The Ford Barn

Mel Larsen · 10-25-2025, 02:14 AM

I will add more later

Y-Blockhead · 10-25-2025, 06:43 AM

I agree, although “Apple Green” is a color used on Model A wheels, the color doesn’t really go with the color of your car.

gdmn852 · 10-25-2025, 09:01 AM

Hello,Currently the car looks to be Bronson yellow and Seal brown, with Apple green wheels. Black would be correct, later wheels could be orange to match pinstripes.That color is used often on the Cabrolet models.Congrats on your Model A and welcome to the Barn !

Fullraceflathead · 10-25-2025, 09:26 AM

Very nice looking model A!!!

nkaminar · 10-25-2025, 10:01 AM

Nice looking car. The brown wall tires may turn out white walls with some Bleche-wite cleaner, available at your local auto parts dealer. https://www.blackmagicshine.com/prod...-tire-cleaner/

katy · 10-25-2025, 10:27 AM

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I think that the "Brownwall tires" blend in with the other colours.

Mel Larsen · 10-25-2025, 10:42 AM

Thanks for all the kind replies. I think when I get the color of those wheels changed I will ad an avatar. I'm still sorting out the ton of extra parts that came with it.

rotorwrench · 10-25-2025, 10:43 AM

The tops were originally layered over support straps with two wire supports and panel board sides to give the distinctive shape. There were also sheet metal strips that helped keep the roof curvature. There were several on each side for the main bow forward and one on each side that attached to the rear bow support between the front and rear bow. A lot of folks that installed new tops, say 10 to 60 years ago, didn't know how the tops were installed at the factory so many are missing some of the factors that hold the top in good form. This gives them a rumpled look that looks like a loose convertible top.

The material still looks good on that coupe and it appears to have all the correct parts. The interior originally had a material wrapping the bows and covering all the panel board side pieces plus the package tray. When I purchased my old 29, it had no panel board forms nor bow wrapping. A previous owner had it looking like a business coupe but I could see where the lower landau bar supports had been in the belt rail wood. That stuff had disappeared many moons ago. It had a vinyl plastic back light too. It took me a while to source the original landau bars and back light frame.

10-25-2025, 02:14 AM	#21
Mel Larsen Member Join Date: Oct 2025 Location: Oregon Coast Posts: 40	Re: Going to pickup my 1929 A Sport Coupe I will add more later

10-25-2025, 06:43 AM	#22
Y-Blockhead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 7,293	Re: Going to pickup my 1929 A Sport Coupe I agree, although “Apple Green” is a color used on Model A wheels, the color doesn’t really go with the color of your car.

10-25-2025, 09:01 AM	#23
gdmn852 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Erie Pa Posts: 1,114	Re: Going to pickup my 1929 A Sport Coupe Hello,Currently the car looks to be Bronson yellow and Seal brown, with Apple green wheels. Black would be correct, later wheels could be orange to match pinstripes.That color is used often on the Cabrolet models.Congrats on your Model A and welcome to the Barn !

10-25-2025, 09:26 AM	#24
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,852	Re: Going to pickup my 1929 A Sport Coupe Very nice looking model A!!! __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask

10-25-2025, 10:01 AM	#25
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 6,855	Re: Going to pickup my 1929 A Sport Coupe Nice looking car. The brown wall tires may turn out white walls with some Bleche-wite cleaner, available at your local auto parts dealer. https://www.blackmagicshine.com/prod...-tire-cleaner/ __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

10-25-2025, 10:27 AM	#26
katy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 6,076	Re: Going to pickup my 1929 A Sport Coupe Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I think that the "Brownwall tires" blend in with the other colours. __________________ If you don't hear a rumor by 10 AM, start one!. Got my education out behind the barn!

10-25-2025, 10:42 AM	#27
Mel Larsen Member Join Date: Oct 2025 Location: Oregon Coast Posts: 40	Re: Going to pickup my 1929 A Sport Coupe Thanks for all the kind replies. I think when I get the color of those wheels changed I will ad an avatar. I'm still sorting out the ton of extra parts that came with it.

10-25-2025, 10:43 AM	#28
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 18,010	Re: Going to pickup my 1929 A Sport Coupe The tops were originally layered over support straps with two wire supports and panel board sides to give the distinctive shape. There were also sheet metal strips that helped keep the roof curvature. There were several on each side for the main bow forward and one on each side that attached to the rear bow support between the front and rear bow. A lot of folks that installed new tops, say 10 to 60 years ago, didn't know how the tops were installed at the factory so many are missing some of the factors that hold the top in good form. This gives them a rumpled look that looks like a loose convertible top. The material still looks good on that coupe and it appears to have all the correct parts. The interior originally had a material wrapping the bows and covering all the panel board side pieces plus the package tray. When I purchased my old 29, it had no panel board forms nor bow wrapping. A previous owner had it looking like a business coupe but I could see where the lower landau bar supports had been in the belt rail wood. That stuff had disappeared many moons ago. It had a vinyl plastic back light too. It took me a while to source the original landau bars and back light frame.