The Ford Barn

milo · 01-05-2013, 02:46 PM

How much is it chopped and how many louvers(800)???

oliverguy · 01-05-2013, 05:12 PM

Most of my friends as me why my wife let me buy my car. I always tell them she's understanding and that I had old cars before I knew her!

RichardW · 01-05-2013, 11:18 PM

At a traffic light, "What year is it?"
Me, "2013."

Pa Joe · 01-06-2013, 09:28 AM

There is so many answers that I didn't take the time to read them all, so this could be a repeat of someone elses experience. I was at a car cruise last year and a elderly women saw my A and asked me if I was the original owner. I thought she was putting me on, but she never smiled or laughed. I said " good Lord lady, I'm old but not that old" I got a 28 tudor

Droobie · 01-06-2013, 05:09 PM

I have actually been asked frequently for a ride in it or permission to take pictures with it. It has been a limousine for Prom the past two years!!!

hotrodderhaag · 01-06-2013, 05:37 PM

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I always get.... Does that thing actually run? Mean while I'm being Asked this in the Parking lot of Dairy Queen or something ...... The next is how fast does it go? And am I ever going to paint it..... I always respond , it's already painted and its perfect how it is

. They always find that humorous , but I'm serious

SteveB31 · 01-06-2013, 06:48 PM

Does it run, and I had one just like that, except it was red, a 4 door, a Chevy, but other then that it was just like yours......

jkcrosson · 01-06-2013, 08:48 PM

How fast will it go? How many miles per gallon? What year? When are you going to paint it?

Karl · 01-06-2013, 09:43 PM

I get all the same questions. However the funniest one I got was not on the Model A but on my 1967 Sunbeam Alpine by an apprentice mechanic. He pointed to the alternator relay control box and told me that was the computer and we could "chip it" I nicely informed him of his error and pointed out that a computer in 1967 was not much smaller than the car ! He then proceeded to argue with me that no car could run without a computer!! Karl

mebeached · 01-06-2013, 09:53 PM

Does anyone know where to get the metal header panel cover for the 1930 ford cabriolet. checked most parts books.

Chuck Sea/Tac · 01-07-2013, 02:40 AM

I have had bullet hole decals on my Tudor for ten years. Many times older people will reach out and touch them to see if they are real A lot of people ask if they are real, to which I reply"Yeh, I live in a tough neighborhood!" It always gets a laugh. The other comment I get is"Wow, just like Bonnie and Clyde's car!"

BarracudaBoy · 01-09-2013, 06:14 PM

Hey! Your door isn't closed! (have to explain that the door overlaps the body)

Richard Wilson · 01-10-2013, 08:21 AM

Not most asked but most unusual.....A grinning 90 something year old woman asked "Do you know what we used to do in that when I was a girl?" while pointing to the rumble seat. Club had taken our Model A's to a nursing home for an afternoon with the residents.

jkeesey · 01-10-2013, 01:29 PM

I always get "does it run?" No... I pushed it here.

1931 flamingo · 01-10-2013, 02:48 PM

I go to many cruises and shows, about 2 yrs ago my brother (who doesn't like him either) got me a nice bumper sticker that's in the back window
Obama...Impeach Him There's also a hammer/sickle on the sticker.
Everyone that sees it wants to know where to get one or gives me a thumbs up if I'm sitting near the car. Have only had one middle aged woman who didn't like it.

Paul in CT

Pete · 01-10-2013, 03:36 PM

I have my hubs set up so I can run stock wheels or my aluminum hot rod wheels but run the aluminum ones for everything but parades.
Consequently the car has a hot rod look on the outside so obviously the first question is, "How fast"?
I refer them to the dash plaque from the SCTA that says, 153.7 mph. (Not "A" engine)
(Actually the car went 163.9 with a different body)
(It would do 93 with the "B" engine, the current 2 door body and geared for hill climbing.)
Anyway, then the conversation starts and sometimes it develops to a long lasting friendship. You meet some of the neatest people in supermarket parking lots.

Dave in MN · 01-10-2013, 05:19 PM

1) What year is it?
2) How fast will it go?
3) Really?
4) Do you drive it alot...how many miles a year?
5) Really?
6) How many miles per gallon?

Rex_A_Lott · 01-10-2013, 06:42 PM

I've had most of these at one time or another, also. But my favorite one will probably always be:
" Poppa can we drive your old truck to get ice cream?"

Chris in WNC · 01-10-2013, 07:09 PM

here's something I occasionally display on our Coupe at car shows. most of you can figure out what the questions are

ANSWERS TO YOUR MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

1) Coker Tire in Chattanooga
2) Haven’t checked. the average Model A approximates 18 mpg.
3) Whatever a willing buyer will pay. Interested?
4) I’d leave it home before I’d put it on a trailer.
5) Stock except for the Mitchell overdrive.
6) Nope. I’m just going to maintain it as it is.
7) FordBarn Model A online classified ads.
8) Reproduction parts dealers, swap meets & the internet.
9) 50-55 mph all day long.
10) No, your grandfather’s was a Dodge and it was green.

01-05-2013, 02:46 PM	#1
milo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 236	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? How much is it chopped and how many louvers(800)??? __________________ You're born, you die, in between you build hot rods

01-05-2013, 05:12 PM	#2
oliverguy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Reading PA Posts: 243	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? Most of my friends as me why my wife let me buy my car. I always tell them she's understanding and that I had old cars before I knew her!

01-05-2013, 11:18 PM	#3
RichardW Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Deer Park, Texas Posts: 100	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? At a traffic light, "What year is it?" Me, "2013."

