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Judging standard history…. My car has been in the family since the early 1970’s. In going through the filing cabinets at my father-in-law’s house helping to sort things out for him, the family has at times stumbled into file folders marked Model A. One of the things just unearthed was a MARC /...

I’ve had a 7 tooth steering box, all rebuilt and painted, sitting on my workbench for months. I have been having so much fun driving my car that I have not wanted to take it off the road to get it done. Previously I rebuilt the front the front end, king pins, spring perches, bearings, so the...

Model A “Birthday” Celebrations…. I was unable to make the MARC National Meet this week in French Lick Indiana and I am wondering if anyone who had the good fortune to attend and made the closing banquet could share if an announcement was made for what MARC is doing for the 100th anniversary in...

In the attached image there is a part circled. My car is a 29 Tudor and the circled part is the arm that attaches the e-break linkage to the break lever and the break lever is in front of the gear shift lever. I am trying to identify what the part number is for that arm. None of the part...

My shifter was rebuilt in late 2024 and after about 1700 miles the shifter handle broke. It was rotating just below the bend near the bottom. I am somewhat new to Model A’s so some of you folks might have seen this before. After a closer inspection there did not appear to be a bevel on either...

I am trying to get the cowl lacing ready to install on my 29 Tudor. The instructions that came with the kit for Bratton's before they closed say to “insert the stainless steel wire thru the flat lacing”. After about 6” it wants to poke through the lacing wall and it needs to stay inside for...

I am just finishing my 7 tooth steering box rebuild. I am using the oil seal retainer, A-3527-T with the tube and I am going to install the A-3574-X sector seal kit. The o-ring supplied with the seal kit is a 0.139 x-section. The sector bushing was installed 0.09 deep from the mounting flange...

Merry Christmas! Who was able to give their Model A a Christmas present and take it out for a ride? I was able to get a 20 miler in today and took some friends and family out for a ride. Great way to spend time on Christmas.

I’m currently rebuilding my 7 tooth steering box and I’m looking for some advice on removing the old sector bushings. They are in a through bore and I’m wondering if the Bratton’s bushing installation tool can be used to push them both out at the same time from the same side. The 2 tooth box...

My car has a 7 tooth steering box and under the lower bearing there are brass shims used to set the end play on the steering shaft. The parts suppliers are including different thickness paper gaskets in the gasket set to do the job now. The brass shims are no longer available as far as I know. I...

Does anyone know of a vendor in the Philadelphia area that does grit blasting and powder coating? I am looking to get some wheels done.

My clutch went out today. I drove about 37 miles, I was about 1-1/4 miles from home and while making a right turn I pushed the clutch in to down shift and I felt the pedal “give”. Instead of the 1” of play there was about half the pedal stroke and on the next push, it went right to the floor...

Who is planning to attend the MARC National Meet in Gettysburg the week of June 15th? I am looking forward to it and seeing all of the attendees and their cars? This is my first time driving my car to an event like this and can’t wait for the experience! I am also going to get my car judged in...

My car is a 29 Tudor. On the edge of the rear floor between the door opening and the front of the rear seat support there is a hole. There is one on both sides. It doesn’t line up with anything on the underside of the car. Any idea what this hole is for or what it is used for? See the attached...

Follow the clues…. I took my car out this morning, got a mile from the house and the car stalled at a light and would not restart. I pushed her into a parking lot, with the help of a policeman and started lo look at what may have gone wrong. To give everyone the recent history of the car, the...

On my 29 Tudor the bushing in the firewall for the choke rod is currently black rubber. I believe it is supposed to be a leather grommet and a raven cup washer. Can someone please post a picture of the proper orientation of the leather and raven washer? I have been looking through the books in...

I’m gearing up to rebuild a 7 tooth steering box for my 29 Tudor and my question is about the size of the reamers needed for the bushings once pressed into the column for both the steering gear and the sector shaft. Since the steering shaft is using the same thrust bearings as the king pins I...

Ammeter “Normal” Temperature? I have a 6V Positive ground standard electrical system, generator, cutout, and new battery, where I can see 3-4 Amps on the ammeter and 8.2 volts at 1800 rpm on the engine. Does anyone on the Barn know how hot the Ammeter gets under these conditions? Everything is...

I have been looking at my headlights and the reflectors are “dull”. I am not sure if they are the original silvered coating, a repop chrome, or the polished aluminum, but they are dull. I have tried a paste wax which cleaned them a bit, the polish applicator had a black residue after finishing...

I have finally started my engine after a full rebuild and the initial start went OK but I had some issues and I am looking for some help. The break in process is to start the engine, run at just above idle for 10-15 minutes, then shut off and allow to cool. Do this for 2 hours of running and...