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07-29-2016, 12:20 PM | #1 |
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Not Model A, but I think that you guys will appreciate this...
My youngest daughter was only 11 years old when we got our Model A. She actually learned to drive on it...yes, when she was only 11. She was always the one that came with me to the car shows, hanging out and chatting with the old men, and scavenging the vendors for antique typewriters, metal dial telephones, and old license plates to decorate her walls. She's got her dad's taste in junk.
She is about to turn 17 and it is time for her first car, and this is what she chose. I know it is not an 80 year old Model A, but to her it is ancient. I agreed because it was incredibly simple and a great car to learn how to fix it up and maintain it. Also, like the Model A, parts are readily available. The car is mechanically pretty sound, but needs a little TLC. The interior is trashed, and will a perfect starter project for her. I'm incredibly proud to have a kid that is excited by hard work and am looking forward to having her parked next to me at the next Caffeine and Carburetors. Perhaps there is hope for the next generation. ....Now I just have to find the BeetleBarn and pray it is as good as the FordBarn.
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07-29-2016, 12:41 PM | #2 |
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Re: Not Model A, but I think that you guys will appreciate this...
Thanks for sharing a personal life story about passing on a passion to your kids. I bet there are lots of other similar stories here on the FordBarn. It would be cool if others felt comfortable to share them too. We all have someone or something that happened in our life we can all say was the reason we ended up in this unique hobby and love for tired iron and cool junk. Nice story.
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07-29-2016, 12:58 PM | #3 |
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Re: Not Model A, but I think that you guys will appreciate this...
Yes I loved that story, I can relate as my daughter was always Dad's right hand guy when wrenching on the old cars.......her daughter is a car "geek" and my son in law has a gear head so all other habits are fogiven.......this is exactly where that story belongs.....bcoke
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07-29-2016, 01:16 PM | #4 |
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Re: Not Model A, but I think that you guys will appreciate this...
.Now I just have to find the BeetleBarn and pray it is as good as the FordBarn.
Try here http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/ or here http://volkswebbin.net/ Bob |
07-29-2016, 01:18 PM | #5 |
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Re: Not Model A, but I think that you guys will appreciate this...
I found this "barn" on FB https://www.facebook.com/thevwbarn/... to bad I don't speak German!
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07-29-2016, 02:06 PM | #6 |
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07-29-2016, 02:20 PM | #7 |
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Re: Not Model A, but I think that you guys will appreciate this...
Look for the Samba site.Lots of experience there.There are a few German-engineer types there that will tell you to buy a $200.special tool instead of using a tape measure,but but even those guys are nice about it.My interest was/is pre-68 VWS,and really pre-67.
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07-29-2016, 02:25 PM | #8 |
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Re: Not Model A, but I think that you guys will appreciate this...
I so hope she gets rid of those bumpers!! LOL
(but replaces them with something more cosmetically appealing) |
07-29-2016, 04:11 PM | #9 |
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07-29-2016, 04:44 PM | #10 |
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Re: Not Model A, but I think that you guys will appreciate this...
A VW is better than no car at all., Not much but a little. Wayne
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07-29-2016, 09:59 PM | #11 |
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Re: Not Model A, but I think that you guys will appreciate this...
Good luck with your daughters project..
" Perhaps there is hope for the next generation." Yes there is. I have a 9 yr old grand son who at 7 helped me restore a '29 A coupe, last year we restored a '82 CJ7 and right now we are doing a complete restoration on a '30 AA. He is there every step of the way doing what he can. I am amazed at his interest, which is greater than his dad's at that age. |
07-29-2016, 10:33 PM | #12 |
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Re: Not Model A, but I think that you guys will appreciate this...
How about adding an accessory front hood like this:
....to give it a little bit of a Model A feel.... Brad in Maryland |
07-29-2016, 11:13 PM | #13 |
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Re: Not Model A, but I think that you guys will appreciate this...
My daughters favorite as well.
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07-30-2016, 01:57 AM | #14 |
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Re: Not Model A, but I think that you guys will appreciate this...
It's a classic alright but I'm not sure they are simple. For any mechanical problem much beyond changing the plugs the engine needs to come out.
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07-30-2016, 02:28 AM | #15 |
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Re: Not Model A, but I think that you guys will appreciate this...
My daughter's first car was a '62 Falcon, but her second car was a '72 VW with the suto stick tranny. She has always taken interest in old cars and has piddled with everything from Legend cars to my old '42 Chevy business coupe. Her first year to go to church camp was a hoot, as she signed up for auto classes when there. Most girls took that class just to be with the boys, but Ginger had quite a following of boys, as the impressed them in actually knowing how to weld and which wrench to use on what at the time. We had a '54 Chevy station wagon we restored back then, so she always had the boys coming by to ogle over what she was helping me to work on at the time.
I found this speedster really interesting as to what the components were in making it. I always enjoyed the unusual or unique. She continued to enjoy old cars on up til the time she finally went off to college and the got married. Some of the best father/daughter years ever were spent around old cars. I can still remember he sitting out in the old '42 coupe and playing with that big, oversized steering wheel as she dreamed a million make believe miles. "Baroom, baroom, baroom........ she would utter as she pretended to race that coupe. She and I would discuss things as boys and such and she really made my day as a helper back then. :-) |
07-30-2016, 08:07 AM | #16 | |
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Re: Not Model A, but I think that you guys will appreciate this...
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07-30-2016, 10:58 AM | #17 |
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Re: Not Model A, but I think that you guys will appreciate this...
Ted, I know a retired vw mech in CT who said his best time, with tools ax ND a lift, was 20 minutes to remove. Had a customer once disbelieve he changed the clutch whole the customer went to a restaurant and returned a little over an hour later.
Great first car, will no doubt lead to a lot of cool memories.
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07-30-2016, 05:52 PM | #18 |
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Re: Not Model A, but I think that you guys will appreciate this...
My son and I rebuilt one. Took forever to take it out, easy rebuild, took forever to put it in. Drove it two blocks for a late lunch and it was "ticking". Yanked it in less than 30 minutes, pulled the head, found out a spark plug ring that had been dropped had bounced in the hole ) I know, but it's true). Reinstalled head, reinstalled engine in 30 minutes and was home for dinner.
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07-30-2016, 07:18 PM | #19 |
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Re: Not Model A, but I think that you guys will appreciate this...
Thanks for all the supportive comments. My daughter asked to read the post and her first comment was "everybody is so nice." She right.
We've started tearing the Beetle down and I am finding her to be in better condition than I initially thought. How often does that happen? And, we are having a great time working side by side. Thanks again, guys. Ken
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07-30-2016, 08:10 PM | #20 |
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Re: Not Model A, but I think that you guys will appreciate this...
Aww shucks... you are one lucky dad
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