1929 special coupe

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LSJUNIPER

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Going to bring this home tomorrow. The man owned this when he was 16 years old, he is now 66 years old. He drove it until 1975. It has been in his garage for 40 years or so. He said it is a 1928 body on a 1929 frame and motor....will post more pics when its home.

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Aloha
Cannot go wrong with a 29 special coupe. Love mine.
Half the fun is to rebuild and take care of it, other half driving it.
Enjoy.
 
Congrats. Lots of great stories lately of neglected cars getting bought and attended to. That is a good trend. Maybe all this "barn find" hype has a positive side for the hobby. Have fun with it.
 
NICE! Just make sure when you get to the top and back wood pay close attention if you have to replace any of it. I also have a 29 special coupe.LOVE IT. Richard
 
Henrietta the '29 Special Coo-pay (that's her over there in the corner) sez, "AHOOOGAH" and THANKEE for savin' another one of us! Have FUN and check in often with updates.

Mike in Oregun
 
Looks great as is, I'd just sort the roof and any mechanical/safety issues and drive it.

But that's just me as I love the old look :)
 
This is where I will be working on the modal A...Going to try and get the motor un stuck. Been putting Marvals Mystery Oil in the motor for a few weeks now, still stuck.

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There are a number of Fordbarn people, including me, that have 28 and 29 special coupes. Congratulations on your excellent choice of vehicles to restore. It looks like it is in decent condition, unlike the rust bucket I started with. I hope the wood is in good condition in your car. I spent a lot of time replacing the cab wood in my 28 special coupe. It wasn't easy. Assuming you are replacing the top material, make sure you have plenty of help and do it in the hot sun so the puckers around the quarterwindows can be worked out. I had 2 helpers tugging on the material while I tacked it in place. I basted it the first time (tacks only half way installed) and then retacked the material as we removed more wrinkles until they were gone. We did the top outside when it was sunny and about 90 degrees. We kind of burned our fingers on the hot top material, but got virtually all the wrinkles and puckers out of the material. Sorry to be so long winded, but I thought my experience might aid you a little.
Rusty Nelson
 
Looks like very nice sheet metal. Hood does look more of the 29 type, but pictures lie ??.. Did you get ALL the top moulding strips ?/ VERY hard to find.. Look on fire wall, left side right where it bolts to the upper half & see if you can find a date like this stamped into the metal 8-12-28, that is on the S/C I have owned sense 1964..
 
The wood on the top is in poor shape, dry rotted, but the sheet metal is in very good shape. Has a few spots here and there that will need some attention as far as sheet metal...Will update as I progress....
 
Congratulations on your new/old car.
I also have a 1928 Special Coupe that was completely restored and finished (if they ever are) about six years ago. There are two top moldings that Fred was talking about that are difficult to find and are not being reproduced. The belt rail molding is a two piece molding that extends from one door opening around the back below the rear window to the other door. I saw one of the belt rail moldings for sale at the Brattons estate sale this past weekend. The moldings that go behind each quarter window are also two piece moldings and were only used on the Special Coupes. You may be able to date your car by looking for the engine number and looking for the date stamp on the drivers side of the gas tank.The original engine number was also stamped into the top of the frame rail on the drivers side about where the clutch pedal is located. Both the body and running board splash shield need to be lifted or removed to find the frame stamp. The engine number may also appear on the title if you have one.
If you should need any help or advise, please don't hesitate to ask.
Again congratulations,
Dave
 
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