Ford Model AA Trucks
Old and Slow
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Old trucks, real repairs, and stories from the road. Follow my 1930 Ford Model AA and the people who keep these Fords moving.
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Latest stories
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Growing up, my dad was a one-man repair shop. Our driveway was less of a place to park cars and more like a battlefield where mechanical parts went…
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By Wade Ratzlaff Some days start off with promise. The kind of day where you think, “I’ll just fix this one little thing on the truck, and then…
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Wrenching with Dad Some kids spent their childhood Saturdays at the movies or the mall. I spent mine under the hood, or more accurately, standing next to my…
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Original lever shocks either work like a gentleman or like a doorstop. The bounce test is free: push down a fender—if it oscillates like a diving board, your…
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If your A wanders like a shopping cart with a favorite aisle, the cure is not to crank the adjuster until the wheel squeaks. The steering box is…
