Saving A 1928 Ford Model A Pickup And An Old Harley From An Abandoned Garage
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2020
- Recently Gary Pace of Zuber Realty contacted us about a property he was getting ready to sell with a Ford Model A Truck in the garage. Of course Matt called instantly and was headed to see the truck the next day. The Model AA (big) truck was taken apart for a amateur restoration and it never was completed. The garage is packed full of camping supplies, household items and a few parts for the truck mixed in. The previous owner of the truck had stashed parts all over the garage and even tucked a few away in the second story, where Matt found his stash of Playboy magazines!!!! This AA is as solid as they come and we can't wait to get to work! Let us know in the comments what you think we should do with this build? ITG shop truck? ITG Ramp Truck?
Huge Thanks To Gary Pace - gpace.zuberrealty.com
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I see this as comparable to walking into an abandoned gold mine. One of the coolest things I've seen!
Complete, solid Cab and everything and easy to restore. What a jockpot!
The whole time you were moving it, I kept hearing the Walton's theme song playing.
That spider looking insect on the Model AA is a Cave cricket. A spelunking car adventure indeed. Matt, you have a great reputation for the Go-to guy for help with estate cars and parts. Your hard work and determination have paid off. Thanks for sharing!
Matt , this could really be a statement piece for Iron Trap Garage .I know this is a direction that you don't normally take , but because of the complete and solid condition of this it really deserves your love and expertise .
Love the old A! I bought a a 28 2 door sedan when I was 16 I'm 75 now. Had to sell it about 20 years ago!
Wow! A real honest to God barn find! That truck is so mint and so complete. You need to buy that real estate agent a steak dinner
I agree with you Matt, it's too complete and original to hot rod. It deserves to be restored.
A very good find Matt, I agree it’s too nice to be hotrodded.. what would it sell for? I might be interested.. jer
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WOW, What a find. Keep it. Definately restore it to factory original. Such a fine example of early America, when everything was much slower. We need these examples of this simpler time.
In the end you'll decide this trucks fate.
Matt, it is not only an AA Heavy Duty Ton and a half truck, but is a very easy AR / AA Truck. Very rare and well worth restoring. Has all the very early AR features. Model A Club Members would be interested in this to restore. Great save !!
Great work saving this old kit, but it deserves a full time restoration... so tinkering and passing it on is a good call
The Harley was from Italy and was built so Harley could compete with the Japanese bikes. I remember back when Honda/Yamaha/Kawasaki were coming here. The truck should go to a restorer I am old and have never seen one in that condition.
If you can't restore it yourself hmmmmmmm
That bike is a AEROMACHI (?sp) 125/175/250 cc. No real value, but they were tuff lil bikes! If it turns over, well, why not? Now, there was a "BAJA 100cc" model that actually won the Baja race! But even really good survivor bikes struggle to bring $2500.
Still, could be a lotta fun!
That Dirt Bike was built when AMF owned Harley and those bikes are not that great AMF damn near killed HD with crappy workmanship that's why if you find a 70's "HD" they are not worth much because it was built by AMF and to real HD guys considered not a real Harley at all and that is why they are a dime a dozen I had a 1975 AMF Harley I paid 2000 bucks and it was a POS
@@79tazman there is a big difference between the Italian AMF and the American AMF yeah they all were bad but the two stroke AMF from Italy
a lot better than the ones made over here the two strokes were not made over here apples and oranges in a way
Harley-Davidson was, if not the first, among the first motorcycles mass produced in Japan. In the early 1930s Rikuo operated under the license and name of Harley-Davidson, using their tooling, and later under the name Rikuo until 1958. Harley-Davidson themselves did not publicize this Japanese connection because the Japanese were helped in developing mass-production techniques by the introduction of this factory into Japan just prior to the Second World War. The Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (in Japanese) rates the 1935 Rikuoh Large Motorcycle as one of their 240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology.
Delivery truck. What a classic.
I think this very clean and straight truck should get a full restoration.
Agree one hundred 💯👍
That is a really neat old truck and is quite something that is rust free what a rare find
Great find, word of mouth is the best advertisement.
That bike is from Harley Davidson's AMF ownership days. It is a Japan mfg bike mine was a 125cc. They were cheaper made bikes that AMF sold with the HD name and market up pricing. That was one of the dual purpose bikes, street/trail bikes. You know the dual purpose bike that wasn't good for either. Back then all the bike makers had them. Honda called theirs the ST125 for instance.
I love that truck, thought that engine had longer stroke than the other engines in its dat, that was for more torque, they had the really heavy flywheel too if I remember correctly.
