Dare I say Chevrolet?

Droobie

Droobie

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Hey folks, I got a call from the fella that let me paint my Tudor at his shop today. He said that he was in need of help disassembling another Model A just like mine for a customer. He said that some guy drove by last year while my Tudor was sitting out front getting the final wash and decided that he wanted Shawn (my painter friend) to do the same thing to his... Well I showed up after work today to look it over and it was not an A model at all. It is a 1927 Chevrolet AA Capital. This thing is in awesome shape. The paint is great, the interior is great, the motor needs to be cleaned up. I was looking this thing over and everything on it looked to be perfect. He said the guy wants it repainted and forked over cash ( not sure how much) upfront for the job. Shawn said the guy saw one just like it last year here and was very impressed with the way it looked!!!! That was my paint job!! anyway I figure I would do Shawn a favor since he charged me nothing to have my car there for 8 months and paint it. Seeing this compared to a ford is different but the same in ways. Anyway sorry for dropping the C-word here I just thought it was very neat to see and now work on.

Drew
 
One should have respect for any old survivor. If not Ford, it's extra rare to have made it this long.
 
Chevys of that era are terrible. I'm allowed to say so cause I have a 26 superior v. They are more user friendly than a model t but with half the metal thickness
 
I think Chevy outsold Ford that year and had that cute little external pushrod engine and no front brakes.. I think any surviving anything from that era is worth looking at..
 
Besides my two A-Model's I also own a 1929 Chevy coach:eek:, "tudor" in Ford jargon. It is pretty much all original except for paint & tires and runs great:). '29 is the beginning of Chevy's 6 cylinder OHV "Cast Iron Wonder".:cool:

Bob-A;)
 
I also own a 29 Chevy coach, and like Bob's it's all original except for a repaint in the 60's. It's a very nice car to drive but in the 70's I made the mistake of starting it one day and letting it run for only about 10 minutres. When I went to start it 6 months later the engine was stuck. They need to be run for at least 1/2 hour, or just let them set for the winter.
 
The 26 chevy had no front brakes and external rear brakes like rocky mountains on a t. And they did have exposed pushrod 4 cylinders that if not maintained over time are now expensive/impossible to repair due to lack of interest. And they did outsell ford, that was one of the factors in henry designing the a
 
I also have a 1926 Chevrolet Superior V Touring. Rear external contracting brakes, parts are spendy but its mostly complete. At least it has a standard transmission I also know the son of the original owner. The first photo was taken at 3:00 in the morning on Memorial Day.
The second photo is part of my line-up many years ago, the '25 Studebaker in the photo is the car that I traded for my 1930 Phaeton. I guess this means that I am specializing - Model A's of course - The Chevrolet is a great conversation piece that will make a nice stable mate for my Phaeton.

All these photos are quite old, before digital.

Darryl in Fairbanks
 

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The one thing I have noticed the most is that Repo parts must not exist for these things. I do have to say that I would take my Tudor over this capital any day. It is great condition though.
 
I don't believe there are any large repro companies like for fords. I have 2 engines for mine and both of them need parts that aren't available. Luckily I'm not using either one.
 
Few parts are available for many of these Non-Ford cars. I had this Big 6 Studebaker for a couple of decades when I was approached by a gentleman who offered to trade for a '30 Phaeton. After I saw the Model A I fell in love, I studied it for about a year and when I decided on a Wednesday to get it going, four days later I was driving it. This would likely have never happened with the Studebaker.

Darryl in Fairbanks
 
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Once upon a time I had an opportunity to compare my 1931 Model A Coupe to a 1932 Chevy Master Coupe. The Chevy has a much smoother ride, but the Model A accelerates faster. The Chevy Coupe has more passenger room. The Ford body construction is far superior the Fisher body.
 
The Ford will run circles around those old Crapolets. I did some work on a '30 Chev. Coupe for a customer, and after taking it for a check ride, I realized what a gutless pig it was on the road- compared to my Model A's.
 
My first car was a 1933 Chev Master Coupe. It was in every way better than my Ford 1931 Sedan.

I don't own it now....sold it many years ago.

Marc
 
So, in keeping with this a little bit O/T thread, my 1919 Dort Touring is far ahead technically than the T of the day......much closer to the A that came many years later.
30 HP Lycoming 4 cylinder engine, 3 speed w/reverse transmission, parallel leaf springs front and rear which gives a "big car" ride.
Tyr getting parts for these!
 
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