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I have posted some photos before of the 1929 Town Car owned by the Lyon Automotive Collection in Southern California. It was purchased from the Harrah Collection in the late 1980’s as part of a very large deal completed by the late Gen. William Lyon, involving dozens of cars. This car was...

Long time member here, and frequent contributor in the past, Glenn Johnson passed away earlier today. Glenn was a long time Model A owner, and restored several since the 1960’s. He was a very active and past President of the Orange County Model A Ford Club. Many years ago he and his wife...

For those who might have neither seen or heard of it, here is a good photo I took many years ago of his car, during a Hemmings Model A Calendar photoshoot in Orange County. He trailered it down from the LA area and was really interesting to talk to. I don’t remember the exact details, but I...

Just heard there was a 7.0 earthquake near the Anchorage area.....no other word yet, but certainly hope our Alaska friends, including Carl, are ok.

I was at the Nethercutt Automotive Museum, in Sylmar, California today, and they had a 1931 Deluxe Phaeton on display, with what appears to be an original quail radiator cap. I was able to take a good closeup photo of it, for those who may not have seen a real one....

After that recent posting about a 1929 Town Car for sale, I thought it might be of interest to post a few photos of the Town Car in the Lyon Car Collection here in S. California. My wife has worked for Gen. Lyon for almost 30 years, so I have had the honor and privilege of seeing his awesome...

I had recently developed a noise in the engine area of my Model A, and was taking it to Jim Nichols, our local Model A guru/mechanic, earlier today, when it suddenly got real noisy.....then just quit. Felt just like it had run out of gas. Called AAA and they had me over to Jim's very quickly...

Last week, our Model A Club did a fun tour to Mt. Baldy, located in the San Gabriel mountains. We drove surface streets to the base of the mountain, then traveled a less traveled route up to the top, at 4,600'. It is a nice Model A drive, not too steep, but a scenic and winding drive, with...

I know this has been a frequent topic here, but just wanted to pass on my very recent experience. I had been with Grundy for several years, but finally found out how very limited their coverage is.....no errands, no going to the store or post office. So I called AAA and got a quote. It ended...

Someone else recently asked about a PVC fitting that I use as a filler extension for my 1930 Model A, so I thought it would be good to post a couple of pictures showing it. It is a 1 1/2 x 2 PVC fitting, available at any of the home stores, and fits perfectly inside the filler of my Model A...

Most of you know or have read posts by Richard of Anaheim CA....he is Richard Parrish, long time Model A owner and fan, and Past President of the Orange County Model A Ford Club. I just received an e-mail yesterday from the club saying that his wife, Jeannie, suffered a stroke recently, and is...

I thought that I saw a note somewhere recently that they were re-activating the Town Sedan Club. I googled it and it took me to the old site, which says it is inactive. Does anyone have any info or know if it is being re-started? Thanks!

A good friend that is not a user of Fordbarn wanted me to ask how to carefully clean the various fasteners used for both the top and side curtains on any of the open cars, such as the Deluxe Roadsters or Phaetons. He is very concerned about soiling or damaging the cloth top material, with either...

We all knew this was coming, so I am glad it is finally here, up and running. I sure hope we all have the patience to give it a fair chance, and also, thanks Ryan for giving it your best shot!:)