Thanks to Paul and Tina for being great hosts. We had a great time. We all enjoy a wonderful hobby. Paul has a couple hundred video's on how to get your car road worthy. No excuses, get your Model A out on the road and enjoy it. Added note- We made it home safe after 5500 miles in 27 day on the road. Wonderful journey! Thanks from Leah and Steve
Wow!!!.... Good to hear you made it back safely enjoying a LONG voyage in your Model A!!!!.... I just purchased a Model A..... a trip like yours is high on my bucketlist!!! Greetings,Henk Tulp,the Netherlands.
Hey Paul how does your model a handle in 107 degree weather my radiator is boiling over and I've flushed it a bunch of times but it's still doing it it never did that before but I just figured it was the heat
Driving a Model A on a long trip is SO satisfying. In 1976, the bicentennial year, my girlfriend at the time and I drove her 1930 Coupe (totally stock) towing a small travel trailer from San Francisco to Nashville along Route 66 to attend the MAFCA National Convention. Then we continued east to Williamsburg VA, then to Philadelphia, Detroit and Greenfield Village, then Mount Rushmore, then Yellowstone before returning home, 5 weeks and over 8,000 miles later. Only problem: had to readjust the points a few times. DO IT.
When I was just a kid, my Dad took my two brothers and I on a Model A trip, from here in central Iowa, down into the Ozarks of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. We were fortunate enough to have with us a good friend of Dad's and his three sons. One car was a roadster, the other a sedan. The sedan had a trailer hitch on it so we could pull a small trailer with all our camping gear. I don't remember how many days we were gone, but it sure was a fun trip.
Gteat story! Here in Iowa there are several sections of the original Lincoln Highway still driveable, and several towns have celebrations connected to it...
That is the car I learned to drive in the late 50's, ours was a right hand drive. A thirty year old car looked a lot more out of date in 1960 than a thirty year old car does now. Ours ended its days as a paddock ute with a tip tray for carrying mallee roots, no muffler, a thousand revs on a frosty morning, I can shut my eyes and hear it still.
The lincoln highway is an amazing story. I watched the packard documentary which showed henry joy who got the ball rolling with it. We named a road after henry joy called joy road. But paul another great video. I also checked out the video of the 20 millionth ford. They drove it in a model A. What a journey it took. I've wondered how long it would take if I drove a model A from garden city michigan to California. Man that would take a but. Plus stay away from LA and San Francisco. Lawless areas.
Agreed! LA and SF are indeed lawless places. I can't wrap my head around how people vote those nut jobs who ruined those places into office over and over.
@@ModelA I firmly believe the votes are rigged to keep themselves in office. As Stalin mentioned in the 30's "It's not the votes that count, it's who counts the votes."
You have to stop at A&W.. it's a must, I traveled everywhere with my dad many years ago as a kid and we never passed one without stopping. He loved that frosty mug.. R.I.P. pops. I miss that man..
Cheers "From ALABAMA" to the Twin Cities Model A Ford Club. I was born and rasied in St. Paul but I do NOT miss the 6 months of winter!!!! Another GREAT video Mr. Shinn!!! SKOL
It's always good to see long haul A's. I'm hoping to take a trip like that next year. The year has been a bit too busy, so my seat time is down considerably in my own, so I always appreciate being able to get some virtual time in with the videos.
Great video showing how Model A's can be a couples thing, and adventure machine. Look at all the sites along the way and meet people interested in Model A's across this country
Paul I love your shirt. Great video as well. My parents were from Minnesota and drove out to California in 1941. My dad a mechanic always stopped to help stranded motorists along the way
Great story, Paul! Thank you for sharing. Taking a cross-country trip like that is something most people only dream about. Once I get a Model A, I’d like to do something like that ax well.
This is an epic trip for a model A. They own a beautiful little car ,it's going to take lots of time but will be worth it. My favorite place in California is Calaveras county. I did a bit of the Lincoln highway in OHIO this year, on my way back from the Packard museum. If you are driving a Model A in 120 degrees you are going to have memories the rest of your life, of heat stroke .
I have driven a stock Model A home from Sacramento area on a 110 degree day. I was wearing nothing but a smile and sitting on my towel with all the windows open. Even so, I was pretty overheated when I got home and took a couple days to recover.
What an adventure that would be, driving a Model A clear across the country. Personally I would love to do it on a motorcycle. But since I have neither a Model A nor a motorcycle I'll just have to live vicariously through your videos!
Neat, I work right on the Lincoln in Kimball, NE. Just over in Cheyenne is where the Big Boy is, I believe. I would say I'll keep an eye out for them to come through, but I'm heading up to WA currently, so hope the just enjoy their drive through. Hello from Timber Express.
