It's a Ford!

[Airspeed]

Visited my mate for his 92nd Birthday, on 1st January.
His neighbour restores cars, and this was parked outside:

[airboatr]

Heeyyy.. theydontmakem'likethatanymore.


You may not believe this Mike, but i recently poured bearings in a Model A engine...
i got some video I'll post right up..... brb

[Airspeed]

Hi Joe!
Poured in bearings? Did it rattle afterwards?

[airboatr]

Hi Joe!
Poured in bearings?

Yes, Mike. One pours Babbitt, and when bored properly... To spec... Well they still rattle.
It's why they's sometimes called a bearcat motor... Cause you can hear the bear,.... chasing the cat... all around the motor.

I'll get the video up in a while... But if you can't hold your wee.. Goggle it!


Here ya go
https://youtu.be/htr8WGhIMzE
Had some slay to remove and patch up

[Filonian]

What a find Mike. Looks showroom condition.


Graham

[nigelb]

Wow! What a beauty, Thanks for sharing, Mike,

Nigel²

[cstorey]

A few years ago, not so far from you but actually in NSW, I met a man driving a 1928 Model A ute , which had been his grandfather's and which had been in the family from new . It was very largely original apart from a new cover for the back, and was in remarkable condition

[paulsl]

Not quite up to the standard of Mike's but for those whom Chris has made curious, here's a Ford ute. This one is on Norfolk Island (taken in 2009) and would have been brought ashore in a rowing boat, as there's no port on the island.






Paul

[Molyned]

Ah ! an engine I can actually still understand.
Cheers
Dave M(oly)

[Airspeed]

Ah ! an engine I can actually still understand.
Cheers
Dave M(oly)

But where's the "big red lever", Dave?

Paul, that's looking good, too ,just a different colour.