Model A Tractor
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Hoogah
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There was one made from the front half of a Model A and a Bren Gun Carrier by a couple of old dairy farmers here. It was road registered and I used to sometimes see it pulling a trailer load of calves to the market up until around 10 years ago. It was their only tractor on the farm. The same brothers also owned a '28 Phaeton from new and never stopped driving it until just a few years ago when one of them died and the other one went into aged care. That car was regularly driven into town and is a true survivor.
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Mike Peters
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Hoogah: Love their '28 Phaeton. Looks like they mounted an oil bath air cleaner on the fire wall and ran a radiator flex hose to the carburetor intake? Very ingenious. Never thought of that myself. The car must have traveled on gravel roads. Whomever gets/got this car has a very precious piece of history. Thanks for sharing.
Hoogah
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Yeah, exactly right! This is farmer ingenuity at work, as is the tractor. Unfortunately, these vehicles are sitting in a shed right now due to the circumstances I described. I made inquiries about the car but couldn't get anywhere - I reckon it will stay that way until it becomes part of an estate. Only hope that the rats don't do too much damage in the meantime. I really hope they both end up staying in the district, as they are part of our local heritage.
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Mike Peters
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Hooga: The obvious buyer should be you. Save your money and the time will come. It would be a pity to restore either of these Model A's, tractor or Phaeton. They need to be exercised regularly and enjoyed as is. We own a 30 Standard roadster in much the same condition as the farmer 28 Phaeton and we take it out summers and just do basic maintenance. The paint is terrible, but the sheet metal is spectacular. People ask why I don't "restore" it, so I tell them that it is a part of our history. Restore the basket cases, not the good cars. Don't give up the hunt.
mshmodela
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I always recall the time my older Brother took the 8N and drove it down the road to plow his friend's garden.... He ended up stalling it in the field and likely flooded it afterwards... Suffice to say taking the 8N without our Dad knowing was a major NO NO... One of those wait until Dad gets home 
Suffice to say if my Model A gets flooded I always recall this.... Thankfully, with the help folks here, it does not happen and I know how to deal with a flooded Engine much like the old 8N.
Suffice to say if my Model A gets flooded I always recall this.... Thankfully, with the help folks here, it does not happen and I know how to deal with a flooded Engine much like the old 8N.
1crosscut
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Hooga
Offer to put the phaeton up on jack stands set inside 5 gallon buckets to keep the mice from getting into it. Will save the car and might allow you the chance in the future to be first in line to purchase it when the time comes.
Too many cars and trucks go bad from the effects of vermin.
Offer to put the phaeton up on jack stands set inside 5 gallon buckets to keep the mice from getting into it. Will save the car and might allow you the chance in the future to be first in line to purchase it when the time comes.
Too many cars and trucks go bad from the effects of vermin.
Mitch//pa
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did you know mice can jump? at least around here they can and i mean pretty far. they can also climb up a vertiical wall into the attic
darrylkmc
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Today's Fairbanks Daily News-Miner has an article about local Fordson Snow Motors, here is a link:
http://www.newsminer.com/features/s...1e4-babc-67a6f3577824.html?mode=image&photo=0
Full credit goes to Ray Bonnell for the sketch I posted from the News-Miner.
the link is kind of long I know, but interesting, also a link to the Local Fountainhead Museum with more photos and information:
http://fountainheadauto.blogspot.com/2011/12/another-fordson-snow-motor.html
Darryl in Fairbanks
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http://www.newsminer.com/features/s...1e4-babc-67a6f3577824.html?mode=image&photo=0
Full credit goes to Ray Bonnell for the sketch I posted from the News-Miner.
the link is kind of long I know, but interesting, also a link to the Local Fountainhead Museum with more photos and information:
http://fountainheadauto.blogspot.com/2011/12/another-fordson-snow-motor.html
Darryl in Fairbanks
-25, probably get colder tonight
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Hoogah
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Have you posted a photo of your car here on the Barn, Mike? I'd love to check it out!
Mike Peters
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Hooga: You asked, so here it is. Quick back story: "Restored" in 1957 with NOS eyebrow front fenders and radiator shell. Sold to me over 40 years later by the same man who restored the the car back in 57. He was young then so he went with the pastel green on everything along with the 57 Chevy/Buick style upholstery and white top. The top is getting rotten, so we have patched it in several places with a hot glue gun. It's not an original car that has never been apart, but rather, a period restoration, and we enjoy the car for that reason. Photos were taken last March in preparation for a local car show featuring "survivor cars". To me, this one is too good to restore. Thanks for looking.
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Thanks Mike.