Greetings from Ontario Canada thanks for sharing this video with me I'm a proud owner of a 1960 Studebaker lark very rare with a V8 and a 3 spd manual gearbox on the steering column I'm like you I'm seldom out on the road seen in it because of your advice Mr Shinn but it makes appearances at the 711
Hey this was great! Thanks for sharing Steve and Leah's experiences with us. FYI: I dropped the oil pan last week to install new gaskets and seals account my Tudor was leaking a bit more than I felt like it should. During the process of inspecting the lower end of the engine, I found everything in excellent condition - EXCEPT for the fiber cam shaft timing gear! Several of the teeth were damaged, so I replaced the gear with a new fiber gear and buckled everything back up yesterday. She's running real sweet again the leaks have all but disappeared! Your videos are a wonderful resource for us A teamers!! Yeah!!! Now, who should I cast my valuable vote for??? humm----🤔 73 OM, de Benton w4jba
The Lincoln Highway is one-half of my dream road trip, the other is Route 66. Living near Chicago I would run 66 to L.A. go north to San Fran and take Lincoln Highway back east. I don't have Model A to do this in but would find a "newer" classic car to drive, 58 DeSoto maybe? BTW I love the Reagan-Bush '84 shirt!
I've known about the Lincoln Center giant "L" sign for decades but had NO idea that it had anything to do with the Lincoln Highway. Thanks for doing your homework and providing us all with some education! I drive a short section of the Lincoln Highway almost daily between Tracy and Livermore, it's a pretty and bucolic drive any day of the year; a perfect Model A road! I've seen Leah's Facebook page, but you show a page of text that looks like she posted a blog of their trip. Any chance you can post a link to that so we can read about their adventures?
That was a great video, Paul! I enjoyed it very much. I am uninitiated when it comes to the Lincoln Highway. I guess I will have to check it out someday.
@@ModelA And it is your wife’s every right to not ride without a seatbelt,just as it’s my right to not wear one. The government forcing me to use one IS oppression.
I agree with that. I fought it in CA. I spoke many times at meetings and to our lawmakers. I said, How is a person not wearing a seatbelt more of a danger to others than someone without a seatbelt?" They are convinced that it is the government's job to protect us from ourselves. I strongly disagree. But then again, I'm pretty far right and I think the government is way, way too big now.
Great video! Lots of historic old highways to travel in the US, although we mostly hear about US 66. Maybe I missed something, but how can I find Leah's blog? Would love to read about the trip. 73 de N0ALN, Newton, KS
You need skills to drive a real car like this, but if you have them these cars are much easier to work on than anything new. Good luck and have fun, Mike, in Oregon.
How to make long trips in a Model A is a lot like life: “Pray as if everything depends on God, and act as if everything depends on you.” - Rabbi Mara Nathan, Temple Beth-El, San Antonio, Texas
Sadly soon all gas cars will be banned in EU and USA! In France they have a new banning law for ICE cars called SCHLABOUBVE and in Switzerland the HESCHLAVVO law!
I think the majority of people in the USA will revolt of our government ever tries to use that heavy-handed approach. Until they figure out how the long haul trucks and planes that transport the vast majority of our goods can become all electric, and figure out how to generate enough electricity to charge them all without burning coal and natural gas, then it's just a bunch of short-sighted liberal minded dreams anyway.
Thanks to Paul and Tina for being great hosts. We had a great time. We all enjoy a wonderful hobby. Paul has a couple hundred video's on how to get your car road worthy. No excuses, get your Model A out on the road and enjoy it.
Added note- We made it home safe after 5500 miles in 27 day on the road. Wonderful journey!
Thanks from Leah and Steve
there's several A&W in Mn. Including 9061 BUCHANAN TR, Inver Grove Heights, MN. Fellow TCMAFC member. Happy trails.🤠
Congratulations on getting home OK in that wonderful car.
Wow!!!.... Good to hear you made it back safely enjoying a LONG voyage in your Model A!!!!....
I just purchased a Model A..... a trip like yours is high on my bucketlist!!!
Greetings,Henk Tulp,the Netherlands.
@@henktulp4400 What year and model? Get going and enjoy the ride.
