Barn Find! Model A - Sitting for a decade! (E41)

foreign [Music] yeah where are we going I don't know where are we going seriously we're going to pick up the Madeleine yay it's only almost 100 years old Model A Ford you and here's the next purchase guys it's a 1930 Model A Ford five Window Coupe it's uh in really really good condition I think it's been restored once um the current owner and gentleman who's selling it to me is an old friend I used to live right next door um and uh talked to them for a while and told him if you ever decided to sell it that it was uh I'd love to um you know continue its heritage so we're gonna bring it home today and we'll do some more walk through this is our quote unquote barn find it's in really good shape engine was rebuilt a few years ago but basically just went through the break-in period and needs a little bit more break in but otherwise has zero miles on it move back and forth in the driveway interior is in really really good shape it has the cool rumble seat in the back [Music] up we're gonna take it back to the to the homestead and have some fun with it the wife is really excited about this one [Music] all right we're gonna tow it home and make sure everything is ready give the once over and hopefully go for a cruise tonight [Music] well here we are we're home this is a pretty cool car guys it needs a little work it's uh you don't need the new headliner um and trim piece is reattached you know some door trim put back on but I have all that I've got all the parts got all the pieces there's some stuff on the on the dash needs to be put back on but you know what that doesn't keep it from being an enjoyable car um this thing is pretty cool has some pretty neat features so like any Model A it's very rudimentary key on and off it doesn't have the uh the push button the the push release key so I think this has been replaced at some point gas gauge is up there ammeter and our speedometer slash odometer this is a gas enrichment valve most time you want to keep that closed and choke there's the accelerator pedal down here on the floor way up here up there you can see the starter button and kill switch has been added park brake forward is off and our stick shift no automatic here guys um this is really easy it's uh you know reverse is actually your up as a standard eight pattern though reverse is up one two and three just keep it first then steering wheel we have our horn I gotta hook that back up make sure that that works I don't think that's working right now nope turn the kill switch don't get anything nope let's get that old uh all right and then we have a throttle control and you can probably see as I pull this down it'll pull down the Gas Pedal you see that move okay that helps with starting and then this is your timing advance so all the way up is like four or five degrees below top dead center and then you can kind of work it down through the notches there's little Notch feels on it and you adjust it based on your driving turn signal and headlight controls um I think it's actually just headlight controls no turn signals well turn signals are I'm gonna go left and I'm gonna go right all right I might be stopping what do you think you ready for some fun put it back together get it where she needs to be we're gonna enjoy this thing it's gonna be a weekend Cruiser if you go out one night and get some ice cream and so just have some fun it's got some some wrinkles to work out but hey it's a 1930. this is 2023. we're just seven years shy of this thing's 100th birthday it's an amazing shape for 100 years old guys stay tuned we're gonna have a lot more in this model a restore and enjoy enjoyment uh like comment subscribe if you have anything questions comments concerns recommendations I've been watching a lot of Paul shims videos a lot of uh the other videos online learn a lot about these model A's even before I made the purchase so if you uh have any thoughts please share them with me look forward to seeing you guys next time take care bye-bye foreign

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Length: 6min 8sec (368 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 21 2023