Just curious as to how many of my fellow truck enthusiasts also own a Model A? Coupe, Roadster, Sedan, yes, even an AA. Thought the 48-56 forum would be the most likely of any group based on average age and sheer numbers.

 

I'm a former 29 Ford owner. You can't afford to keep everything and I sold it when I started into the trucks. I built the car ground up from an original. It had a 350 Chevy, 700-R4, Mustang II IFS, 8 inch Ford rear, disc brakes, tilt, cruise, and A/C...wish I still had it!

 

Ive always wanted A, and or T, how ever I like the looks of the A better, But since my project truck (48F-1} I havnt looked for an A, I have a love for the A trucks, they just look soo bada$$, At one time I wanted to trade my F1, For an A, but didnt find myself one.....

 

Don't own one now but have in the past. I'm on the look out for one everyday. Hopefully I will find one the the next few months that will not break the bank and leave me a little wiggle room for restoration. From what I have found, it is cheaper to buy a completed car than to buy a project and finishing it out. The search continues........

Gil

 

Had a 1930 five window coupe when I was in High School. But that was a long time ago...........

 

Built a '29 Sedan as my first frame-up street rod. Mostly because my big-a$$ chassis won't fit well in a coupe. Made a lot of blunders on the learning curve but once you build an A-Bone, you are part of the club. There isn't one part laying on the ground that you won't recognize.

 

I have a pretty nice 1929 model A roadster that I got when my uncle passed away. Right now its original, and I teeter back and forth whether I want to "rod" it or make it somewhat original.

 

Traded a flat bottom rowboat I had built for a '28 AA when I was 19, back in '72. Daily drove it for 2 years til my gf went to college 200 miles away. Remember what it was like at 19? I sold that thing pronto..... Flash fwd about 30 years and I found a '29 AA in the Sunday paper down in Seattle. Dang, this one was nice. He said it had belonged to a grocery store in Nevada. Sure enough, when sanding some bad black paint off the doors..." Puccinelli Grocery, Elko Nevada, phone 313 W". It was all original, new tires and all the steel was like the day it was stamped. Factory stakebed and original stakes. He filled my suburban with extra parts to boot. When replacing a leaky pan gasket, I found it had a counterbalanced crankshaft upgrade. Unfortunately town is 12 miles away and most of the time it sat and sat in my shed. When economy got bad I held out pretty long, but I put it on CL where it sat for almost a month at 6500.00, finally some guy in Canada just had to have it, so it went North. I can dig some pics up of the first one at some point., but here's the second one.

 

I've been looking at getting an A sedan lately, just need to find one for the right price. Hope to install a VW TDi into it.

 

I've had several Model A's since high school. In 1987 I bought a '31 Town Sedan with 38,000 miles on it and still have it. I cleaned it up and repainted it but other than that it's still fairly original - including the roof and upholstery. One of the reasons I bought the F-1 is because I can't fit into a Model A truck.

 

I have owned my early 31 coupe for about 25 years. Restored it back to original in early 90's. It has about 5000 miles on since, runs and drives well. The mechanical brakes leave alot to be desired....Like to drive it, but lately don't seem to drive it much. Modern gas sure plays h... with the fuel system. Seems to vapor lock more with the ethanol than it did before.

Paul

 

I've got a Model T C-Cab Delivery. It's a deep deep deep back burner project. I've always liked the 30-31 5 windows. My dream car is an un-chopped '32 5 window, fully fendered. HA! not in this lifetime unless I hit the lottery. But the T will have to fill the void for now.

GreatNorthWoods- That is a beautiful sedan. Great look and stance.

ct50f1- Preserved stockers are gettin rare. I enjoy them as much as a rodded one. It's nice to take a ride in a gennie just to get a feel of how it use to be. Take good care of it, the originals are a dying breed.

 

Had one of those too in the mid-80s!

 

Oh man... just had to rub it in didn't ya? That is a real sweetheart, even un-chopped too! I like it!

Here's where my inspiration started. This is (was) my dad's 32. He built it back in the mid-70s. Sold it in '84 (i believe) for 16k give or take. It was a driven show car with an insane amount of chrome.I have an album full of pictures of it. Only have this one scanned tho. I absolutely LOVE that car, just the way he built it. I don't think i would have changed a thing.

 

31 Deluxe Coupe