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You have a rare very early production (probably 1927 production) AR Model A Roadster. Look on the drivers side of the gas tank under the hood and there is a date stamped into it. The left hand brake is a left over from the Model T. This car is very rare. Ive only seen 1 and I'm 72. DON'T rod it. Go trade for one that's done

My father use to have one 29 that he used mostly in the region of the "Triângulo Mineiro" in the country side of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, when I was a kid, up to 1952, when he imported from England, a Morris Oxford. Since I was very young, I don't remember ever to have been in the passanger seat, only in the backseat in the trunk. It was a 4 cylinder, not a Flat-head V8. I still have some fotos with the car, my dad and me, in my mom's lap. Nice to see this car being rescued.

There were about 5 million Model A's. This is a rare one from early production. This car restored to working condition will be a prize for any "A" collector.

So glad you are saving this little guy. I hope you resist any temptation to hot rod it. So many guys out there have no respect for barn finds and American car history. It deserves not to be pimped out.

Nice I can't believe they found Jim Bob's car.

Never try turning an old unknown motor over till you put at least half a cup of Marvel Mystery oil in each cylinder then let it sit overnight. If possible spray it in so it coats the entire piston head and cylinder walls. You can easily destroy the rings, piston and cylinder if you don't.

Wow ,such a beautiful old roadster , deffo keep it original

please keep that in original condition. That may be the best preserved model A roadster I've seen that hasn't been made into junk by a hot rodder. It's a solid gold barn find. And BTT that pickup right there is another jewel.

Yes, what everyone else is saying, don't cut it up, don't modify it, don't do anything until you learn more about it. Trade or sell it to a collector and buy something else to chop up and paint red. This one is a gem and they are gems only once in their lives. If Hannah wants to keep and restore it great, just study how to do it correctly or have the correct people do it for/with you. Congrats on a fantastic find.

KEEP IT ORIGINAL! It's almost totally in tact you can get every thing to restore it to original condition.

Hope these guys are better restorers than they are recovery persons!!

Guys.....you have to do a fully authentic restoration on this little gem of a find. Any else would be pure sacriledge. 👌

Some of the old Fords came with wood floor boards. Henry Ford would buy parts that came in wooden crates but he would specify that certain holes be cut in the boards. Those crates were carefully dismantled and the boards were used for floor boards, already made to fit the pedals.

Man I hope you don’t mess with that great time capsule. It’s in very very good condition!!! Leave it like it is.

That car is in amazing condition for it's age. Treat it with care as you will be a very long time before you see another one like it. It needs slow and methodical restoration. If you rush at the job and make fundamental mistakes you will live to regret it. A great video. I wait for the next one showing what you have done.

It's Model 'A' roadster. What a find!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looking forward to more vids on this car!

Definitely an AR roadster. The giveaway is the handbrake by the door instead of on the gearbox. Give the car a wash. Re upholster the seat yourselves. Put new tyres on it. Get the engine going. Join your nearest Model A Ford club and have years of fun. Awesome find.

I am actually related to Henry Ford. But not close enough to be "in the money". My grandmother told me that Henry gave her cousin a new car back in the day. The rest of my family thought Grandma was crazy but I proved it through genealogy research after she died. I think this is on my Compton/Jackson side of the family. I am actually related to Henry's father or Grandfather. Haven't looked at it in years...

Amazing barn find, almost the Holy Grail of barn finds....how exciting! .

Nice find, I have a Canadian 1929 Barn Find Roadster. Now fully restored. Enjoy.

Wow, you have to totally restore this!

Beautiful há, unbelievable nice

I have been screwed out of 2 great barn finds. 1 a Model T flatbed with a full steel cab. We had a deal, so I pulled it out and the next day the guy wouldn't let me take it. He now wanted $10,000 instead of the 3 plus the rest of the labor taking down the out buildings. I came back with 7,000. No deal. I was already out of all the work I did. 5 years later it sold at his farm sale for $7,000. The next was a 1931 Chevy 5 window coup. We made a deal, so a few days later I showed up with my equipment to find it gone. I have found several others over the years and it always ended the same way..... I quit looking in barns......

