Thinking about a Model A pickup

Recently met a guy who has a Model A truck he built from parts and painted with a brush, so of course I have to have one, too.

I've been watching Craigslist and there are plenty of old wrecks for sale, but I've never owned an antique car and I'm curious how hard it is to find a machinist to work on something like this. I've built motorcycles and engines so the mechanic stuff doesn't worry me. I just don't want to hand anything to a machinist who is going to do his first Model A.

 

I ***ume your talking about a mechanic not a machinist.
Unless you have plenty of money, I’d advise this.
If your not interested in working on it and or learning how don’t get involved in old cars.
Just owning and driving them isn’t really the fun part. Physically keeping them on the road and building them is all about satisfaction.

 

I meant machinist.

I've built a couple of antique motorcycles from the frame up an built my own engines for vintage motorcycle racing. Nothing on a Model A looks terribly difficult.

I have a lathe and a knee mill but I'm not good enough for engine work on anything more valuable than a lawn mower. I send that stuff out. I have a guy for piston bores and valves but he can't do the line bore for insert main bearings.

 

Any competent shop that builds engines should have the equipment to prepare any engine. HRP

 

"should" is the key word. Besides, having the tools doesn't mean they're any good.