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    Looking for Glen

    My wife and I met a great guy named Glenn in Maine this summer on Bailey Island.. he's really from down south I think South Carolina And was up for the summer. He convinced me to get my fathers A shipped and restore it.. Here is photo of his beautiful coupe.. Would love to find him .. If you...
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    Top pieces

    I am cleaning out my dad's garage.. I found a couple of pieces that belonged to the 30 Murray Town Sedan I had shipped out east to restore... They look like a couple of pieces that go to the top. they are in good shape, but their size will make them difficult to ship from the west coast to the...
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    Got to stop this oil leak !!

    I've got to Stop this oil leak!! Oil leak on Fly wheel ( on FW cover, not in housing) OK, pan drop completed, cleaned thick black sludge out of pan, all new gaskets installed (although the back cork-like gasket might have been cut 1/16 short it was hard to tell.. (so I put gasket sealer on...
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    I've got to Stop this oil leak!!

    Oil leak on Fly wheel ( on FW cover, not in housing) OK, pan drop completed, cleaned thick black sludge out of pan, all new gaskets installed (although the back cork-like gasket might have been cut 1/16 short it was hard to tell.. (so I put gasket sealer on edges as I thought that the cork would...
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    30 Murray Top Wood repair ...

    I have to replace just the top ribs and the rear cross frame and 4 ribs on the top the rest of the wood on the top is in good shape.. the car doesn't have a roof currently so I am hoping just this isn't a nightmare. Any ideas how big a job this is going to be? Will I have to take the top sides...
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    30 murray TS front passenger window frame

    Anyone have the frame for a right side passenger inside window Frame for the Murray 4dr TS ? Attached photo is the driver side match. Thanks
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    Need Tires 6.00 X 16

    I need a set of 4 - 6.00 X 16 tires for some 16" Ford wire rims .. Any out there in the Mid-Atlantic area... MD/VA/PA/De/NJ ?
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    30 murray 4dr TS Upper rear door Jam Covers

    I need to find 1930 4Dr Murray Body Town Sedan, right and left rear Top Door Jam Covers ( Top of Door Jam on Body ) The metal that covers the wood on the inside of the top of the door jam that has the tabs that nail into the wood on the inside. See photo. I need both the rear passenger and rear...
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    Wanted ... 6.00 X 16 Tires

    I need a set of 4 - 6.00 X 16 tires for some 16" Ford wire rims .. Any out there in the Mid-Atlantic area... MD/VA/PA/De/NJ ?
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    Needed .. Rear Jam Header Covers

    I need to find 1930 4Dr Murray Body Town Sedan, right and left rear Top Door Jam Covers ( Top of Door Jam on Body ) The metal that covers the wood on the inside of the top of the door jam that has the tabs that nail into the wood on the inside. See photo. I need both the rear passenger and rear...
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    What's this piece called..

    I need to replace these rusted metal pieces that are in the upper rear door jambs ( rt and lt) on the main body of my 1930 4dr murray TS. What is the piece called ? Does anyone know where to get replacement pieces?
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    Front Passenger door Alignment

    The right front door on my 1930 Murray 4dr TS lines up at top to the latch but the bottom does not align .. the wood was bad so I removed it and am waiting for the new wood. Will the door fit when I put the new wood in? any guidance on how to straighten this out would be great.
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    Old rusty screws locked in door wood

    1930 Murray Town Sedan .. Anyone have tips on how to get these old rusty screws out of this bottom right hand of the passenger door. looks like someone else has tried to get them out before.. they are stuck bad! not moving.. I want to not damage the wood under the face piece as it's in good...
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    Town Sedan needs a new roof

    So here's what the roof looks like in the attached photo.. the wood is solid.. I few holes from the nails but soild.. three of the cross beams have lost their arch... two back ones look good.. I would appreciate any guidance before I order the kit and get this underway. I was told that ordering...
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    leaking fluid ?

    I got the A started! The first time in 44 years.. took it for a short spin 1 mile of so and everything seemed to work.. then when I got back I noticed a oily fluid that looked a bit on the greenish side, looks like it could be the transmission. Any ideas what this leak is ? What needs to be done...
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    Changing a Fan Belt

    My water pump had to be replaced so got a new one and a fan belt. I moved the Radiator forward to remove and replace it. Now I can't get the belt around the bottom pulley (crankcase pulley) there seems to be something under the pulley that is keeping the belt from sliding on. Any ideas how to...
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    fuel leak .. Now what ..

    So, this car is coming out of storage from southern Calif. ( 4dr TWSN- Murray) .. check the tank out, cleaned the bowl and put in 1/3 of a gal of fuel in tank.. and let it flow.. what I learned was 1 .. the bowl need a new gasket... but luckly the main ful tank looks to be in good shape.. vey...
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    What year and body style is it ?

    The Model A I inherited arrived today .. First question is, what is it? What year and body sytle? The title and registration from California says it's a 1930 TNSD .. but from the "rounded" windows and the slant front windshield from what I read that make it 1931 ? it's got the 3 windows but is...
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    Where do I start ?

    I just inherited a 1931 Model A 4dr Town Sedan -- I think it's a Murray Body .. not sure.. I restored it Mechanically (original parts) in 1969.. My father bought it from me and put it into a garage in 1970 in Southern California.. it sat there ever since. We just put some tires on it ( 1932...
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