Northern Colorado swapmeet

[Gene_French]

the 54th. annual Poudre Valley Region AACA swapmeet will be held on August 19th and 20th at the Larimer County Fairgrounds between Loveland and Fort Collins, Colorado ... this is along I-25 approx. 70 miles north of Denver and 40 miles south of Cheyenne, Wyoming ... this is an all make and model swapmeet with items ranging from early 1900's thru current models ... there is a good turn out of the regional model T and model A Ford owners ... i will have my babbitt bearing tooling and re-babbitted ball caps and connecting rods and some period distributors and carbs. for sale ... add this to your vacation schedule and enjoy our mountains ( 40 mile to Rocky Mountain National Park ) ... hope to see you here ...Gene French 970-581-2808

[Gene_French]

have had a few inquiries ... for more site information please call the number on the bottom of the swapmeet flyer ...there will be a good number of regional model T members at this meet ... always an optimist...Gene French

[Gene_French]

to the top ...thanks MTFCA

[Gene_French]

to the top again ... this is looking to be a good meet ... have spoken with several friends from the surrounding states that expect to be here and will bring early items for sale ... hope to see more early ( pre 1940 ) items ...always an optimist ...gene french

[Gene_French]

this meet will be here soon ... i have posted a note along with this meet info. on the classifieds ... if you commit to taking the Truckford chassis ( minus front axel and oil pan ) the chassis is FREE ... you must pickup that weekend at my homesite in Nunn, Colorado ( 17 miles north of the swapmeet )( bring trailer ) Hope this works , the scrap guy will be glad to have it otherwise ... gene french 970-581-2808

[Gene_French]

to the top again ...thanks MTFCA

[Gene_French]

the Truckford chassis is spoken for ! thanks MTFCA

[JTT3]

Fantastic I was hoping someone would take advantage of your generous offer on a rare piece of model T history.
Best John

[Gene_French]

Brother John:
i am glad to see this go to someone who is experienced with model T trucks ... this is a very good basis for a unique build ... can be almost any vintage configuration ... i was told that it was a school bus in the Boulder county school district ... not sure how a person could ever verify that ... i got this with a GREAT engine and trans. unit ... i would guess that both the engine and trans. was very nearly new ...probably a service replacement ... anyway it has a new home in western Kansas ... always an optimist Gene French

[Susanne]

Brother John:
i am glad to see this go to someone who is experienced with model T trucks ... this is a very good basis for a unique build ... can be almost any vintage configuration ...

I agree, Gene, and what a deal... not only does it not go to a scrapper, but for the cost of hauling a trailer and 35 miles in gas, someone got one HECK of a cool project! Any time this happens makes me a happy camper!!!!

[Gene_French]

Susanne:
this is very cool to have an individual interested in this chassis , based on it's past history and potential ... to me this brings to mind my youth , i grew up in the region where this ( possibly school bus ) was used , what an adventure it must have been to ride in this to school ... the mountains in this region were still very difficult to travel when i was young , still many rough and very steep dirt roads ... this must have been quite a ride in the late 1920's ... always an optimist Gene French

[Gene_French]

to the top again ... next weekend for this swapmeet ... all is looking good , hope to see many model T people ...always an optimist Gene French

[Gene_French]

Swapmeet field is setup and vendors will be able to enter the field this afternoon ... i plan on adding some pictures of the meet ... hope to see you there ...always an optimist ...Gene French

[Gene_French]

A few pictures of our swapmeet ... NOT a whole lot of Model A or T parts ... 2 nice A cars , a rumble seat coupe that was an origional Fort Collins car , a sport coupe , was 1 model T touring car ... mostly newer model cars and trucks and heavy parts ... was some smaller T items like carbs , lights , generators and starters ...
i did purchase 6 sets of T connecting rods from ron jackson and 3 model A motor blocks from J.D.Bernard ...
will try to add photos ...oops ,file size too large ... will re-size later
always an optimist Gene French

[Gene_French]

Swapmeet photos for Poudre Valley Region AACA swapmeet ...

[Gene_French]

more photos ...

[Kaiser]

Hey Gene, that first picture, is that a high compression head ?

[Mark Nunn]

Hey Gene, that first picture, is that a high compression head ?

No, Leo. That's "Bone Stock."

[Gene_French]

Leo:
we used to see bison heads in the prairie here in northern Colorado or Wyoming ... a rare sight anymore ... you never know what you will find at a swapmeet ... possibly the most unusual item at this meet was a Lloyd automobile ... i think it had a 650 cc engine ... less power than a model T ! always an optimist Gene French

[Dan Hatch]

Were those wheels just for sale or is someone out there rebuilding wheels? Thanks Dan

[Kaiser]

Ah yes a Lloyd, they are not uncommon over here, 'zee Dzjermans' built quite a lot of those little cars in the late forties and fifties, they were about all one could afford to buy, and gas was still 'on stamps' after the war so small engines were the thing back then.
The german term for these was 'Kabinenroller'
Lloyd even had one of the first MPVs on the market even before the term existed, also 'powered' bya tiny twostroke,here's one:

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