The Ford Barn

Garwood · 10-09-2020, 01:55 PM

Hello all, I've been thinking about getting a '30 or '31 truck (liked the cab style better than '28 - '29) and after searching high and low I found one, albeit 1,264 miles away. So a 2 day trip down and 3 days back I was able to bring her home. Say hello to Maggie. She's yellow and doesn't talk. Simpson fans will understand. Hope the picture shows up

Older restoration so it's good and solid and all the parts are their and correct. I plan on doing a frame off restoration in about 5 years after I can find a house with a bigger garage.

mhsprecher · 10-09-2020, 02:04 PM

Looks nice.

Brentwood Bob · 10-09-2020, 02:24 PM

Sets off the driveway. Road tested too.

Garwood · 10-09-2020, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Brentwood Bob

Sets off the driveway. Road tested too.

I didn't drive her home, I rented a Uhaul trailer. Unfortunately with all the bouncing it did through 5 states, it stirred up the tank pretty good and she wouldn't start when I got home. I've been spending the last week taking apart the gas lines, carb and flushing out the tank. I'm adding the pencil filter, sediment bowl and inline filters and replacing all the gaskets in the carb. It didn't have one between the carb and manifold.

Garwood · 10-09-2020, 02:26 PM

When I get to the part of restoring her, I think the hardest part will be picking out the color.

I love blue but have seen some really nice pictures of maroon but maybe cream yellow will look best?

Can't wait for next spring when the car shows and meet ups start again.

Charlie Stephens · 10-10-2020, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Garwood

When I get to the part of restoring her, I think the hardest part will be picking out the color.

I love blue but have seen some really nice pictures of maroon but maybe cream yellow will look best?

Can't wait for next spring when the car shows and meet ups start again.

Picking a color should be easy. According to my older copy of the judging standards there were only about 37 factory colors to choose from. I assuming from the one piece splash aprons that your truck is a 1931.

Where, in general, are you located?

Charlie Stephens

Garwood · 04-21-2021, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Charlie Stephens

Picking a color should be easy. According to my older copy of the judging standards there were only about 37 factory colors to choose from. I assuming from the one piece splash aprons that your truck is a 1931.

Where, in general, are you located?

Charlie Stephens

It's a '30. I'm in Grand Rapids, MI. I should add it to my tag line.

henry's 31 · 04-21-2021, 07:24 PM

Very nice truck, enjoy!

Jeff/Illinois · 04-21-2021, 08:51 PM

Garwood NICE pickup I love it!!

'30-'31's would be my choice hands down for a Model A Ford pickup.

It looks cool as-is, whether you change out the color or not. Nice looking little A. Keep us posted on what you do, and have a good summer. Driving season is upon us!!!

jimalabam · 10-09-2020, 02:32 PM

Welcome aboard...

Garwood · 10-09-2020, 02:37 PM

Hi jimalabam,

Your truck looks nice. Can you pm me? I'd like to know more about yours and what color it is.

Thanks

Chris in WNC · 10-09-2020, 02:42 PM

Dark green or dark blue with black wheels and blackwall tires will make it look like a real truck......

Garwood · 10-09-2020, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris in WNC

Dark green or dark blue with black wheels and blackwall tires will make it look like a real truck......

I really like the way this one looks.

daveymc29 · 10-09-2020, 03:41 PM

The Model A's that I have had, over the years, didn't care much for gas filters. I use the pencil filter in the tank and all standard from there on. Got stranded once where I had to have a tow home by an inline that didn't allow gas threw after several months on the car. I undid the line at the carburetor and nary a drop came threw. The car following me was a flat tow rig and I asked how much to home. His base was a couple of blocks from my house and he did it real cheap. I took the filter off and have run without any problems for many thousands of miles since, Worked for me, your results may vary.

john charlton · 10-09-2020, 03:51 PM

Wellcom to the "Barn" lots of nice people on here (including me !!!) Good to see your truck has kept the black commercial rad shell and headlamp buckets .I have the same truck mine is all black with black wheels and blackwalls . I think it looks real good . I think pickups look better in dark colours green or black with black wheels .Just my opinion of course .

