I personally prefer early Ford V8's with original Ford bodies, early flatheads and original, or near original, drivetrains and of course hydraulic brakes. My
preference runs from 1932-1934's, but that is just me. I am not against stock
originals, own one myself, but my other cars are not original, but are as per above, and are "early hotrods." I have been on the Barn for many years, and
was under the impression that it was intended for original or early flathead-powered hot rods. I never noticed anything that said it was ONLY for original
Fords???
I have also been on the HAMB, but do not spend much time there BECAUSE it
is "cluttered up" with later-model Fords and other brands that I have no interest in, but I am not against; just not for me. Too many posts to wade through...
I would enjoy a site that covers early Ford vintage hotrods (NOT street
rods with late/crate running gear, reproduction frames/bodies, none of which
I am interested in...) but which could also cover ORIGINAL cars, since the kind
of vintage hotrods that I prefer are not that far removed from an original. I always thought the Ford Barn was THAT site... is it not???
Should this place be so strict that if you have the wrong rim color or are a tone off on your pinstripe that you are deleted, some think so. This is a small community here, there are not 135,000 of us, and of the 11,000 or so of us, only about 2,000 of us are into our particular years. Not a lot. True, we should keep the forum clean and information tidy, but we most likely should be polite and considerate to each other when we have a parting of the concepts. There are certain groups of vehicle owners that are so strict and so wound up over their autos that the outsider just does not want to carve through all the social funk to inquire of them the slightest bit of information. It serves us best to be friendly, open minded and polite, yes even to each other, eyes read this and if we sound like a bunch of old dopes that can't get along they are not going to consider us a good source of info. It is best for the forum to stay on topic, when we stray, the gentleman who diligently operates this forum will politely and privately remind us that there are parameters to stay within. He does so in a non public way so as not to cause a stir. If it don't fit it's most likely best to either report it or leave it, to cause a big stir over it just damages content, let Ryan set his policies, if we stray he'll give us a nudge, if we stray too far he may just let us step into the creek and be washed away.