Hey Paul how does your model a handle in 107 degree weather my radiator is boiling over and I've flushed it a bunch of times but it's still doing it it never did that before but I just figured it was the heat
Driving a Model A on a long trip is SO satisfying. In 1976, the bicentennial year, my girlfriend at the time and I drove her 1930 Coupe (totally stock) towing a small travel trailer from San Francisco to Nashville along Route 66 to attend the MAFCA National Convention. Then we continued east to Williamsburg VA, then to Philadelphia, Detroit and Greenfield Village, then Mount Rushmore, then Yellowstone before returning home, 5 weeks and over 8,000 miles later. Only problem: had to readjust the points a few times. DO IT.
wow,, What a trip!
Thanks Paul and your guest
When I was just a kid, my Dad took my two brothers and I on a Model A trip, from here in central Iowa, down into the Ozarks of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. We were fortunate enough to have with us a good friend of Dad's and his three sons. One car was a roadster, the other a sedan. The sedan had a trailer hitch on it so we could pull a small trailer with all our camping gear. I don't remember how many days we were gone, but it sure was a fun trip.
Wow. Epic!!
Hey Paul, speaking of trailers,is there anyone with a video of how to do trailer hitches for a model a?
I do not know of any
@@ModelA thanks Paul
They will love Rt 30 (Lincoln Hwy) across the Allegheny Mountains in Pennsylvania. Great scenery and cool roadside attractions.
Thanks for the info!
Model A car run better the more they are driven- great people and you are a great host
That's true!
Gteat story! Here in Iowa there are several sections of the original Lincoln Highway still driveable, and several towns have celebrations connected to it...
I'll be looking for you in New Lenox/Mokena, IL !
Great, our plans for changed for the eastern half of the LH. We are delaying the start until the first part of September
Mr paul is the best best best.....
Thank you!
That’s so cool 😎 what a fun trip 👍
It really is!
Frosty Mug!
Yes! It was very delicious.
That is the car I learned to drive in the late 50's, ours was a right hand drive. A thirty year old car looked a lot more out of date in 1960 than a thirty year old car does now. Ours ended its days as a paddock ute with a tip tray for carrying mallee roots, no muffler, a thousand revs on a frosty morning, I can shut my eyes and hear it still.
The lincoln highway is an amazing story. I watched the packard documentary which showed henry joy who got the ball rolling with it. We named a road after henry joy called joy road. But paul another great video. I also checked out the video of the 20 millionth ford. They drove it in a model A. What a journey it took. I've wondered how long it would take if I drove a model A from garden city michigan to California. Man that would take a but. Plus stay away from LA and San Francisco. Lawless areas.
Agreed! LA and SF are indeed lawless places. I can't wrap my head around how people vote those nut jobs who ruined those places into office over and over.
@@ModelA I firmly believe the votes are rigged to keep themselves in office. As Stalin mentioned in the 30's "It's not the votes that count, it's who counts the votes."
Steve and Leah Barnacle I wish you luck !
Thanks from Leah $ Steve
You have to stop at A&W.. it's a must, I traveled everywhere with my dad many years ago as a kid and we never passed one without stopping. He loved that frosty mug.. R.I.P. pops. I miss that man..
So sorry about the loss of your dad, Brian. You should have a frosty mug every year on your dad's birthday and raise it in his honor.
@@ModelA for sure.. I'll do it in his pride and joy 31 model a that he left me.. not really my style of car but it's gorgeous and growing on me.
Good plan
Cheers "From ALABAMA" to the Twin Cities Model A Ford Club. I was born and rasied in St. Paul but I do NOT miss the 6 months of winter!!!! Another GREAT video Mr. Shinn!!! SKOL
Nice! Shout out to the Twin Cities Model A club!
It's always good to see long haul A's. I'm hoping to take a trip like that next year. The year has been a bit too busy, so my seat time is down considerably in my own, so I always appreciate being able to get some virtual time in with the videos.
What an awesome couple! Have faith ( and spare parts ) will travel!
Agreed. They are so blessed
Great video showing how Model A's can be a couples thing, and adventure machine. Look at all the sites along the way and meet people interested in Model A's across this country
Hey Mark!!! Steve and Leah were so delightful, and their car is pretty sweet. Thanks for sharing them.
All the best for the continuation of the trip to Leah and Steve. And thanks to Paul letting us take part of that adventure.
Paul I love your shirt. Great video as well. My parents were from Minnesota and drove out to California in 1941. My dad a mechanic always stopped to help stranded motorists along the way
What a cool guy!
Great story, Paul! Thank you for sharing. Taking a cross-country trip like that is something most people only dream about. Once I get a Model A, I’d like to do something like that ax well.
Man, you have the right attitude!
Oh my god, my favourite year and body style ❤ greetings from Spain
This is an epic trip for a model A. They own a beautiful little car ,it's going to take lots of time but will be worth it. My favorite place in California is Calaveras county. I did a bit of the Lincoln highway in OHIO this year, on my way back from the Packard museum.
