Saturday

ADIRONDACK A'S MODEL A FORD CLUB

NOTE: From time to time I run across these different programs that are teaching the young to work on and love classic cars. I try to post their story as I find them and here is one such story:

Those who insist that today’s youth don’t care about cars (and care even less about old cars) could learn something from the Adirondack A’s Model A Ford Club. Since 2012, the Clifton Park, New York, group has completed three Model A Ford builds with the help of 13- to 16-year-olds from local high schools. It’s now in the midst of its fourth youth program, the ground-up restoration of a 1931 Ford Model A Roadster that began in December 2015.
Adirondack A's youth project
The current youth project group, at Jack Byrne Ford.
Founded in 1984, Adirondack A’s is “Dedicated to the restoration, preservation and general enjoyment of the 1928 through 1931 Model A Ford.” Preservation of the model involves more than just maintaining existing vehicles, and passing the group’s amassed knowledge down to a new generation of enthusiasts becomes more important with each passing year. For the group’s first project, the Saratoga Auto Museum provided a work space, but since 2013 local auto dealership Jack Byrne Ford has donated the needed shop space. The dealership is so supportive of the group that it’s given them a dedicated bay in the service area to store the project, parts and materials while the effort is under way.
Model A Huckster
The group’s 2012 project, a Model A Huckster. Photo courtesy Adirondack A’s.
The initial project was the restoration of a wood-sided Model A Huckster, and no corners were cut in the process. After disassembly, each mechanical system was cleaned, repaired as needed and rebuilt. Body panels were stripped of paint, patched with steel replacement panels as needed, then primed and painted. The wood body was recreated, then finished by hand, and the completed truck is still used by the club as a support vehicle for on-the-road events.
Model A Speedster
The Model A boattail Speedster, completed in 2013. Photo courtesy Adirondack A’s.
Perhaps buoyed from the success of the initial build, the next youth project was far more ambitious. In 2013, the group began with a Model A frame, cowl and hood, then set about building a wooden-bodied boattail Speedster, essentially from scratch. With the body from the cowl back crafted by hand of cedar strips, the finished product was a work of automotive art, and proceeds from its sale went to fund the group’s 2014 youth project.
Model AA stake truck
The 2014 build, a Model AA stake truck. Photo courtesy Adirondack A’s
This time around, it was a 1929 Model AA stake-bed truck, purchased by the club in a silent auction. As with past projects, the truck was evaluated by the group to assess the work needed before the project began, then fully disassembled prior to the start of repair and refinishing. Along the way, students were taught far more than basic mechanics, with exercises in chemistry (how to make a rust remover, and how this works to remove oxidation from metal), science (how generators turn mechanical energy into electricity), and mathematics (verifying the correct wheelbase length and squareness of the frame rails). Of the 17 students that began the project, including three girls, 15 stuck it out to the end. When the truck was finished, it, too, was sold to fund the current youth project.
Adirondack A's
Learning to use a cutoff wheel.
The 1931 Model A Roadster build began last December, and currently includes 12 high school students and two college students, veterans of past projects who participate as their schedule allows. Each vehicle restoration builds on the lessons learned from past projects, ensuring that work progresses in a logical and ever-more-orderly fashion; and if all goes as planned, the Roadster will be finished by the end of the school year in June.
Adirondack A's
Stripping paint can be a tedious process.
Recruiting students for the next build begins soon after, but as Adirondack A’s president Marv Livingston told us, getting the word out to prospective participants has proven difficult. Local newspapers have shown little interest in the story, and even area schools have resisted the group’s requests to present on the program. Students involved in the build, however, are overwhelmingly enthusiastic about the program.
Adirondack A's
Welding 101.
While participants build confidence with hand tools and even learn more advanced skills, like simple welding and painting, the real benefit of the youth program goes far beyond this. The description of the current project on the group’s website includes this passage:
You will learn how to apply your math and science skills to a practical situation. You will get dirty, form a team, learn how to work with your hands, learn the history of the automobile, work with metal and wood, set valid goals, and learn from a wide variety of mentors, both young and old.
Adirondack A's
Who said hard work can’t be fun, too?
The group’s progress is being documented by William Schroeder on his Picasa page, and more information about the club and its efforts can be found at AdirondackAs.org.
photo and text credit: © 2016 Kurt Ernst via Hemmings

