ALL ORIGINAL garage find model A. will it run AND drive after years of sitting? 

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When a wifes face lights up for an old car. That car wont be going anywhere for awhile. You're stuck with the old Model A Travis 😂 its like a family member now😂

You should use a non detergent engine oil. Modern oils like you’ve used keep all the impurities in suspension so that the filter, which you don’t have, will catch it all. Non detergent oil let’s the impurities fall to the sump where they stay until the next oil change. Otherwise your going to get all the contamination circulating constantly.

I like the fact that you appreciate the history of everything you work on...that alone makes the channel interesting for car folks of all ages. That Model A is a real special find, and now it has another owner who gets it and will preserve it as a running piece of history. Fascinating video!!!!

The brake pads could very well be asbestos, so careful when you clean around them. Great find and I'm happy the Model A found you as its new owner.

Remarkable condition. Obviously the former owner was a car guy and cherished his baby. So cool than simple machinery still gets you down the road.

My Dad had a 1930 Model A Tudor that he bought in the 90's. They moved back to CT and it sat in his garage probably 10 years. When he passed away I had a guy come over that knew how these ran. Put in the battery, added fuel and damn if it didnt start right up. Just needed a fuel bowl gasket and the rear brakes were locked up, but after we took care of that it ran like a top. Only problem is you can go up steep hills with the gravity feed fuel system. My Dad said he actually had to back it up some of the hills around his old house. Wish I hadnt sold it.

That's the cleanest barn find I've ever seen!😂

A really nice original car Travis ! A testament to our dry Arizona climate to preserve a car ! In 7 short years you can celebrate its 100th birthday . I hope you keep here in Arizona 🌵

The Skelly maintenance sticker is really cool. My dad owned a single service bay Skelly station in Southern Minnesota back in the 70's.

this came up as recommended, i think because paul shinn is one of my subbed channels. he is a great source of info for you "A", it's had a treasured life judging from it's condition.

Been waiting for one of these! We love ours that goes 45 miles an hour. We get Honks all the time. (Ours is my profile picture)

There’s a guy on RU-vid that specializes in those model A’s there’s places you have to put oil in the distributor very often the water pump. There’s several different things you have to oil on those things almost every time you drive him he’s on RU-vid. He’s very very good at what he does.

I've used John Deere Corn head grease in my steering boxes without any problems. Whereas gear oil you might leak profusely even after rebuilding.Just my 2 cents

MERLINS OLD SCHOOL GARAGE IS A GEAT PLACE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND CHASE DOWN THOSE HARD TO FINF PARTS. Have fun with this build and I will be waiting to see it move along.

Love the car!! Can’t believe how original it is!! I love living in Arizona the cars we find here are usually pretty solid and rust free.

This car is really lucky to have you for its owner. I've been watching you for a couple of years now, and I've got you figured as a guy who's not only conscientious, but you don't come across as stupid or evil either. As a history nut myself, I totally respect the appreciation you have for these ancient machines. I'd say that with you and your Pa looking after her, this car has a whole lot of good years still ahead.

Another super episode and small world. Your Model A is in extraordinarily good condition. My dad bought a 1930 Model A Coupe for me for my first car. I think it cost about $50 back then and I learned how to drive with it. Being a young kid in the late 1950s, I wanted to do hotrod things to it. I put dual down draft carbs on it with a custom split exhaust manifold that I made for dual exhaust. My dad kept telling me that I would blow the engine and I did when the top of one of the pistons broke off. The blown engine gave me the incentive to replace the engine with a full race Ford flathead V8 that my cousin helped me build with all the speed stuff of the day. It took a lot of work and engineering to use the V8 in the Model A. Did all that myself including hydraulic brakes, but as a seventeen-year-old kid the installation work was not very good by my standards today. But it worked out very well and being a lightweight car it was pretty fast for the day and somehow, I managed not to get in too trouble with it and survived.

Light resto keep it original. What a find man!

The chances of finding a beautiful Model A like this must be millions to 1!! A great find Travis. I wish you guys many happy miles in her. Your wife has great taste!🎉😊 Greetings from Cape Town South Africa 🇿🇦

I love the "secret handshake" needed in order to start Model A Fords. The entire process makes sense, and having the door lock on the passenger side in order to not open the door into traffic was forward thinking. This car is 92 years old and in near perfect shape. I can't imagine how luxurious this must've been because it STILL looks like pure luxury inside. The motor sounds AMAZING.

