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Driving a Model A for a year

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Craig S Wolfsburg Wizard

635 posts · joined May 2008 ·

#826155
Just saw this article about a guy who has decided (for reasons I'm not altogether clear on) to drive only a Model A Ford for an entire year.

The article is here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/automobiles/collectibles/13MODEL.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp

The blog where he describes everything is here:

http://www.365daysofa.com/

Whilst my 74 L Bug is a completely different kettle of fish to the A, people often wonder what the heck I'm doing driving around in such an old thing, and many people (especially Gen Y) are shocked that the thing can even be practical or useable on the road (How do you get up hills?)

Also, this guy has to deal with snow!!!

It's good to see people driving around in old cars, regardless of the type.

Cheers
Craig
1969 Beetle - June
1974 L Bug - Gwendolyn
2002 Bora V6 4Motion - Anita

65standard Officially Full-On Dubber

373 posts · joined Apr 2009 ·

#826201
Good topic and website.

Craig, Gen Y's don't understand too much outside an iPad/iphone and the like. Unless they can have every electronic accessory attached to the Radio/CD player, they're not interested.

I guess you can't edumacate the edumacated academics.
If it ain't broke, fix it till it is!

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#826239
Well it would be a blast.......


if it was this Model A

Andy Andy\'s Adventures

2,820 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#826264
All things are relative. When the beetle drives too slow, I drive the kombi around for a while and the beetle suddnly seems real fast. When the kombi seems too slow I get back on the pushy, then the kombi goes real fast
🙂
Never could understand why you need to upgrade motors etc.

dAVo Seriously Crusin Dubber

161 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·

#826314
I've been considering selling my Bug but not until I find something I really like for around the same amount that I will get for it. So I was going around to a few different car yards to see what there is and nearly got into an argument with a typical salesman because he said "who's gonna pay that for an old bug?!" (not even anything ridiculous). Clearly some people like him just don't understand. I thought if anyone I speak to about it someone who sells cars might have some idea but clearly he's just another ignoramus. Just like most of Gen Y lol