I took a little over a year to work on restoring this 1930 Ford Model A coupe. Here are some photographs of the car in progress. It was in storage for the the better part of 50 years in a garage in San Francisco, Ca. and was about 90% complete.
 As I found her on 1/24/99 |
 As I found her |
 Moved in & ready to start 2/1/99 |
 Off goes the body |
 The body is gone |
 Parts is parts |
 Down to the nuts & bolts |
 Nothing but a frame 3/20/99 |
 The little four banger |
 Body on wheels |
 5/1//99 Framed |
 Coming together |
 Rear wheels on |
 5/31/99 Front end |
 Four wheeling |
 Ready to take it off |
 Deconstructing Henry |
 Nothing in the trunk |
 Nose job 6/12/99 |
 Dipped & primed on 6/19 |
Shifting into gear 8/7/99 |
 The new heart |
 The day she kicked over 8/22/99 |
 A little metal to the metal |
 Ready for paint 10/2/99 |
 Body on chassis 10/9/99 |
 Doors, fenders & running boards 11/21/99 |
 A little bit of work on Christmas Eve (Day) |
 Have a seat 1/15/00 |
 Just a few minor touches 2/2/00 |
 All done 2/12/00 |
 All done 2/12/00 |
10 years later 4/2010 |
10 years later 4/2010 |
10 years later 4/2010 |
Special thanks to Cary Buck at Arrow Metals, San Mateo, CA., Tom at Nor-Cal Metal Stripping, Windsor, CA., Mac's Antique Auto Parts, Lockport, NY, Brattons Antique Auto Parts, Gaithersburg, Md. and my wife for putting up with me for the year it took me to complete the project.
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