Recent content by Gary Leach

Yes. working on this. Posting soon, I hope. Lots of rain here, so fixing the washed out driveway is coming first today. Thanks all. gary

Hello all. I've spoken with the owner of the car some more. Turns out he got it in about '48 from the second owner. The car was parked basically about 1960 and hasn't really been run since. At one point during the 50's, it had aluminum pistons put in it and probably new rods at that time also...

Thanks everybody. All good advice. I'll be visiting with the owner in a few weeks and get a better idea of where he would like to start on the project.

deuce, thanks. That sounds like the number of 4's I remember seeing.

Thanks, fordy

I have the pictures ready to send out, but I would prefer to email them directly to you guys, if you would like to see them. That way I know who has them. Thanks.

David, thanks. I'm looking into the book right now. l've also been reading about the carbs. Might just go the rebuilt route. I'm also looking into the other basic parts for the engine. Any idea if that production number is accurate? Also, with no plans to sell the car, we are just trying to...

Jim, could a radiator shop handle the acid cleaning? or is there a DIY solution? The top is long gone. It has a tarp currently covering the hole in the roof. I havent looked closely at any of the other seals and such around doors, windows and the like. This was more of a 10 minute look-see I...

Also, I did forget to ask, is this car "common" or "rare" these days. Yes, I do bear in mind that it is 81 years old, so anything is relatively rare. I believe I had read somewhere that there were (only) about 20,000 Model B 5-windows, made in '32. I'm thinking of insurance value here, as I have...

Thank you done4, thank you TJ. Was there a "default" carb from the factory? I have a good idea of what I believe the Zenith looks like. One bolt, one drain? Are there (easy) ways to tell other carbs?

Hello everyone, this is my first post of hopefully many on this board. Please bear with me, as my knowledge of the early Fords is limited. Having said that, I am a fast learner and an absorber of any information you folks can give me. Sorry for the long post, but this story needs telling. I...