You have the best Model A channel here. Your advice given about front-end alignment and toe-in helped me immensely with my '30 cabriolet. And please tell your wife, she's cool!
@@ModelA Each time your wife has been in a video she has brought along a wonderfully beautiful enhancement to the viewer's. Personally, I think you married well. And I don't mean financially well!
@@discerningmind Thanks! And you're right because when we married, the first thing I had to do was pay off her debt!!!!!! We live debt-free. I do not wish to be a slave to my lenders. No debts, no mortgage.
I love that you actually drive and enjoy your car as much as possible. Not afraid to use it for its intended purpose! I enjoy taking my car to cruises as opposed to static shows. I just became the caretaker of a ‘31 Deluxe Roadster this past weekend. I’m glad I found your channel! Murphy’s is a great little town.
Thanks! It's a driver so I'm excited to get her roadworthy and adventure-ready. Your channel has some great info - thanks for taking the time to put these videos together.
Paul , I think normally participation trophy’s are stupid , but if a car makes it back from that trip in one piece , I think that little blue ribbon is well earned !
Ha ha!! Those trailer queens had a lot of trouble. The 31 Sport Coupe in the video was my proven reliable, well sorted daily driver at the time, so we were at a real advantage there.
Wonderful video, I worked in the woods in the Sierras till they shut it down. It has been 25 years since I was able to "drive around" up there. Thanks for the video!
Great video. I miss some of the drives that we normally have as a club here in Michigan, so it was great to see your tour through the country. We will however be going up the coast of Lake Michigan next month with the MG for some color and wine tour over a long weekend. The venue was beautiful, and I especially liked the drive through Murphy, my mother's maiden name. She was from Ireland. I do hope you are safe and far enough away from the fires. Take care.
Thoroughly enjoyed your tour. Beautiful cars and scenery. Have always enjoyed car shows. Great job. Thanks for the much need distraction during these difficult times. All the best!!
Just a note to say how much I enjoy your videos. When I subscribed not long ago I sent you a short note and I was amazed that you got back to me within minutes. I just watched you video on most asked questions and it was great like all your videos. I don't understand why some people have to be criticizing what you do, I think all of them are very good. Sametime soon I hope to send you photos of my two Model As and one T. Keep up the good work. Lowell Christenson from South Dakota.
I have watched this video twice. What a pleasure to travel along with you in one of the best Model A's I have ever seen. I will be having my 30 Fordor shipped home to Ogden in mid May. It drives but needs engine work. It knocks.Discovery and repair will be interesting. You inspired my desire to have an A again also I needed something to keep my mind off old Joe selling the jab every day. Thanks Mr. And Mrs. Shinn.
Wow that was a nice tour the back roads are similar to Cape Cod. You have more hills and we have large sand dunes. Nice to see you and your wife. My wife and I love taking scenic ride in New England. Thanks for the video.
I enjoyed the video, nice to see the countryside in your area, you were giving 2nd a real workout on those hills, kind of like that around here. Thanks!
Thanks for doing this video. It looks like you and your wife had a great time. Regarding the misadventure on the tour route, that once happened to me. The lead driver was not familiar with the route and missed a turn, so all the cars behind the lead car followed. I knew the route well enough to recognize the mistake but continued following anyway, so that we did not split up the group. We eventually got back on course and had a fun drive anyway. BTW- My sister lives in Murphys and a niece used to live in Angel's Camp, so I am familiar with some of the roads you drove. The next time we visit my sister, if the planets align, I would be interested in seeing your shop and cars in person.
In the Lotus Club of Victoria, here in Australia, we address that issue in our monthly Early Morning Runs by splitting the drive into two groups (fast and the slow) and having each driver check that the car behind him has made the turn. With Model A's you wouldn't need to separate the cars as you're ALL in the slow group(!), but watching behind you is a good idea.
Thanks for sharing Paul. Really enjoyed seeing all those old classics. But the way... you can call me a curmudgeon but, in my opinion, cars USED to be an art form. These days it seems most of them are stamped from the same mold. Just sayin'... 😉
Michael Dean You're not a curmudgeon. You're actually correct. Modern cars are all designed via the wind tunnel. Adding to that, the parts and components are being shared, so the door seal area of a car looks the same on all the other cars, same for the hood, trunk lid, etc. All the makes are using parts from generic manufacturer's.
That was an excellent video. You and your wife really captured what it was like to be there, or as much as possible. Lovely roads mostly and was that coolant or oil in those huge puddles at the end. I notice that you didn't park over the top of the really big one, it would have looked like it was coming from your car. Never! Good times.