01-06-2013, 09:28 AM	#4
Pa Joe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pittsburgh Pa Posts: 188	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? There is so many answers that I didn't take the time to read them all, so this could be a repeat of someone elses experience. I was at a car cruise last year and a elderly women saw my A and asked me if I was the original owner. I thought she was putting me on, but she never smiled or laughed. I said " good Lord lady, I'm old but not that old" I got a 28 tudor

01-06-2013, 05:09 PM	#5
Droobie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Mooresville NC. Posts: 161	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? I have actually been asked frequently for a ride in it or permission to take pictures with it. It has been a limousine for Prom the past two years!!!

01-06-2013, 05:37 PM	#6
hotrodderhaag Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Mooresville Nc Posts: 150	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I always get.... Does that thing actually run? Mean while I'm being Asked this in the Parking lot of Dairy Queen or something ...... The next is how fast does it go? And am I ever going to paint it..... I always respond , it's already painted and its perfect how it is . They always find that humorous , but I'm serious

01-06-2013, 06:48 PM	#7
SteveB31 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Englewood, Colorado Posts: 1,377	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? Does it run, and I had one just like that, except it was red, a 4 door, a Chevy, but other then that it was just like yours......

01-06-2013, 08:48 PM	#8
jkcrosson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pell City AL Posts: 720	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? How fast will it go? How many miles per gallon? What year? When are you going to paint it? __________________ Jamie Crosson 1929 Tudor Looking for an Original 888 Key

01-06-2013, 09:43 PM	#9
Karl Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Manawatu, New Zealand Posts: 1,420	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? I get all the same questions. However the funniest one I got was not on the Model A but on my 1967 Sunbeam Alpine by an apprentice mechanic. He pointed to the alternator relay control box and told me that was the computer and we could "chip it" I nicely informed him of his error and pointed out that a computer in 1967 was not much smaller than the car ! He then proceeded to argue with me that no car could run without a computer!! Karl

01-06-2013, 09:53 PM	#10
mebeached Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: wilmington n.c. Posts: 30	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? Does anyone know where to get the metal header panel cover for the 1930 ford cabriolet. checked most parts books.

01-07-2013, 02:40 AM	#11
Chuck Sea/Tac Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Between Seattle & Tacoma Posts: 2,436	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? I have had bullet hole decals on my Tudor for ten years. Many times older people will reach out and touch them to see if they are real A lot of people ask if they are real, to which I reply"Yeh, I live in a tough neighborhood!" It always gets a laugh. The other comment I get is"Wow, just like Bonnie and Clyde's car!"

01-09-2013, 06:14 PM	#12
BarracudaBoy BANNED Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Clarksville, TN Posts: 147	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? Hey! Your door isn't closed! (have to explain that the door overlaps the body)

01-10-2013, 08:21 AM	#13
Richard Wilson Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NC Posts: 908	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? Not most asked but most unusual.....A grinning 90 something year old woman asked "Do you know what we used to do in that when I was a girl?" while pointing to the rumble seat. Club had taken our Model A's to a nursing home for an afternoon with the residents.

01-10-2013, 01:29 PM	#14
jkeesey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Glenmoore Pa Posts: 1,644	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? I always get "does it run?" No... I pushed it here.

01-10-2013, 02:48 PM	#15
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,428	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? I go to many cruises and shows, about 2 yrs ago my brother (who doesn't like him either) got me a nice bumper sticker that's in the back window Obama...Impeach Him There's also a hammer/sickle on the sticker. Everyone that sees it wants to know where to get one or gives me a thumbs up if I'm sitting near the car. Have only had one middle aged woman who didn't like it. Paul in CT

01-10-2013, 03:36 PM	#16
Pete BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wa. Posts: 5,423	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? I have my hubs set up so I can run stock wheels or my aluminum hot rod wheels but run the aluminum ones for everything but parades. Consequently the car has a hot rod look on the outside so obviously the first question is, "How fast"? I refer them to the dash plaque from the SCTA that says, 153.7 mph. (Not "A" engine) (Actually the car went 163.9 with a different body) (It would do 93 with the "B" engine, the current 2 door body and geared for hill climbing.) Anyway, then the conversation starts and sometimes it develops to a long lasting friendship. You meet some of the neatest people in supermarket parking lots.

01-10-2013, 05:19 PM	#17
Dave in MN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jordan, MN Posts: 1,416	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? 1) What year is it? 2) How fast will it go? 3) Really? 4) Do you drive it alot...how many miles a year? 5) Really? 6) How many miles per gallon?

01-10-2013, 06:42 PM	#18
Rex_A_Lott Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Upstate South Carolina Posts: 794	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? I've had most of these at one time or another, also. But my favorite one will probably always be: " Poppa can we drive your old truck to get ice cream?"

01-10-2013, 07:09 PM	#19
Chris in WNC Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Spruce Pine, NC Posts: 1,533	Re: Most-asked question about your Model A? here's something I occasionally display on our Coupe at car shows. most of you can figure out what the questions are ANSWERS TO YOUR MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: 1) Coker Tire in Chattanooga 2) Haven’t checked. the average Model A approximates 18 mpg. 3) Whatever a willing buyer will pay. Interested? 4) I’d leave it home before I’d put it on a trailer. 5) Stock except for the Mitchell overdrive. 6) Nope. I’m just going to maintain it as it is. 7) FordBarn Model A online classified ads. 8) Reproduction parts dealers, swap meets & the internet. 9) 50-55 mph all day long. 10) No, your grandfather’s was a Dodge and it was green. __________________ no more model As for now........