What's your favorite thing about Model A's?

The rush that you get when your beating around in one!

The un-moderness. It's lanky handling. The fact that it's 80 years old.

God knows why, but it never ceases to put a big wide smile on my dile!

HC.
 
Deluxe Delivery said:
I would put it as "honesty". The materials, the manufacturing processes, the craftsmanship, the pride in a product, the service rendered from that product, all of these speak to me of Henry's No-Nonsense qualities. The fact that all this and more are assembled in a piece of art that can actually transport you down the road is an experience like no other. It allows me to time-travel to a time when pride in one's work was commonplace and honesty was a common virtue. It takes me away from the absurdity of 2011 to a world that makes sense. It gives me peace.
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Couldn't have put it better myself!

Absolutely feel the same way....

HC.
 
The absolute, unadulterated squeals of delight from my 5 year old Princess (Granddaughter), when we start to drive: "Make the car Ahooga, Grandpa!" Just the very THOUGHT brings a HUGE smile to my face, and a song to my heart!
I dare you to top THAT!
 
Marcus said:
The absolute, unadulterated squeals of delight from my 5 year old Princess (Granddaughter), when we start to drive: "Make the car Ahooga, Grandpa!" Just the very THOUGHT brings a HUGE smile to my face, and a song to my heart!
I dare you to top THAT!
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Well put Marus. Ethan my 7 year old grandson as been riding in my 29 roadster since he was 5, When i got my Vicky first thing he said was thank god the back seat is inside,
My favorite thing on a model a is the starter slowly turning over and "Bam" theres life,
 
the ability to go to the gradge any time of day any weather any tempture and when i need to go some were I just give her a crankand shes redy to go unlike my jeep when i run outside hop in and cant go any were becose my batterys dead so yes favoret part is the ability to hand crank when your battery dies. also my when you come baral assing down a snow coverd drive with tire chains at 30 mph and baral *** though a snow bank and scare the pants off some kids on snowmobiles.
 
One of the best things for me is when the granddaugthers come over, pile in, and we drive to the donut shop.........they absolutely love riding in "grandpa's old car"!
 
Grandkids wanting to ride papaw`s aahooga cars. the happiness it brings them and me. im building one for each grandkid and they help me. oh! i have three out of 5 under construction and just found out i have another on the way gotta start looking again..
 
The peace that comes over me after a stressful day when I crawl behind the wheel of Gracie! The smile on my wifes face as were running down the road at a slower pace enjoying our time together. My 2yr old grandson Bryson got his first ride Saturday, he squeeled with delight! Made Pawpaw smile!
 
I like the foot start, the spark advance and throttle on the wheel, and the choke, GAV knob. When you first take a new to As passenger for a ride, they are amazed at how much driver interaction there is with the car. As a driver, it is a little bit intimidating the first time you drive one, but after a few times out, everything seems easy, and you feel that your adjustments and fiddling is creating a harmony with the car.
Then sometimes you find yourself just fiddling, needlessly, to make it look to the passenger like it is really complicated and hard to do. But I agree with all the others, it is the permanent smile it gives you each time you get in one that is the best part of a Model A.
 
My car has been in my family since new and fills me with pride and nostalgia every time I look at it. Not only driving it, but remembering all the fun times spent with my father when we restored it 25 years ago.
 
I can surmise then that we're all in agreement, that it's the smiles that we like about our A's. Whether it's ours or from others. I know that when my wife see's one on my face she knows I'm going to be driving my A. I love it when I get back from a drive or show, the feeling that I accomplished something, that I made people smile that day.
 
My Dad courted my future Mom in 1940 in his '31 Deluxe Roadster before he entered the US Army and headed for Normandy. She must have been impressed (by him AND the car) because I'm here today!

I now proudly own a '31 roadster just like Dad's that he and I found in 1983 (bought from Gene Renninger!) and restored together. Now, for me, it's a peaceful step back into, what now seems like, the simpler days of the 30's and 40's. But it is also an emotional and powerful reminder of what my parents went through and what our country went through in the Depression and in WWII.

Looking at the Roadster and realizing that My Dad helped restore it to match the one he had when he was 21 yrs old makes it a precious member of our family - an irreplaceable time machine and escape capsule from the craziness around us today. It is unbelievably wonderful to let the mind and heart wander to days long gone by when my wife and I are gently cruising down a remote country road on a warm summer day with the wind in our faces and the strong, steady purr of that fabulous 4-banger under that gorgous Washington Blue hood.

In my mind, it's 1942, I'm home on leave and I and my best girl are headed for a day at the beach in Atlantic City.

Model A owners - hopeless, shameless romantics....

Earle
 
HARLEYJOE said:
I just luv the smallness of the pickup truck and how it looks and just makes me smile every time I look at it.
Just has a beauty abut it .
And starting it and all the things you have to do to just get it to start.
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Yes 28/29 closed cabs are head turnners and before I sold mine folks asked more questions 2 x 1 over my 29 Tudor or 30 Coupe.

I drove my 29 CCPU for mulch, placing real estate signs and any excuse I could make up. Great Fun!
 
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