The Ford Barn

mhsprecher · 10-02-2016, 12:46 PM

A old friend and fellow car guy from Maine sent these to me yesterday. A friend of his was diving in a lake there and took these photos. I suspect it might have been out on the ice a little too long and broke through. Not the first time this would have happened.

Big hammer · 10-02-2016, 12:51 PM

A keeper!! Oh not a fish

Patrick L. · 10-02-2016, 01:17 PM

Heck, just a quick fluid change and run it.

C26Pinelake · 10-02-2016, 01:23 PM

I will bet he has water in his gas tank as well as his radiator! Wayne

davehc · 10-02-2016, 02:01 PM

WOW , get a BIGGER boat , and a good winch , and go fishing .

Art Newland · 10-02-2016, 02:04 PM

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john charlton · 10-02-2016, 02:10 PM

Reminds me of that article in "The Restorer" some years back.a cabriolet was fished out of a lake and got running .I dont think it had been underwater as long as this one !!! .Yet I bet some usefull parts are still on it .at least it isnt salt water .

John in cool dark Suffolk County England did over 100 miles in my coupe today semi local swapmeet .

Neil Mylar LakewoodCA · 10-02-2016, 03:05 PM

Looks like a 1928 wire wheel AA.
Someone already salvaged the doors.
I wonder what it might cost for someone to bring it up?

taffrail · 10-02-2016, 03:37 PM

I wonder why there is no algae growth on the dash panel? Did they make a nickle brass for the oval speedometers?

Great Lakes Greg · 10-02-2016, 04:14 PM

That is way too cool. A body of water south of Jackson called Vandercook Lake has several cars on the bottom from when they fell through some thin ice sometime in the 1930's. The lake is pretty big and deep, so it would be a needle in a haystack, but divers have run across them from time to time.

mhsprecher · 10-02-2016, 06:32 PM

It looks like a 28 or 29, but the radiator and gas caps look like stainless steel.

KGBnut · 10-02-2016, 07:20 PM

That is spectacular! Thanks for sharing.

Ken

Tom Wesenberg · 10-02-2016, 08:00 PM

Thank God it wasn't a Studebaker.

I'd grab the light cover from the instrument panel.

Brad in Germany · 10-02-2016, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil Mylar LakewoodCA

Looks like a 1928 wire wheel AA.
Someone already salvaged the doors.
I wonder what it might cost for someone to bring it up?

They pulled a Bugatti from a lake in Switzerland back in 2009 and after cleaning it up, squirting a little WD-40 on the mechanicals, it was sold at auction in Paris for around $370,000!

....so that Model A in the lake in Maine might be worth salvaging......just saying....

Brad in Maryland

Fred S · 10-03-2016, 12:21 AM

My father in law from Michigan, said they used to push an old car on a frozen lake, and then take bets on when it would fall thru. Closet to the day won all of the money.

Dave Mellor NJ · 10-03-2016, 12:29 AM

Forerunner to the German "Schwimm wagen"

Dave Mellor NJ · 10-03-2016, 12:34 AM

Model AA "Dunk" truck

marty in Ohio · 10-03-2016, 06:14 AM

My Dad was a captain on the Great Lakes ore freighters. Back in the early 50's they were up bound to Duluth, light (no cargo). They stopped and put on 150 Packards for Minnesota. These cars were set on the deck and since the weather in the southern lakes was fair they just set the parking brakes. Well, when they got on Lake Superior the weather turned rough and going into Duluth they started to roll. They lost 37 brand new Packards overboard that afternoon. As far as anyone knows they're still down there. I don't know whose insurance paid for that one, but I'll bet it was a big claim.
Marty

Richard Wilson · 10-03-2016, 06:46 AM

Now that would be a cool display for the Model A museum. Display it under water in a big aquarium.

Keith True · 10-03-2016, 07:34 AM

If I had found it I would probably do something stupid,like get one of those life size halloween skeletons and wire it in the front seat with both hands on the wheel.In the mid 70's I sold a PV 544 Volvo to a friend who used it for ice racing.After he raced,rolled,crashed,and burned it he was a little slow getting it back off the pond.It is still there.As Fred said,the camp owners around the pond had a pool going for the date it would drop through.

