My afternoon with a Model A collector

My supervisor introduced me to her 70 year old step uncle today. I'd been nagging her for about a year. He's a Model A collector. Not only does he have a sickness of model A's, he's one hell of a nice guy.

I wish I could have got 1/1000th of the interesting stuff on film. I wish I could possibly remember all the different years and models. Behold.

He wanted a store, so he built one from scratch. There is so much cool stuff in this building.








Outside his workshop he's working on a 34 and a 29


Inside his workshop, it's stuffed


















his newest acquisition,a 55 Panel


He's 70 years old, been doing this since the 50's. But he still finds stuff real cheap. REAL cheap. I hope he adopts me.

 

Very interesting. I hope to be that old guy some day.

 

what, no 32? pfft. Nice butterfly collection.


Whats the lathe looking thing in front of the fire chief pump?

 

Did he have one of the ULTRA rare 1927 Model A's?

 

Do you think he'd adopt me too!!!
Fantastic place, I'd love to spend some time just taking it all in!

 

I'm actually going back in about 30 minutes. I'll ask.

 

GOOD MAN!I'm house trained and don't smell much!!!!!!!!
Seriously that is just the BEST place to spend some Quality time!
You're a very LUCKY man.
Please post some more picture, Thanks.

Nick.

 

dam hes got my light..I need a second one to make a pair..does he sell any of this suff?

its in your 7th picture in the top right cabinet 2 of them side by side..I only need one

it would be the first one from left to right

 

Wow, that's quite the collection!

 

Neat collection huh?

I was looking for the Holy Grail under one of those covers... dammit!!!



You know it's just a matter of time before one turns up in one of those "what's it worth? threads" here...

 

The green 28 A Phaeton seems to be an AR car with open bumper ends. 27 production, possibly.

 

One of my "dream" cars is a '27 Model A Coupe with a '58 Chrysler or Plymouth 350 in it. I can just hear it now at almost any show I go to with it, "Ford never made a '27 Model A, and Chrysler NEVER made a 350." I'd have sooooo much fun.

 

WOW!!! I've never seen that!! Why the hell haven't I seen that picture???!!!

I saw a slant window coupe somewhere too...

Anyway, looks like an amazing collection! Thanks for sharing!

 

Holy Schitzky!

 

Nope no 27. But he loved my 53 Desoto. I think I'll become a regular. His problem is he buys stuff but rarely sells things... if that's a problem. Maybe next time i see him I'll ask him about it. I hope to become a regular around there.