That truck you will use a lot. Great find and cannot wait to see you build it.
WRONG! AERMACHI is Italian. hardley sold them in the states. 125 and 250 were 2 stroke, 350 were 4 stroke, SX was enduro, SS was street. hardley d/n sell dirt bikes. right hand shift.
125cc ! yesssss ! CORRECT ! 👍👍👍👍👍 total thumbs up 😁
...and ignore the other reply/post coz he can't even spell Aermacchi , let alone ENDURO ..SMH 🤦♀️
I can see a sign painted on the doors that say Iron Trap Garage. What beautiful restoration project.
Everytime I see something like this I pray it is going to be restored to original condition.
Hey Matt, Mike and Company,
What a great find !
The truck is way cool and to find that Harley in the weeds is amazing !
I hope you play with both, get them running and pass them on to proper new homes where they will get the love they need.
Thank you for taking us along for the adventure.
Live long, Be safe and well.
I'm a big fan and I'm sorry I criticized your moniker because I thought you were running a business. I love how you make old American automotive iron useful again.
Excellent job finding the old truck body and frame, I think that the truck was supposed to go through your hands/ shop. At least you would find a great home for it. That's the important part for it. Can't wait to find out it's next story lol.
Keep, KEEP, Keep it... it's Awesome....
The reason you gets so many calls from people about car finds is your passion for saving the past, thanks for saving another one! Kevin
Thanks Kevin we’d like to think so as well!
that's definitely an AMF H-D 125 Scrambler [ Aermacchi engine ] the dual sprockets gave it away , ...maybe 1974-ish , or earlier since the '75 models had a two/dual gauge (tach/mph) dashboard...needs work and parts - exhaust pipe , side covers , etc. , etc. , etc. ,...but super nice save from the brush and overgrowth...someone may need that for parts @ the very least 👌total thumbs up on this epic haul
The Harley was a dirt/race bike made for Harley by an Italian company, Aeromacchi back in the 70's. They made 125 and 250 cc versions. I rode/raced a 250 cc version for motocross waay back when. VERY cool find!
Also had 175 CC ss street sx trial model
Great machines. You guys are so fortunate.
Really like the old truck. Personally I say keep it as it was. What a great 👍 truck.
Of all the different things involved with the old car hobby, this is about the most fun of all. God, how I miss those days!
Its worth restoring, its part of history.
Matt, Thanks for he props! This was a truly enjoyable experience connecting with Iron Trap Garage folks. Looks like everbody will be a winner and this amazing piece of America history will be brought back to light and the enjoyment of all of us automobile lovers. Just a shout out to Carl Biederman in Minnesota, an old friend from many years ago, who is a Model T enthusiast, for telling me about Iron Trap. All the best for everyone here.
Thanks again Gary!!
This is a nice old truck that should be restored. Pass it along to that right guy.
Hey Matt great fine. This truck is sweet no rust and you have most of the parts. I'm sure your model A folks would love to finish this truck. It just goes to show how well things were made back in the day. Even the bed frame is in great shape. 👍
Great deal for $500.00 and a little work 👍
WOW! That truck is so awesome just needs to be put back together as is.
Nice find Matt, good to have some additional friends to help dig out forgotten treasures..
KEEP IT! KEEP IT! KEEP IT!
Put it together and keep it as it is. Drive it around as a shop truck and enjoy it.
The '28 AA's used wire wheels from the Lincoln cars. It should have a 3 speed transmission with a 2 speed auxiliary gearbox. The worm gear rear ends came in two ratios. The high speed is 5.17:1 and low speed is 7.25:1. My '29 AA has the low speed gear, tops out at around 22mph.
It don't get no better than that one especially when you got a lot of friends around to help you out
You've got to keep the truck. Considering how clean it is!
Great find. The long running boards indicate that this is an AA Express Pickup.
Rare enough.
Wire wheels were early 28, very rare.
On the tank front, just to the left of that hole should be a tank date. It is in the lower driver side corner about an inch up, 2 inches from side. That could give you a closer to original build date.
I would love to have it and restore it back to it's original beauty.
Definitely keep it. Awesome shop truck . That would be awesome Drive it back where you got it , to let them see it running, that would be super cool. I'll definitely watch for that . Appreciate you sharing . Love the stuff you do, I love old-school stuff . Until the next time
That blanket box is actually an old Shipping Box from the early 1900's. They were very commonly repurposed as Curio's, foot lockers and "cedar chests" because of how well they are built. In fact, I have one that my Mother bought at Auction with a Cable Knit Rug in it for .25 .....yes...that's 25 Cents! But this was back in the late 1960's. It's now my gun safe of all things lol.Watching on.....What an awesome Paddy Wagon that Truck would make! Take it to the shows along side the meat truck to sell Merch out of. I'd SO Daily that truck into town and return it to being a farm truck of sorts. Incredible how well preserved it is! Congrats Matt! I hope you decide to build it!!!!! Cheers! Zip~
Truck is in great shape.
