The Ford Barn

wallster · 11-17-2014, 10:18 AM

Sweet Roadster! Welcome.

Wally

silversink · 11-17-2014, 10:54 AM

from one Jar Head to another----welcome----USMC 1963-1970

Willie Krash · 11-17-2014, 11:04 AM

Welcome, nice car. I'd be inclined to just drive it. A car with worry free paint is something to behold.

1930artdeco · 11-17-2014, 12:10 PM

Welcome to the Barn! And where did you find space on Okinawa to store those cars?

Mike

maako · 11-17-2014, 04:52 PM

it is locked up at a friends house right now but he is deployed he will be back this week so next weekend I can start checking numbers , compression, brakes steering ,tire and anything else before I try to start it. it has been stored in a covered area for 17 years is what I was told and with the weather here I am sure it was otherwise it would be a pile of rust. I was told the compression was 45 on all cylinders and that was hand cranking it over with no lube and it setting for that long.

slackcat · 11-18-2014, 06:55 AM

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jimalabam · 11-18-2014, 07:34 AM

Welcome Aboard. We will assist in any way we can. Very familiar with Kadena, flying in and out of there many times during "Nam" I remember those crazy taxi rides to Na Ha City. A 500 mile NASCAR race is tame to those taxi rides for 25 cents...

JohnLaVoy · 11-18-2014, 10:00 AM

Welcome, nice looking car. Hope to see you on a tour soon!

newshirt · 11-18-2014, 10:03 AM

I'd bang around in that jalopy all day long!

maako · 11-27-2014, 10:05 PM

finally got some more pictures to do some research. If any one has any insight from the pics please let me know, thank you and enjoy the pics. more to come

maako · 11-27-2014, 10:09 PM

more pictures

Tudortomnz · 11-27-2014, 10:56 PM

Model A's sold new in Japan were US sourced but RHD.
There was a new assembly plant built in 1928 at Yokohama.
Given that US Forces have been on Okinawa since the end of the War, your car could have easily come from somewhere else.
Good luck with it.

maako · 11-28-2014, 02:45 AM

the person that last had it registered was 17years ago in Tokyo, it has never been on the road since it was brought to Okinawa. I cant find any numbers on the seat pan area or on the firewall/ fuel tank area
for dates or plant info.

Charlville · 11-28-2014, 04:12 AM

Welcome from the UK, good luck with your project!

juke joint johnny · 11-28-2014, 04:42 AM

Welcome to the Barn !!! That looks like a nice solid Roadster ,

Plenty of help on here to get back on the road

JohnLaVoy · 11-28-2014, 10:14 AM

Welcome, nice looking roadster project! You have found a resource here for the various questions that will come up. Looking forward to seeing pictures of your progress.

Jeff/Illinois · 11-28-2014, 10:56 AM

Coming home from 'Nam, a good friend was trying to smuggle home an AK. He got it into Okinawa, didn't know how to get it home from there so he wrapped it up in cosmoline and a sealed plastic bag and buried it in the 'hills'.

We always laughed about him making a trip back there to try to retrieve it

11-17-2014, 10:18 AM	#21
wallster Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 56	Re: hello, I am new to the Forum Sweet Roadster! Welcome. Wally __________________ "No amount of planning will ever replace dumb luck" WallysSpectacularManCave

11-17-2014, 10:54 AM	#22
silversink Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Dayton Oregon Posts: 318	Re: hello, I am new to the Forum from one Jar Head to another----welcome----USMC 1963-1970 __________________ Hotrods don't have valve covers

11-17-2014, 11:04 AM	#23
Willie Krash Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Phoenix, Oregon Posts: 661	Re: hello, I am new to the Forum Welcome, nice car. I'd be inclined to just drive it. A car with worry free paint is something to behold. __________________ Mike Stitt "A business that make nothing but money is a poor business." -Henry Ford

11-17-2014, 12:10 PM	#24
1930artdeco Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lynden, Wa Posts: 3,550	Re: hello, I am new to the Forum Welcome to the Barn! And where did you find space on Okinawa to store those cars? Mike __________________ 1930 TownSedan (Briggs) 1957 Country Sedan

11-17-2014, 04:52 PM	#25
maako Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Japan Posts: 60	Re: hello, I am new to the Forum it is locked up at a friends house right now but he is deployed he will be back this week so next weekend I can start checking numbers , compression, brakes steering ,tire and anything else before I try to start it. it has been stored in a covered area for 17 years is what I was told and with the weather here I am sure it was otherwise it would be a pile of rust. I was told the compression was 45 on all cylinders and that was hand cranking it over with no lube and it setting for that long.

11-18-2014, 06:55 AM	#26
slackcat Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Galesburg, KS Posts: 87	Re: hello, I am new to the Forum Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) It's a beauty. __________________ 1929 A Special Coupe 1926 T Speedster

11-18-2014, 07:34 AM	#27
jimalabam Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lee County Alabama Posts: 828	Re: hello, I am new to the Forum Welcome Aboard. We will assist in any way we can. Very familiar with Kadena, flying in and out of there many times during "Nam" I remember those crazy taxi rides to Na Ha City. A 500 mile NASCAR race is tame to those taxi rides for 25 cents...

11-18-2014, 10:00 AM	#28
JohnLaVoy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Rocklin, CA Posts: 779	Re: hello, I am new to the Forum Welcome, nice looking car. Hope to see you on a tour soon!

11-18-2014, 10:03 AM	#29
newshirt Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 868	Re: hello, I am new to the Forum I'd bang around in that jalopy all day long! __________________ Ray White

11-27-2014, 10:56 PM	#32
Tudortomnz Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canterbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,242	Re: hello, I am new to the Forum Model A's sold new in Japan were US sourced but RHD. There was a new assembly plant built in 1928 at Yokohama. Given that US Forces have been on Okinawa since the end of the War, your car could have easily come from somewhere else. Good luck with it.

11-28-2014, 02:45 AM	#33
maako Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Japan Posts: 60	Re: hello, I am new to the Forum the person that last had it registered was 17years ago in Tokyo, it has never been on the road since it was brought to Okinawa. I cant find any numbers on the seat pan area or on the firewall/ fuel tank area for dates or plant info.

11-28-2014, 04:12 AM	#34
Charlville Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: West Berkshire, United Kingdom Posts: 368	Re: hello, I am new to the Forum Welcome from the UK, good luck with your project! __________________ Kevin Flood West Berkshire UK Member MAFCGB, VHRA, SAH, Brooklands Trust Sporadic progress on My 1929 Sport Coupe can be found here along with my blog http://automotiveamerican.com/

11-28-2014, 04:42 AM	#35
juke joint johnny Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London England Posts: 908	Re: hello, I am new to the Forum Welcome to the Barn !!! That looks like a nice solid Roadster , Plenty of help on here to get back on the road

11-28-2014, 10:14 AM	#36
JohnLaVoy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Rocklin, CA Posts: 779	Re: hello, I am new to the Forum Welcome, nice looking roadster project! You have found a resource here for the various questions that will come up. Looking forward to seeing pictures of your progress.

11-28-2014, 10:56 AM	#37
Jeff/Illinois Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,789	Re: hello, I am new to the Forum Coming home from 'Nam, a good friend was trying to smuggle home an AK. He got it into Okinawa, didn't know how to get it home from there so he wrapped it up in cosmoline and a sealed plastic bag and buried it in the 'hills'. We always laughed about him making a trip back there to try to retrieve it