History Went to grandmas house, came home with a 29 Model A coupe!

Damn that's way better then grandmas cookies!!

 

Who woulda Guessed - Purple Suede Paint is Traditional.

Great Car, Great Story, Keep the updates coming, shouldnt be too hard to get it back in safe running condition and enjoy for a while.

 

Good stuff!

 

im diggin the purple myself!

 

Hats off to Grandma!

 

Ya gotta love that someone kitted those headlights for sealed beams. Clean it up and take grams for her float. what a great story thank you for sharing it.

 

Cool story. Love that "padded roof" in the one photo. LOL

 

talk to Grandma about Her best time with the car and do a repeat of it . then a slow roll by dads resting place, done the same with my folks date car it was a1929 chevy coupe its was their first date car. good luck with Your build/ mom talked about it till Her last day.

 

Thanks, that's a very good idea. I'm sure the ride will be emotional no matter where we go.

Well, I gutted the interior today. If rat/mouse shit was gold, I'd be a millionaire! Found some neat odds and ends, Grandpa was a highway patrol officer and I found (What was left) of an old CA vehicle code book, a ton of .38 special casings and an old registration from '71. Oh, and also two mummified mice

The metal pans under the seat and right behind the seat are soft and full of holes, but the subfloor is rock solid as is the wood front floors. Didn't get to spend any time under the hood, just wanted to get her cleaned out today.

 

Don't get too ahead of yourself, when cleaning. Remember to where a respirator when cleaning out that mouse shit. It can make you REALLY sick. Ask me how I know.

 

Great story, it kinda gives you a warm fuzzy feeling. Can't wait to see it all cleaned up. Thanks for sharing with us.

 

For sure, I spent the entire day yesterday in a respirator! Neighbors probably thought I was crazy, but they should know better by now!

 

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Do Yourself & All of us out here a real favor....dthis is a Beautiful Piece...Don't clk it up...by changing it. Be thankful for the gift.

 

Take care of that 'ol Gal, GrandMa, too!

 

good score! congrats

 

Take some time, get a small tape recorder and capture those stories! You can get some one to type them later. The story is as important as the car!

 

awesome grandma, awesome car. like winnin the lottery

 

Very cool

 

The tape recorder is a great idea. I have a digital recorder for capturing meetings at work so I can use that. Here's a pic of how purple this car really is under the oxidation! This was about 15 minutes worth of work with some polishing compound...

 

Thats a nice car, and an awesome story!

 

Thanks Chris, your cars were a big inspiration for me.

One of the reasons I'm not chomping at the bit to remove the fenders and banger is because of your Coupe. (That and Grandma would probably kick my ass!)

I'll have to pay attention to the monthly banger meet, I know I need a distributer, as this one is broken. Is Sacramento Vintage Ford a good parts source? They seem to have everything I would need.

 

Very cool car, and story. You are a lucky man.

You don't need a new roof, you just need to cover that one. It's a leatherback. It's supposed to have vinyl covering on everything behind the quarter windows and above the drip rails. Then you won't have to worry about trying to match up the paint.

 

Awesome story, and even better "A". Gotta keep that in your family for a long time. Never give that up.

 

Your car is perfect for a "Chris style" fix up. I am working on one (slowly) as well. Keep us updated on your progress. Great car and story!

RGG