| After being involved in the Model A hobby for over five years, I figured it was about time that I got an "A" for myself. I am the Youth Coordinator for the Model A Restorer's Club (MARC) and am charged with bringing more younger members into the club. So I figured that it would be a good thing for me in my position to have a Model A. I thought over the dozens of style's of "A's" and figured that I'd be most happy with a 1930-31 Closed Cab Pickup truck. So an ad was placed on MARC's website looking for a truck. Two weeks later I recieved a phone call from Dave Hartman of IL who said he had late '31 Truck parts, the rest they say, is history. |
| I would love to hear from you so please send me an email and say hello. Click Here |
| Special thanks to the individuals that have donated parts and expertise. I can not thank these guys enough!!! John Marshall, Chicago IL Andy Honiotes, Wilmington IL Art LeMere, Crete IL Jerry LeMere, Crete IL Don Roberts, Mohawk NY Jim McCumsey, Morris IL Craig Rith, Darien IL Bud Vetterick, Tinley Park IL Jerry Sund, LaGrange IL John Charlton, ENGLAND!!! Eric Nietfeldt, Blue Island IL Tim Kelly, Ct Billy Stanford, Oklahoma Joe Ortman, Justice IL Roger DeSoCaras Revere Penn Jim Brand, NY |
| PLEASE, help support a younger generation's involvment in the Model A Restoration Hobby, Click here to find out how you are perfect for this!!! |
| My Restoration Journal through June 1st 2003 I kept a "journal" of my restoration and decided that people might find it interesting to read. So to read a detailed breakdown of all that has happened with my truck, click here. |
| Please click here to see the various Model A Businesses that have donated parts to my cause. |
| Extra Restoration Pictures Some of the pictures I took during the restoration process here |
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| My Truck on Day 1, June 20th 2002 |
| Here is my truck, the day I brought it home, June 27th 2003. A year and a week since I had bought the first parts. |
| A week or so into May as I write this and the weather is starting to cooperate more and more each day. I've had a few chances to take the truck out these past few weeks and have really been enjoying it all. We were picked to work on the set of the filming of Public Enemies, staring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, directed by Michael Mann. I have some pictures that I have uploaded here I ended up blowing yet another head gasket, this time it was between the 3 and 4 cylinders so I was only ever running on two cylinders, got that taken care of and a new head thrown on. With a new work schedule it's looking I'll have a lot of chances to get out there and drive this year and I'm looking forward to that. Only 400 miles in 2007, not good enough for me. For some reason the people of the Joliet Region of MARC elected me President again, so check out our webpage!!! And if you're bored and want to see my other hobby, collecting license plates, you can click here |
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| This picture was taken August 17th 2003 at the Calumet Region Picnic in Lockport IL |
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| I took this picture one fall day as I was bored and driving around the country. |
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| Me and the Truck on Route 66 Tour, standing in front of a restored Gas Station originally built in 1932. The Station is in Odell Illinois. |
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| Took this picture somwhere just north of the Wisconsin border on my way up to the 2004 meet in Madison, nice sign huh? |
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| It dawned on me that a lot of people have no idea how cool the bed of my truck looks, so I figured I'd post an overhead shot of it. I was up helping my dad fix a skylight on the house and went back down to grab my camera. He helped me cut the wood for the bed, I put a few coats of varnish on them and then finished it up with stainless steel skid strips, bolts and center pan. |
| Mileage as of March 1st 2008......................5200.0 Mileage as of March 4th 2007......................4651.8 |
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| When I was 20 years old I started a project that would ultimately take me a year to finish but a lifetime to enjoy. Here is the story of my 1931 Model A Ford Pickup Truck. Last Updated 05Mar08 17:42 CST |
| The Ford Model A ...as Tim Built it... |
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| Click the Play button below to see a video I made up of my truck on Route 66 |
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| On the cover of Rolling Stone. Model A News Cover car and MARC Showcase inside, July/August 2007 |