I chose blackwall tires on my pickup for several reasons.
#1 There was a world wide depression going on and money was tight
#2 Most roads in the 1930's were dirt or gravel once you left town.
#3 Farmers were by nature frugal and wouldn't spend the necessary bucks.
#4 Its a truck! It was made to work and work hard with no fancy frills.

[Seth Swoboda]

I ran into this guy and his junker at the Gettysburg show. It was nice seeing you again Ken and I enjoyed all of the conversation. Next meet I attend I'll volunteer to help judge.

[JM 35 Sedan]

Originally Posted by rockfla

@Jm35Sedan
Not sure if the all black sedan is yours, I'm gonna try Wayne Carini's dad's ole trick (Chasing Classic Car Fame) and paint a silver pin stripe around the outer edge of the tire on the side wall about an 1/2" to 3/4" inside of where the tread pattern starts on the sidewall. He did it on his 33 Lincoln and it looks "killer", especially on a all black car!!!!

Pictures were taken of the same car about 6-7 years apart. Those Coker 600 x 16 www radials were purchased ~ 2005 and made a huge difference in handling as compared to the bias ply Firestone bw's that were on this car when purchased. The bw big/little Diamondback radials were originally purchased in 2006 for my traditional hotrod project, but just for fun I put them on my fordor sedan to see how they looked....and I loved the look. They stayed on for ~ 3 yrs that included a 7,200 mile x country tour. Then in 2014 I switched back to the Coker www's mainly because the Diamondback 750 x 16's on the rear were too tall for the 3.78 gears I had installed, and were definitely too tall for the 3.54 gears I recently installed. I would really like to get a set of the Coker Excelsior bw radials to replace those www's that are on there now, but need to come up with some $,$$$ and maybe sell those Coker www's.

[carolina-bob]

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I've got www on my 35 cause the picture of Amelia Earhart at the Indy 500 shows her in a Conv. Sedan with www. I figured that must be what Ford wanted so thats the way I went. I think they go well with the deluxe package, not so much on a standard IMHO

[Cecil/WV]

Originally Posted by Redneck

Cecil One women ask me if this was a Senior Center Convention. I said yes it is. Do you want to join? I will think about it she said. I told her to see you to sign up. Then she ask why all those old cars? Lady we are doing the best we can. Plus they all run. She never did know what was going on. As she walk off she just shook her head. Maybe she felt sorry for us?

Redneck,
Someone should feel sorry for us! If I'd seen her, I would have signed her up and seated her at your table since you have such a nice relationship with her. I don't know what Barbara might have said, though!

[Seth Swoboda]

Cecil, great job on the meet. I know you put a lot of work into it and we really enjoyed ourselves. Thanks for everything.

[mercman from oz]

On the subject of White Wall Tyres, I recently wrote a Library Report for our local Early Ford V8 Club. I reviewed the book "The Early Ford V8 as Henry Built it" by Edward P Francis and George DeAngelis. Following was my comment on White Wall Tyres:-
"While White Wall Tyres are seen on a big percentage of early Ford V8’s these days, including my own 1934 Fords, after reading this book, it appears that 1936 was the first year that White Wall Tyres appeared on the Accessory List of available options.
The earliest photo of cars with WW Tyres is a picture of the new 1935 Fords in a New Car Showroom. None of the 1932, 1933 or 1934 Fords illustrated have White Wall Tyres.
Also, another interesting point is that the WW Tyres on these cars are Double Sided, something that is very rare these days on restored vehicles.
It is also unusual to see the original photos of Commercial Fords, a 1938 Ford Pickup and a 1938 Panel Delivery with WW Tyres."
These were my observations while reading and researching this great book. All photos used in the book are original photos when the cars were new. I highly recommend this book which covers the years 1932 through to the 1938 models.

[Jeff/Illinois]

Absolutely stunning. Beautiful V-8's. Thank you for taking the time to post the pics really enjoyed looking at them.

[VeryTangled]

Hi Everyone. Start at post 114.

http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showth...=170620&page=6

[Ron Hutchins]

Thanks for the Gettysburg pictures. Good variation, keeps your interest. Missed the '42 as I walked around. The '37 Ford Coal truck was super.

[LBs 37V8]

Originally Posted by Ron Hutchins

The '37 Ford Coal truck was super.

That was a 1935 Ford truck. It was super...
It was originally built as a deluxe and the lettering was uncovered as they removed the layers of paint.

[mercman from oz]

Ron was correct in identifying this Coal Truck that was on display at Gettysburg as a 1937 Ford V8.

[LBs 37V8]

Originally Posted by mercman from oz

Ron was correct in identifying this Coal Truck that was on display at Gettysburg as a 1937 Ford V8.

My apologies. Of course he was right. Don't know why I had that truck in my mind as a '35. What's worse, I have a '37 myself. I'll crawl back in my hole now...

[VeryTangled]

Hi Everyone. Regarding JM's photos from post #16.

Originally Posted by JM 35 Sedan

Pictures were taken of the same car about 6-7 years apart.

The blackwall tire photo is from Florida, at one of Vic's Barner's Bash Picnics. The one with the whitewalls is taken in Marlyand. One thing that throws you off a little is the older Florida photo he's got a curved stem mirror on the passenger side, and in the newer Maryland photo he's switched to the straight stem mirror.

The car really looks different with the two combinations, actually it looks great both ways, but I'm liking the blackwalls for my next purchase for my '35 with tires from 1984.

[VeryTangled]

Originally Posted by HOTROD_WILLIE

Maybe you can get AARP to sponsor the Early V8 Show.

Hi Everyone, Every event needs good volunteers, you might know that from your church work and your grandkids' schools.

Interested in being in charge of getting sponsors for our next event? It only takes a phone call or two. It happens over a weekend if that helps, Wed June 7 thru Sun June 11 in Chantilly, VA.

[VeryTangled]

Originally Posted by Seth Swoboda

Cecil, great job on the meet. I know you put a lot of work into it and we really enjoyed ourselves. Thanks for everything.

Hi Everyone. Seth, you're correct Cecil did a great job, he's been our RG president for ten years now. Some others who stepped up to make the meet happen need a name-check also. Cecil and Michael and Cameron showed three vehicles. Norman Heathcote and Willis Terret and Al Zimmerman from RG36 did hundreds of hours of work (all 'Barn'ers too). Nancy Mattheu and Vicki Wilmer and their crew made the sit-down's a blast. And from the National Club, Carolyn Bounds, John McBurney, and a dude named Ken something-or-other, did an equal amount of effort. The host hotel staff meshed with the organizers in a flawless way. People like your crew that hauled over here made it fun for us.

Worthy causes will be beneficiaries of the success of the meet, I predict!

[VeryTangled]

Originally Posted by LBs 37V8

My apologies. Of course he was right.

Beautiful enough to make a person forget... Shuweet.

[rockfla]

I wish ONE of the Florida groups or combo of such could get together and put on an Eastern National Meet. Its ashamed that In 50 years of the EFV8 Club that such a notion can't gain traction!!!