Jay Wolf Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I bundled up and went out driving today,the Model A fired right up in the single digits and ran well.I was surprised how well it took off on the snow covers streets and the field.Stopping not so good but the tires were narrow enough to work as rudders to steer even when lock up.I drove it out in the field behind my house a took some pictures I think they can out well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 What a pretty little Model A!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Very nice, Jay.You should have had your wife take a picture of you bundled up beside the 'A for effect. You could look back at this picture in August and reflect. Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Great photos. Enjoy that Model A! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 DriveAG2...VERY good advice. I second that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Wolk Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Very cool. Can't take ours out because all of our streets are covered in salt. Statistically, Michigan has received more snow so far this year than we do in an entire winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Yesss.....I remember Michigan with 3-4 feet back in the 60s. My old '31 Dodge with 19" tires would plow right through that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Be happy that you get snow. Water is a necessity in life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest windjamer Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Real pretty car Jay. I must say you sure know how to tease a guy. -20 last week end a ft of snow and I plan to attend a club meeting just to get out of the house. 71 days or less till uncover and start em up, but whos counting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyDale Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Dear Jay,Super car and i love an A with blackwalls.diz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old car fan Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Great pics,that is what the cars are intended to do ,drive,and have for years.Drive like they were intended to be used.Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old car fan Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Great pics,that is what the cars are intended to do ,drive,and have for years.Drive like they were intended to be used.Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Hey Dale,Did Peterson pay you to paid. Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skyking Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Jay, Very nice looking Model A ............!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DriveAG2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">.. to all who run their cars in the winter is to run them long enough to get them fully hot... It takes several miles of hard driving to dry out the engine. This might test your enthusiasm ... </div></div>Jay, I agree with the others, awesome car. It looks great on the snow. And this reminds me of the presentation I attended this past weekend. The great grandson ( Jeff Mahl) of George Shuster gave a first person removed account of George's escapades while he was part of the Thomas Flyer team during The Great Automobile Race, from New York to Paris in 1908. The race started February 12th from Times Square in NY City and traveled through NY State to San Francisco. Needless to say the team found snow, and plenty of it in a windshield less and topless automobile. Jeff had a presentation that included many pictures of the adventure AND he impersonates George telling the stories just as he heard it from George himself many times. This was a very entertaining event I hope to remember for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Jay,What colors are those on your Model A? My wife wanted to know, as I haven't painted mine yet. ----Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 We went for a drive the other day too. We had 61 anitque cars behind us, from a 1912 Cadillac to a 1981 Ford Mustang.almost 40 of them were pre WWII cars. We drove 27 miles to get them warmed up, then got our pictures taken and went to a local eatery for food and conversation.This weekend we're headed south over the Sunshine Skyway to Sarasota FL for the Devereaux Classic. Should be about 1000old cars braving the winter weather for this event. For our local club it's 60 miles each way, and will include some fine dining on the way home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Jay, I think you jinxed me. They are now forcasting snow for us tomorrow! Maybe I need to pull my car out tomorrow and get some photos of it in the snow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl B. Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Matt, we can only hope they're wrong!!!...B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Wolf Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 The guy I owned the car from has been dead for 7 years so I didn't get much history. Going from a 1928 Color chart we think it is we think it is: Pembroke Gray with commercial drab accent and orange stripes and wheels.We are perty sure abut the commercial drab (TCP IM020)accent and orange (TCP IM035)stripes and wheels.The Pembroke Gray (TCM IM1160) is a little lighter than the chart but the chart is OLDBut I do not know for sure, the car was painted in the late 60's early 70's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Jay, there are several "correct" Model A colors that are very close to the way your car looks (on my screen). Without seeing it in person, it is tough to call, but one correct color combination for a 1929 Roadster that looks close to me would be the following:Rose Beige BodySeal Brown Belt & MouldingOrange Pinstripe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Wolf Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Could be I'm totally new to Model A's and color blind, but my wife and daughter campared the colors and decide on the one I listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Wolf Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Here are some more pictures I took and some the guy I got it from took, under different lighting to see the colors better.http://159.218.3.3/model%20A/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: R W Burgess</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hey Dale,Did Peterson pay you to paid. Wayne </div></div>Pay you to paid?Yes. I too like the black tires. The quail hood ornament is a bit much for my tastes, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Wolf Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 With Orange Wheels you don't need white walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Wolf Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Going from the chart at http://www.tcpglobal.com/autocolorlibrary/acl_files/ford1928.htmlthose color look way to dark, from this chart the colors closest matchs arePembroke Gray andCommercial Drab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I don't think you can rely on a website for the colors, just like I said I can't be sure not seeing your car in person. The differences in colors being displayed on different monitors and also as printed on different printers is too variable to be really sure.You need to find a copy of the MAFCA paint guide that has the paint chips. The chips in that are relatively close to what your car looks like as displayed on my monitor. There is no guarantee it is even an original Model A Color, but I suspect there is a good chance it might be the ones that I posted earlier. In my experience, Most restorers who would go as far as to use correct Model A Colors, would also make sure it was a valid original color combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympic33 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Jay inspired me to get the Olympic out after our 4" snowfall here in NC today. It sure is nice to have the manifold heater on days like today!Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest windjamer Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Thanks for posting that Dan. Its the first Olympic I think I have ever seen. Yours is truely beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 What a gorgeous Olympic. At least you don't have to worry about anti-freeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dean_H. Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 What a beauty Dan! Be careful out there, that white stuff looks slippery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Jay AND Dan,Both of your cars and those photos are worthy of being in the AACA magazine. Please write a story and send photos to me please. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 OK, I just could not resist. I got home from work, got the Model A out and had to go driving in the snow (in the dark). My son took a few photos. Here is one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Laferriere Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Yeah...hmmmmmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Wolf Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 I think I started something, I have gotten a couple of private messages from owners who decide to take out the old cars and had a great time. Sometimes we are so careful of our old cars, and treat them like fragile objects. We forget what they were built for and the type of roads they were originally driven on. I drove mine around in the snow cover field and I was surprised how well it rode and the took the bumps, I think it rode better than my 4x4 truck in the field. I was thinking about removing the bling from my Model a that was put on it before I got it.RE: radiator guard, quail, side mount mirror. I think i will keep the usable stuff like the wind wings and the trunk. I haven't decide about the side mount cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I have had other Model A's with a few accessories.My current one only has windwings and one windwing mirror. The mirror is a nice addition when backing. It is difficult to see much behind you in a Phaeton with just the center rear view mirror.I would keep any mirrors that help you actually see when backing, but other than that, I agree that a Model A looks best with blackwall tires and as few accessories as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Laferriere Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I need to get a video of the donuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Yes, that looks like more fun than the Packard covered in snow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Wolf Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 I have mirrors for the wind wings the one I was talking about getting rid of is the one on a side mount spare tire, it won't stay in place enough to be usable anyway.I do have to admit I did a donut or two the Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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