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Well, there comes a time, even at my age when you just have to take on something new. I’ve had lots of cars, fixed a lot of cars, and even built a few. But one particular car I have never had much to do with is an old Ford. I mean an OLD Ford. Mary’s car is a pup compared to this one.
It’s a 1929 Model A Tudor Sedan.
It belonged to a friend who’s also a member here, so I knew right off the bat it would be as clean and solid as it looked. The car, all of it’s pieces/parts, a 59 AB flathead with aluminum heads, the stock transmission, plus a 5-speed transmission from a Chevy S-10 (or GMC S-15) and some parts from a ’40 Ford as well. We made the deal, which was quite a good deal in my opinion, so I made the trip to their place to pick it up and bring the old girl home.
Once we had it loaded, I asked them what they had in mind for the car. I really wanted to continue in the vein they had in mind since it didn’t really matter to me if this would be a restoration or a conversion into a hot rod. Their plan was to hot rod it, so I happily agreed. I should have gotten a clue from the 5-speed as well as the flattie.
Here is where the story takes a little twist…………. We name our cars. You will recall that Mary’s 40 Ford coupe is named Gracie, the pillar of the fleet the ’55 Chevy pickup is ‘Earl’ and the ’72 Vista Cruiser is affectionately called ‘Jolene’. He patted the old Ford and said, “yes, this is Mr McGoo!”. Wow, I jumped the gun assuming the car was a 'she'. Another boy in our stable would be just fine, I liked that idea and the name. I told him that was a perfect name for the car, it fits him, and that he would remain known as Mr. McGoo.
All loaded up and battened down for the 1,050 mile trip home, off we went into the face of a steady rain.
Got him home without incident the next day, and introduced him to his new home.
More to come………..
It’s a 1929 Model A Tudor Sedan.
It belonged to a friend who’s also a member here, so I knew right off the bat it would be as clean and solid as it looked. The car, all of it’s pieces/parts, a 59 AB flathead with aluminum heads, the stock transmission, plus a 5-speed transmission from a Chevy S-10 (or GMC S-15) and some parts from a ’40 Ford as well. We made the deal, which was quite a good deal in my opinion, so I made the trip to their place to pick it up and bring the old girl home.
Once we had it loaded, I asked them what they had in mind for the car. I really wanted to continue in the vein they had in mind since it didn’t really matter to me if this would be a restoration or a conversion into a hot rod. Their plan was to hot rod it, so I happily agreed. I should have gotten a clue from the 5-speed as well as the flattie.
Here is where the story takes a little twist…………. We name our cars. You will recall that Mary’s 40 Ford coupe is named Gracie, the pillar of the fleet the ’55 Chevy pickup is ‘Earl’ and the ’72 Vista Cruiser is affectionately called ‘Jolene’. He patted the old Ford and said, “yes, this is Mr McGoo!”. Wow, I jumped the gun assuming the car was a 'she'. Another boy in our stable would be just fine, I liked that idea and the name. I told him that was a perfect name for the car, it fits him, and that he would remain known as Mr. McGoo.
All loaded up and battened down for the 1,050 mile trip home, off we went into the face of a steady rain.
Got him home without incident the next day, and introduced him to his new home.
More to come………..
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