10-02-2016, 12:51 PM	#2
Big hammer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 3,131	Re: Ran when parked A keeper!! Oh not a fish

10-02-2016, 01:17 PM	#3
Patrick L. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Largo Florida Posts: 7,225	Re: Ran when parked Heck, just a quick fluid change and run it.

10-02-2016, 01:23 PM	#4
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: Ran when parked I will bet he has water in his gas tank as well as his radiator! Wayne

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davehc Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Adrian , Mich. Posts: 386	Re: Ran when parked WOW , get a BIGGER boat , and a good winch , and go fishing .

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10-02-2016, 02:10 PM	#7
john charlton Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,304	Re: Ran when parked Reminds me of that article in "The Restorer" some years back.a cabriolet was fished out of a lake and got running .I dont think it had been underwater as long as this one !!! .Yet I bet some usefull parts are still on it .at least it isnt salt water . John in cool dark Suffolk County England did over 100 miles in my coupe today semi local swapmeet .

10-02-2016, 03:05 PM	#8
Neil Mylar LakewoodCA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lakewood, CA Posts: 1,346	Re: Ran when parked Looks like a 1928 wire wheel AA. Someone already salvaged the doors. I wonder what it might cost for someone to bring it up? Last edited by Neil Mylar LakewoodCA; 10-02-2016 at 03:06 PM. Reason: Spell check

10-02-2016, 03:37 PM	#9
taffrail Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Hingham, MA Posts: 135	Re: Ran when parked I wonder why there is no algae growth on the dash panel? Did they make a nickle brass for the oval speedometers?

10-02-2016, 04:14 PM	#10
Great Lakes Greg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,369	Re: Ran when parked That is way too cool. A body of water south of Jackson called Vandercook Lake has several cars on the bottom from when they fell through some thin ice sometime in the 1930's. The lake is pretty big and deep, so it would be a needle in a haystack, but divers have run across them from time to time.

10-02-2016, 06:32 PM	#11
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,817	Re: Ran when parked It looks like a 28 or 29, but the radiator and gas caps look like stainless steel.

10-02-2016, 07:20 PM	#12
KGBnut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southwestern Connecticut Posts: 931	Re: Ran when parked That is spectacular! Thanks for sharing. Ken __________________ Style beats speed any day, and with a lot fewer tickets.

10-02-2016, 08:00 PM	#13
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Ran when parked Thank God it wasn't a Studebaker. I'd grab the light cover from the instrument panel.

10-03-2016, 12:21 AM	#15
Fred S Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 137	Re: Ran when parked My father in law from Michigan, said they used to push an old car on a frozen lake, and then take bets on when it would fall thru. Closet to the day won all of the money.

10-03-2016, 12:29 AM	#16
Dave Mellor NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 778	Re: Ran when parked Forerunner to the German "Schwimm wagen"

10-03-2016, 12:34 AM	#17
Dave Mellor NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 778	Re: Ran when parked Model AA "Dunk" truck

10-03-2016, 06:14 AM	#18
marty in Ohio Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Elyria, Ohio Posts: 756	Re: Ran when parked My Dad was a captain on the Great Lakes ore freighters. Back in the early 50's they were up bound to Duluth, light (no cargo). They stopped and put on 150 Packards for Minnesota. These cars were set on the deck and since the weather in the southern lakes was fair they just set the parking brakes. Well, when they got on Lake Superior the weather turned rough and going into Duluth they started to roll. They lost 37 brand new Packards overboard that afternoon. As far as anyone knows they're still down there. I don't know whose insurance paid for that one, but I'll bet it was a big claim. Marty

10-03-2016, 06:46 AM	#19
Richard Wilson Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NC Posts: 908	Re: Ran when parked Now that would be a cool display for the Model A museum. Display it under water in a big aquarium.

10-03-2016, 07:34 AM	#20
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 2,987	Re: Ran when parked If I had found it I would probably do something stupid,like get one of those life size halloween skeletons and wire it in the front seat with both hands on the wheel.In the mid 70's I sold a PV 544 Volvo to a friend who used it for ice racing.After he raced,rolled,crashed,and burned it he was a little slow getting it back off the pond.It is still there.As Fred said,the camp owners around the pond had a pool going for the date it would drop through.