To prepare for the May 4th technical seminar (and as a follow up to Joe Lopez’s technical talk), we have reprinted an article from the Fall, 2012 edition of the Model A Times titled Restoring the Distributor. The 4 page article offers good illustrations that will help you along the way.
If you love Model A accessories, take a look at this article reprinted from the March/April 1993 edition of the Restorer about a Model A accessory collector.
Get items chromed is getting more difficult across the state and nation. This video is from Jay Leno's garage that democrates a new process that someone can preform in their garage with some basic equipment.
This is an amazing process and needs to be viewed.
Thanks to Pat Patterson for bringing this to the club's attention.
An obscure California vehicle code that exempts motor vehicles manufactured in or prior to 1936 from having to pay weight fees or have commercial plates provided for in Section 9400.
It seems most DMV clerks are not aware of the vehicle code and will insist that a Model A pick up (delivery van or AA truck) must be weighed and issued commercial
plates. This can result in higher fees.
During many of our Technical Seminars, meetings and just in causal conversations the subject of fusing our Model A cars has come up. It is universally agreed that you should protect your car wiring by having it fuse. Several of us use a 30 amp circuit breaker in place of the normal 30 amp fuse.
With this circuit breaker if it is tripped you don't have to replace the fuse each time. The most you would have to do is toggle the circuit breaker and your on your way.
Let's see how many technical questions you can answer about your Model A. Here is a list of questions used by Ford dealerships to train their mechanics about the "new Model A Ford".