Living the dream, driving a piece of history... love it!

2 things you probably already know Travis, but just in case; 1. Paul Shinn on YT is an invaluable resource for Model A knowledge and parts. 2. People would fill the steering boxes with grease when the shaft seals would completely fail. It allowed the box to retain some sort of lubrication. Common enough that my old Studebaker family farm truck had a grease zerk mounted in its fill hole sometime back in it's original working days. Great find, very jealous

Hello from the UK! After 40 years messing about with old cars I find that only once every couple of decades you buy a real peach of an original car - this Model A certainly looks like a rare ‘peach’ - keep it as long as you can: you will miss it when you sell. How about a 1930s themed road trip in it?

HEY! Good morning and thumbs UP!!

69 yrs old and was taught to seat the by tightening bearing till it stops hub from turning barley loosen then hand tighten till cotter pin lines u

Great Car Travis, and Video. I don’t think the car is going anywhere for a while Travis your wife seems to like it a lot. Enjoy it.

This car needs to be with your family. Being a mostly wood body frame Model A, and a late model 31 at that with the big depression in the firewall for the fuel outlet. It’s not something that would appeal to a rodder or modifier. Might have ended up as a parts car. I had a Model A collection of parts I was building as a Ham style roadster pickup but sold it before completing, even did a insert bearing conversion to get rid of the babbit bearing conrods on the very early bever tail crankshaft in the 28 engine (fully engine rebuilt) Brings back memories of that build. On the steering box, there has been arguments on grease versus oil since the Model A came out. My view and a lot of others is, if moly wheel bearing grease was out when the Model A came out, old Henry would have used it, moly grease is designed to keep wheel bearings working in extreme heat and loads, the worm drive will be fine with wheel bearing grease,,,,but if general chassis grease, get it out. On the thick oil Henry used in the steering box, they generally leak out and there is no true modern equivalent to the oil.

When you look at it, you can just envision that car and cars from the era in a old time silent film reel, and to imagine that was around then in its original state as it sits is pretty amazing, Dont alter it too much. The old seats interior etc. 👌🏻 is perfect how it is. Jay Leno can kick rocks with those high dollar nut and bolt restos. These are even better than that as these cars could have finger prints or dirt or even coins inside that are 70 or 80 and 90 years old. 😬👌🏻 Chefs kiss la perfecto. Just make it run😊

TRAVIS, I know that you are on here. I love your CHANNEL...... Some of the BUILDS are a little long.....but it is like PUDDINS FAB SHOP AND SLEEPERDUDE, WHICH REMINDS ME OF HOME!!!!I GREW UP IN ARIZONA UP NORTH OF YOU ...

Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️😎👀👍 Morning from northeast !

Too cool, thanks for showing all of the service points, I didn’t know about that at all. I want one even more now. Yes please do keep this one

I'm not sure if you ever heard of " Merlins Old School Garage " on RU-vid, but Merlin just went on a buying spree of model A & T parts by the 30 buildings full this past year and he lives in Arizona , he also knows more about these cars than anyone I've ever seen , he owns like 10 of them , he's food peeps and helps a lot of people ! Hope this helps you out !

That car is cleaner and in better shape than anything I've driven since 1979. Sure, she's showing her age in spots, but man, is that in good shape.

Don't hack this museum piece up keep it original

What a very cool find! Very informative . I never realized all the maintenance issues with the model T Great job and hope you keep 'er for a long time

an American icon. One of the original "horseless carriages. I hope you keep that forever

What a labor of love. That car is a gem, very cool. Happy for you guys!

Beautifully preserved....Great find - even your wife likes it!

Thanks for this very cool episode! I enjoyed the greasing points ritual - kinda soothing unless you're in a hurry. Nice to see some fine tuning rather than major surgery! She's a keeper. Just remember to water the posies regularly and change the flowers to match the season! Mr Ford, we salute you.

What a beautiful old time machine for all of us to learn from you as the videos are used for information and enjoyment! You and your family should really embrace the old car and join some model A clubs.

They are fun! You're gonna love it...

its amazing how nice for 90+ years old and i love the dodge you have it parked next to!

