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    Colors on Town Sedan on Bratton's Catalog?

    Are you sure that is not Snyder’s catalog ?
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    Model A Club meetings

    Del in ne Ohio I was a member of five points in 1957-58 we met in Chuck Fishers barn.Chet Mott was penn Ohio president.I later help start keystone chapter.those were the good old days.
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    Aluminum hood question

    you can buy eye bolts that screw in spark plug holes . Try Snyder’s.
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    Photo on MAFCA home page

    We used brake fluid to black tires in the early 1950s.that was part of the detailing of used cars at the local Ford dealer where I worked.
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    Volumetric Efficiency

    Bob and Brent I enjoy both of your posts and understand what you are talking about. I am a lifelong model A lover (65 years) so keep up the good work.
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    Parts that don't fit

    Thanks Brent I will have to try it.
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    Parts that don't fit

    Brent what do you use to cast rubber bumpers?
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    1931 vicky hood

    That was an after market item,they look like a 1932 Chevrolet.
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    1931 Model A Roadster (SOLD)

    Re: 1931 Model A Deluxe Roadster I see that it has two sport lights that is cool.
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    Missed vital step

    I did not re-torque on my 29 Tudor for about 30 years. I blew a hose lost the head gasket, had a new. Hose that I didn’t have tight enough .i put about 20,000 miles on it.with no trouble like you I never gave in a thought and never had any trouble.
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    Vintage tires- any value?

    I have had model As for the last seventy years in my early days we run anything that held air.. rarely ever had a flat , a few years later I found that cotton cord tires when weather cheeked the cotton would rot and blow out .nylon cord did not.So I ran nylon firestone tires on my 29 Tudor for...
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    Fixing a leaky steering column

    Mine has stayed Dry for over thirty years or 20000 miles. I always grease O rings so they last longer.
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    Wolf whistle

    i have had the same whistle on my 29 for over 50years and it still works very good.one thing would need to do is glue the spinner in tight it is a sort of a slide fit and they will fall out..I lube with gun oil about once a year.
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    Are aftermarket hoods any good?

    I put a rootlieb hood on my 29 tudor about 40 or 45 years ago and it still looks real good. The best money you can spend on a model A
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    Snyder 5.5 head

    How about a head with a B on top you would get higher compression and made by Ford . That would be hard to beat
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    Model a instruction book

    the ford oval on the front cover of a reproduction manual is smaller than the original oval on a factory manual.
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    Steel Wheels

    About sixty years ago I used 49-50 Mercury wheels on my thirty coupe.they looked real good at the time not sure how wide they were.
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    Loud Noise when car decellerates while i n first and second gears

    I had a noise somewhat like and found that after thirty years my flywheel had worked loose,took a while to find it you may want to give it a thought good luck
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    What Defines Over-Revving The Model A's Engine

    How would you rate 450-21 tires at the same rpm.? Woody
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    Just wondering : what's your year of birth ?

    1936 and slowing down.
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