Recent content by Hudsn47

Yes, that would be a nice find!

Enjoyed the ones from Alabama. We live in Huntsville area.

Sorry to hear. Sounds like he was a great guy and friend to many, especially car guys. We should all be like that.

I don't own a Model A but still am helping out a friend with his driver. I own another make and that is a good car also. This forum has been a great source of info and generally fun to brouse. So may pick up an A if the right one presents itself. I enjoy the preservation aspect as most here seem to.

Being a Hudson guy I'm quite fond of the Essex. Looks like a nice one.

I'm familiar with one like this, was off a 37 Packard. It had a steel sheath holding the hot wire from the ignition that connected to the back of the coil. There was a plate that attached to the back of the coil that was secured by the steel tabs. This reminded me of the anti tamper distributor...

I've been to Kerry's shop in Harvest and it's fantastic. You will learn alot about metal fabrication from Kerry!!

Not sure how to break it to my friend who has a 29 Tudor that his car is less desirable. Think I better just keep it to myself. This must be the most common of the Model A's I'm guessing.

As a teen, backing up my dads red 1963 F100 along side a hedge row and was looking over my shoulder and didnt realize the door was open and as I backed up the door was hitting the hedge row and sprung it back. He didnt say anything after he got me stopped but for the remaining years he owned it...

Around 1980 an older gentleman near my hometown in Marshall, IL had a 1953 Ford Sedan for sale and it was a 50th anniversary edition as enscribed on the horn ring. I didnt buy it cause it was more than I could afford. He had bought it new. Think he was asking $300.

That's exactly what I experienced with a 1929 Tudor. Met a guy when I was driving my Hudson and he said he had a Model A he wanted to get going. I told him to call me and I would help him get it going thinking it was points/plugs etc. Went to look at the car one Sat and found it in a machine...

Thanks, and good point on the gas coming out. We have since installed a rebuilt carb and have it under control. I had heard that some gas out of the carb when choking is normal but what is in the video does appear excessive. The old carb was warped and the bolts were stripped. I was quite amazed...

Yes, there was plenty of smoke! I had put hydraulic oil in the cylinders a couple months before the strartup and that stuff lingered was perfect for the startup. I like to see lots of smoke on startups. I was a little alarmed at the gas coming out the carb but now know its normal to get a little...

I've already recieved some help here but wanted wanted to introduce myself and share this video of my friends 1929 Tudor startup after it sat for 26 (or more) years. This was taken over a year ago and now it's up and running pretty good, doesnt smoke and has new tires. He was in the process of...

Thanks for confirming this. Looks like we need to add radius cap set to the parts list. Might as well fix it right and not that expensive.