Ford Barn Member Ages

Ford Barn Member ages

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What a ray of sunshine for the hobby. Young people. That's anyone in their 50's or younger. All the clubs are worrying about the hobby dying out since so many of us are getting up in age. I'm especially excited to see people 30 or younger and then there is
John Duden. Fantastic!!!

At 74 years coming up March 8th, does anyone know someone 148 years old so I can still call my self middle age? :>) As an old friend, now gone, used to say, "I'm going to live till I die". No giving up to a few pains. I'll hang out with you kids.

What happens if something happens to me when I'm driving my Model A 2500 miles from home? Then it happens while I'm having the time of my live instead of watching TV.

Richard
Anaheim CA
 
Bought my first Model A Ford at 30. Retired from a 30 year law enforcement career at 49. Current age 50 - on my 4th Model A Ford.
 
I had a Model A given to me by my uncle in 1968 when I was 12.I still drive it,although it is on it's second frame and third body.55 this year.
 
Already did that survey

Results

Under 20 --- 0 (0%)
20-30 --- 6 (2%)
30-40 --- 10 (4%)
40-50 --- 32 (13%)
50-60 --- 83 (32%)
60-70 --- 93 (36%)
70-80 --- 29 (11%)
Over 80 --- 3 (1%)


Bob



Under 20 --- 0 (0%)
20-30 --- 6 (2%)
30-40 --- 10 (4%)
40-50 --- 32 (13%)
50-60 --- 83 (32%) 6
0-70 --- 93 (36%)
70-80 --- 29 (11%)
Over 80 --- 3 (1%)
 
I'll hit 75 this April. Bought my first A at age 16 in 1952. She was a '31 Tudor, black with red wheels. Thirteen years ago I purchased a early '30 Sport Coupe, chicle and copra, with straw wheels. Most importantly I belong to a great and active club, the Fox Valley Region, MARC. It has been a blast these last thirteen years.
 
I am 66 and got my first Model A, a 1930 Coupe, in 1964 when I was 19. It was my first car and daily driver, and I put 30,000 miles on that car before I went in the AF in 1967. About 4 years ago, I got the bug to get another one, and this time I wanted a 4 dr and a nicely restored car, so I bought a 1930 Town Sedan that a guy had spendt 9 years restoring. It is gorgeous and very correct, but I also drive it at least 4 times a week all over S. Calif., including the 405 freeway. I have a Mitchell OD and HC head, so it is a great cruiser and I am having fun driving all over!
 
How about putting the same poll on the other sites as well?

I wonder if there would be any difference....well, this poll isn't specifically about who owns and drives a Model A...it is about all of us on the barn I guess.

I wish MARC and MAFCA would have some sort of "age" poll...it would be interesting to know just how many are actually in each age group.

Pluck
 
Steve Plucker said:
How about putting the same poll on the other sites as well?

I wonder if there would be any difference....well, this poll isn't specifically about who owns and drives a Model A...it is about all of us on the barn I guess.

I wish MARC and MAFCA would have some sort of "age" poll...it would be interesting to know just how many are actually in each age group.

Pluck
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Steve, I posted it only on the Model A forum. Unless I'm wrong, you have to be looking at the model a forum to see it. That does not mean everyone who post or reads here owns and drives a model a. I think it would be interesting to see for the whole site. I agree about MAFCA and MARC.
 
My grandson Andrew age 13, already did two bottom ends and one engine swap.
 

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I was 15 when I bought my first Model A 1929 Town Sedan, at 16 bought a 1929 CCPU. At age 17 I bought one 1929 Tudor, 1930 Tudor, and a whoopy. At 53 I boght my first AA 1929 188-A CCPU.
 
I'm going on 64. My dad bought a 30 Sedan in 1952. My brother and I drove it to school. We had a lot of fun with it. I have been around T's also, as that is my Dad's favorite. I figure that I have four and a half years in building my 1931 Pickup. It was just a summer project, so it took me thirteen years to get it done. I would burn out then go to car shows and swap meets. This would get me started again working on it. It was a basket case when I started.
 
Got my first A as a pile of 29 CCPU parts at about late teens (in the 1950's). Still have the same A but now it is a Huckster because I messed up the body in those early years. Now almost 76 I put it together again a couple years ago and added the new huckster body.
 
been in to old fords all my life my 1st was a 42 1956 it was a new car that was left in the barn untel the guy got home from the war WW2 he never came it had a cracked block so we junked it. just one of the uncountable that has came and went i now have 28 old fords 26 to 34 got to stop buying got to stopbuying" HELP" we wont get into the parts i have. what a sale where will be at the end of this ride
 
The average age of the people in our hobby is getting older all the time and there may not be youngsters to carry on. People tend to want the car they admired when they were younger. My first two cars were Model A's and I am only 62. Where will my car be in 20 years? What are the kids today going to want in 2031? Think they are going to want to drive a 45mph car?

The average age of Ford Barn members is interesting but it better represents the average age of old Ford owners with computers. I bet if you could get a survey of the average age of Model A owners without limiting it to those who are computer literate we would find the vast majority in the 75 to 85 bracket. I wonder what is the average MARC member age?
 
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