The Ford Barn

Vanspeed · 11-23-2013, 04:43 PM

Some of you showed interest on here of my project so I thought I would show you some pictures. If the moderators feel like this needs to be removed, I understand. This project started as a 1925 touring body that was found in a pasture in Kansas.

The owner was going to turn it into a couch so I persuaded him to sell it to me. I cut the body in half and added a roadster turtle deck. I then found a 1930 running chassis and modified it to fit the T body, cut down a 29 radiator to fit the T shell. It is pretty much 100% Model A. I guess it is my vision of a T that was still being built in 1930.

john in illinois · 11-23-2013, 04:55 PM

That looks like I would imagine as a gow job in the 30's. neat idea. Very antique stance.

John

Fred K-OR · 11-23-2013, 06:24 PM

Nice rig. What do you have in mind from here on? Paint, top, etc????

Roadster62 · 11-23-2013, 07:03 PM

NICE! Thanks for posting the photos. Bob

Ross/Kzoo · 11-23-2013, 08:08 PM

Yes, very interesting. I'm interested in your future plans. Fenders?

felix37 · 11-23-2013, 08:19 PM

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That is Neat!! It would make a great "Great Race" car.

Maclab58 · 11-23-2013, 08:22 PM

That's cool! I would like a roadster pickup done the same way.

QGolden · 11-23-2013, 08:45 PM

Nice, thanks for posting. I'd like to know what is next as well. I can picture regular fenders in the rear and Cycle fenders in front.

Vanspeed · 11-24-2013, 12:09 AM

Thanks for the positive comments guys, I do plan on a top, my buddy Aaron is really into T's and he has an extra top from a 24 touring that he said I could have. I will have to make it fit but that has been the main thing in this whole project, making things fit where they were not supposed to be. As far as fenders I am not sure yet. I do need the lower trim and apron to the grill shell if anyone has one.

modeleh · 11-24-2013, 12:29 AM

I'm sure everyone here has had at least one stranger at a gas station call your 28-31 Ford "Hey nice Model T" "What year is your Model T". etc.
Even people I have given a ride in my A before have said to me later "Hows your old Model T doing?" after correcting them the first time that its actually a Model A. Kind of a pet peeve of mine, but I guess you can't expect everyone to know what month of 1931 the indented firewall came out or where the brake handle should be on an AR.

The car looks great Vanspeed, now when they say to you "nice Model T!" they are going to be partly right for a change.

Vanspeed · 11-24-2013, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by modeleh

I'm sure everyone here has had at least one stranger at a gas station call your 28-31 Ford "Hey nice Model T" "What year is your Model T". etc.
Even people I have given a ride in my A before have said to me later "Hows your old Model T doing?" after correcting them the first time that its actually a Model A. Kind of a pet peeve of mine, but I guess you can't expect everyone to know what month of 1931 the indented firewall came out or where the brake handle should be on an AR.

The car looks great Vanspeed, now when they say to you "nice Model T!" they are going to be partly right for a change.

Ya know, I get that all the time with my 29 coupe and on this car, you are totally right! Never thought about it that way.

Vanspeed · 01-04-2014, 10:50 PM

Here are some updates on the T/A, got the windshield glass cut and I installed it. Looks pretty good. I also re-did the dash, I did not like the original that I did and wanted it to look more like the T and more simple so I cut it all out and started over. I like it better. Got the coil, junction box, and carb /gav rod installed. I am running a temp gauge where the gas gauge used to be and this cool mechanical T era gauge in the T tank. Hope you guys like it.

John Duden · 01-04-2014, 11:06 PM

you should put on some 30-31 A fenders or some 32 fenders on it, I have seen some T's with them and they look kinda neat!
Looks Great! KEEP ON TRUCKIN

Purdy Swoft · 01-04-2014, 11:44 PM

Looks good just like it is. I wouldn't put any fenders on it.

insomniacshotrods · 01-05-2014, 11:41 AM

The more i look at it ,the more i like it. No way to channel body down a couple inches is there? At least an easy way.

