Finally posting pictures of my "Finished" Tudor

[Barber31]

I'd also like to give credit where credit is due. A fellow Barner I consider my Model A mentor Jay Pearcy. He has been a great friend and I love to pick his brain. Now he lives quite a distance from me and the Barn here is just a click away so tons of credit to you Barners as well. I know some of you have helped me a great deal directly or indirectly by reading past threads. So onto results...
Personally I say the pictures are a bit more flaterring than in person but It's definitely a driver so I should just get used to it having cosmetic flaws.

[Barber31]

[Barber31]

[Barber31]

Hope that wasn't sensory overload.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Nice job! Your car looks great.
I have to do all that yet to my 29 Tudor, but need to make room to get started on it.

[art ebeling]

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That looks great! What did you use for the insulation? How did you install the insulation on the roof? Is there cotton padding on top of the roof insulation? Good job.

[Mitch//pa]

Beautiful job Barber, all black perfect..are u going to throw a red stripe on it??

[JDupuis]

Very nice. I love the wood graining. You did a beautiful job. Jeff

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Nice job, ...and Jay is indeed a class-act!!

[kenparker]

Nice job and thanks for the progression pictures. ken

[bikejunk]

Great job !!! my 30 Tudor is also black/ black /black

[JonC]

You did a fine job, hope mine is as good.

[Steve_Mack_CT]

Nice, nice job!

[Barber31]

Thanks for the compliments fellas!
Tom - My garage is a 1 1/2 car space so you wouldn't need much room. When the body was off there was just enough room to have the rolling chassis and body side by side. It was frustrating at times. I moved it to another garage I have and parked my 66 impala in there which barely fits and I can't believe I restored that one in there too! Its ridiculously tight now.
Art- I used the bubble foil sold at places like Home Depot. I think it's HVAC insulation. I stapled it to the bows before laying down the chicken wire. I did that for 2 reasons. To substitute the anti-squeak material that goes on the bows and so there's no clearance issues making the top look more bubbled. I used a razor to slice the air pockets that were directly over each bow the chicken wire layed flat.
Mitch- Yes I think I will eventually add a stripe. I was actually thinking of using the burgundy color I used on the window garnish to use for the stripe and maybe stripe the wheels too. It's pretty dark so it would all be subtle striping.

[motordr]

Well that's a bit more than a "shave and a haircut". Great job, turned out real nice!

[captndan]

What colors did you use for the woodgraining? It's beautiful.

[foxfire42]

I agree with captndan, the woodgrain is beautiful. Tell us more about it? What kind of wood does it represent.....etc......?

[Floats]

Well done, Barber,
Absolutely beautiful and I looove the 'wood work'
Regards
Chris
Cape Town

[mhsprecher]

Congrats! Enjoy the heck out of it!

[JRShaw]

Fantastic job !!! Congrats !! You did it right in my opinion; being a perfectionist I carry everything in a restoration to the Nth degree. Thanks for posting the pictures.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Did you bend all the COTTER KEYS correctly?---LOL
Bill Twisted

[Tiny]

Looks great.
I love an all black Model A.
Now have fun wearing it out

[Barber31]

If I could get some pictures of the undercarriage and engine bay I will post later. I have it stored away temporarily at one of my other garages. Doing some maintenance work on my '66. As far as the woodgrain goes, it was hydrodipped in rosewood.

[henry's 31]

Very nice job, thanks for sharing.

[TerryH]

Fantastic.....you did a wonderful job with it, and it looks just great. Now you can really have some fun driving it and getting lots of admiring glances.

[mike657894]

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Very nice! Also really like the build progression pictures.

[montanafordman]

Fantastic job! Your work serves as an inspiration for me to finish my coupe. Family and career priorities have slowed my progress recently but I'm hoping to get back at it full swing soon and finish before I'm 40. I feel your pain about a 1.5 car garage. Thankfully my wife is a good sport and willing to park outside for now.

[colin1928]

Good work hope you have miles of enjoyment

[1931 flamingo]

PM sent

[GMCPASO]

Great Job. We love to tour in our 29 Tudor. Do it. Maybe we will see you on the road.

[jm29henry]

Beautiful beautiful job well done you can be proud of your self

[larryf]

Congratulations on such a nice job. Enjoy and have some great fun

[Barber31]

Thank you everybody for the compliments. I remember when I was the one looking at everyone else completing their projects and driving their vehicles. It was also motivation for me to stay diligent and keep working and sanding and sanding and sanding! So I'm glad I could be motivation for anybody else that needs it. It's funny because with my other classic car I do enjoy driving it but I don't go around places and think "ohh I'd love to drive my car here and ohh I wish I was driving my car in this town. " Everywhere I go, I always see some place that I would love to just drive my A around in. Unfortunately most times I'm traveling thru highways where 70mph is a must or with my kiddos and newborn. But I do drive it any chance I get. My boys love to get dropped off and picked up at school in it. So I'm happy for those moments. Hopefully they will always remember those times.

[Spokes]

Fantastic Job, Thanks for all the pix

[Pilotdave]

Great work and gorgeous results! Really enjoyed your pix.

[Barber31]

I have so many more pix but I didn't want to overload y'all with every single detail of the resto. I did try to document each step with certain parts of the project like the roof install. I will prably post pictures of that eventually just so they can be archived so everybody can see.