Thursday

GEORGIA ON THE 30TH

PAPPY'S BACK IN TIME MUSEUM AND AUTO AUCTION
by FSA
50 Pappy's Plaza
Blairsville, Georgia


1-404-876-1048

GEORGIA ON THE 30TH

CLASSIC CAR AUCTION
by Peach
660 Peavy Road
Byron, Georgia



 


Wednesday

ARIZONA ON THE 29TH

THE SCOTTSDALE AUCTIONS
featuring The Jerry Seinfeld Porsche Collection
by Gooding and Company
Fashion Square Mall
Scottsdale, Arizona


1-310-899-1960

ENGLAND ON THE 29TH

1954 BRISTOL 403

CLASSIC CAR AUCTION
by SWVA
61 Ringwood Road
Poole
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 1202 745 466

photo credit: © 2016 SWVA

ARIZONA ON THE 28TH

 1934 PACKARD
 
THE SCOTTSDALE AUCTION
by Bonhams
Westin Kirkland Resort and Spa
Phoenix, Arizona


1-415-391-4000

photo credit: © 2016 bonhams 1793

ARIZONA ON THE 28TH

ARIZONA
by RM / Sotheby's
Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa
Phoenix, Arizona


1-519-352-4575

ARIZONA ON THE 28TH

 1956 THUNDERBIRD

ARIZONA IN JANUARY
by Silver
Fort McDowell Resort and Casino
Fort McDowell, Arizona


1-800-255-4485

photo credit: © 2016 Silver

Tuesday

ARIZONIA ON THE 27TH

1955 PORSCHE PRE A 356

SCOTTSDALE 2016
by Russo and Steele
101 Freeway and North Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, Arizona


1-602-252-2697

photo credit: © 2016 Russo and Steele

SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

1973 DeTOMASO PANTERA

Speed yellow w/black interior, 47,000 original miles, same owner for over 25 years, original 351 Cleveland w/5-speed ZF transmission, GTS Campagnolo magnesium wheels,
 
Located in Florida........1-941-355-6500
 
photo and text credit: © 2016 Hemmings

Friday

WEST VIRGINIA ON THE 24TH

ESTATE SALE
by Jacob Pittnogle
701 Baltimore Street
Martinsburg, West Virginia


1-304-676-5712

Wednesday

ENGLAND ON THE 23RD

1951 FIAT 500

CLASSIC CAR AUCTION
featuring The Graham Dacre Collection
by Anglia Car
The Cattlemarket
Beveridge Way
King's Lynn, Norfolk
United  Kingdom


+44 (0) 1553 771 881

photo credit: © 2016 Anglia Car

ARIZONA ON THE 23RD

1968 CAMARO RS/SS

SCOTTSDALE 2016
by Barrett-Jackson
Westworld of Scottsdale
16601 Pima Road
Scottsdale, Arizona


1-480-421-6694

photo credit: © 2016 Barrett-Jackson

Monday

PENNSYLVANIA ON THE 19TH

1953 CHEVY

GENERAL AUCTION
by William Bunch
1 Hillman Drive
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania


1-610-558-1800

photo credit: © 2016 William Bunch

ENGLAND ON THE 19TH

CLASSIC AND VINTAGE CARS
by William George

ONLINE

SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

1928 CHEVY SPRINT CAR

Single seat open wheel racer with much modified 1928 Chevy four cylinder engine. Oldsmobile 3 port cross flow head. Model B crank counter balanced and harmonically balanced with insert bearings and pressure oil system. Aluminum pistons and Crower rods. Cam by Jim Brierley. Twin SU carbs. 5 speed T5 transmission with modern clutch and ultralight flywheel.
1940 Ford rear end. 1937 Willys dropped front axle with 1948 Ford hubs and drums. Dual hydraulic brake system. Kelsey Hayes wheels. Aluminum radiator with electric fan and fluid recovery system.. Brake lights and turn signals. Instruments are tachometer, oil pressure, water temp and ammeter.
Street legal with Arizona title. Pristine condition. No work required. Press the starter and go.
Located in Arizona.........1-520-574-3042
photo and text credit: © 2016 Hemmings