If you are driving a Model A in 120 degrees you are going to have memories the rest of your life, of heat stroke .
I have driven a stock Model A home from Sacramento area on a 110 degree day. I was wearing nothing but a smile and sitting on my towel with all the windows open. Even so, I was pretty overheated when I got home and took a couple days to recover.
If you crank the windshield open a bit and open the windows, you will be fine.
What an adventure that would be, driving a Model A clear across the country. Personally I would love to do it on a motorcycle. But since I have neither a Model A nor a motorcycle I'll just have to live vicariously through your videos!
My Grandfather had a 1930 model A sedan too. Beautiful car! Wish I had it now.
If you had it right now, what would you do with it?
Neat, I work right on the Lincoln in Kimball, NE. Just over in Cheyenne is where the Big Boy is, I believe.
I would say I'll keep an eye out for them to come through, but I'm heading up to WA currently, so hope the just enjoy their drive through.
Hello from Timber Express.
Shout out!!
Awesome interview. G
I love your videos, you have inspired me to start my look for the right ford model A
That's fantastic! Good luck, my friend
Greetings from Ontario Canada thanks for sharing this video with me I'm a proud owner of a 1960 Studebaker lark very rare with a V8 and a 3 spd manual gearbox on the steering column I'm like you I'm seldom out on the road seen in it because of your advice Mr Shinn but it makes appearances at the 711
Very cool!
Thanks for the video Paul. Safe travels Leah and Steve
So much fun for them on that road trip, makes me want to jump my A and drive now around my area!
Another great video Paul.
You should!
Loved this video Paul! You GO Barnacles!! Traveling the Lincoln Highway in any car is a bucket list thing for me, but in an "A" would be SPECTACULAR!!
Great video. I am happy for them.
Us too!
Very nice interview 👍
Great video. Your Christian values show through everything you do. Thank you so much for the content.
Just a part of who I am. Thank you, brother! God bless
And not the hypocritical ones that seem to be the majority.
Way to go, Steve!
Steve rocks
I grew up on the on the 40 aka Lincoln highway. I farmed the ground the RR that hauled his body to dc.
Nice!
So Cool..............Thanks for sharing.....
Thanks for watching!
Hey this was great! Thanks for sharing Steve and Leah's experiences with us.
FYI: I dropped the oil pan last week to install new gaskets and seals account my Tudor was leaking a bit more than I felt like it should. During the process of inspecting the lower end of the engine, I found everything in excellent condition - EXCEPT for the fiber cam shaft timing gear! Several of the teeth were damaged, so I replaced the gear with a new fiber gear and buckled everything back up yesterday. She's running real sweet again the leaks have all but disappeared! Your videos are a wonderful resource for us A teamers!! Yeah!!!
Now, who should I cast my valuable vote for??? humm----🤔
73 OM,
de Benton w4jba
Great work OM!! Vote for K6FRC! 73
That would be awesome driving a Model A across the country
Yes!! Steve and Leah are amazing people and that makes it even better.
The Lincoln Highway is one-half of my dream road trip, the other is Route 66. Living near Chicago I would run 66 to L.A. go north to San Fran and take Lincoln Highway back east. I don't have Model A to do this in but would find a "newer" classic car to drive, 58 DeSoto maybe? BTW I love the Reagan-Bush '84 shirt!
Seems today ppl pay more attention to the car instead of the road ! Had that happen several time in my 46 Chevy coupe ! Stay safe,👍
I've known about the Lincoln Center giant "L" sign for decades but had NO idea that it had anything to do with the Lincoln Highway. Thanks for doing your homework and providing us all with some education! I drive a short section of the Lincoln Highway almost daily between Tracy and Livermore, it's a pretty and bucolic drive any day of the year; a perfect Model A road!
I've seen Leah's Facebook page, but you show a page of text that looks like she posted a blog of their trip. Any chance you can post a link to that so we can read about their adventures?
Leah was sending daily logs via emIl to people who signed up for them. That was from one of the emails.
What is you email address? Leah can sent you the series of emails about our trip
Steve
That was a great video, Paul! I enjoyed it very much. I am uninitiated when it comes to the Lincoln Highway. I guess I will have to check it out someday.
I will be on part of the Lincoln Highway on the way to look at that car for you
@@ModelA Very cool. Is there a map of the complete Lincoln Highway? I'm going to look for it.
Yes look up Lincoln Highway Map. It is put together by the LH association. They have included all the sights to see along the route
Steve
@@leahbarnacle6956 Thank you Steve. That sounds like a great resource.
