Projects Digging a model A out of a bank.

Must be real, the deck lid is missing.


Bob

 

Good on you for saving that. Please, please, please, whoever takes this home, post a link to the build here so we can follow it.

 

1930 model A coupster on a 32 rails would look awesome.
I think there is already a thread running with that exact project.
I was surprised how nice it looked...

 

I said it before and I'll say it again......awesome!!!

 

The car recovery with the hippo boat was the funniest story I ever read! I'm still laughing!

Congrats on getting the car out of the ground! Looks like you've got a little bit of work ahead of you. A build thread...please.

 

I see a roadster

 

the roof parts pop up if you at swop meets if you keep your eyes out.

 

Morning after pics. A good was and wax and all’s good. the roof and back window fell on the road out. Someone needs this.

 

That's awesome good job.

 

I'm never this lucky, this is very cool!

 

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That is amazing. It’s realky incredible what people can accomplish. Great work!

 

Even if you don't build it, someone with the bottom parts rusted out on their coupe or roadster can use your parts to make a nice car. Your lower portions are good shape for somebody to use.

 

Here's a few examples of things I've dug out and brought home. Way down in SE NM I found a partially crushed 32ish Ford cab that had been buried in the sand. I dug it out and hauled it home. I ended up selling it a swap meet for $150. Another time I dug a 33/34ish International cab outta the weeds out on the eastern plains of NM. There were some packrats that weren't happy when I lifted it onto the trailer. The bottom was dang near rusted through and I ended up selling if for $300.

I love finding treasures
Bobby

 

This is a fun thread. Like digging for dinosaur bones. It's fun to find this stuff. I also liked the hippo thread too! It was soo funny. Here's a picture of one I dug out of a bank years ago. Ron...

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Dude you have some sick skills and great time management skills to boot!

 

Looks like it was run over with a bulldozer...

..I wonder if it was before or after it went in the hole.

 

Here is the thread I referred to previously.
Definitely one possibility for your body.

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/model-a-coupster-on-32-rails-updated.335443/

 

Is it just me or did it look a whole lot better when it was upside down and half buried?

 

If all goes as planned I will be coordinating a little Holiday trip to Denver and a pick up of this diamond in the rough. It has many useable parts still. Door bottoms, panel bottoms and beads may be salvageable.


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This look of the formerly buried surface reminds me of that Plymouth time capsule they unearthed a few years ago...
You guys certainly got your exercise for the month out of this unearthing thats for sure. I guess the journey continues as it looks very likely there is going to be some form of resurrection...thanks for the entertaining moments.​

 

it isn't like there rare they only made several million of them. curious why you would go all the way up to Colorado for that when I know there are A's way better are all over iowa and Missouri

 

Got a link?

 

I’m not going there ONLY for the A. My wife wanted us to go to Denver to hang out with old friends over the break. This thread popped up and instead of flying, we will now drive and I will get some useful pieces and also save some coin by driving.
Win for me (parts) Win for the wife (see friends) and Win for Dartracer (makes a few bucks and gets a new home) the way I see it.


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While you are there in Denver and should you feel that you may need a few extra parts to help this project along, go in and see Steve at Bert's Model A Center in Denver (call or Google first as he is not open all days), as not only does he sell new items, he has a junkyard behind his store that you could pick thru. A lot of the items are even in racks but there is other unassembled stuff there as well.
Then on the way home if you are running on the I70 stop by Easy Jacks in Grand Junction KS.
He also has a junkyard of mixed and varied early Ford stuff.

 

Good to know. I’ll be spending a few days at the Star Bar just for beer. That’s the friends we are visiting their bar.


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Here ya go: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/low-tide-muddy-find-what-is-it.442552/

I recommend starting at the beginning, although the hippo boat itself doesn't hove into sight until post #73. At which point, it became a central piece of Hamb lore.

 

Fuckin Eh, the Star bar is always a must stop when visiting Denver. Dont tell anyone else though.

 

I want to be a Hot Rod archeologist, but you gots to find em first.
I'd guess this will be used as parts, and not built.

Thanks for the ride along, it's cool to watch these threads.

 

Easy Jacks is outside Junction City. Kansas Not Grand Junction....