I used to have a 1968 Ford A1, then I has a divorce and a vindictive wife who didn't realize how much she really could have made on it.
Now I have made the deal on an A2, not too far from where I am working on this contract (California). I don't have all of the details, I checked it out and put some down on it today. It's got some cancer but not a lot and not in critical locations. I'm buying it as a utility beater anyhow. It also has the obligatory electrical challenges (bulbs, headlight switch, etc) that need to be checked out.
Some previous owner painted it with house paint and a roller, so I will be looking for a bead blaster! It also has the FAV-type basket on the right fender, and that will some off first thing. Since I've been away for over a decade. I don't know if these are in demand or not -- anyone trying to find one?
It also has what seems to be a map light, flip the switch one way for dim white, the other goes through a filter (IR?)
It has the deep fording kit on it, and of course the ROPS (with the ID plate add-on). The top is in VG condition, desert tan, so I guess I'm stuck with the tan color scheme when I repaint.
I will be looking for the antennas, mounts and tiedown kits, but I'm in no hurry for these.
There is a strange, though. The ID plate is BROWN, and it looks like it gives the mfg date as sometime in 1984! The dimensions plate is white with black markings. More on these later, unless someone has an answer to this mystery.
Even better, the California DMV issued it a whole new VIN (on a tag attached to the window frame), so I guess I will need one of those new ID plates with that number stamped on it when I register it in NV.
I'm also getting some extra parts, including a whole nother engine. a couple of distributors (mech and ss).
It's been sitting a while, and smoked a lot when started. The carb needs cleaning (at least), so it will be getting a can of Seafoam. With the choke halfway out, it ran just fine going around the block.
All in all, it seems well worth what I'm getting it for.
It feels good to be back in the MV family.
Now I have made the deal on an A2, not too far from where I am working on this contract (California). I don't have all of the details, I checked it out and put some down on it today. It's got some cancer but not a lot and not in critical locations. I'm buying it as a utility beater anyhow. It also has the obligatory electrical challenges (bulbs, headlight switch, etc) that need to be checked out.
Some previous owner painted it with house paint and a roller, so I will be looking for a bead blaster! It also has the FAV-type basket on the right fender, and that will some off first thing. Since I've been away for over a decade. I don't know if these are in demand or not -- anyone trying to find one?
It also has what seems to be a map light, flip the switch one way for dim white, the other goes through a filter (IR?)
It has the deep fording kit on it, and of course the ROPS (with the ID plate add-on). The top is in VG condition, desert tan, so I guess I'm stuck with the tan color scheme when I repaint.
I will be looking for the antennas, mounts and tiedown kits, but I'm in no hurry for these.
There is a strange, though. The ID plate is BROWN, and it looks like it gives the mfg date as sometime in 1984! The dimensions plate is white with black markings. More on these later, unless someone has an answer to this mystery.
Even better, the California DMV issued it a whole new VIN (on a tag attached to the window frame), so I guess I will need one of those new ID plates with that number stamped on it when I register it in NV.
I'm also getting some extra parts, including a whole nother engine. a couple of distributors (mech and ss).
It's been sitting a while, and smoked a lot when started. The carb needs cleaning (at least), so it will be getting a can of Seafoam. With the choke halfway out, it ran just fine going around the block.
All in all, it seems well worth what I'm getting it for.
It feels good to be back in the MV family.