John in Suffolk County England .

Big hammer · 10-09-2020, 04:18 PM

Congrats! It looks fine just the way it is, it would look great in a Halloween parade ! Maybe some black lettering on the doors would tone down the paint. Enjoy!

Jim/GA · 10-09-2020, 05:33 PM

Welcome to a really fun hobby!

You will find lots of help here. Plus try to search the site, but good luck... the search is not that great. So just ask.

Please add a location (approximate) to your profile. You'd be amazed at how many of us are not too far away from you.

Above all, have fun! That's what it's all about!

.

Mulletwagon · 10-09-2020, 08:04 PM

Welcome to the world of the Model A. Hope there is a club near by you can join and enjoy stories with like-minded folks. You will find that your Model A truly is a time machine. When you drive it around town perfect strangers will enthusiastically wave to you. Be sure to reward them with a very satisfying AH-OOGA !! All the Best.

KGBnut · 10-09-2020, 08:07 PM

Nice looking truck. I recognize that it is not a traditional color, but I like it. You may find that it grows on you. It is your truck, make it what you want and don't let anybody tell you otherwise.

One piece of advice I give new owners... avoid the temptation to "improve" things by modernizing them, especially early on. I wasted a lot of money when I was a new owner. Get to know your truck in its most original form as much as possible. You may make changes later, but with more experience behind you. Oh, and original parts are usually better than repops.

This forum is a great place for advice or just bouncing ideas around.

Enjoy it,

Ken

Ernie Vitucci · 10-09-2020, 09:32 PM

Good Evening and welcome...Regarding the pencil filter...Model A's don't like them as pointed out above. What an 'Old Guy' taught me 50 years ago was to put a good strong magnet in your glass filter bowl on the firewall...not to use the cast iron filter bowl. The magnet should be about the size of a quarter dollar six or seven times as thick. It will attract what is coming out of the tank...and you will be able to see the build up on the magnet...that way you will know when to clean the fuel bowl and the magnet...very simple and old school...but damn it...it works! Ernie in Arizona

10-09-2020, 02:04 PM	#2
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,817	Re: Greetings all - I'm a new owner Looks nice. __________________ 1924 Model T Coupe 1928 Model A Roadster 1930 Model A Town Sedan 1939 Deluxe Fordor 1945 pickup 1951 Custom convertible

10-09-2020, 02:24 PM	#3
Brentwood Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: brentwood, ca Posts: 4,233	Re: Greetings all - I'm a new owner Sets off the driveway. Road tested too.

10-09-2020, 02:26 PM	#5
Garwood Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 84	Re: Greetings all - I'm a new owner When I get to the part of restoring her, I think the hardest part will be picking out the color. I love blue but have seen some really nice pictures of maroon but maybe cream yellow will look best? Can't wait for next spring when the car shows and meet ups start again.

04-21-2021, 07:24 PM	#8
henry's 31 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Columbus(Cataula) Georgia Posts: 849	Re: Greetings all - I'm a new owner Very nice truck, enjoy! __________________ Henry' s 31

04-21-2021, 08:51 PM	#9
Jeff/Illinois Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,789	Re: Greetings all - I'm a new owner Garwood NICE pickup I love it!! '30-'31's would be my choice hands down for a Model A Ford pickup. It looks cool as-is, whether you change out the color or not. Nice looking little A. Keep us posted on what you do, and have a good summer. Driving season is upon us!!!

10-09-2020, 02:32 PM	#10
jimalabam Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lee County Alabama Posts: 828	Re: Greetings all - I'm a new owner Welcome aboard...