I bought a model T for my 16 year old daughter... this one I had a straight 6 and she was happy it ran faster... she graduated and took her car to college... she returned it to me after college and I bought her a 2022 Chevrolet Camero 2ss because she is my only daughter..

Early model 28. Parking brake is on the left and no outside door handles or glass windows. Windows were side-curtains that rolled up and tied in place. On late '28's the parking brake was in the center by the shift lever, and it had outside door handles with roll-up glass windows.

That is a very early model A, that was built in 1927, park brake on left side, rear tail light mounted on the body, three plate clutch. Etc. You should restore it with the rumble seat et al. Very, very rare find.

You have a treasure. Restore everything, Everything off the frame . engine, wheels , running gear, and restore it to its former glory. It deserves nothing less.

Wow how cool is this!! We expect to see a road trip to Provost!

You guys struck gold. I’ve never seen one found so complete A 26/27 roadster done well is worth serious money. Most parts aren’t hard to find many model a parts still cross to the t the production was in the millions

Great find!! You have an extremely rare type of Ford i think.Before cranking it check oil.Also be careful if you never crank start a car before.Id keep it original because it may only add to value. That floorboard with notched cutouts is original i believe.Wood was commonly used on the interior of early cars.I hope you restore it and get it running again.

Love it! I’m jealous! Awesome find!

Excelente video muchas gracias por compartirlo... saludos cordiales desde Ecuador 🇪🇨🇪🇨👍

PLEASE don't chop or rod this! It's a survivor and should be left as original! I have a '29 Model A and I think this one is earlier...red steering wheel and powerhouse generator. Great find!

WOW! What an ULTIMATE barn find. Congratulations! It's yours of course to do as you you please. Understand there are literally thousands of fellas that would trade their firstborn...well, maybe not their firstborn, but you get the point. I just bought a restored 1928 Ford Roadster four months ago and LOVE it! Thanks for posting. Great video. From an old geezer, good luck and keep enjoying life!

Great video thanks for sharing your barn find, like many others on here if it was me who was that lucky to find the model A I would keep it as a survivor as close to the day it came from ford factory as possible. You could even send it to auction as a barn find and use the cash raised to help your little man, what ever you decide it's your car guys enjoy her or him 😀

IT SHOULD BE LEFT ALONE AND LET SOMEONE WHO KNOWS BRING IT BACK TO LIFE. ALL OF THE METAL LOOKS GREAT AND IS ORIGINAL. THAT'S VERY, VERY RARE. DON'T DESTROY IT WITH YOUR 9" FORD DIFF.

Got that “Sanford and Son” pickup truck too.

you really should do a lot of research to make sure you aren’t going to screw up something that may be worth a lot of money.

My first car!! I bought mine second-hand in 1959 for AU£25 (US$760).Mechanical brakes, dickey seat, wood floor, canvas hood & side curtains, same sort of distributor w/- copper strips as spark plug leads. Spent 2 years restoring it. Sold it for AU £1250 (US$4000) cash! Heaps of memories came flooding back when I saw this one. Thanks.

I can see this ending in tears for someone, I don’t think these muppets know what they’ve got

Awesome finds some of the 2 door cars are super rare compared to other early fords

Go for it. I can't wait to see what you can do guys...

Early production Ford Model A ‘28 Roadster. Telltale signs of an early “28 include red steering wheel, parking (not emergency) brake on left. Someone replaced the original headlights with sealed beams. Original powerhouse generator. Ammeter missing. I’d be interested in knowing the engine serial number (on flat spot on left side of block) to see if older than my March of ‘28 Roadster.

Wow... A huge opportunity for your young family! Don't screw it up. Talk to the right people please.

Make it run. Those old girls run good! Remember 6 volt battery positive ground drain all gas before you begin.

1927 model A Roadster. I wish my Dad was here watching this with me, he would be telling me that was his first car he bought as a teenager. He would say I bought it used for $30 - $70. My Grandpa would ask him where did you find that junk cause he had to work on it to get it running, just like my Dad did with me. Lot of good memories from the cars of that era.

Even that old truck is worth saving

PLEASE restore this beauty to original!!

Dale Walker !928 or29 My first car was a 1928.ford roadster. Paid $90.00 for it 1950 am now 83 yrs. old.

