Model a habitats

[Deluxe Delivery]

Your phaeton looks happy to be there !

[darrylkmc]

Deluxe Delivery

Yes thank you, and I am very happy to be there with it. At least until about 15 below, then I have to give it up until it warms up.

Darryl in Fairbanks

[Jim Baskin III Pa.]

Here is my KINGDOM

[columbiA]

Darryl Your 30 phaeton looks to be in same condition as one I bought in 65 for $175.

[msmaron]

Always Hidden Secrets!@!@

[darrylkmc]

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columbiA,

I traded a 1925 Studebaker Big Six for mine, which I got in another trade about 25 years ago.

What happened to your Phaeton?

Darryl in Fairbanks

[kenparker]

Here is my Model A habitat. First two pix are the work shop complete with AC and heat. The heat kinda nice this time of year. The third pix is the open shed behind the shop - brrrr its cold out thar.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by Theo

Here is mine in my "garage" Really wish i had an actual garage

I also had a plastic garage for a few years, except mine was only a 3 pole frame and not made for any snow load. Every time any snow fell I had to go out immediately and knock it off. I finally put up a metal Menards shelter and just got it done enough to move my Model A over last year. The next day my plastic garage caved in from the snow load the same night the Metrodrome caved in.

I put plastic down and then covered it with a used carpet. It keeps the ground moisture out and makes it nice to crawl under the car. I used boards around the perimeter to raise the plastic up, so snow and rain can't get on top of it and soak the carpet. I also covered the walls and ceiling with aluminum bubble foil to stop the condensation from forming on the roof, and to help insulate it.

[blgitn]

My story is like Darrly in Fairbanks': When we bought our 1913 Sears & Roebuck house the garage had been turned into a play room and was rotting into the ground. It took 18 months to get it to the 'habitat for insanity' it is today. I can just barely get the doors closed behind the Hudson, but the Model T or the current 31 Phaeton project fit nicely (one at a time) with a reasonable amount of space to work.

R/ Roger.

These pictures are an exerpt from an 88 slide power point I made, chronicalling the rebuild:

[Russ B]

It was not until after 33 years of marriage that I got workspace large enough for working on even a single car. In '05 I built my dream space, 5 car garage - shop, 2300SF. ...and it quickly filled completely.






I have compressed air piped throughout, a small heated "office" space; a number of overhead air filters to control dust; dust collection for my wood working area; toilet, sink and fridge; a lot of painted metal pegboards to keep a lot of stuff visible; a few big skylights for natural light; white epoxy covered floor for better light reflection; engineered fire sprinkler system; and a 24 foot long workbench, 12' covered with 1/4" steel plate. It took several years time to get the city approvals and the building permit for such a big garage in a residential area; but I am sure happy to finally have the space and now the time to make good use of it. I spend at least 20 to 30 hours a week here.

[Oldman Freeman]

I got lucky. A neighbor called late one night to tell me he was unhappy with the way his son-in-law was wrecking out cars in the back yard of the house behind my house. Since he owned it, he decided to sell the backyard which just happened to have a pole barn. As he described it he kind of "by the way, it has an in ground hydraulic hoist. He had never finished the inside of the shop and consequently, never used the hoist. I wired, plumbed, insulated, rocked and moved in. I forced myself to finish all of those steps before I began working on any old cars because, I have seen too many "shops" that never get finished and I recognized that I would never get it organized enough to do all the things I dreamed of doing out there if I jumped into a restoration project. This weekend, the panel gets new tires.

[coop]

Originally Posted by Purdy Swoft

This is the west side of my shop. I've got a few backends propped up against yhe wall for future use. The sept. 29 is featured with some yard art in the background. I've got more yard art scattered about our place. xxx

would love to see more of you yard art

[Purdy Swoft]

More yard art.

[Purdy Swoft]

Here is my 31 tudor in my shop during the build up. This picture was taken around late 1998. I wasn't nearly as gray then. That is Zelda Gilroy, my dachshund puppy. I was trying to keep her out of the dust on the floor. Oh, how I miss her.

[Chris Haynes]

Originally Posted by Droobie

That strip of cement is my garage and that shed is my workshop. My H.O.A. hates me but my neighbors love me!!

All I see is a red X in a box. Try the photo again please.

[Purdy Swoft]

I'm getting started here with the two tone lacquer, sometimes in 99. I'm just trying to get use to posting pictures off my blue melon albums and having problems with sizing and centering pics. Maybe I will get it right after while .

[modeleh]

Originally Posted by Oldman Freeman

As he described it he kind of "by the way, it has an in ground hydraulic hoist. He had never finished the inside of the shop and consequently, never used the hoist. .

Nice one. I installed a single post lift a few years ago. They sure are great.

[700rpm]

I restored my Tudor 30 years ago, but last summer I had to get the engine rebuilt. Here she is during reinstallation. I've since built a garden shed to get rid of the lawnmower and other non-A clutter.

['29wagon]

nice to know i'm not the only one with "A yard art" project.
keep on keeping on.

[George Miller]

I try to keep it neat, does not always happen.