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Saturday morning, the MAFCA club sent a nice and positive 'Happy 4th of July' email to its members, picturing a 1930 coupe in a pretty pastoral scene. I am not a fan of AI, as I feel its impact is being way over-hyped. It can certainly collate vast amounts of information and see patterns that...

I just realized I hadn't let you guys know about the most recent Model A I purchased, a 1931 Deluxe Roadster. Wasn't really looking for another Model A, but stumbled on this one early Monday morning on Facebook Marketplace a mere 50 miles away at a price I simply couldn't believe (seems he'd...

The passing of Harold C. Dye, of Lilburn, GA, at age 98 last Wednesday has to be noted here. I can't be the only poster at Ford Barn who knew him and cherished his friendship. Harold's published obituary is at this LINK. Harold was 'Mr. Model A' to me and many others when I was a teenager in...

Back in Oct-Nov 2014, I purchased a 1930 Tudor in Oregon and drove it back home to Atlanta. That trip was blogged and chronicled in several places, including an article in a summer 2015 issue of the AACA's 'Antique Automobile' magazine. The trip was so much fun that I kept looking to do...

Crunched the front end of my modern daily driver a week ago, when the giant SUV in front of me leapt out of the lane we were in (with no brake lights or turn signal, of course) leaving me going 40-45 MPH with maybe three car lengths behind a line of stopped cars. Even with ABS, I couldn't get it...

Was invited to bring my A and to talk about Henry Ford with a fifth grade class at a local independent Christian school and today was the day. Got the car out of the garage early the day before to make sure everything was good and fixed a few things, too. Took a pic or two under interesting...

I was put in contact late last week with a fifth-grade teacher who features a unit on Henry Ford in her classroom curriculum at a local church-affiliated school. Don't have a lot of info about how she incorporates Ford into her history studies, but since they spend over a month of independent...

Anyone have a recommendation or source for modern connectors to replace the orginal Ford parts?

I was visiting a cousin in TN this past weekend. He's a rabid coin collector and he showed me something that I thought other Barners might find interesting. Seems there is a trivial way to differentiate between genuine silver coins and "silver" coins made from clad material, which is what most...

Just wanted to post a pic I took at Mike's "A" Ford-Able Parts annual Grandfather's Day BBQ on Saturday, June 6, in Maysville, GA. Had a terrific time and the food was great. Was pleased to be able to meet some Model A folks I'd heard a lot about, like Helen and Wiley Higgins and Don Turley...

Was wondering if there's a table of interior colors vs exterior colors for Model As. Can't recall having seen one... Second part of the question is whether the same interior color was always fitted with each exterior color or were there variations. TIA for any help and/or advice.

I've got the RF window and regulator out of my 1930 Tudor to replace the window channels and have a silly question. Is the round "button" at the end of the regulator arm, which engages the channel at the base of the glass, supposed to rotate? I would think so but mine is rusted so firmly that...

In trying to install my new Bert's rebuilt distributor, the timing pin TDC location isn't working very well for me. Pulling the number one plug, I can of course see the piston and can get a gross location of TDC in that manner, but as most will know there is a small amount of piston movement...

As I mentioned in a couple of threads I posted recently here, I shortly am embarking on a long trip to drive my newly-purchased 1930 Standard Tudor from Oregon to the Atlanta area, a roughly 2,700 mile jaunt. I have started a trip "blog" which I hope to be able to update on a daily basis at my...

Can't seem to find this dimension on the web via search... In preparing the garage for my new purchase, I'm trying to determine the fender edge to fender edge width of a 1930 Model A Tudor. TIA for assistance with this number.

I've recently purchased a solid 1930 Tudor that has been restored for many years. The car runs, drives, and brakes well. Rather than trailer it, I'm planning to drive it home over quite a distance, several thousand miles. Feeling the need for an adventure and some bonding time with our 34 year...