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I get what seems like a sympathetic bounce, from front to rear, on smooth roads at around 25 mph - although it's not specific to just 25 mph. The tires are new and properly centered on the rims. The rims appear to be in excellent condition. I was suspicious of a bent driveshaft or stiff...

My wife often accepts my invitation to ride in the back in our '31 Deluxe Tudor. The rear seat is really like a living room couch and it makes the driver's position far more comfortable without a passenger riding shotgun. That said, the folded passenger seat still makes ingress and egress a...

Does anyone have a photo - or can they describe the physical appearance - of the correct banjo bolts? I want to pull a couple of mine to check - on the possibility that my leakage is due to the incorrect bolts - but without a photo or description I don't know what I'm looking at?

I discovered something today that I'm sure everybody else already knew. It was hot for my afternoon jaunt with Prunella so I decided to swing the windshield open for the first time. I noticed the notch on the operating arms and wondered why it was set where the window was just barely open. I...

I've been curious about the accuracy of my '31's speedometer so I took it for a ride using my Garmin GPS. My results were as follows: At 23 mph on the speedmoter, the Garmin read 25 mph; at 32 mph on the speedometer the Garmin read 35 mph; at 37 mph the Garmin read 40 mpg, and finally, at 42...

Based on the premise that all Model As leak - unless sizable expenditures have been made to prevent same - I would like to prevent Prunella from soiling her garage floor, or embarrassing herself when visiting friends. That said, and with acceptance of the fact that I have to top her off on...

When lubing my late '31 Tudor yesterday I couldn't find any grease fitting on the rear brake camshaft, as shown on the Model A lubricaton poster. Was the elimination of this fitting a late modificaton?

How is the spark control rod suppose to be positioned or bent to clear the head?

I currently have the correct front carpeted floormat for my Tudor, but it's getting old and it's difficult to keep in place. I was thinking about going to a standard rubber floormat for general touring and keeping the carpet for show. Is there one manufacturer that's best - and do the rubber...

If our A's had an odometer that would read up to 999,999, how many miles do you think the average A would show? My wife and I were guessing and came up with a figure around 300,000. We started out with fairly high annual miles for the first 20 years (10,000/year) and then came up with an...

The seat height in my Tudor seems a lot lower than my previous 1930 Tudor. Does it look normal in the attached photo? Sorry for the sideways photo.

We use to jack cars up from the differential to put stands in place but, I thought I'd ask first if there's any reason why you shouldn't lift a Model A that way? I've also been struggling to find a tall enough set of stands to spot under the chassis so that the wheels will be clear of the...

I just purchased a new fuel line from Snyders for my late '31 (---indented firewall) Tudor. To me it appears to be too long but, with a bit of creative bending I could probably make it work without cutting it. Is there a specific profile that this line should follow?

After reading about the potential hazards of aftermarket in-line fuel filters, mounted using clamps and rubber gas line tubes, I decided to go back to the original fuel line on my indented firewall '31 Tudor. I've been driving the car a fair amount lately on rough roads, and the clear filter...

I have what appears to be a "3" stamped into the head just forward of the number 1 plug. Is this a poorly stamped "B", indicating a high compression head, or something else? The engine is a late 1931, and probably original to my '31 Deluxe Tudor.

Does anyone else remember the little rubber wedges you could buy to stick between the window glass and the frame to stop rattling? I think they went out when power windows came in, to avoid damaging the mechanism, but I used them on both my '37 Olds coupe and my '51 Ford. Now I've got a...

The front carpeting in my Tudor is hard to keep in place and it's worn enough that I need to replace it. Although not correct for a Tudor Deluxe, I've been thinking about using a standard rubber mat replacement. Are there any pros or cons for either alternative?

I'm trying to convince my wife that she would be far more comfortable in the rear of the Tudor when we go for a ride - but I think she is resisting because of the "Driving Miss Daisy" image. Do other wives share her concern, or is the rear seat a favored spot?

Given that Model As use innertubes, how serviceable are tires that show minor hairline cracking of the rubber in the grooves, while displaying very little tread wear? Are tube type tires any safer than tubeless type tires that have these aging indications? This is purely a theoretical...

Prunella would not qualify as a trailer "queen" - so I guess she's just a solid little tramp that uses an enclosed trailer as a convenience. We like to stay at bed and breakfast facilities where interesting tour possibilities for the Model A are just down the road or around the corner. We'll...