Friday

GEORGIA ON THE 17TH

CLASSIC CARS AND TRUCKS
by FSA Gallery
Tannery Row Ale House Restaurant
554 West Main Street
Buford, Georgia


1-404-876-1048

Thursday

THE NETHERLANDS ON THE 16TH

1929 CADILLAC

GRANDES MARQUES
by COYS
MECC
Maastricht, The Netherlands


+44 (0) 208 614 7888

photo credit: © 2016 COYS

ENGLAND ON THE 16TH

1980 FORMULA ABARTH

AUTOSPORT 2016
by COYS
NEC
Birmingham
United Kingdom


+44 (0) 208 614 7888

photo credit: © 2016 COYS

FLORIDA ON THE 16TH

CLASSIC CAR AUCTION
by Auctions America
1100 Barnett Drive
Lake Worth, Florida


ONLINE AUCTION

 

Monday

FLORIDA ON THE 15TH

KISSIMMEE
featuring The Brett Torino Collection
The Wayne Schmeeckle Collection
The Lingenfelter Collection
The McLaughlin Collection
The Bob Phelps Chevelle Convertible Collection
The Don Garlits Collection
Kim and Mary's Lifelong Collection
The Douglas Jemal Collection
The Marty Robertson Collection
The Unique Collectibles Collection
by Mecum
Osceola Heritage Park
Kissimmee, Florida


1-262-275-5050

THE NETHERLANDS ON THE 14TH

INTERCLASSICS MAASTRICHT
by Interclassics
MECC Maastricht
Forum 100
Maastricht, The Netherlands


+31 (0) 43 38 38 333

SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

1949 NASH

Excellent condition, new paint and chrome, has clock, 29,000 miles.
 
Located in Ohio..........1-740-581-0945
 
 photo and text credit: © 2016 Hemmings

Thursday

NORTH CAROLINA ON THE 8TH

1929 FORD

CHARLOTTE IN JANUARY
by Tom Mack
Metrolina Expo Center
Charlotte, North Carolina


1-888-TOM MACK

photo credit: © 2016 Tom Mack

FLORIDA ON THE 8TH

1941 BUICK

FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH
by Dave Rupp
War Memorial Auditorium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida


1-561-533-7945
1-561-779-0302

photo credit: © 2016 Dave Rupp

Sunday

NEVADA ON THE 7TH

1950 TRIUMPH TROPHY 5

THE LAS VEGAS MOTORCYCLE AUCTION
featuring A Private Southeastern Collection
The Mike Seal Estate
The Larry Podwman Collection
Unnamed Estate Property
Unnamed Ducati Dealer Collection
 by Bonhams
Bally's Casino and Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada


1-415-861-7500

photo credit: © 2016 bonhams 1793


NEVADA ON THE 7TH

LAS VEGAS 2016
featuring The Sinless Collection
The LaQuay Collection
The Shappley Collection
The Dennis Gabriel Collection
The Estenton Collection
Allen Smith's Australian Collection
The Herb Harris Collection
The Mike Oberle Collection
The Art Redford Collection
The Larry Pedersen Collection
Hinshaw's Motorcycle Collection
The Bill Orazio Collection
by Mecum
South Pointe Casino and Exhibit Hall
Las Vegas, Nevada


1-262-275-5050

CALIFORNIA ON THE 6TH

U.S. TREASURY AUCTION
by CWS
ONLINE ONLY
6711 Sycamore Canon Blvd.
Riverside, California

cwsmarketing.com

1-571-292-3385

SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

1949 DeSOTO

Rare car, Beautiful wood and mostly original. Runs ok, Paint is good, Interior is in goodshape with beautiful emblems, dashboard steering wheel, radio, interior chrome great. Vehicle has all three seats, so it seats 7. Wood is in excellent condition. 

Located in California..........1-907-723-8350

photo credit © 2016 Hemmings