Scanned Some More Photos This Morning.

"McMike" (mcmike) 03/28/2014 at 13:32 • Filed to: dadrides, LFM, tutu153, ModelA

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This time, It’s not an !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , but a restoration thread of a 1930 Model A Ford in 1972.

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No V8 swap, no hot rod, just a amateur restoration.

Was it interesting? Sure.

Is it exciting? Probably not at the time.

So, a question: What would be the equivalent restoration today? Dad was 30, and was restoring a 42 year old car. What 42* year old car today would a 30 year old restore and not modify it?

*which oddly enough would be a 1972 model car, which would have been in showrooms when these photos were taken.

And for those of you thinking I was lazy, just standing around like a 3-year old, I actually pulled my finger out of my nose long enough to do a little wet sanding. (although I’m not sure how long I actually stuck around after this photo was taken)

505Turbeaux > McMike 03/28/2014 at 09:11

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you?

McMike > McMike 03/28/2014 at 09:15

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Notice that even back in 1973, the camera was never too far after the hose was put down.

McMike > 505Turbeaux 03/28/2014 at 09:15

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Yeah. I'm also photobombing in the first photo after paint.

505Turbeaux > McMike 03/28/2014 at 09:22

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old school. good stuff. That A still around somewhere?

McMike > 505Turbeaux 03/28/2014 at 09:29

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Lord knows where that thing went. About two years later, we moved and it came with us. Shortly after that he sold it and bought a C2 Stingray convertible.

Last time I saw it I was 5 years old.

My only memories of it is that the windshield tilted out, gas would splash up behind the fuel gauge (since the tank was right behind it), and the horn.

It was one of the cars I drove from his lap.

McMike > McMike 03/28/2014 at 13:35

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I should post this somewhere for all the stance kids so when they think about putting that dapper sticker on their car, they can remember my four-year-old self laughing at them.

McMike > McMike 03/28/2014 at 13:57

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Tow Vehicle: 6th gen 3-door Suburban. (not my pic)

McMike > McMike 03/28/2014 at 14:07

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Motorbike: Honda SL175

Just Jeepin' > McMike 11/08/2020 at 22:22

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You should share this again before the end; I think you’ll have to apply the “in-house don’t need credits” tweak though before you can.

McMike > Just Jeepin' 11/09/2020 at 07:50

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I think you’ll have to apply the “in-house don’t need credits” tweak though before you can.

Yeah, I reshared the “Tales from the back seat” post recently, and you can no longer just reset the clock and publish it . You have to go through every damn photo and label it.

No thanks. :(

Just Jeepin' > McMike 11/09/2020 at 07:52

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There’s an “apply to all” slider now.