I love that you were discussing with that guy about how fast you can really go. My buddy pushed the banger in his 29 coupster and lost a connecting rod bearing. He was cruising about 60-65mph for 4 days.
@modelajim1930 yeah we were on a cruise coming back from the grand canyon 30 miles outside of cedar city, UT when it let go. He got another motor and swapped in a new cap and got it back on the road.
Knock on wood, the most serious repair I've had to do while on the road is a timing gear replacement. Took several hours, but was 75 miles from the nearest town. Luckily I had everything I needed to get the job done.
A trip of this length is certainly inspiring to those of us looking to get into an A at some point. Ive come close twice but just haven't found that special car yet.
Michael, keep looking, there are a lot of nice ones coming on the market these days. The perfect one is out there with your name on it. Thank you for your comment and coming along for the ride.
Slow and steady wins the race. You see more at 45 mph (haha). But yes, it takes awhile at our putt putt speed.Thank you for watching and for your comment. Greatly appreciate it.
I saw your question about what modifications does the car have, (for whatever reason I can't respond to it, so will do so here), the only modifications are I'm running 12 volts instead of 6, because we are out on the road a lot and you can't get 6 volt parts on the road. I've also added turn signals for safety. Other than that it's stock, the steering column has NOT been modified, I just have a steering wheel cover on the wheel. Thank you for your comment, and for watching the videos. Greatly Appreciate it.
Very interesting program! I drove past a sign once proclaiming the worlds loneliest highway but didn't have time to check it out. Your audio levels are all over the place, hard to hear one minute then blasting the next..
Thanks for showing NAS Fallon. My son is stationed in San Diego with a helicopter squadron and goes up to Fallon for a few weeks every year. Scrubbing those crickets ( or whatever) out of the fender wells of that beautifully polished Model A must have been a daunting task. All part of the gig I guess. My Land Rover had spent the last 15 years working on a cattle ranch east of Fresno before I bought it. I’ve spent hours with a pressure washer trying to remove dried manure as hard as concrete,from its fender wells and underside, and it’s still not completely clean. But it’s a tatty Land Rover, not a meticulously restored Model A. I feel your pain!😫 lol
The Mormon crickets weren’t too bad, because I don’t believe they can fly, we had a few in the lower part of the radiator, but not much else. But I have driven down a road after a long distance cattle drive, so I completely understand how hard getting dried cow manure off the underside of a vehicle can be. That took hours!!!!
Pulling grades isn't too bad, but at highway speeds the wind noise is a little overwhelming. I try and mix it up if the audio is acceptable. Appreciate your comment, and suggestions.
Hi, this is really interesting I just found your video and this summer. My wife and I were in our 1930 Model A Town sedan traveling the Lincoln Highway to California. We were on the loneliest highway on June 22 23rd. We just must missed you. It would’ve been really neat to have met you as you were traveling east in your 1930 Fordor Steven Barnacle
Wow, sounds like we missed each other by just a few days. We had a great time going to Denver and back. This June we’re heading to Ruidoso New Mexico for the National Meet.
US50 has a lot of tourists, especially in the last 10 years. Before that it was quiet. But try US 6. Tonopah to Ely I almost never saw anyone after Warm Springs where people head south to the Extraterrestrial Highway and Las Vegas.
I agree, it's not as "lonely" as it used to be. I've driven Hwy 6 as well, and yes it has fewer vehicles. Living in Reno though 50 is the logical choice.
The only thing you were missing was a canvas water bag hangin' on the front of that beautiful car. Me, my Wife, and two small boys in a Ford Conversion Van made that same trip in '92 at night. I didn't know there was so many wild horses out there or I'da slowed down to about 80!! Thanks for the memories Buddy!!
Yes, the State keeps trying but the horses just don't like wearing those reflective safety vests. On a dark night things can go very badly, very quickly. Had a motorcyclist not too long ago have that misfortune. Thank you for watching, hope you enjoyed them.
Hello Bill, Yes, we have received this feedback previously and are doing our best to correct audio issues on all future videos. Thank you for taking the time to comment, and for watching the videos.
@@modelajim1930 marvel mystery oil This is 100 th year mm oil it works great keeping valves rings clean and lubricant For everything it was used in WW2 keeping upper cylinder wear down on B17 P51 its been used in our model T and A cars before I was born i even use in My newest vehicles and great for breaking in engine with zinc additives .. just curious have you tried Evans waterless antifreeze? Thanks for posting this video 👍
Hello Jeffrey, The list is very long, short answer is everything but the kitchen sink. But some of the high lights are: Extra Carb, Extra Distributor, Timing gear +tools, Coil, complete engine gasket set, plugs, amp meter, light bulbs, hoses, fan belt, misc wires, intake manifold, goose neck. I've seen most, if not all of these fail on various club tours over 40 years of being around A's. Luckily I personally have been very little trouble over the years. But going over the isolated roads we were on you better be prepared.Thank you for your comment.
