Model A Huckster Group
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Fred K-OR
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Yes, it is. Just not much activity.
Dennisford
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I built my own huckster from pictures and measurements of other model a restoration books. I never found any plans so I built it with out any pic enclosed
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Dennisford
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I know I just realized I answered a thread from 2010.lol
Fred K-OR
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HarveyH
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Let's see if I can breathe new life into this thread so it won't fade into obscurity.
My 1930 chassis is complete except for painting and the next order of business is to start building the wooden body. However, I'm having a dickens of a time locating adequate lengths of tongue and groove white oak for the rear floor. Floor & Décor (a wood flooring chain in Houston and probably elsewhere) sells bundles of random-length white oak flooring (for houses) but I need all one-piece 6-footers for my rear floor since the Huckster's flooring-support framework isn't set up to adequately support flooring splices at random locations. Anybody have any suggestions that won't involve a complete redesign of the floor structure?
I thought of buying several bundles from Floor & Décor just for the long boards in each bundle but that would cost a small fortune and result in a lot of unneeded short boards.
Harvey
My 1930 chassis is complete except for painting and the next order of business is to start building the wooden body. However, I'm having a dickens of a time locating adequate lengths of tongue and groove white oak for the rear floor. Floor & Décor (a wood flooring chain in Houston and probably elsewhere) sells bundles of random-length white oak flooring (for houses) but I need all one-piece 6-footers for my rear floor since the Huckster's flooring-support framework isn't set up to adequately support flooring splices at random locations. Anybody have any suggestions that won't involve a complete redesign of the floor structure?
I thought of buying several bundles from Floor & Décor just for the long boards in each bundle but that would cost a small fortune and result in a lot of unneeded short boards.
Harvey
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James, I am starting a huckster also and would you please let me know where to get plans from. Thanks, Ron Johnson
Fred, I am just getting started on a huckster but as of yet have not found out where to get a set of plans. Can you help me here? Thanks, Ron
Fred K-OR
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Ron, sounds like you have a project ahead of you. My huckster was made from a completed body that I purchased from Lentville A's back in Holland, MI. I just went back there and picked it up from Jon and hauled it out to Oregon and just sat it on my frame. I guess I did it the "easy" way.
But in the Model A News there has been the ad for body plans. The ad is from the "Wagon Works" 213 S.W Kline, Ankeny, IA 50023 Phone number is 515-964-5085 ( evenings). I do not know anything about what they have to offer so you may give them a call and check.
Other than this ad, I do not have any more info about huckster plans. There is also an ad for complete body kits for Woody Wagons if you are interested in that type of body. It says to call Neil Brown at 231-620-7802 or Mike Nickels at 231-342-9173.
Hope this info helps. Good luck.
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HarveyH
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Ron,
I bought my plans from Wagon Works too. I'm building their "Huckster Van" but they have plans for several different styles of wood bodies. If you do end up ordering a set of plans from them, be sure to also get the DVD since the DVD includes additional information that clarifies parts of the paper plans.
Good Luck and be sure to keep us posted on your progress!!!
Havey
I bought my plans from Wagon Works too. I'm building their "Huckster Van" but they have plans for several different styles of wood bodies. If you do end up ordering a set of plans from them, be sure to also get the DVD since the DVD includes additional information that clarifies parts of the paper plans.
Good Luck and be sure to keep us posted on your progress!!!
Havey
Hi
I'm interesting to built a Huckster in a 29 frame. I saw in your note that you picture a picture with the huckster plans you have.
Is there any way you can share your plans with me, I'm in Mexico and Huckster here are extremay rare and no plans for it.
Excuse my English.
Really apreciate it.
Thank you
Gday.
In answer to your question. I take the front off because it increases the volume of the piano when playing on the street. Also makes it more interesting for the audience who often just say "he's faking it"
The photo in your post dates from 1999.
This season we're on tour.
Cheers.
In answer to your question. I take the front off because it increases the volume of the piano when playing on the street. Also makes it more interesting for the audience who often just say "he's faking it"
The photo in your post dates from 1999.
This season we're on tour.
Cheers.
ModelAWagon
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Feel free to join the Model A Special Interest group "Woody Wagons". Would like to have a nice representation of hucksters that are on Model A chassis and are not hot rods. Let me know if you would like to join. Membership is $20 a year.
Wondering if anyone knows what the origin of these parts are. My ‘30 AA chassis came with what looks to be an earlier attempt at recreating a huckster body. There is a wooden windshield frame, two wooden doors with sliding wooden sashes. Some of the iron hardware is original, some reproduced. Tailgate hardware is original as is some of the bed side braces. It is all unassembled and stored right now while I’m working on mechanicals.
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ModelAWagon
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Hucksters are welcomed to join the Woody Wagon Special Interest Group through MARC and MAFCA. The main focus of the group is Station Wagons, Travelers, and Special Deliveries. There are a bunch of huckster owners who are also in the group. There are no MARC and MAFCA Huckster groups so we would be the closest one. Dues are $20 for the year. For more information please contact modelawagon@gmail.com
John Dayhuff
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Got a question on the value of a Huckster. I know of one thats available that is either a 28 or 29 I can't remember. I've seen the car a few times and it's painted red with the black fenders. Over all it seems to be in decent shape but I've never really seen it in the daylight but the car has only been started a couple of times in the last ten years I'm going to say. The wood looked good from what I could tell, interior was nice too. The paint was dirty from sitting around but I don't remember there being anything bad about the paint that I remember but again I never got a good daylight look at it yet. So my question is, whats something like this worth as it sits? Thanks for any help you can give me.