Dad's Car

allen

allen

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Dan and Me built this from nothing took two years. He has been driving it ever since, beside my Dad he's my best friend.

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Jeff, my favorite line in the movie was when George's character said "Delmar and Pete are saved, and you sold your soul to the devil. That makes me the only one who is unaffiliated" I hope I got that right :)
 
Wow what a neat car and thing to do! Crive it and enjoy. Bet itsione of the best in the Petal-Hattiesburg area. By the way, I attend USM way back when and dated a young lady from Petal. Is palmer's crossing still there?
 
Domino said:
Wow what a neat car and thing to do! Crive it and enjoy. Bet itsione of the best in the Petal-Hattiesburg area. By the way, I attend USM way back when and dated a young lady from Petal. Is palmer's crossing still there?
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Hi Dimino yes Palmer's crossing is still there, much change over the years I went to USM in 79 80 might I seen you there
 
Great car Allen...reminds me of my first A Model which my Grandfather helped me buy in 1962 when I was 15...My Dad and I worked on that car while I drove it to high school. My son James and I are working on a 180A in the picture below...you can see the wood sills which we assembled and fitted to the frame this past father's day.
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I'm not sure there is a better way for Grandfathers and Fathers to teach sons and daughters the true meaning of being an automobilist, than disassembling, restoring and reassembling a car...and the A Model is one of the best to do that. James and I were at dinner a couple of nights ago...he arrived late to find me reading the Judging Standards regarding restoration of our May June 1931 front end...he was amazed that someone...for that matter anyone, had spent all the time researching the details to compose such a standard...he took it home that night and I haven't seen it since but receive calls with lots of questions...our next outing will most likely be the swap meet in Lebanon TN...looking for parts. It is hard to imagine that as a child, my Grandfather operated what we called a "junk yard" what today would be called a recycling center. As I go through my parts horde, I recall seeing stacks of running boards, fenders, carburetors, steering wheels, bolts, fasteners of every type, all headed for the metal separation yard and then to Houston to be melted into new car parts...AGGGGHHHHHHH! had I only known then that I was an unrepentant, I ain't going to no danged ol meeting, Model A Junkie.
 
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swo4rd,
I'll stick to coupes or maybe a tudor, I can't imagine the skill & patience you two have in assembling ALL that WOOD! I'm a lousy woodworker!
I think threads & posts, such as these, help promote the Model A hobby greatly and the fact that they are very dependable drivers when finished! Bill W.
 
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