Recent content by KansasRick

As a kid in the 1960s, I watched the TV show THE UNTOUCHABLES and watched Elliot Ness chasing the gangsters in Model A Fords mostly. When I drive my Model A today, I hum the theme song silently to myself sometimes looking for Frank Nitti while I hear Walter Winchell narrate in my mind.

I had an electronic ignition in my Roadster that failed on a trip. I thought I had prepared myself sufficiently by purchasing a spare module from the distributor manufacturer. That way I figured if it failed, I could replace it with the spare and be on my way. Well it didn’t go too good...

Your album photos shows the car on a flat bed heading home today. Is that right William?

I feel really bad for the folks who have money tided up and it looks like they are going to have a loss over the failure of one of the longtime trusted hobby vendors. I also think we should not bad mouth the company that tried to hang on trying to the end to survive somehow. They provided...

I am with Mulletwagon on checking your distributor is pointing to 1 when cylinder 1 is tdc. An old timer told me 80% of my engine problems would be electrical related. It was pretty good advice. I found I had one A that the timing was 180 off when setup this way. It looked okay but wouldn’t...

The headlights that moved with the steering wheel are Pilot-Ray Roadlites. You can see an add for them....

I found some photos of accessories of the model A from Wichita that was in the Restore article many years ago.

The Restorer did an article years ago on a gentleman from Wichita, Kansas who had many unique unauthorized accessories. The two I remember most were fender skirts on the rear wheels and headlights that turned with the steering wheel. I talked to several people that knew him from the local...

Pictures please.

I just arrived at a car show one Saturday and opened the hood. While setting things up a fellow walks by and asked if I drove it here then put his hand on the exhaust manifold. I didn’t need to answer. As he walked off shaking his hand in the air, I heard him mumbling “I guess so....”

Text from FaceBook Post Friday Evening at 11:44PM “Couple small misfortunate events this evening. Sadly the speedometer lost its life this evening so we’ll be forced to rely on gps for speed. Even more sad late some ignorant driver felt like he can give us a little bomb because we were going...

I filled up the gas tank and didn’t realize the gasket was leaking at the fuel gauge. I was driving home thinking the gas smell was from fuel splashing on the fuel tank cap and some run over maybe. The windshield was tipped open for extra ventilation so my first thought wasn’t so much a fuel...

I had a bad leaking fuel gauge seal recently that leaked gas into the cab of my Model A. It wasn't just a drop or two but a considerable amount that ran down the dash under the instrument panel and made a puddle on the carpet. I am grateful I didn’t ignite it. I cleaned up the mess and...

This thread was started Jan. 1, 2018. Surely there has been some resolution. Anyone know?

I have an odd prospective about my lighten flywheel. Maybe I am nuts but my car with a 45 lb lighten flywheel engine does not sound like a model A. It doesn’t have the sound I liked after the engine was rebuilt. Call me crazy but to me I am disappointed to have lost that. That to me is part...