@@ModelA yes. Only the first and reverse I think. Never opened the box. Second onwards it’s a different kind of whine. I’ve sent you a video on Instagram of it whining away.
20:49 The accumulation of oil and coolant stain on the concrete, as everyone, in turn, stops for the photo op. Thanks for the video; enjoyed it. I would like to own an A sedan some day. I recently acquired a '27 Model T roadster, which has an A transmission and a B motor; previously built and owned by the late Harold Johansen (multiple world record holder of land-speed at El Mirage and Bonneville.). Recently subscribed to your channel.
Thanks Stephen! Hope we get to see your car someday, if you ever decide to make a video. A T with A drive train sounds neat. That fluid on the ground all came from one car. If you see that black T-bird about 2-3 cars in front of us, it started puking coolant and overheated as it was just about on the stage. Ha ha! It is one of the cars that went home on the metallic magic carpet.
Around 24:30, your wife and you were commenting in comparing your car to the yellow one which cost a lot of money. I don't mean to ask the specifics of your car because I think that's rude but when saying "a classic car on a beer budget" if you could comment or maybe it's a idea for a video just to talk about an economically costing Model A for a driving car and not showpiece. If others have commented in any of your videos kind of a guide for someone looking to buy a Model A but not being a show car and being a practical classic car. Also before I go just want to say this was a great video and I'm glad that I found your RU-vid channel
You are right, being born in 51, I grew up in the best of times for cars and trucks. Their is not a new car today that compare with the looks of any.car built in.the baby boomet times
Paul, with the years passing by and life and family first, the idea to buy and old model A and fix it was getting far behind, but after watching your videos I am starting to feel the bug again, specially with this video, hearing tha gear box winding in first and second gear makes my back hair rise.
I don't know anything about any other kind of car except the Model A. People walk up to me at the gas station and want to tell me all about their Corvette or whatever, and I have no clue what they are talking about. Just between you and me.... I don't care about other cars either. I just care a out Model As is all. So, that's why I said I'm not a "car guy".
With any of your videos where the model A is running, I can't tell if it's just the volume and speakers on my phone or is the Model A engine loud and clackety? Through your videos it looks that the floor and firewall are wood and some sheet metal; obviously not fully separated and insulated like a modern car. I'm curious if it's loud inside the cab
Reminds me of the story of the guy who was in a funeral procession, he had to get to work so he turned off, after about 5 miles he realized that the procession had followed him. He sped up got some distance, ducked into a parking lot, shut the car down and hid. He never had the guts to ask where the procession ended up..... Or so the story goes.
@@ModelA yes. I'm pretty surprised they made you drive through such a dusty area. I bet there were a few people out there dusting their cars off with a bit of grumpy tone.
Ya to be of age in the 50’s I was told Floyd payed about $5,000 for his running driving Duessenburg ! I argued with Norm in the early sixties that the ten grand (I was twelve) Bugatti was a steal
I understand your frustration completely about the gravel dirt entrance to the event. Oh no. No stickers on the car. I will have a clear plexiglass panel to put it on.This is what cars should look like. Cars of today have absolutely no class at all.
I hesitate to post a comment criticising an American’s pronunciation of French, as that’s really going after a soft target, but as you have frequent opportunities to use the phrase “concours d’elegance” AND the courage to use it, please allow me as a dedicated fan of your channel to make one or two constructive suggestions if you don’t want to sound like you’re just in from Tulsa. First, the “s” in concours is silent. English has heaps of silent letters, so no problem there. Second, “d’elegance” has three syllables, not four. You’re right that the d’ is a contraction of “de”, meaning of, but when followed by a vowel the whole word is not pronounced, just as in English you don’t pronounce the implied “not” in “doesn’t”. Last, the “nce” at the end is not sounded like “once”, where the tongue touches the roof of the mouth. Instead, it’s a soft nasal sound. It’s very much how a donkey pronounces “hee haw”, if .you get what I mean. There's a joke in there somewhere. Now, back to Model A's.
I was looking for a Model A today the man told me he said his friend had a model a 1930 pickup he sent me pictures it was sitting on a Ford Bronco 4 wheel drive frame I told him no thank you destroying a Model A pickup
Why would you put a gummed sticker on a car like that? Why not on the rear window if you felt so compelled to stick something on it? Or perhaps you could stick it were the sun don't shine! 😲