@@jeffreykropp7664 Yes I'm running 12 volts, only because I'm out on the road a lot, and you can't get 6 volt parts on the road. I try to drive 45-50 mph to save those bearings.
@@EDCBALLISTICs Yes we did track the mileage, it varied between 15-18 depending on the amount of mountainous terrain we had to deal with. Thank you for watching and commenting. Jim & Lindy
What a wonderful adventure. The cover of your video looks like Peter Egan's Road and Track Model A odyssey photo when he and a friend took a journey from Wisconsin to California in a model A Tudor.
Glad you enjoyed the video, I’ll have to check out Peter’s video if I can find it. We’ll be hitting the road again in June for the National meet in New Mexico, and of course we’ll make videos of the adventures! Thanks for come along for the ride, we greatly appreciate it! Jim & Lindy
My Model A has the stock gears, which I believe are 3:74 or 3:72. Whatever it came from the factory with is what it has. Thanks for your comment, and for coming along for the ride.
That author would probably think: How wonderful to travel a nice paved road in such a reliable car.
It is enjoyable to travel such a non-congested highway, that is as long as the wheels keep turning!
Wheeler Peak, above Baker NV - My wife and son hiked to the top in the 90's. There is a campground at 10K ft. that we used many times.
We were at the campground last October, the aspen trees were beautiful in their golden fall colors.
I love that you were discussing with that guy about how fast you can really go. My buddy pushed the banger in his 29 coupster and lost a connecting rod bearing. He was cruising about 60-65mph for 4 days.
When you have this far to go, no reason to push your luck. Thank you for the comment. Hope you liked the video.
@modelajim1930 yeah we were on a cruise coming back from the grand canyon 30 miles outside of cedar city, UT when it let go. He got another motor and swapped in a new cap and got it back on the road.
Knock on wood, the most serious repair I've had to do while on the road is a timing gear replacement. Took several hours, but was 75 miles from the nearest town. Luckily I had everything I needed to get the job done.
A trip of this length is certainly inspiring to those of us looking to get into an A at some point. Ive come close twice but just haven't found that special car yet.
Michael, keep looking, there are a lot of nice ones coming on the market these days. The perfect one is out there with your name on it.
Thank you for your comment and coming along for the ride.
We used to travel 50 between Ely and Carson at 80 mph and it still felt like it took forever.
Slow and steady wins the race. You see more at 45 mph (haha). But yes, it takes awhile at our putt putt speed.Thank you for watching and for your comment. Greatly appreciate it.
I saw your question about what modifications does the car have, (for whatever reason I can't respond to it, so will do so here), the only modifications are I'm running 12 volts instead of 6, because we are out on the road a lot and you can't get 6 volt parts on the road. I've also added turn signals for safety. Other than that it's stock, the steering column has NOT been modified, I just have a steering wheel cover on the wheel. Thank you for your comment, and for watching the videos. Greatly Appreciate it.
Very interesting program! I drove past a sign once proclaiming the worlds loneliest highway but didn't have time to check it out. Your audio levels are all over the place, hard to hear one minute then blasting the next..
Thank you for the feedback, I'll certainly pay more attention to the audio!
Thanks for bringing us along and for sharing the beautiful scenery! We will definitely be tuning in for the rest of the trip!
Thank you Jeff, Glad you enjoyed it. Rest of the trip to follow shortly.
Enjoy video! Mike from Missouri
Thank you Mike, new video posted tomorrow.
Nevada and all the mountain ranges and valleys in between and all the Hot Springs especially💜Enjoy your time
Nevada has a beauty unique to itself, you see it more at 45 mph than at 80 mph.
Thanks for showing NAS Fallon.
My son is stationed in San Diego with a helicopter squadron and goes up to Fallon for a few weeks every year.
Scrubbing those crickets ( or whatever) out of the fender wells of that beautifully polished Model A must have been a daunting task. All part of the gig I guess. My Land Rover had spent the last 15 years working on a cattle ranch east of Fresno before I bought it. I’ve spent hours with a pressure washer trying to remove dried manure as hard as concrete,from its fender wells and underside, and it’s still not completely clean. But it’s a tatty Land Rover, not a meticulously restored Model A. I feel your pain!😫 lol
The Mormon crickets weren’t too bad, because I don’t believe they can fly, we had a few in the lower part of the radiator, but not much else. But I have driven down a road after a long distance cattle drive, so I completely understand how hard getting dried cow manure off the underside of a vehicle can be. That took hours!!!!