Good restoration project for a Vintage Car Club, we're Members can get involved by freely giving their time.
The truck is a beauty! I have one just like it that I pulled out of the weeds in 73. Still have it awaiting restoration. I had a good laugh on myself watching you guys empty out the garage to get to the truck. I found myself doing the same thing today, finding similar objects stashed on top and scattered around . Was good to uncover and contemplate my winters project.
You found it, keep it
Nice old Ford, shop truck
Definitely pass it on to be totally restored! You couldn't ask for a better candidate for that.
It's hard to believe that a work truck was maintained in such good shape.
Get it running, put it together, without the wood in the bed of course and pass it on to a Model A club.
It's too cool for school.
Those old playboy's can be pretty valuable.
That would make a Beautiful Camper.
I’m now in my 70s, as a kid a family down the road had a AA Ford truck the same ,used on the farm, was cool ole thing , definitely don’t rod it, use as a shop truck Matt , painted up with you logo on be a fun truck to hack around the town in , used to own a A car really happy on the road at 45 mph the average speed was great because it went up and down hills still at 45 mph ,on a trip we used to catch up with fast stuff held up by other slower traffic , so still made good time .
At least it was stored inside that helped save it to its condition.
I'm glad you said the plan is to not hot rod it - this one should be preserved.
Как же здорово,что есть вот такие энтузиасты-профессионалы способные из найденного хлама возродить красавец-автомобиль прошлого,который когда то вновь будет радовать людей ... спасибо Вам добрые люди ! Всем Мира и Добра !
I would love to see it restored. This is a beautiful truck
Love it. I own a 26 Model TT which runs and drives. Was purchased new for orchard work by the orig owner I bought it from. I vote for you to keep your AA original and not hot rodded.
Great job on the find and I was just getting to drive when that newspaper was printed. Great weekend and thanks for buying it so someone did not destroy it with a torch and the o
I'm so glad to hear you say this survivor should not be hot roded. A restorer would be so happy to find one in that condition to work on. I'm all for hot rods, customs, etc. but some things need to remain unmolested. A thought: should you maybe leave the engine start to the next owner/restorer, he may want to tear it down and rebuild it first?
Hey Matt
You are spot on about keeping this Model A truck original.
Gather the parts together, power wash the vehicle so everyone can get a good look at what all is there. Fit-up assemble what you can to determine what is there and what is missing.
Definitely get it running if you can, and then pass this piece of history on to someone that can appreciate it.
The crusty incomplete cars make the best hot rods anyway.
Love your videos Matt, you are the man. Saving the world one hot rod at a time!
Looks like a Hitchcock film set. Great find.
RESTORE IT Beautiful old truck!
Keep it for a delivery truck! That would be so cool! I would love to follow that build. Also, it should be restored back to its former glory.
You think deliveries are slow now? It's unfortunate that the world moves so fast today, but this truck wouldn't be able to keep up with Amazon, etc. Best place for it would be a Truck Museum. Where all could see it, in all it's glory. Perhaps driven on special occasions (like parades) This truck has a lot of potential as an educational tool. Do keep us posted on what happens to it
Matt that 28 Ford is a great find! I am looking forward to seeing you get this one running again!
Awesome find!!! Yea keep that original forsure.
That was weird about the build date!! Yeah I agree with most of the guys on here, just restore it, get it up and running and pass it on to someone else that will enjoy it.
Waited all the way with you guys, hoped to see a 36 knucklehead pulled out…. That AA is SO sweet, enjoyed the trip with you and look forwards to seeing the truck build
I'd Love to see MORE on that HARLEY !!! 🏍 🚲 🏍👍 👍 👍
Cool truck and music to go with it .... Nice score Matt
1984, man thats when I graduated high school.
There are probably tens of thousands, if not millions of homes like this throughout America.
I like that old truck an I am a Ford man I am happy that your going to keep it all Argental. Thanks for the video
That old truck sure is clean and I am very much amazed that the brakes weren't locked up on it!! Cool truck guys!!!!!!
This should be put together with the parts that came off it, then cleaned up a little, and left as a Ma and Pa Kettle town runner...grocery getter. Hot rodding this is definitely a mistake, so glad you feel that way too. Regards, Solomon
SUPER clean, what a great find and i love that Harley dirt bike. Couldnt leave that thing there and it wasnt seized!
