The Ford Barn

J Franklin · 05-30-2018, 01:46 AM

Does anybody remember the beach trams? They were all model A Ford powered. I finally found a photo on the net.

Fullraceflathead · 05-31-2018, 09:51 AM

I never heard or seen one but would Love to restore one!

Jim Brierley · 05-31-2018, 11:28 AM

I grew up in Baldwin Park, about 35 or 40 miles from Venice but we never went there, too rich of a neighborhood for us! I later worked at LAX, right next door to Venice, but too late to see those trams. Interesting bit of history, thanks for posting!

burner31 · 05-31-2018, 12:45 PM

Here's some other you may remember

burner31 · 05-31-2018, 12:49 PM

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Chris Haynes · 05-31-2018, 02:15 PM

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Growing up in Santa Monica I rode the Venice Beach trams many times in my life. When the company went out of business one of the trams wound up at CBS Studio Center in Studio City, CA. They used it to shuttle audience members to the stages for sitcoms. While it was there I got to go over, under, around, and through it. It did indeed have Model A running gear. It disappeared from the lot and I have no idea where it wound up.

05-31-2018, 09:51 AM	#2
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,176	Re: Venice Californias A powered trams I never heard or seen one but would Love to restore one! __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask

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Jim Brierley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 4,088	Re: Venice Californias A powered trams I grew up in Baldwin Park, about 35 or 40 miles from Venice but we never went there, too rich of a neighborhood for us! I later worked at LAX, right next door to Venice, but too late to see those trams. Interesting bit of history, thanks for posting!

05-31-2018, 02:15 PM	#6
Chris Haynes Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camarillo, CA and Pine Grove, CA Posts: 2,832	Re: Venice Californias A powered trams Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Growing up in Santa Monica I rode the Venice Beach trams many times in my life. When the company went out of business one of the trams wound up at CBS Studio Center in Studio City, CA. They used it to shuttle audience members to the stages for sitcoms. While it was there I got to go over, under, around, and through it. It did indeed have Model A running gear. It disappeared from the lot and I have no idea where it wound up. __________________ 1921 Runabout 1930 Tudor Early 1930 AA Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go?