Attempting to get this 1930 Model A sedan to run and drive again.
We go on a day trip to help a friend of mine work on his 1930 Model A sedan and see if we can get it to run and drive as we don't know the last time it's ever been run. Band find, Will it run and drive again?
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90 years old , runs and drives, that's a golden time capsule Brent , thanks for sharing ... i doubt that one day in the next century , someone will see that with todays cars ...
What a beauty! She brings back so many memories. Back in the late 60's you could pick up what today we call a barn find for $5.00 and a lot of us used to spend our days doing exactly what you guys did in this video just to have some fun and cheap transportation. Back then at .50 cents per hour that was a day's pay to play. Thanks for taking us along guys. A very enjoyable video.
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Bent you give me chills and at the same time tears today. I see my father working on the same car again what a great experience and I have never seen two guys smile so much Thank you for sharing with us
This is what friends do, help out your buddy when he calls. You’re a good friend Brent.
It is a 1930. It has short aprons spot welded to the front fenders , a heart shape instrument panel & a 30 grill shell.
31's also had a dimple for the fuel filter on the firewall, this 30 don't.
Early 31's did not have dimple in firewall!
In 1970 I passed my driver's license test in my dad's 1930 model A coupe, I think the testing guy was just enjoying riding around in the car, and didn't have me do much other than drive around the driving course. I guess he thought if I could start and drive the car I should have no problem with a modern car.
A definite way to make sure you kept under the speed limit lol.
What a sweet ride. Who among us wouldn't have enjoyed that ride. Be well.
Hello Brent, what a nice A. Really great condition and running as well. Awesome find. 👌 Would like to see it again when your buddy has it restored. Take care 👍
Normally you need to open the gas valve a turn to start. That is the choke rod. Good job fellas. Nice to see another one running again.
That was fun. Mine was in a barn for 60 years, think I'll give her a kick.
Awesome! It’s amazing how low those early motors idle down. Nice to see it going down the road.
This one brought a big smile to my face.
What a beautiful car. You don't find em like that very often. Most of the time they've been chopped and hot rodded. It's cool to see an all original one like that.
Pretty easy fix. Fire and the fuel. Got it going. And a maiden voyage. Great video Brent. 💯
Love the old A's and T's, such a cool piece of automotive history!
And she runs and drives, maybe not like it was new, but the old gal lives still. A great video with a happy ending😏
Thank you guys so much for the memories of familes and friends. My dad and I laughed and enjoyed the simply things. Thats how we became mechanics and engineers today. Plus knew how to use logics to solve problems.
U can really tell that u luv that car u were smiling from ear to ear
Cool beans...every one doesn't have a talent for engines like u Brent. And great to have pals like u sir. Good job
That was a sweet old ride. It's amazing is that old and it's still runs. Good job. He did a great job on it. 👍👍🇨🇦🙂
That Ford is real nice shape….no rust nice video
So good to see a model A back on the road. 👍
Awesome friend
Pretty neat old rig. That was cool to see. Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed watching ✌️ 😎
The best part of this video is on 25:07 when the engine fires up and the smile of the driver and the thumbs up of the mecanic showing up. Congratulations on a job well done
Cool car! Great to see a couple of mates working on a car and then driving it. Snow and all!
I have a 1928 Phaeton, that has been in our Family since 1959 and my Brother has a 1930 Tudor, same as this one. Good to see that the Model A's are being found and put back onto the road. Greetings from Durban, South Africa.
You might be missing that the mixture is controlled by turning the choke rod .....
I just love seeing those old cars back on the road again. I would so love to have one, they're just always way too far out of my price range.
Maby you can find one of your budget non stop search, america is to big
The genuine joy on your face mon ami ... so worth it. Nice break vid !!!
Nice Model A. Looks great going down the road, only thing missing is the pin-stripe suits and Felt hats and maybe a machine gun or two. :)
Great video, love the original survivor cars.
Love that Model A!
Well that was certainly a fun Sunday treat Thanks Brent. Those things just go
That’s one sweet ride Good job Brent .Keep up the good work
Great condition considering the age of the vehicle. Way to go!
That was a lot of fun to watch. Can you imagine back when they came out, there probably weren't any around them parts of the country, and most everyone around there would have still been using horses.
😮it's not a model T! There were lots of car manufacturers in 1930!
Who said it was a model T? The title says model A.@@danesderelicts
@@johnb5519 I was referring to your comment. When the model T first came out it was a pretty rare sight. By the time the model A came around cars were alot more popular. Horses and buggy days were done.
