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I got a complete kit for a 30Fordor .I got a lady that had done several cars to lnstall it. She made many phone calls to the Co as she had to add material to get it to fit when doing the seats.about three months later we found out that the seat springs that a big supplier sold me were too high...

I have a barn 50x85 full of toys from a bycycle to catterpitor tractors and I sold some cars for $150 each that are now worth thousands of $ But next year I am going to retire . Some of the cars are the only ones in Canada .selling is like getting a divorce or your loved one dies but put it...

I have been going to car shows for many years .So I thought I would take. my 1928 un restored original roadster .Nobody looked at those red blue yellow cars .There was so many around my car you couldn't get a picture .A lot of the young kids never saw an old car .It brought back a lot of...

Oddly enough I have done the same thing . Make sure the engine won,t start ,no ignition ,or if it started you might get hurt with a spinning drill .Don,t think a half inch drill is big enough.

The best anti rust you can get is Acetone. And ATF. Oil 50-50 I have worked a lot with rust restoring my WW 2. Military v ehicles .loosen most things in 24 hrs cheep to buy in most hardwares

There is getting less people every day that can tell if the car is original or not .My28 roadster has a honey comb rad and a plate glass windshield from new .Ford. Told me years ago that it was assembled in Regina SK and they ran out of radiators so they got some from the local hardware just to...

I was phone by movie makers if I had a 70 Dodge Charger for wrecking .They were going to strip it and then push it over a cliff in the Dukes of hazard show I said no not mine .

My AR 28 has a honey comb rad from new .I know of one other one I think Ford used them when he couldn’t get enough from his regular supplyer.

I allways was car crazy Dad had a Essex ,my first car was a Reo but I allways wanted FordA. The local Ford mechanic had bought a 28 AR roadster that he babyed for 174000 miles.I tried to buy it in 1956 but he was still driving it to work .A year later he said do you want the car? I said l will...

Use ash you will have a hard time putting nails or screws in oak.I just did a Fordor .got the wood from North Carolina Classic wood .the question is what kind of wood did Ford use ? He would get the pallets made a certain size so he could use the wood for his cars .There was some very hard...

I use acetone and ATF oil 50-50 .leave it 24 hrs It should come out real easy p

I bought a new rad for my 30 Fordor $ 700 ..The filling spout was 3/8 “ higher so the cap is too hi .I raised the shell up some but I will eventually cut it off ,and shorten it .or recor the original one as it has a lot nicer top tank .why can’t they make parts like the original ones

For the best wood. Classic wood in North Carolina Got my wood for a 30 Fordor from them ,not cheep but the best . I have the address some where

I have a very original 28 roadster Bought it from the original owner in 1955 .on the back of the speedometer there is a date that will be a bit older then the car .Is your parking break on the left side or in the middle . I think there was 5280 changes on the model As and if you know them you...

My 1930 Fordor has a extra Leif in the front spring . Maybe because it was sold where there was dirt roads