I now have T and A!

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2010: I now have T and A!
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Andrew K. Deckman on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 12:12 pm:

I have just purchased a 30 A roadster. I got two females so they should not multiply?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jerry VanOoteghem on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 12:18 pm:

O.K., I'll ask, how can you tell they're females?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By willie k cordes on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 12:27 pm:

Cars do not know male from female, they multiply and multiply and than storage buildings multiply to match. Don't ask me how I know this??


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dan Treace on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 12:50 pm:

Willy

Correction, cars can congregate..that happens all the time.


But Andrew is correct, his two cars are female and different species on top of that. Everyone knows that T's propagate other T's :-)

Mixing an A with a T just gets you nothing :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Luke Dahlinger on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 12:54 pm:

Congrats! Welcome to the world of Modern Iron...haha

Post a pic, I'd like to see it. I have a 31 Roadster in pieces, like 90% of my fleet.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Henry Petrino on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 01:02 pm:

In the movie Jurasic Park the idea was that all the dinosaurs in the park would be female. This would prevent reproduction and thereby provide control of the dinosaur population.

Unfortunately, frog DNA was used to fill in the gaps in the dinosaur DNA they had recovered from mosquitos preserved in amber. Female frogs, so the movie claimed, could morph into males to assure continuation of the species. The dinosaurs obtained the ability to do this from the frog DNA in them and the rest is history.

Is there a parallel here?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Rigdon on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 01:16 pm:

I agree, I don't think T's and A's are capable of cross propagation. I have a '25 T and a '24 Chevrolet. They dislike each other so much I don't dare park them close to one another. Of course the T dominates. He is much stronger and tougher.

Bill R '25 Fordor


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Will Copeland on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 01:30 pm:

I 100% agree vintage auto's can reprduce. I left my 23 and my 19 in the garage for just one winter and came back to find a 15 Smith. Then the three of them must of had some kind of party and now I have a 41 Olds. I cant wait to open the garage in the spring and see what they come up with next!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Andrew K. Deckman on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 04:22 pm:

The reason I know they are both female is they leak and nothing is wrong.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mack Jeffrey Cole on Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 12:52 am:

And I assume they get "cranky" on a monthly basis? :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Rigdon on Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 06:08 am:

I know my T is a guy because it takes a leak anyplace it wants to. It's also very cranky on cold mornings.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By alan mitchell on Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 11:14 am:

Be careful guys, I have my "T" next to my 41 plymouth mutt [chevy engine,ford rear, plymouth body, and some parts I have no idea about]and I have noticed some of the pieces have started to intermingle, I try to discourage this kind of interaction but as soon as my back is turned nature takes it's course.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Marshall V. Daut on Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 11:40 am:

A female WILL definitely stop cars from multiplying in your garage, no matter what gender the cars happen to be. But it's not a female car that does the stopping. The stopper is a female called "The Wife".
Marshjall


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Rosenkrans on Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 07:04 pm:

We have a new addition to our T and A fleet - a 1942 Ford Tudor Sedan. Given the T Touring and A Town Sedan parentage, the genomics of that are perplexing but certainly point to an interesting recombinant event resulting in a doubling of cylinders and generally larger proportions.

Also would suggest that we have one of the names wrong since the T is "Bessie" and the A "Ruby". Suggested name for the new addition at this point is "Eleanor" which makes some assumptions as well...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Harold Schwendeman on Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 07:36 pm:

Wayne - Seems like a '42 might be a pretty rare car! It wouldn't happen to be olive green would it?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Rosenkrans on Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 08:17 pm:

Yes, the 42's are very rare but ours is not olive drab. Production of the '42s started in October '41 and ended at the end of Dec. when production switched to the war effort. A small number were produced as Army staff cars and were OD. Ours is completely original; exterior, interior, and drive train - and we will certainly be keeping it that way.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fred Dimock, Newfields NH on Friday, November 12, 2010 - 10:01 am:

You folks need a biology lesson!

Automobiles do not procreate in the same manner as humans or animals.
There are no eggs and other squirmy stuff involved.

Automobiles produce offspring by invading the minds of their human owners and making them spend money. In many cases the human does not remember the money spending action and thinks the new vehicle just shows up in the garage. The male of the species is significantly more susceptible to the mind takeover thus the female is usually the blocking force to the automotive expansion (AKA AE disease). But sometimes the female of the species lacks the genes to stop the mind takeover and an automotive explosion is eminent.

There are times that things called checkbook or bank get in the way, but that is only temporary because the AE disease is an addiction and the multiplication of automobiles in the garage become one of the basic necessities of life.

In any case the sinister little bastards never stop – get one and your in trouble – get two and they gang up on you – get three and there is an 87.3% chance a 4th is on the way. There is no cure! Once it starts the only relief is to get another vehicle.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Friday, November 12, 2010 - 10:11 am:

I recently came to the realization that whatever I buy also owns me. Care and feeding and storage, money tied up until the item is disposed of, etc., are all things that control the human "owner".

I feel better with one T I can drive anywhere, anytime, than with a dozen I would be merely a caretaker of.

rdr


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob Heyen on Friday, November 12, 2010 - 11:24 am:

Ralph,

Your a better man than me (and better mechanic, I need several just to have one ready most of the time).

:-)

Rob


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Friday, November 12, 2010 - 01:38 pm:

Not so, Rob. I just learned by experience that the second vehicle gets little attention, because the first one is always more urgent.

rdr


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dale L Myers-Greenville Pa. on Friday, November 12, 2010 - 05:46 pm:

Ralph, there is a lot of truth in your last 2 posts. That's why I've been trying to downsize lately.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fred Dimock, Newfields NH on Monday, November 15, 2010 - 10:53 am:

Rick and Rob remind me of my Alfa Romeo days in NY --

I needed three just to have something to drive.
One broken waiting for me to figure out what was wrong.
One waiting for parts.
and one that worked.

I also also had a Datsun "Fairlady" and VW Bug to get me thru the times that the one that worked fell into one of the other two catagories.
It did not help that my job had me in Europe 4-5 times a year, there was travel in the US when I was home, and I was involved with a Nascar Modified and sports car racing..


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Dugger on Monday, November 15, 2010 - 11:55 am:

O.K. Everyone here is the way it is. I have been told I should build another car. I have a '19 Touring and a '17 Depot Hack. Well It would be nice to have another car, but I would have to build and addition to my garage. So this is what would happen-if I told my wife I was going to this car

Obituary Column

Local retired Office Equipment owner/service tech/salesman
found deceased under vintage car in garage. Cause has not been determined but is a suspious death, but it appears wife is alleged susspect, and charges may be filed after full investigations are completed. Funeral Service pending. Model "T'rs to hold a wake in his memory


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Andrew K. Deckman on Monday, November 15, 2010 - 04:01 pm:

Here's a pic I hope.1930 A


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Luke Dahlinger on Monday, November 15, 2010 - 05:37 pm:

Looks good! If you're taller you'll like the fact that it has the Standard windshield & top.

I thought about building mine as a '31 Standard. It'll give me an excuse to go with black wheels & tires.. haha


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