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09-18-2017, 08:18 AM | #41 | |
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09-18-2017, 03:36 PM | #42 |
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Good afternoon...The second club is the 'Model A Restorers Club of America'. They are also a great group of people. They sometimes have local clubs quite close to the Model A Ford Club of America's clubs and sometimes they have clubs in totally different places. They have a magazine called 'Model A News' which is well worth receiving just like the 'Restorer' which is put out by the Model A Club of America. Our local club in Arizona is affiliated with both national clubs. They both have technical advisors who you can work with on questions. Almost every local club has a good mechanic who spends lots of time on Model A's. The closest such person to you will be your best bet...Ernie
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09-18-2017, 03:46 PM | #43 |
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Thanks, Terry. In the 70's/80's I lived on Lapworth Circle near the corner of Adams and Brookhurst. Fountain Valley was sparsely populated at that time. I used to go up Pacific Coast Highway when the sand would blow over the road and all you could do was stay lined up to the phone polls. Ernie
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09-18-2017, 04:38 PM | #44 |
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Ernie.....a small world! We have lived in Fountain Valley since 1976, and still enjoy it here. Did you used to go to the Saturday morning Derelict Donuts at Adams and Magnolia? Lots of neat cars there still.....
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09-18-2017, 10:18 PM | #45 |
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Good Evening Terry...I don't remember the donut shop...but I do remember a great local hardware store near the corner of Adams and Magnolia called Park Hardware! I remember the Newland House in Huntington Beach and the Warner Drive in way out on the end of Warner Avenue, if my memory is working this evening. I do still come over once a year or so to spend a night or two on the Queen Mary in Long Beach. She is such a great lady. Ernie
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09-18-2017, 11:59 PM | #46 |
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Would love to see and meet you if you are ever out our way, and I could take you for a ride in Emma, my 1930 Town Sedan.....let me know! Terry |
09-19-2017, 08:36 AM | #47 |
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If the steering is tight, the first thing to do is make sure the steering box has lubricant, and be sure to grease all the fittings. There's a world of difference between dry and lubricated steering joints.
About 8 years ago a guy sold his Model A cheap because it died while on tour, and nobody stopped to fix it for him. The buyer had me fix it so he could resell it. It steered terrible, but all the car really needed was to have the very loose wheel bearings tightened by 2 full turns on one side and 3 turns on the other, and adjust the brakes and points. It was a good car after those few simple fixes. |
09-19-2017, 08:40 AM | #48 |
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IMHO the market for Model As is very soft. I had a hard and long time selling a roadster and roadster pickup that were freshly restored and very nice, like new. Lost 1/3+ of my invested $$. You will be ahead $ wise buying a finished car even if you were to get the car for free if you intend to restore it. For example a minimum of $2000 to restore the brakes alone! I paid $4000 for a paint job and I supplied the paint($1500 minimuim) and considered that a bargain. $4-5000 easy on the motor. $2000 on chrome. Parts? Who knows. So $7500+$14500=$22000. You can get a very good 4 door $22k you can enjoy today not 2-3 years minimum in the future. Haven't mentioned interior, $3k+. This counts hundreds of hours of your labor for free. I didn't save the receipts from Model A parts houses. I didn't want to know the total. You want a hobby? Fine, but Model A is not a cheap hobby.
Best question to ask is what condition of a car do you want? Then go buy one. Took me a while to figure that one out. I don't want one in poor mechanical condition. Don't want one with flaking paint and threadbare interior. After 6 restorations I've had enough of being a mechanic, was fun while it lasted.
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09-19-2017, 11:42 PM | #49 |
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heres a car you should look at https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...355/?ref=br_rs
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09-21-2017, 01:05 PM | #50 |
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Hi Terry...I'll be over in your area on or about October 11th. I'm driving my wife over to her sister's house in Cypress. They are Irish girls and they are going to fly home for a visit. My cell is 602-679-4252. Feel free to give me a call and we'll set up a time to meet. Ernie
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09-21-2017, 02:47 PM | #51 |
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The $5000.00 Facebook car is NOT an automatic
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