I guess so, but out in the country, and even in the cities, they still used horses for deliveries.@@danesderelicts
For such a old car it looks pretty complete, and fuctional. The motor sounded real good. NIce find. Thanks for sharing this with us Brent.
Now that is what a real gangster car looks like 👍
That's a cool car. glad you got it running and driving.
It’s really refreshing to know you are not only a great artisan but a real person who responds to his fan base thanks and keep on rocking dude
Haha thanks
Model A's are a ton of fun! I have a 1928 ccpu that I've been working on and driving for the past couple of years. A lot of the rattling can be sorted out, steering 2 tooth box rebuilt, and they become a real blast to drive!
The Sedan looked pretty good --- could not see any bad rust anywhere --- Did he have a 12V. battery in there? Sure turned over very fast for a 6V. --- Your countryside always looks so good. ---- Thank you for the trip ---- Rodney
Yeah he converted it over to 12 volt
It's sad to see them changed to 12v when just dropping in an 8 volt battery gives the same result without changing anything else .
don't forget the lead additive when using unleaded gas. Awesome barn find and great to see it running and driving. Thanks Brent for the video!
The A was from before lead was used regularly in gasoline, I'd ads a couple oz's of Marvel Mystery Oil to a full tank & run with it...
Nice car. Always great getting it going
Oh the stories that car could tell….🤔 Great job.!!!
Nice work boys.
Besides at the Henry Ford Museum, I have never seen such a complete car from that era.
Smiles per miles nothing better. It is what friends do. Great video.
It's amazing something 70 years old can still make a man smile
Took my favorite, with the dump bed 👍
The hole in pass floorboard is for the manifold heater that bolts on to exhaust. Basically a rectangle cast-iron tube the wind would blow thru when moving. Closing gate inside firewall. On our friends we put a tin shingle with bent over edges that would slip over flange front of heater for summer, shutting down any heat entering interior. This vid brought back memories of my 31 I traded for in 1962.
From what I can see (radiator shell, running board split splash aprons, and oval instrument panel), this Standard Tudor was built between June and December 1930. Looks great!
On second glance, it has the earlier instrument panel and oval speedo, so it's a January - June 1930 Tudor. And that stripe one around the instrument panel was not original to standard tudors.
@@ModelARickLasCruces Glad to know that there are guys still alive that know Henry's Lady.
What a sweet little ride but he's got to learn to turn off the key when it's not running or he better keep a good supply of points, nice work on getting him going Brent
that is truly awesome. love seeing those old cars run agian
Thanks for sharing I miss doing this stuff so much . Puts a Smile on my face I used a magnet on the gas tank it grabbed all the rust
WOW Brent, that was incredible! And the last 5 minutes was more like a wonderful music video! Just Beautiful! THANK YOU!
Gotta love those old cars, so simple to work on. I just imported a 67 econoline pickup from the USA, so easy to work on. Great video Brent. 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍
That thing is running smoother than owl sh-t there now !
Wow how cool was that, awful nice of you to go and help that guy get that Model A started Brent. Sure looked awesome going down the road, nice drone shots..
Great job. Nice piece of American history.
Would love to see more progress on this car. Thanks for another, Brother. !!
Great job thanks for sharing the start up.👍
Great Old Time Revival Brent.Like your vast experince on the old stuff.Lost art there.
It's fun getting an old 'banger' fired up and driving.
What a great time capsule. Henry's A was a work of art for its day. You and Pablo need an original A to cruise around in.
Henry fought the A. Son drag him into it.
Drone shot👍
Yes, a time capsule!!! A simpler time in automotive history... I enjoyed the ride along!!!! Cool car!!!!!
Great video, very educational on everything you to know about trouble shooting starting a Model A or early Ford car or truck. I just never stop learning watching your videos. You made made your friend one happy guy and what a find he found, solid car. Great drone work also, take care my friend
It is amazing how well those older vehicles were made. I met a guy a few years ago that had a daily driver Model A that was nearly 100% original. It had been in his family since it was new, and had never had a single part replaced on it. It blew my mind. It still had the factory plugs and wires. It was the most original of that age that I have ever seen, and this guy drove it regularly. I didn't believe him when he originally told me that, so he invited me to inspect it. He made a believer out of me.
Great pleasure in hearing an old engine in its original condition come back to life.
I had a 1930 4 door Chevrolet sedan that I restored and got to enjoy and about 6 yrs ago I picked up a 1930 model A pickup truck and we restored it and had fun with it. good work guys
Beautiful. Don’t change a thing! Just drive her as she is!