10-09-2020, 02:37 PM	#11
Garwood Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 84	Re: Greetings all - I'm a new owner Hi jimalabam, Your truck looks nice. Can you pm me? I'd like to know more about yours and what color it is. Thanks

10-09-2020, 02:42 PM	#12
Chris in WNC Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Spruce Pine, NC Posts: 1,458	Re: Greetings all - I'm a new owner Dark green or dark blue with black wheels and blackwall tires will make it look like a real truck...... __________________ our next Model A is out there in the unknown......

10-09-2020, 03:41 PM	#14
daveymc29 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 1,553	Re: Greetings all - I'm a new owner The Model A's that I have had, over the years, didn't care much for gas filters. I use the pencil filter in the tank and all standard from there on. Got stranded once where I had to have a tow home by an inline that didn't allow gas threw after several months on the car. I undid the line at the carburetor and nary a drop came threw. The car following me was a flat tow rig and I asked how much to home. His base was a couple of blocks from my house and he did it real cheap. I took the filter off and have run without any problems for many thousands of miles since, Worked for me, your results may vary.

10-09-2020, 03:51 PM	#15
john charlton Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,304	Re: Greetings all - I'm a new owner Wellcom to the "Barn" lots of nice people on here (including me !!!) Good to see your truck has kept the black commercial rad shell and headlamp buckets .I have the same truck mine is all black with black wheels and blackwalls . I think it looks real good . I think pickups look better in dark colours green or black with black wheels .Just my opinion of course . John in Suffolk County England .

10-09-2020, 04:18 PM	#16
Big hammer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 3,127	Re: Greetings all - I'm a new owner Congrats! It looks fine just the way it is, it would look great in a Halloween parade ! Maybe some black lettering on the doors would tone down the paint. Enjoy! __________________ Don't force it with a little hammer tap, tap, tap get a bigger hammer tap done

10-09-2020, 05:33 PM	#17
Jim/GA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Young Harris, GA Posts: 1,815	Re: Greetings all - I'm a new owner Welcome to a really fun hobby! You will find lots of help here. Plus try to search the site, but good luck... the search is not that great. So just ask. Please add a location (approximate) to your profile. You'd be amazed at how many of us are not too far away from you. Above all, have fun! That's what it's all about! . __________________ Jim Cannon Former MAFCA Technical Director "Have a Model A day!"

10-09-2020, 08:04 PM	#18
Mulletwagon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Florida Panhandle Posts: 585	Re: Greetings all - I'm a new owner Welcome to the world of the Model A. Hope there is a club near by you can join and enjoy stories with like-minded folks. You will find that your Model A truly is a time machine. When you drive it around town perfect strangers will enthusiastically wave to you. Be sure to reward them with a very satisfying AH-OOGA !! All the Best.

10-09-2020, 08:07 PM	#19
KGBnut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southwestern Connecticut Posts: 931	Re: Greetings all - I'm a new owner Nice looking truck. I recognize that it is not a traditional color, but I like it. You may find that it grows on you. It is your truck, make it what you want and don't let anybody tell you otherwise. One piece of advice I give new owners... avoid the temptation to "improve" things by modernizing them, especially early on. I wasted a lot of money when I was a new owner. Get to know your truck in its most original form as much as possible. You may make changes later, but with more experience behind you. Oh, and original parts are usually better than repops. This forum is a great place for advice or just bouncing ideas around. Enjoy it, Ken __________________ Style beats speed any day, and with a lot fewer tickets.

10-09-2020, 09:32 PM	#20
Ernie Vitucci Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 611	Re: Greetings all - I'm a new owner Good Evening and welcome...Regarding the pencil filter...Model A's don't like them as pointed out above. What an 'Old Guy' taught me 50 years ago was to put a good strong magnet in your glass filter bowl on the firewall...not to use the cast iron filter bowl. The magnet should be about the size of a quarter dollar six or seven times as thick. It will attract what is coming out of the tank...and you will be able to see the build up on the magnet...that way you will know when to clean the fuel bowl and the magnet...very simple and old school...but damn it...it works! Ernie in Arizona