Recent content by Johns30

Obviously very late notice to post this, but there is a nice show at Baer Park in Cross Plains, WI tomorrow 9/18/21. This is in southern WI just west of Madison. It is called the Hill and Valley show and it is geared toward the old stuff (T's and A's). There is a one hour tour where the...

Small world - I am good friends with someone from Jaipur who is related to these guys. I remember her showing me a photo of this phaeton. Yes, amazing work from what that car started out as! She is letting them know their story made it to USA on Fordbarn. Perhaps he'll join Fordbarn and say...

Steve, thanks for posting and thanks for bringing it out to the Iola show!

I looked at your pictures, that is really neat! I gotta say, those snow pictures look awfully nice compared to the 90 and humid weather we're having now :)

I went to the Iola, WI car show/swap meet (large event if you aren't familiar with it) on Saturday. Someone brought a Model A fitted with a "Snow Bird" conversion kit installed. Very interesting, I had never heard of this before!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone at FordBarn!

I have the exact same problem - I can click mine all the way but the car still rolls. I'm hoping someone can explain how to fix or how to adjust!

Re: Front spring replacement advice - updated Yes, they are gas charged since that is all I could find. I've heard that some people recommend non-gas charged, but I can't see that anyone makes or sells those anymore??

Re: Front spring replacement advice - updated I thought I would follow up to let everyone know that I have the new spring in, new shackles and bushings, and new shocks on, and it rides MUCH better than before!! I will attach a few pictures. A few thoughts and info: 1. The old spring had 9...

I'm in southern WI and am thinking about going Saturday but it may be a "game day decision" :). I don't have any reason to go except to wander around looking at stuff which I guess is what makes it fun. Honestly I haven't been up there in probably 20 years. Is there much Model A and older type...

I'll see what the perches look like after I get things apart. If I have to replace the perches, this will be a lot bigger project than I bargained for!

Thanks for all of the replies. This forum is the best! I'll start ordering some stuff and will try to remember to post back when done (could be a month or so before I get parts and get around to doing it)…

My Model A is in great shape overall, but it rides very rough. By that I mean every bump in the road makes a bang sound and I can almost feel it in the steering wheel. Granted, this is my first Model A so I don't have a point of reference for what it "should" feel like. I realize it won't...

I just replaced my old leaky radiator last weekend. I got a Berg's radiator based on a search of posts from this site which all seemed to have good things to say about Berg's. It fits perfect and appears to be really well-constructed!

Bringing this old thread back to life just for an UPDATE on my problem in case anyone in the future uses this thread in a search: I had already fixed the bad ground last summer but since then have just kept my lights on while driving so that my brake lights would also work. (The problem was my...