That's a heck of a find!

You are so informative ,ty

Absolutely gorgeous car. Thank you very much for sharing

We used to sell tapered bearing replacement sets for the ball bearings in all those cars from the early 60’s back to model A’s. You can get the original brake linings riveted on from specialty shops for A’s

Was wondering if she handled/braked/steered any better after hitting all the service points on that second drive, even if it was just a teeny bit. Good work, great video!

Hello from the UK 🇬🇧 So satisfying watching the car get the oil and grease that it needs. This is a cool car Travis!! Cant wait to see more content on this one. Keep up the good work!

Great video, that model A was very well cared for. It’s gone to a great home now too. Great engineering back those years!! Enjoyed watching 👍🏼

Beautiful find, wow it's so nice!

When Ford was established in 1903 (Henry Ford had two previous failures). The first car produced was the Model A (Ford went down the alphabet in subsequent models and of course that stopped with the Model T. It was Edsel Ford that convinced his father to upgrade to a new model (sagging sales of the Model T had something to do with that as well) Of course when the new vehicle debuted it was called the Model A and in 1932 (correct me if I am wrong) there was a Model B with a four banger (the Model A was discontinued). Of course, the 1932 year was the year the Ford flathead was introduced (Henry Ford was in his 69th year being born in 1863). Edsel Ford although constantly being humiliated by his father was the savior of Ford Motor Company. You had better keep that one. Your wife is right on with her recommendation. I would restore the interior of that car as it makes it more pleasurable to ride in. As you point out there was a lot more vehicle maintenance to perform on the older vehicles, but it is what it is.🥸👍👍👍👍👍

nice progression on content..and one of the nicest restore/get running vehicle yet...many of us like it..thx guys..

Mr. B. Here ! ☕️😎👀👍. Congratulations on the new automobile, classic word for a classic automobile ! 👍😎👀👍😎👀

AMAZING CAR. As always enjoyable video, please keep em coming!!!!

Wonderful video, thanks so much 👍 sure love this Model A!

Well that was worth the wait for this video - so cool to see that Model A up and running - keep it out of the sun :)

Very cool channel, and the coolest part is you get to do this with your dad. Not only a dad but a wealth of knowledge too.

Awesome car. Congratulations on the find. I love the old car smell also. Wish you wasn’t so far away. I know of some sweat mopar cars are just wasting away in southern Illinois

I love your channel Travis. I have learned a lot from you and your dad. This car is a great find. I hope you keep it.

Beautiful car! It’s clearly had some great owners throughout it life. Yourself included!

Thanks, I enjoyed this video very much. Very informative video.

So excited to dig into this one…stuck at work until then

I have been a subscriber since the Newport videos. This is a car you usually don't buy. I like it and I like how you appreciate the history.

I’m at 7 minutes in. Man it is my dream to find a car like this in this kind of original condition. Thank you so much for sharing it with us

Ttavis, great find and love your channel. Keep up the great job!

Don’t be like puddin fab shop.he took his all apart the history on that car went out the window

Great episode, great car and a great find! I hope you will enjoy it for a long time! Also really cool to see the interaction with your dad in all these episodes. It's great to be able to share your hobby together! I actually play in a rock 'n roll band with my dad. He's still rocking his bass guitar at 75! Great memories that will last forever. I actually had the privilege to drive Route 66 with him back in 2006 (one month holiday!) and 2 years later do another trip in the US for a month! (We're from The Netherlands). These are memories you'll always keep and cherrish! Looking forward to your next vid!

Thats one sweet old car. She looked right at home going down that dirt road. I bet she spent a lot of time on those back in the day.

That Model A looks like New Ancient Stock purchase excellent condition! I know many cars that are less than 5 years old and are in a much worse shape than that 100 year old black lady... I wanted to ask what is the general improvement of the car's behaviour after all that lubrification marathon you ve been through and also did you change the differential oil? As another mate said those brake shoes are asbestos for sure so be careful touching them or breathing their dust. Cheers from Greece and don't sell it you will very unlikely find something that old in such good shape, totally complete, that can be actually daily driven with a little effort, that's amazing! The only thing I saw that need fixing is the velvet fabric on the front bench. About that door style you said yes they do make them like this even today, Opel Meriva 2 has suicide rear doors (maybe others too) and all Rolls Royces as far as I know. Keep Up, Have fun! Jim P.S I am really happy that this car needs to use my country's name in so many spots of itself every 500 miles...