Steve Wastler · 01-05-2014, 12:07 PM

Way cool, I'm with Purdy! No fenders...

gz · 01-05-2014, 02:16 PM

Great job. You certainly are a talented metal worker. The proportions and overall look is spot on.

Purdy Swoft · 01-05-2014, 02:26 PM

I agree!!!!!!!

Juggler · 01-05-2014, 03:17 PM

That looks fantastic

I've been planning a similar thing since my buddy Rory bought this one from a talented man in Oregon

This one is obviously on a T frame, but with A running gear. I'm leaning towards building mine on an A frame and would be interested to know what you did to make the frame fit the body. Pinch the frame to fit under the turtledeck yes, but did you have to shorten anything as well?

Mines a '20 Roadster - I've got most of the rest but no frame yet. Anyone have a spare in the Phoenix area? Doesn't have to be perfect.

Not a great deal of room in Rory's, but I'm planning to borrow it next year to do a few speed events in the UK

Thanks in advance

Juggs

Vanspeed · 01-05-2014, 03:28 PM

That was Gary's old T wasn't it? That was the car that hooked me into building mine. Wheelbase was left stock model A. I did remove a few leaves in the back due to it being a pickup chassis and was a 10 leaf, I had no rear spring travel at all, even with me jumping on it. Some pics of the passenger side rail after pinching, then both done.

11-23-2013, 04:43 PM	#1
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,384	1930 Ford Model T roadster Some of you showed interest on here of my project so I thought I would show you some pictures. If the moderators feel like this needs to be removed, I understand. This project started as a 1925 touring body that was found in a pasture in Kansas. The owner was going to turn it into a couch so I persuaded him to sell it to me. I cut the body in half and added a roadster turtle deck. I then found a 1930 running chassis and modified it to fit the T body, cut down a 29 radiator to fit the T shell. It is pretty much 100% Model A. I guess it is my vision of a T that was still being built in 1930. __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.*

11-23-2013, 04:55 PM	#2
john in illinois Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,183	Re: 1930 Ford Model T roadster That looks like I would imagine as a gow job in the 30's. neat idea. Very antique stance. John

11-23-2013, 06:24 PM	#3
Fred K-OR Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Stayton, Oregon Posts: 3,806	Re: 1930 Ford Model T roadster Nice rig. What do you have in mind from here on? Paint, top, etc???? __________________ Fred Kroon 1929 Std Coupe 1929 Huckster

11-23-2013, 07:03 PM	#4
Roadster62 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ridgefield, Ct Posts: 3,441	Re: 1930 Ford Model T roadster NICE! Thanks for posting the photos. Bob __________________ They don't have to run to be enjoyed. I'm here to enjoy the hobby, and enjoy the cars no matter what they look like. Most of the worlds problems are electrical.

11-23-2013, 08:08 PM	#5
Ross/Kzoo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Richland Mi. Posts: 1,172	Re: 1930 Ford Model T roadster Yes, very interesting. I'm interested in your future plans. Fenders?

11-23-2013, 08:19 PM	#6
felix37 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,093	Re: 1930 Ford Model T roadster Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) That is Neat!! It would make a great "Great Race" car.

11-23-2013, 08:22 PM	#7
Maclab58 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 983	Re: 1930 Ford Model T roadster That's cool! I would like a roadster pickup done the same way.

