The Ford Barn

Randy · 04-20-2012, 09:48 PM

I've been mostly into V8s, but found this coupe while jogging in my neighborhood a few years ago and was finally able to buy it just today. It's been under a tarp too long, the paint has deteriorated and the mice have taken their toll on the interior, but the engine # matches the title and there's essentially no rust-through anywhere, believed to be a 44,000 original mile car, although it has been repainted, a lighter green is visible under the spots where the darker green has peeled off. I'll get more pics this weekend.

quickchange · 04-20-2012, 09:55 PM

Wow some guys have all the luck, Great find , want to part with it, ??Look forward to more pictures ,

Elcastor · 04-20-2012, 10:05 PM

Some people have all the luck!!!

juke joint johnny · 04-21-2012, 02:51 AM

Nice car What a lucky find !!! Get it running and Enjoy!!!!

John

Stinch · 04-21-2012, 04:46 AM

And to think I was in Austin 15 years ago and missed it. Great find and congratulations.

Rich

real550A · 04-21-2012, 05:07 AM

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Looks to be pretty complete, great find!

Barry B./ Ma. · 04-21-2012, 07:09 AM

Great looking car, it shows how damaging a tarp cover can be to the finish. Have fun sanding, looks solid though. You saved it just in time.

bart78 · 04-21-2012, 10:01 AM

I would not bother sanding it. I would drive it like it is. It dont look to bad. Get what ever mechanical done to it and drive it.

TK in LA · 04-21-2012, 12:23 PM

Nice Patina!

milo · 04-21-2012, 03:25 PM

Good find....

Greg Jones · 04-22-2012, 05:32 AM

Great looking car. Somehow I would try to keep the patina-look if it will clean up OK.

Tom Wesenberg · 04-22-2012, 07:42 AM

Good looking car as is. I agree with clean and lube and drive it as is.

The fan belt looks like it's pulled too tight. It's also a bit worn and setting in the groove deeper than a new belt would be. I don't worry too much about some wear, as long as it isn't hard and cracking, or the outer layer starting to shread. Generators don't need to be very tight, just tight enough so the fan and generator don't slip.

Vanspeed · 04-22-2012, 11:14 AM

I like that alot, keep her as is and just get her back on the road. Great find!

329s · 04-22-2012, 12:15 PM

Do you know where it was assembled?

See my website under Additional Studies...then go to Letters, Numbers and Codes and there you will find just how to ID the Assembly Plant.

www.plucks329s.org

Pluck

BILL WILLIAMSON · 04-22-2012, 01:25 PM

Looks like my Avatar car, "VERMIN!"
You should name it "VERMIN-2" Bill W.

Randy · 04-22-2012, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 329s

Do you know where it was assembled?

See my website under Additional Studies...then go to Letters, Numbers and Codes and there you will find just how to ID the Assembly Plant.

www.plucks329s.org

Pluck

Wow, great website! Thanks for compiling that and for posting it here.

My body # is TC1348, so it was the 1,348th (1929?) body produced at the Twin City, MN, assembly plant. The gas tank is dated July 25, 1929, and the serial # corresponds to being stamped 5 days later on July 30, 1929. Very cool info!

329s · 04-22-2012, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy

Wow, great website! Thanks for compiling that and for posting it here.

My body # is TC1348, so it was the 1,348th (1929?) body produced at the Twin City, MN, assembly plant. The gas tank is dated July 25, 1929, and the serial # corresponds to being stamped 5 days later on July 30, 1929. Very cool info!

Thanks Randy for that.

Actually, I think it was the 1,348 "coupe" body produced at TC plant.

And it is a "standard" coupe and not a "special coupe" for this time period as the special coupe was phased out about the end of July 1929.

This vehicle...if all original, was produced sometime in August 1929. It would be fun to take the MARC/MAFCA Restoration Guidelines and Judging Standards and compare the features within and to the car itself.

The use of "standard" coupe designation was introduced into the FORD volcabulary in 1930.

It appears???that someone converted it from a trunk to a rumble seat.

Pluck

Randy · 04-23-2012, 07:51 PM

Right, I guess the 1348th for the model year 1929?

That would be an interesting comparison. It was converted from trunk to rumbleseat. They never did even put the catch up top for the latch.

