I was able to attend two days of the meet at Bakersfield. I met up with John Mason and Frank Miller, so I guess we were the East Coast reps. I got to ride along with them on a couple of tours. The first day tour was to a private collection.
The second day tour was to the Sunset Migratory Labor...
I've taken the '53 Courier to Stockbridge, MA for the Christmas in Stockbridge recreation of the Norman Rockwell painting. Will there be any other Barners at this event?
My 53 215" six decided to join Old Henry. Recently a nasty knock developed in the bottom end at the front of the engine. So it is time to dive in and see what is up. Getting this far was my Saturday project.
The head was pulled last week and taken to a machine shop. It showed receding...
Here is a real short article on Yahoo about the the Ford and Allegheny Steel '36 in stainless.
https://autos.yahoo.com/news/stainless-steel-ford-tudor-sedan-old-school-bling-170002255.html
It is really shiny.
This YouTube was posted on the HAMB. I thought it might be liked here. Flathead hot rodding in the late 40s or early 50s.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VvqfZCtQs9Q&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DVvqfZCtQs9Q
To answer Johns question:
Chuck, TomT is saying over on the H.A.M.B. that you bought a hot rod while at Bonneville.
P L E A S E tell us about that!! Will we get to see it at the Barner's Tour in PA this September?
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John
Here you go.
This one is definitely not a friend to the...
Tom and I ran RT 66 from Joplin, MO to Springfield, IL the last two days. It was a nice change of pace compared to charging down the interstates. The most interesting sights are on the older sections. These were generally in use before 1950. Some of roads are minimally maintained and quite...
It is truly official that TomT made a pass at the HAMB Drags in Joplin, MO today. He has the time slip to prove it. The 2013 Rolling Bones Slow Speed Division was successful with an ET of 20.8535 and 1/4 mile speed of 65.03 MPH.
The one and only requirement to pass tech.
The coveted...
This is basically a continuation of this thread. I figure it is more applicable in this year range.
http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102133
The intermittent exhaust pop/misfire continued until it became almost constant. After running a cold compression test cylinders 3 & 4 were...
Ran the '53 Six cylinder Courier to the Florida Bash via the AutoTrain. We ran in to the problem of misfire and popping in the exhaust at highway speeds. This condition got progressively worse coming home. I went though a few steps on the trip from Lorton, VA to New Hampshire. First was a carb...
"The-rodster" posted an excellent history on the design of the '49 Ford.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=770745
I read bits and pieces of the design effort before, but not as complete as this seems to be. A must read.
The tour happened over last weekend and it was a real good time. Time flew by since this was first planned. Go to the last pages of this tread to see pictures.
The Fastasy Speedway race day was canceled due to lack of enough cars for a full field. The folks at the speedway did provide a...
I finally uploaded all the bash pictures. The sequence is The NPD collection, Billetproof, a show at The Villages and the Bash picnic.
Enjoy!
http://s962.photobucket.com/albums/ae102/chlessard/The%20Bash%20and%20Billetproof/?albumview=slideshow