Recent content by Bob Johnson

The Restoration Guidelines and Judging Standards has a section called "Judging the Model A Ford". In this section you will find many differences between MARC and MAFCA. MARC has an Original Unrestored Class and MAFCA has an Original Class. They are almost the same. Bob

Hello, Some of the copies had holes drilled so close to the edge they were on the edge. The left and right margins were swapped. We also increased the size of the holes so the pages would turn better. Bob

Re: Judging standard history…. First Book

Yes I am logged in to Ford Barn. However I am getting Ebay ads mixed in with the messages. They are from cat.da1.us.criteo.com. Anyone else getting these? Bob

From RG&JS

I had a similar problem. I took a hammer to the pulley and it broke apart quite easily. With just the shaft part of the pulley left it came off without moving the engine. I then installed a two piece pulley. bob

Take the heat monitor to the radiator. You should see the temperature higher at the top of the radiator and lower at the bottom. If you have clogged tubes you will see hot spots and cold spots. Check all areas of the radiator. Bob

Re: No Spark - NEED HELP! OK, Try this. Disconnect the high voltage wire from the top of the distributor. Remove the distributor cap, body (horn) and rotor. Have the end of the high voltage wire (still connected to the coil) near a ground point but not touching it. About 1/8". Turn over the...

What was Ford thinking ? The Model A Town Car was designed in 1928 and released in late 1928, early 1929. This was before the stock market crash. It was intended as a second limo to be used by the lady of the house to go to town. Bob

Memorex I have a Town Car and am currently working on a Town Car Supplement for the Restoration Guidelines and Judging Standards book. This is not a real Town Car. It is a Fordor that has been converted to a Town Car. Some of the obvious features are: Front doors have wrong hinges Front door...

I have replaced the clutch with a single disk clutch. I do not want to take a chance that it will lock up again and I will have to remove it to fix it. Bob

Here is a picture of a Multi-disk flywheel from a RHD car. I took it apart because the clutch was stuck. I believe that the problem was due to ware on the splines. Is this flywheel now a boat anchor?

A-13113 was likely for use with a winterfront which restricts the airflow. This would be useful in cold weather. If anyone knows of one or has a picture PLEASE let me know. Bob

Victoria Coupe --- Victoria --- Vicky Open Cab Pickup --- Open Pickup - NOT Roadster Pickup

A "Tudor" car, in the context of classic Ford vehicles, refers to a two-door sedan model Note that the official name for the Victoria is Victoria Coupe. My 1929 Town Car is designated by the state of California as a Four Door Sedan. Bob