Restoration of the chassis has taken most of my time of late so I decided to get the 1930 Deluxe Roadster out and give her a good run. As you can see, we took some photo's along from the gas station here in Walkerton before we headed out to the Car Show! We have had the Roadster for 2 years now and although we didn't restore it we had to do a lot of work to it to wake it up from it's sleep. The previous owner passed away and it sat in his garage for almost 20 years. It was an electrical nightmare and many short cuts were taken. We completely ripped the wiring out and wired it how Henry Ford himself did it from factory. The clutch has worn and frozen in place and that had to be taken out and replaced. The cam pulley had a crack in it and had to be repaired and front brakes had to be replaced. Overhauled the Zenith Carb, Distributor, water pump and hoses! The engine is completely original and hasn't been touched. To our surprised it runs well and we enjoy driving the Roadster around town and to car shows!
AuthorBorn and raised in Walkerton, Ontario and started working on Model A's at a very early age. My father Jim, Grandfather and uncle all restored their Model A's 25-30 years ago. Knowledge was learned from these fine gentleman throughout the years. My father and I now have 2 restored cars. Our 1931 Tudor Sedan and 1930 Roadster Deluxe ArchivesAugust 2013 Categories |
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