Nice Job. Great car with a bright future. You truly have a treasure. Enjoy

Wow beautiful old car.You deserve a car like this. I'm sure its going to get allot of love and care.

You're always good for a laugh. I forget what episode it was but it was really funny when you were talking about the Powerglide transmission and you said "if it only has drive and low it's probably a 2 speed." That still cracks me up. I also get a kick when you say "front windshield," because there is no such thing as a rear windshield.

Wow Travis. What an awesome deal that was for them to seek you out to take that car. It's incredible. Hope we see more on this one.

And your channel does not run to long very educational keep up the good work

thouroghly enjoyed this!

No way you could pass up such a truly American automotive treasure. Your wife is 100% correct when she told you to hang onto it. Was wondering if you had any issues with the electrical system, headlights etc. Hopefully not!

Love that car. Love it's place in automotive history. I'm glad you have because I know you won't cut it up, lower it, chop and channel it. So, I think it needs a 10x20 sea container to store it in. I have two of them and I can tell you they are rodent proof, water proof, hail proof, snow proof, sun proof and windproof. If you park that baby in there, you will preserve it forever. HENRY FORD would be proud of you....

The switch on the face on the steering wheel is the lights and the arm on the left is the spark advance and the arm on the right is the gas some use it as the cruse control arm! I’d wipe the entire underneath with kerosene to clean it up! The key pops out when you want to start it up! Have fun!😊

AWESOME!

That transmission and differential uses 600W oil. It is very thick and brown when new. Lighter oils will leak out more quickly. The steering box also uses 600W. You can get it from Model A suppliers.

Congratulations you have just purchased the finest car ever made. Model A Fords are great cars. Listen to your wife on this one (as I'm sure you always do) keep this one. Slant window sedans are a nice car. Learn about the third brush on your generator. Do not change to 12 volt or modern points. Go over the brake adjustment procedure too. There is the right way and the wrong way. Enjoy the car.

You want to preload them bearings. Go till snug then give them a bit of an over-tighten then back off and nug again. All tapered roller bearings need this to set them in place.

Nice start up!😊

just gotta say that getting the thumbs up from girl #1 is a win! My wife is very understanding of me when I want to buy another surfboard.... but she might not understand why I need a 9th surfboard. Ha Ha!

Very cool and looks completely original good find brother

Quand elle a démarré pour vrai la première fois, ça m'a ému. Vraiment très belle. Elle n'avait pas besoin de grand chose pour repartir. 👍👍

Nice car Travis, definitely a keeper, my first car I bought when I was 17 was a 31 Model A Town Sedan, exactly like yours and unfortunately I had to sell it ten years later to support my family and I miss that car every day, they were just so cool! I certainly enjoyed this video and nice to see it put put back to life!

1 word : AWESOME !

Chassis grease works well on distributor cams. About a kitchen match head sized .blob. Too much grease will sling out on points, causing misfire. Great score on the MODEL A.

What a great find. To me, it would be almost priceless. I would never part with it. Great video,Travis.

Lovely car great interesting video thank you

That is one pretty Model A!

nice old Model A she's a keeper !!

The quality of the build just oozes out of this old Ford....👌

MERLINS OLD SCHOOL GARAGE, has tech for you to get to light highway speeds .....that is 60mph

Beautiful car definitely a keeper

WOW! .... and i have nothing to add to that! 😁

She's a beautiful old lady Travis, they don't make them like that anymore Enjoy the drive

Those Houdaille shocks are adjustable and use a hydraulic fluid (which contained alcohol in cold regions and glycerine). I have an old original Houdaille shock fluid full can with graphics on the side. It's great you have those nice old shocks and the rest of the car is precious as a survivor in beautiful condition. They used to put metal bands around the brake drums for a little more wear, but you can't really turn them very much, as they become far too thin. Cast iron replacements are good if needed. Great video! Love the Model A's ( I have a '29 closed cab pickup) and Model T's as well. A Ford adjustable wrench was part of the tool kit back then and it had a square shank on the end of the handle for those differential filler plugs.