Do You Know What Grinds My Gears?

When ask how old my '3l is, I reply it was built in Feb 1931. I was built in March 1937. Good for a chuckle...
 
I get questions like: How fast does it go? Does it still run? Can you still get tires for it? What is it worth? Did you inherit the car? Where do you find parts to fix it? Do the headlights work? Do you ever drive it? What burns me is when I see kids sliding down my front fenders like it was an amusmsnt park ride, and their folks don't say a word to them. Another one is when I return to my car and people are sitting in it having their pictures taken by their friends. (they are usually all oriental) I usually respond, "Where is your car parked, I would like to sit in it?"
 
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One thing that is certain concerning a persons age. There may be some young folks that are smarter than others, but no one that's 35 has ever seen 65 years old. EVERYONE that is 65 years old has seen 35! There is lots to learn in those years. It might not be prudent to discard an older persons intellect based on how he sounds to you at the present time.

Where can you get those Senior ice creams??????
 
Here i got one
when someone asks you for a ride and they get in before you can say yes and the SLAM the door HARD
John
 
Can i drive it? Is it an automatic? does it have a radio? Do you work with it? can you still get parts for it?
 
My standard answer for the past few years has been-"I don't know why other people drive these cars-I JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW ONE".
 
I'm 28 years old. If I ever have the least bit of trouble starting the A, I can expect an old man to show up and inform me of the manual choke by about the third stroke of the engine.

I don't mind people asking if it's a T. It's folks that confidently inform me that it was only available in black that really tick me off.
 
I'm 30 years old and always welcome an "old man" to show up and start talking to me about cars. Guess I'm just weird. :)
 
I think most people are just trying to start a conversation and showing an interest. I would much rather answear a seemingly stupid question than have someone intentionally ignore my car rather than pay any type of compliment.
 
I'm not quite 50, so the daily use of the A was a little before my time...its funny to me that as a youngster, anything with spoked wheels was a " T Model"...along with most of the rest of the non-car people.
I had all of these questions myself at some point...it was a long time before I realized the 35 wires were not stock, that's what we see a lot around here on the "drivers".
You guys just dont give yourselves credit for how much you actually know...about " its not common knowledge, but..."
 
MrTube said:
I'm 30 years old and always welcome an "old man" to show up and start talking to me about cars. Guess I'm just weird. :)
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The great majority of the time I agree. I've heard some wonderful stories and learned some great stuff both technical and historical from folks to stopped to talk about the car. It's just when the sound of the starter brings out the "you can't know what you're doing" sort of comments out right at my peak of frustration with the car, that it gets old.
 
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The great majority of the time I agree. I've heard some wonderful stories and learned some great stuff both technical and historical from folks to stopped to talk about the car. It's just when the sound of the starter brings out the "you can't know what you're doing" sort of comments out right at my peak of frustration with the car, that it gets old.
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All the more reason to make sure your "A" is working at its best all of the time. :D

99% of the time our "A" starts instantly by doing the typical pull choke out, step on starter, push choke back in right before engine starts. It also likes the GAV a good half turn open until its warmed up.
 
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I like to answer the "how much would you take for it question." I tell them I will take just what grandpa gave for it when he got it from a neighbor. "How much was that?" they say. "He gave 40 acres and a mule!" That usually ends the quiz.
Rainmaker Ron
 
My dad made a whole series of 'cartoons' centered around the Model A.
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Here's one from the archive. . .

How Old? - by Dick Lewis (c) 2005 dclewis graphics
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Just Like It! - by Dick Lewis (c) 2005 dclewis graphics
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