Thanks.

Vanspeed · 04-23-2012, 08:02 PM

I know you are a v-8 guy and you have some beauties but that car is screaming for some 16's with firestones. Don't hate me everyone.

Jordan · 04-23-2012, 08:46 PM

I want it.

04-20-2012, 09:55 PM	#2
quickchange Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nelson. New Zealand Posts: 2,009	Re: tarp find '29 Coupe... Wow some guys have all the luck, Great find , want to part with it, ??Look forward to more pictures ,

04-20-2012, 10:05 PM	#3
Elcastor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon and Baja Mexico Posts: 617	Re: tarp find '29 Coupe... Some people have all the luck!!! __________________ Ben Purkey Mexico and the Pacific NW http://www.martin-parry.com/

04-21-2012, 02:51 AM	#4
juke joint johnny Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London England Posts: 908	Re: tarp find '29 Coupe... Nice car What a lucky find !!! Get it running and Enjoy!!!! John

04-21-2012, 04:46 AM	#5
Stinch Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Connecticut Posts: 220	Re: tarp find '29 Coupe... And to think I was in Austin 15 years ago and missed it. Great find and congratulations. Rich __________________ E30 68-B Cabriolet

04-21-2012, 05:07 AM	#6
real550A Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: North Branch, MN. Posts: 161	Re: tarp find '29 Coupe... Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Looks to be pretty complete, great find! __________________ Mike B. Model A's and Porsches since 1957

04-21-2012, 07:09 AM	#7
Barry B./ Ma. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southbridge, Ma. Posts: 1,614	Re: tarp find '29 Coupe... Great looking car, it shows how damaging a tarp cover can be to the finish. Have fun sanding, looks solid though. You saved it just in time.

04-21-2012, 10:01 AM	#8
bart78 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Stephenville tx Posts: 1,019	Re: tarp find '29 Coupe... I would not bother sanding it. I would drive it like it is. It dont look to bad. Get what ever mechanical done to it and drive it.

04-21-2012, 12:23 PM	#9
TK in LA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: La Verne, Ca. Posts: 827	Re: tarp find '29 Coupe... Nice Patina!

04-21-2012, 03:25 PM	#10
milo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 236	Re: tarp find '29 Coupe... Good find.... __________________ You're born, you die, in between you build hot rods

04-22-2012, 05:32 AM	#11
Greg Jones Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Aiken, South Carolina Posts: 695	Re: tarp find '29 Coupe... Great looking car. Somehow I would try to keep the patina-look if it will clean up OK.

04-22-2012, 07:42 AM	#12
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: tarp find '29 Coupe... Good looking car as is. I agree with clean and lube and drive it as is. The fan belt looks like it's pulled too tight. It's also a bit worn and setting in the groove deeper than a new belt would be. I don't worry too much about some wear, as long as it isn't hard and cracking, or the outer layer starting to shread. Generators don't need to be very tight, just tight enough so the fan and generator don't slip.

04-22-2012, 11:14 AM	#13
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,386	Re: tarp find '29 Coupe... I like that alot, keep her as is and just get her back on the road. Great find! __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.*

04-22-2012, 12:15 PM	#14
329s Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Walla Walla, WA Posts: 239	Re: tarp find '29 Coupe... Do you know where it was assembled? See my website under Additional Studies...then go to Letters, Numbers and Codes and there you will find just how to ID the Assembly Plant. www.plucks329s.org Pluck

04-22-2012, 01:25 PM	#15
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: tarp find '29 Coupe... Looks like my Avatar car, "VERMIN!" You should name it "VERMIN-2" Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

04-23-2012, 07:51 PM	#18
Randy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Austin Posts: 696	Re: Tarp Find '29 Coupe... Right, I guess the 1348th for the model year 1929? That would be an interesting comparison. It was converted from trunk to rumbleseat. They never did even put the catch up top for the latch. Thanks.

04-23-2012, 08:02 PM	#19
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,386	Re: Tarp Find '29 Coupe... I know you are a v-8 guy and you have some beauties but that car is screaming for some 16's with firestones. Don't hate me everyone. __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.*

04-23-2012, 08:46 PM	#20
Jordan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ft. Worth Posts: 1,006	Re: Tarp Find '29 Coupe... I want it. __________________ Cowtown A's