Very nice people if course driving in the A.
They are the best
Sounds like an awesome adventure 😎 Thanks for sharing Paul 👍
Glad you enjoyed it Micheal!
I need a running chassis and the right windshield frame = my own coachwork.
You've got my VOTE TOO !
Thank you!!!
Great way to get around seatbelt laws!
I have added seat belt both front and back. Safety first 😊
@@leahbarnacle6956 Freedom first. “Those who are willing to trade freedom for safety deserve neither” - Ben Franklin
Seatbelts are not oppression. Without seatbelts, my wife won't go with me in the Model A. That's just not gonna fly.
@@ModelA And it is your wife’s every right to not ride without a seatbelt,just as it’s my right to not wear one. The government forcing me to use one IS oppression.
I agree with that. I fought it in CA. I spoke many times at meetings and to our lawmakers. I said, How is a person not wearing a seatbelt more of a danger to others than someone without a seatbelt?" They are convinced that it is the government's job to protect us from ourselves. I strongly disagree. But then again, I'm pretty far right and I think the government is way, way too big now.
Awesome
i just joined the twin cities model a ford club. i've probably seen that car before. i have a model A but it won't run.
Ask Steve for help. Dude really knows Model As
How was it without AC or is there a trick to that?
If you don't mind driving nude, no problem.
Well nude is not an option with these old bodies. We Don’t want to scare anybody 😉
@@ModelA TMI!
Hey paul how do model A's handle in 107 degree weather do they boil over ?
Nah. But the driver does.
Great video! Lots of historic old highways to travel in the US, although we mostly hear about US 66. Maybe I missed something, but how can I find Leah's blog? Would love to read about the trip. 73 de N0ALN, Newton, KS
She is on Facebook. I don't have a Facebook (Tina does mine) so I don't have a link.
Hi if you send me your email I’ll forward it to you. After the Lincoln Highway we went into OR, WA, ID, WY and SD.
Leah
Here is the link to Leah's Facebook. It is in the video description- facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094261063227&mibextid=LQQJ4d
I don't do FB either, Paul! But my wife does. Thanks for the link. I think I can get to it with her help.
I'm curious, does Steve's A have od and hi performance engine or is it mostly stock?
I have a OD, a 5.5 Snyder head and an over sized radiator. These are a must when driving in the heat and mountains
@@leahbarnacle6956 thanks, I assumed you had more than stock. I don't have od but I do have the 5.5 head on mine. Have fun!
Hi. Paul how far do you live from Los Angeles
Like 400 miles away
Paul, are you a member of the Model A Restorers Club?
I'm a member of MAFCA
Sounds like Paul should be packing heat with all the dangerous places in the world
You need skills to drive a real car like this, but if you have them these cars are much easier to work on than anything new. Good luck and have fun, Mike, in Oregon.
Much braver than I !
Time to get braver and do what these people are doing, man!
I do put about 3 to 4000 miles a year. Taking my grandchildren out for rides and fishing. Northeast Ohio only gives me a handful of months to do it.
Can we assume you don't care for Stockton??
I've been jumped there, had my vehicle vandalized there, had my work truck broke into and my tools and test gear stolen there.... Take a guess!
@@ModelAI hate to hear that. Can happen anywhere, sadly. California is a great place though so don't let that sour the whole deal for you. 😊
Leah's car is sporting a WW-II gas ration “grade.” “A” sticker how appropriate.
Yes. Good eye!
😉👍
How to make long trips in a Model A is a lot like life:
“Pray as if everything depends on God, and act as if everything depends on you.” - Rabbi Mara Nathan, Temple Beth-El, San Antonio, Texas
Well said! Even to an Adventist / Baptist like me.
@@ModelA
So you go to church on Saturday and Sunday?😁
@@jimbradley4565 I used to! Hahaa. Now just on Saturday.
Im fixing my 31 up to take my daughter across the usa
Not a show car but a good driver
That's gonna be EPIC!!!
Heading to Linkin Park.
That's the rock band! hahaha
The Big "L"
Was that the biggest L ever? hahahaa!!
Sadly soon all gas cars will be banned in EU and USA! In France they have a new banning law for ICE cars called SCHLABOUBVE and in Switzerland the HESCHLAVVO law!
I think the majority of people in the USA will revolt of our government ever tries to use that heavy-handed approach. Until they figure out how the long haul trucks and planes that transport the vast majority of our goods can become all electric, and figure out how to generate enough electricity to charge them all without burning coal and natural gas, then it's just a bunch of short-sighted liberal minded dreams anyway.
Ya