I really enjoy spending time in a junkyard, and today I drove 50 miles to visit French Lake Auto Parts, as they specialize in old car parts. I was looking for some small parts for the 1950 Land Cruiser I just bought. Even cats know which cars are best, as a cat went running out of the front seat of the fist Studebaker I looked at. Anyway I found several parts I can use, and to my surprise I was charged about half of what I thought it would be. After checking out the row of Studebakers, I walked past some school busses full of parts. I noticed 19" and 21" Model A wheels in one of the buses. I didn't ask the price, since I wasn't buying them. I'll have to return again in the spring and spend more time removing some good parts I can use. I was on a Studebaker run today, and never thought to ask if he had any Model A's or parts for them.
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I’ve heard nothing but good about French Lake Auto Parts. I really need to get there some day!Regards - Randy
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Pat, drive up tomorrow morning and we can make another run out there, then you can attend out Model A monthly meeting from 7 to 9 tomorrow night.Originally posted by pAAt View PostTom never invites me either Bigfoot.png "sad")
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Well, you didn't miss anything. It was so cold and windy that I only stayed about 30 minutes before my fingers started freezing and I left.Originally posted by pAAt View Post
Floyd, the owner, wasn't there, so I had to pay the high buck counter guys twice what the few parts were worth.Comment
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Drizzling down here, but we did get 4 trucks loaded before shutting down for the day. I was told the next 7 days are supposed to be good and not from the weatherman..png "smile")
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Years ago Paul Harvey told of a farmer in Texas who predicted the weather by watching what his cows were doing.Originally posted by pAAt View PostDrizzling down here, but we did get 4 trucks loaded before shutting down for the day. I was told the next 7 days are supposed to be good and not from the weatherman.
It was said he was more accurate than the weatherman.Comment
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My wife figured out years ago that if ALL of the cows are lying down it's either too darn hot OR the weather is going to turn bad. She's right 90% of the time.Life is what happens on the way to what you planned.png "tongue")
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Many of you may know that Jesse recently decided to make a bunch of changes in the engine compartment of his A. To make matters a little more interesting, he is 10hrs away at college. He is not a member here on the VFF, he relies on good old Dad to tell him everything. Well, Dad let him down. I posted a question that was quickly answered by many of you on the Fine Point Thread. We had a list of parts...11-22-2020, 03:49 PM -
Good evening. I have been spending quite a bit of time working on my A over the winter and I think that I might have an observation. I have a couple of truckloads of parts, original and early reproduction, that I bought from estates. I have also bought new reproduction parts to fill the gaps in what I needed. It appears to me like there is a dramatic improvement in the quality of the newer parts...03-20-2020, 05:36 PM -
Do any of you know if these Model A stores will do price matching? I've compared a list between two of them and found there is a $336 price difference in a $4,000 order. What's been your experience?
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Hi my wife uncle is going to inherite some classic ford's and wants me to get them running again. There are quite a few 38 coupes and sedans. These are completely stock cars that other then lack of use over the past decade have been very well taken care of. I'm hoping new battery's and carb cleans will get them going03-16-2022, 07:39 PM -
Be careful how you store Model A parts. About 20 years ago I bought a powerhouse generator that someone had stored on the dirt floor of an old garage. A 3" hole was rusted though the rear cover. Also about 20 years ago I bought a mint pair of 28-9 front fenders and stored them inside my Roundtop shelter. One was upside down and somehow water got in it and rusted a hole in the top side.
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I needed a brake shoe spring for the 1950 Studebaker I just brought home, so I made the 120 mile round trip to French Lake Auto Parts to get it. To make the trip worth it, I picked up a few extra spare parts, then on the way out I spotted a 1930-1 running gear they recently got in. Looks like someone cut the steering and gear shift to make removing the body easier, so it most likely was hot rodded....05-11-2018, 05:57 PM
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I know that there are many small mom and pop shops making 1 or 2 model A items and selling them to the vendors but are there any large factories making numerous parts in large quantities??????
Does anyone have any pictures or videos of parts being made?11-28-2022, 01:48 PM -
With regret I provide the following info on the passing of Marv Tomlinson. Below is info distributed by the Model A club I am in, and a link to his obituary.
He was well known in the Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois region. In Addition to the below, I add that in the early/late 2000s he sold the majority of his business which I believe was in Stoughton Wisconsin. The business...06-29-2022, 02:34 PM -
I'm new to old cars hobby at all and sometimes I found some interesting offers on the web... I found one on vet forum here in Czech rep. Guy is offering a spare parts for Model A. But I have some doubts if the parts are really for this car. At least not all of them. Can somebody recognized them?
And one general question... how are you bulletproofing offers on the internet? I expect that most...10-06-2021, 10:49 AM
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