Why music rather hear her pulling grade .😢
Pulling grades isn't too bad, but at highway speeds the wind noise is a little overwhelming. I try and mix it up if the audio is acceptable. Appreciate your comment, and suggestions.
Hi, this is really interesting I just found your video and this summer. My wife and I were in our 1930 Model A Town sedan traveling the Lincoln Highway to California. We were on the loneliest highway on June 22 23rd. We just must missed you. It would’ve been really neat to have met you as you were traveling east in your 1930 Fordor
Steven Barnacle
Wow, sounds like we missed each other by just a few days. We had a great time going to Denver and back. This June we’re heading to Ruidoso New Mexico for the National Meet.
heading for Burning Man by 50...
It's a much nicer drive then I-80. Thank you for watching the video's.
US50 has a lot of tourists, especially in the last 10 years. Before that it was quiet. But try US 6. Tonopah to Ely I almost never saw anyone after Warm Springs where people head south to the Extraterrestrial Highway and Las Vegas.
I agree, it's not as "lonely" as it used to be. I've driven Hwy 6 as well, and yes it has fewer vehicles. Living in Reno though 50 is the logical choice.
The only thing you were missing was a canvas water bag hangin' on the front of that beautiful car. Me, my Wife, and two small boys in a Ford Conversion Van made that same trip in '92 at night. I didn't know there was so many wild horses out there or I'da slowed down to about 80!! Thanks for the memories Buddy!!
Yes, the State keeps trying but the horses just don't like wearing those reflective safety vests. On a dark night things can go very badly, very quickly. Had a motorcyclist not too long ago have that misfortune. Thank you for watching, hope you enjoyed them.
I like your content but please adjust the volume of the music. It almost blows out my speakers if the volume is loud enough to hear the dialog.
Hello Bill,
Yes, we have received this feedback previously and are doing our best to correct audio issues on all future videos. Thank you for taking the time to comment, and for watching the videos.
Pack plenty of marvel mystery oil to add to fuel awesome video thanks for posting 👍 😊
Thanks for watching, appreciate it very much.
@@modelajim1930 marvel mystery oil
This is 100 th year mm oil it works great keeping valves rings clean and lubricant
For everything it was used in WW2 keeping upper cylinder wear down on B17
P51 its been used in our model T and A cars before I was born i even use in
My newest vehicles and great for breaking in engine with zinc additives
.. just curious have you tried Evans waterless antifreeze? Thanks for posting this video 👍
@@quagmiredavis4117 Yes, I've heard the wonders of Marvel Mystery oil. I have not used Evans Waterless antifreeze. Thanks or the info.
What spare parts did you bring? I have 1931 Slant Window Fordor.
Hello Jeffrey, The list is very long, short answer is everything but the kitchen sink. But some of the high lights are:
Extra Carb, Extra Distributor, Timing gear +tools, Coil, complete engine gasket set, plugs, amp meter, light bulbs, hoses, fan belt, misc wires, intake manifold, goose neck. I've seen most, if not all of these fail on various club tours over 40 years of being around A's. Luckily I personally have been very little trouble over the years. But going over the isolated roads we were on you better be prepared.Thank you for your comment.
@@modelajim1930 Did you switch to 12V? A long, sustained drive such as yours certainly tests the engine bearings!
@@jeffreykropp7664 Yes I'm running 12 volts, only because I'm out on the road a lot, and you can't get 6 volt parts on the road. I try to drive 45-50 mph to save those bearings.
Ahoooga
In the desert southwest maybe we should say ...beep beep
Subbed your awesome channel💜
Thank you very much, appreciate the support!
Awesome video! Did you track your gas mileage?
@@EDCBALLISTICs Yes we did track the mileage, it varied between 15-18 depending on the amount of mountainous terrain we had to deal with. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Jim & Lindy
@@modelajim1930 Thank you! It really makes me want to get out Build 1 and make a similar trip.
@@EDCBALLISTICs I highly recommend it!😋
What a wonderful adventure. The cover of your video looks like Peter Egan's Road and Track Model A odyssey photo when he and a friend took a journey from Wisconsin to California in a model A Tudor.
Glad you enjoyed the video, I’ll have to check out Peter’s video if I can find it.
We’ll be hitting the road again in June for the National meet in New Mexico, and of course we’ll make videos of the adventures!
Thanks for come along for the ride, we greatly appreciate it!
Jim & Lindy
“We’re in no hurry”
Putt Putt Putt.
Are you running 3:55 gears ? I put a tremic 5 speed in one of my model A cars
My Model A has the stock gears, which I believe are 3:74 or 3:72. Whatever it came from the factory with is what it has. Thanks for your comment, and for coming along for the ride.