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I was going thru my files and I came across this picture of the very rare Model A body style, the Push Me-Pull You. It was (is?) the property of the Butman Ford dealership in Ypsilanti, MI. I remember seeing it when I was in college in Ypsi in the early '60s; I believe it was only driven in...

I finally had to let my first car go--a 1929 Town Sedan bought in 1960. Although DBS surgery last summer had fixed the tremor, other Parkinson's symptoms remained and made it either impossible or just no fun to do the routine maintenance, tinkering, and general clamboring around that goes with...

Several people asked me to post photos when I got the 5.50R19 tires installed, so here they are, along with before shots of some previous tires I've used (sorry for mislabeling in thread title). I think they look a tad big if you study them, but don't jump out at you as being off. They really do...

I'm in the process of installing the Excelsior Stahl 550x19 radials on my '29 Town Sedan. What air pressure do you folks who have gone down this road before me recommend? Thanks! Steve

I'm going to need new tires soon and am considering radials. I've noticed that all of the comments I can find seem to be for the 550R/19 size. Has anyone tried the 500R/19, which seem to me to be closer to the design size of the Model A wheels? Curiously, the Excelsior data given on the Coker...

PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED --SEE POST #13 FOR EMBARRASSING DETAILS. Well, it's been over ten years since I attempted any "upgrade" on my Ford ('29 Town Sedan), and once again I'm about to the point where I wish I'd left well enough alone but there's no turning back. Installing an F-100 steering...

Is anybody else having trouble signing on to Photobucket? I've been using it for many years, especially for sharing photos on FordBarn, but now I get a warning, "... name on security certificate is invalid ...", and I have to use Window's Task Manager to get rid of the alert. Steve

Has anyone tried these tires? I'm particularly curious as to whether there's any way the 21" rims can conquer the phenomenon of a grooved road taking control of your car and zig-zagging you around however it wants. I had a few such disconcerting episodes on the way home from the MARC Perrysburg...

I've now broken two of the scroll style (town sedan) repro window crank handles, and I'm now wondering whether there is a more durable option that someone might know of? I would sacrifice authenticity for durability. Judging by the cross-sectional view of the broken handles, I am surprised...

Everyone has heard the saying that some large percentage of carburetor problems are electrical in nature, but did you know that some (albeit smaller) percentage of carburetor problems also could be medical in nature? For the past several years, I struggled to fix a chronic surging problem in my...

I just spent most of a beautiful Michigan spring day docenting at the Gilmore Car Museum's Model A Ford building in Hickory Corners, MI. One highlight was when a gentleman thought he recognized his old car, which had been restored and donated by a southern California Model A club. We opened up...

Ford started up on first grunt today after sitting in unheated Michigan garage since October. Then a nice smooth spring afternoon run into Paw Paw and Lawton for our club meeting. Just wanted to share.

Usually I have no problem passing the winter spare time scanning the Ford Barn posts for issues I might can help out with. But it is now too cold for me to even think about working on a Model A. Temp of -4 and dropping and wind chill of -27. There was a time though when Michigan winters were...

My Grundy insurance expired somehow before I caught it, so it would be a good time to change carriers if I want to. Thinking of going with Hagerty--haven't heard anything bad about them and I do appreciate how they seem to support our meets. Before Grundy, I used Taylor. Never had a claim with...

Did you guys know about this? September 20-22, 2013. Same host hotel as May's Michigan Model A Roundup (Four Points by Sheraton); tour to Gilmore Museum; seminars; lunch on own; banquet at Blackhawk Bar & Grill. More info at MAFFI.org, including live museum cam. Steve

Maybe it's just me, but it happened a few times this weekend--when there happened to be a lot Model A's in town and I had occasion to follow cars with those slick little turn signals that fit between the bumper bars--that I was totally unimpressed with their effectiveness. After sitting there...

When we left at 2:15pm, 374 Model A's had attended so far. Beautiful day! Steve

Getting ready for tomorrow's Kalamazoo meet. Might I suggest that as you're sitting in the entrance driveway waiting for the guy with frozen fingers to hand you your change and door prize stub, consider turning your heater fan on high and directing a dash vent to the open window. Those wafts of...

A comment in the overdrive thread got me wondering: He said that the single most asked question he gets is, "Is it all original?" For me, I think it's, "How fast will it go?" Any others? Steve

I recently obtained a pdf of the description and service information for this carb, which I'll attempt to attach. The file pertains to the basic unit that Zenith refers to as the Model 68. The throttle and choke linkage are modified specifically for the Model A in the Zenith Model 13922. The...