The Ford Barn

WTSHNN · 10-02-2013, 09:01 PM

Figured I'd post a few pictures from my impromptu trip this past Saturday.

Left the southside of Chicago around 10am and picked up Route 30/The Lincoln Highway and drove west. Intention was to get to LeClaire, Iowa and the store for Antique Archaeology (aka, American Pickers). The weather was absolutely perfect.

I mainly drove, didn't stop except for gas.

This was the first time I drove my truck across the Mississippi.

It promptly started to rain, hard.

But I made it.

(you can see the new building they are putting up)

Only Model A thing I saw was a basket full of tilly cores.

Didn't spend much time there, enough to look around, buy a t-shirt and shot glass, turned around and headed home.

I got some great video with my GoPro (middle of the windshield), will edit it at some point and post it.

353 miles round trip, a nice little trip. Somewhere in the middle of Illinois I rolled 7,000 on my odometer. Sadly, didn't see any other Model A's and the truck is filthy, but I drove it and had a blast, isn't that the whole point of these things?

-Tim

Brendan · 10-02-2013, 09:42 PM

I drove my 29 Roadster in the rain on Sunday, it was a blast!

TerryH · 10-02-2013, 11:38 PM

Tim---That sounded like a nice, fun trip, and best of all, you got some quality time in your A.....way to go! Sounds like the truck must have run real well for you...any idea what kind of mileage you got, and what speed did you cruise at?
Terry

QGolden · 10-03-2013, 07:50 AM

Nice trip. Thanks for sharing. Posts like this and Tom's keep me inspired to keep working on my project, did you get to see Danielle?

rosenkranswa · 10-03-2013, 10:01 AM

Drove two days in pouring rain on the Blue Ridge tour in May. Nice to know the old girl is waterproof. Thank heavens for rain-X though, that wiper is next to useless.

Randy in Illinois · 10-03-2013, 10:56 AM

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Tim, Great road trip, I didn't drive my model A saturday, me and my wife did the motorcycle thing. we were on route 30 New Lenex/ joliet area. I wouldhave, should have,couldhave drove my A instead, Next time or maybe I'll see your truck on the raod. keep motoring!

10-02-2013, 09:01 PM	#1
WTSHNN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,413	My Model A Day 2013 Figured I'd post a few pictures from my impromptu trip this past Saturday. Left the southside of Chicago around 10am and picked up Route 30/The Lincoln Highway and drove west. Intention was to get to LeClaire, Iowa and the store for Antique Archaeology (aka, American Pickers). The weather was absolutely perfect. I mainly drove, didn't stop except for gas. This was the first time I drove my truck across the Mississippi. It promptly started to rain, hard. But I made it. (you can see the new building they are putting up) Only Model A thing I saw was a basket full of tilly cores. Didn't spend much time there, enough to look around, buy a t-shirt and shot glass, turned around and headed home. I got some great video with my GoPro (middle of the windshield), will edit it at some point and post it. 353 miles round trip, a nice little trip. Somewhere in the middle of Illinois I rolled 7,000 on my odometer. Sadly, didn't see any other Model A's and the truck is filthy, but I drove it and had a blast, isn't that the whole point of these things? -Tim

10-02-2013, 09:42 PM	#2
Brendan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: At my kitchen table in Santa Rosa, Ca Posts: 2,903	Re: My Model A Day 2013 I drove my 29 Roadster in the rain on Sunday, it was a blast! __________________ If it would have been a snake it would have bit ya! i can't spell my way out of a paper bag!

10-02-2013, 11:38 PM	#3
TerryH Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fountain Valley, Calif. Posts: 937	Re: My Model A Day 2013 Tim---That sounded like a nice, fun trip, and best of all, you got some quality time in your A.....way to go! Sounds like the truck must have run real well for you...any idea what kind of mileage you got, and what speed did you cruise at? Terry

10-03-2013, 07:50 AM	#4
QGolden Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 1,231	Re: My Model A Day 2013 Nice trip. Thanks for sharing. Posts like this and Tom's keep me inspired to keep working on my project, did you get to see Danielle? __________________ 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

10-03-2013, 10:01 AM	#5
rosenkranswa Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Malvern, PA Posts: 361	Re: My Model A Day 2013 Drove two days in pouring rain on the Blue Ridge tour in May. Nice to know the old girl is waterproof. Thank heavens for rain-X though, that wiper is next to useless. __________________ Wayne @ Barb Malvern '19 T Speedster '26 T Touring '29 A Roadster '30 AA Stakebed '30 A Pickup '30 A Town Sedan '31 A Station Wagon '38 Columbia Girls bike (WWII) '40 Elgin Boys bike (WWII) '42 Super Deluxe Tudor '42 Willys MB Jeep '43 Willys MBT Trailer '43 M3A4 Hand Cart '43 Harley Davidson 42WLA with sidecar

10-03-2013, 10:56 AM	#6
Randy in Illinois Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 193	Re: My Model A Day 2013 Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Tim, Great road trip, I didn't drive my model A saturday, me and my wife did the motorcycle thing. we were on route 30 New Lenex/ joliet area. I wouldhave, should have,couldhave drove my A instead, Next time or maybe I'll see your truck on the raod. keep motoring!