11-23-2013, 08:45 PM	#8
QGolden Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 1,231	Re: 1930 Ford Model T roadster Nice, thanks for posting. I'd like to know what is next as well. I can picture regular fenders in the rear and Cycle fenders in front. __________________ It's not what people think they know that will hurt them, it is what they think they know that aint so! -Mark Twain. It is the very things that we think we know, that keep us from learning what we should know.- Unknown

11-24-2013, 12:09 AM	#9
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,384	Re: 1930 Ford Model T roadster Thanks for the positive comments guys, I do plan on a top, my buddy Aaron is really into T's and he has an extra top from a 24 touring that he said I could have. I will have to make it fit but that has been the main thing in this whole project, making things fit where they were not supposed to be. As far as fenders I am not sure yet. I do need the lower trim and apron to the grill shell if anyone has one. __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.*

11-24-2013, 12:29 AM	#10
modeleh Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nanaimo BC Posts: 242	Re: 1930 Ford Model T roadster I'm sure everyone here has had at least one stranger at a gas station call your 28-31 Ford "Hey nice Model T" "What year is your Model T". etc. Even people I have given a ride in my A before have said to me later "Hows your old Model T doing?" after correcting them the first time that its actually a Model A. Kind of a pet peeve of mine, but I guess you can't expect everyone to know what month of 1931 the indented firewall came out or where the brake handle should be on an AR. The car looks great Vanspeed, now when they say to you "nice Model T!" they are going to be partly right for a change.

01-04-2014, 10:50 PM	#12
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,384	Re: 1930 Ford Model T roadster Here are some updates on the T/A, got the windshield glass cut and I installed it. Looks pretty good. I also re-did the dash, I did not like the original that I did and wanted it to look more like the T and more simple so I cut it all out and started over. I like it better. Got the coil, junction box, and carb /gav rod installed. I am running a temp gauge where the gas gauge used to be and this cool mechanical T era gauge in the T tank. Hope you guys like it. __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.*

01-04-2014, 11:06 PM	#13
John Duden Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,854	Re: 1930 Ford Model T roadster you should put on some 30-31 A fenders or some 32 fenders on it, I have seen some T's with them and they look kinda neat! Looks Great! KEEP ON TRUCKIN

01-04-2014, 11:44 PM	#14
Purdy Swoft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,099	Re: 1930 Ford Model T roadster Looks good just like it is. I wouldn't put any fenders on it.

01-05-2014, 11:41 AM	#15
insomniacshotrods Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Carthage, Missouri Posts: 267	Re: 1930 Ford Model T roadster The more i look at it ,the more i like it. No way to channel body down a couple inches is there? At least an easy way. __________________ Enjoy life , it has an expiration date. Last edited by insomniacshotrods; 01-05-2014 at 07:56 PM.

01-05-2014, 12:07 PM	#16
Steve Wastler Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,987	Re: 1930 Ford Model T roadster Way cool, I'm with Purdy! No fenders...

01-05-2014, 02:16 PM	#17
gz Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,666	Re: 1930 Ford Model T roadster Great job. You certainly are a talented metal worker. The proportions and overall look is spot on.

01-05-2014, 02:26 PM	#18
Purdy Swoft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,099	Re: 1930 Ford Model T roadster I agree!!!!!!!

01-05-2014, 03:17 PM	#19
Juggler Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Phoenix AZ/Bath UK Posts: 481	Re: 1930 Ford Model T roadster That looks fantastic I've been planning a similar thing since my buddy Rory bought this one from a talented man in Oregon This one is obviously on a T frame, but with A running gear. I'm leaning towards building mine on an A frame and would be interested to know what you did to make the frame fit the body. Pinch the frame to fit under the turtledeck yes, but did you have to shorten anything as well? Mines a '20 Roadster - I've got most of the rest but no frame yet. Anyone have a spare in the Phoenix area? Doesn't have to be perfect. Not a great deal of room in Rory's, but I'm planning to borrow it next year to do a few speed events in the UK Thanks in advance Juggs

01-05-2014, 03:28 PM	#20
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,384	Re: 1930 Ford Model T roadster That was Gary's old T wasn't it? That was the car that hooked me into building mine. Wheelbase was left stock model A. I did remove a few leaves in the back due to it being a pickup chassis and was a 10 leaf, I had no rear spring travel at all, even with me jumping on it. Some pics of the passenger side rail after pinching, then both done. __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.* Last edited by Vanspeed; 01-05-2014 at 03:35 PM.