Well I have to put my two cents worth in. As complete as that car is and as good of shape it is in. If it were mine I believe I would keep it stock and just put a paint job on it and any interior work needed and drive it as a historical piece of history. Not necessarily a full frame off restoration but a mechanical restoration as needed, and get everything working. I would paint the car in a color combination that would have been representative of the time. It's a cool car, fifty three years ago a fellow one class behind me in high school had one and he drove it back and🥸 forth to school and it would spin the tires
One sweet A back on the road,great job,guys👍
Excellent teamwork!
that choke knob is also the high speed jet adjustment for the driver on the road.clockwise for lean and counter clockwise for rich.
Wow, that Musta been a thrill to motor down the road after 50 yrs !
The truck looks wicked going down the road. It must have been tough getting by Pablo to go to your buddies place..lol...the 30 looks cool..good luck with combustion 🐾🍺
My next door neighbor in Chicago had a model A, he'd wash and wax it on Saturday to drive to church in it on Sunday. It was his dad's and was original condition, beautiful shape, never rebuilt. That was back in the sixties. Had another neighbor with a thirties Packard, fire engine red. I learned to wrench on those cars in my youth. Now the old fifties "are the old cars and trucks". I miss those days. Thanks for bringing them back!
Same here my friend. The sad part is nowadays you almost have to be a rocket scientist to work on all the electronic,recycled beer can piles of garbage they make today.
@@dispatch444 I sold a 42 year old Mercedes last year for lack of parts availability, bought a new jeep and one from the eighties, for a project. Looking forward to driving the eighties one, just got to do a clutch. I worked digital electronics from the seventies, hate it.
@@user-iy6de7qi1r That’s awesome. At least that clutch won’t be nearly as much of a headache compared to the electrical side of things. I inherited my grandfather’s 1974-75 GMC Sierra with the 350 and automatic transmission. Unfortunately it’s sat for years and I’ll have to do a complete overhaul on it and may as well do the same with the tranny. What really sucks is trying to pull it all and try to maneuver the hoist around on gravel.
@@dispatch444 Good luck on that, I sold a 77 GMC 250 to a friend a decade ago, still sitting in my shed and deeply regretting selling, except it's a good friend, thirty years younger and I expect I'll see it put back on the road soon, he just got his mobile home on site and his family resettled.
@@user-iy6de7qi1r Yes sir, having the time and money to do it is the challenge.
Great video, I love seeing these old girls driving down the road.
Nothin like working on the old stuff, it was so simple! That drone footage was awesome, well done! 👍🏼👍🏼
I love to see these old vehicles preserved/rescued. There obviously are only a certain number left so please take good care of it. Thank you for posting.
Really clean I like it.
Absolutely enjoyable to watch! Thank you for sharing this!
I bought a model T that sat out in a persons front yard as yard art for over 10 years and I has less hassle getting the engine running then that car all I did was put a cap full of ATF in every cylinder and cranked it over a bit put the plugs back in filled the gas line with fuel and it fired right up and ran it was lots of smoke from the ATF but it was like it was parked and ran the day before but it sat out in the open for many years. I could not believe it ran so good for being a rusty old piece of yard art.
Gotta love it! Nice little change of pace, great video, and thank you! As always, all the best and God bless! Can't wait to see what's around the corner.
She's ALIIIIIVE!! Awesome dudes, what a blast, purrs like a kitten... missed opportunity for donuts in the truck and car
What a great car. They sure don’t make them like they used to. They best part is you didn’t need any fancy fandangled equipment. Another great video thanks for sharing.
A very cool piece of history. So great to see you 2 tooling around in it. Must be very exciting for your friend. So simple to get those old flatties running....spark and gas. Thanks for sharing. Be safe and stay well.
That Model A is in great shape for a wet climate! I love to hear those engines run, I often thought of getting just an engine to hear it run once in a while.
Two shows today ! All good.
Nice job bringing her back to life. I love the model a I have 3 off them.
Love the screaming alien head dash with pin striping..
Awesome old rig, even runs great, thanks for sharing, all the best to yous and your loved ones
OCD Guy here! Brent is one lucky man, having the chance to work with you. I'd be so nervous, I'd be dropping stuff!
Awesome! You guys cruising in that beauty made me really smile. Cool video!
Nice to see old car runing again, good work, regards from Sweden
How fortunate...what a beauty.... Great job you two..👍😎
What a brilliant old car great video just a couple of friends wrenching and smiling awesome