Great video of a true rescue! I think that it should be restored because of the great shape it’s in already! Thanks for sharing!
Saving them is what is important. I do that as a "hobby" (you know what the means). Thank you for salvaging the truck & the motorcycle.
This truck NEEDS restoration.
It needs to be put back and left original
no way it needs to stay original like it is once you restore it you lose the originality of it that thing is too clean to restore I would piece it back like it was and leave it like it is unrestored
@@79tazman The original paint is gone for most, it has primer on several panels. I would be with you if it had more original paint, finishing what looks like an ongoing restoration would be the better option.
We also agree. To pure to to Hot Rod. Stock Model A Tow Truck with IronTrap Garage on the doors. Nice score Matt.
Great truck keep it for your garage as it is
Thank you for rescuing this precious truck. Unbelievably good shape. It will be a happy project for some lucky buyer.
Love those barn/garage finds. Would love to see this as back in the day.
Woot! Sunday night ITG. Awesomeness 👍
I believe you guys found the Walton's old lumber work truck!!!!! Looks like all the parts to complete it as well! Cool! Pass it on to some vintage truck collector, it needs to remain stock IMHO anyway!
Man that’s a clean truck. Part of me would love to see it with a built flathead or early small block but I think you’re probably right, she needs to be kept original.
Nice looking yellow GTO we got a glimpse of in the background.
It would make a very cool shop truck and advertising for the shop. But if you need to turn it then so be it, it's a big restore project. Very cool find with the original flat bed, like you said it is a special build option suite from back in the day.
In 1928 laurel and hardy were still making silent movies. That’s how old and cool this truck is.
Wow, what a find! Definetely needs to be restored. That could become a nice shoptruck :)
Hey Matt and gang, great find! Thanks for letting us tag a long with you through this video. I think you’re spot on with your idea of putting it together somewhat, try to crank it up, and give someone else a shot 👍 Thanks for sharing.
-Juan in Virginia
I love love that old truck, I enjoyed your video very much, it really takes you back in time seeing things like this, thank you for sharing 👋
Some Model As had the actual build date stamped into the firewall on the drivers side above the steering column (engine side). If it has the auxiliary trans it will have the faster gears. Really COOL find.
I was "A TRUCKER," for 35yrs. I had a '70 Chevy C10 1/2ton P/U,
For 27yrs. It was a
"StepSide."
It was a beautiful 1/2 ton P/U. People ALWAYS wanted to buy My P/U.
It came from "Pacific Telephone," in Southern California.
I brought home LOTS of Motorcycles, in that P/U.
I MISS My CLASSIC Chevy StepSide. I miss
18 Wheelers.
I MISS Motorcycles.
JS
Thanks for sharing your adventures! Pass it on ,some one would love to have it! 🤗🤗🤗
I think you should get it running and pass it down the road. Scott at cold war motors got his T running and driving (in a similar situation as your AA truck)and it was cool to see it come alive. I'd love to see you do it too.
That would be a great meet up, Iron Trap and Cold Water getting together to talk cars.
That's a good sign, about the date....cool, WELLL....LETS SEE IT RE-DONE.....LUCKY BUM....HAVE FUN BE SAFE...AND YES RESTORED NO HOT ROD...hahaha
WAAAHHOOOOO! What a find! That truck is spectacular. It is in similar condition to my Model A tudor that I bought from a junkyard in 1963. That was 57 years ago. Unbelievable to find one that nice. Thanks for saving it.
Definitely a keeper. A mild restoration with the patina kept in place. I can visualise the free t on the back with the sweet heart roadster towing behind and the all famous washed out logos on the doors
Take the Harley with you!
Matt's notoriety and crazy good luck are paying wonderful dividends. Thanks for bringing us along!
Quite familiar with Model A's but NOT so familiar why the AA's. I believe the cab's are the same as the smaller trucks but is any of the other sheetmetal the same??
With the left side park brake, this one does appear to be a "AR" (very early) version. And, very nice !!! I bet this one will run with a minimum of effort !! You are absolutely correct !! We all wish a realtor would call saying "I'm selling this property and there's this old car that needs to be removed". 👍👍👍
WE had a 29 Model A ton and a half stake body as a camp road truck. Many fond memories of it. Hand break was on the right side of the shift lever. It drove from home to the camp,54 miles, at about 50 miles an hour.
Keep everything original as possible. I'm starting my 1929 AA that is all wood from the firewall back. The cab roof extends all the way to the rear of the truck with round flowing lines.