Way better condition and a lot more complete than most enthusiasts start with. Amazingly little rust on the body and the engine turning over was a win. I don’t think its particularly rare (they sold A LOT of em) but still popular and well supported in the aftermarket, a lot of reproduction parts are available. definitely worth a few bucks to the right buyer. Cool find! 👍

The floor is supposed to be wood. You can find virtually everything to put this car back to original. Battery ,6volt, positive ground, goes under your feet below the removable wood floor. I believe this might be a1927. First year of Model A. Model A was built from 1927 to 1932. This would be amazing restored. The wheels are 21 inch. Good find.

A friend of my family's been restoring these since he was about 12.has all kinds of parts for them

Sounds like alot of Model A enthusiasts chiming in to keep it original. From the sounds of them, you have quite a rare car. I would consult someone knowledgeable in the field of Model A cars. I would hope you try to get it running and road worthy in the condition it's in. Good luck with your project!!

What luck!! I agree with everyone else, in this day and age it's impossible to get these unless you want to pay 10k or more. Restore it! Personally I'd kill for an attempt to get a project car like this for any reasonable sum of money. lol

Awesome video! And that looks like Jimbob car from the old TV show The Waltons.

Thats a dream car for me... well that area...I love the 30s

I think it might be a 1929, judging from the lenses on the headlights. The 28's had vertical fluted lenses and were also on very early 29's. Yours has a later model lens. Nice old car that should be fun to restore!

28/29 model A Roadster complete needs lots of love

I hope you restore it, nice find, l'm totally jealous!

If it were my find I would treat the vehicle with respect and restore it to it's original condition. Don't cut it up an turn it into a hot rod, they are pretty common. Keep her in her original off the factory floor condition.

28 model A roadster. They did use wood so that could be original. You have a survivor so don't hot rod it. More valuable as an original example. I would even go with the patina and just clean it up and redo the upholstery.

That is some serious quality american sheetmetal. Beautifull patina. Just oil it and keep it original :) Greeting from Germany

Whatever you decide to do will be better than letting it sit till it falls apart. Great score though.

Didn’t realize they were still producing the beavis and butthead show.

That is,a great find ..that engine will probably run...most of the ones I have seen need a little lubes in cylinders and a touch up on the starter...with twelve volt conversion and a little love will fire right up...don't forget those where positive grounded back then...good luck. .😁😉😊

Guys…. This is called an AR Ford Model A. You have something which is rare… do NOT mess with it. It has the powerhouse generator, the old style starter switch, red steering wheel, no outside door handles. Radiator fan shroud is missing but it would have had one, as well as a 2 bladed fan. Look, as others have said, on left side of engine block, just above the water outlet. You may see a star ⭐️ followed by a number then followed by another ⭐️. Please let us know what that number is. Also look for the date stamped on the firewall engine side on the left side of the car. This will show you a production date. Again, you need to contact an informed person about this car. Depending on what information you can obtain, you may have something that perhaps the Henry Ford Museum, in Dearborn MI might want to know about. This is again, NOT your typical model A Ford. Congrats on the find btw

I had 3of them,a sedan,a coup,a 4 door all 1930s .Boy how i wish i had kept them. but they are long gone now!

Wow that is beautiful. What a great find .

That's awesome. And the red truck next to it is sweet too

Great video nice to see young people bring back old cars

As others have said, you have quite an excellent barn find. That is a very early production production Model A commonly notated as an AR. Spotting features include the pan alternator left side by the radiator, the left hand pistol grip hand brake, the red steering wheel. These features were only included on the first few months of manufacture. Of the over 5million built, this would be among the first few thousand. You should be able to find the motor number stamped on the block just below where the head meets the block. If the motor is original to the car, you should be able to match the engine number to the month built. If it’s original, the number will be low. there is also a matching number stamped on the frame that is only visible with the body off. If the engine a frame number math, that is an added value to the $$$ of the car. The great thing about the model a is that there were so many built, there are still a lot of original parts out there to replace what is missing. Also because it was such a popular car there are many many nice reproduction parts out there to use until originals can be found. I’m not a fan of street rods, and I wouldn’t normally discourage someone from chopping and hopping an old car if that’s what they want to do, BUT in this case with a really complete original EARLY production car… keep it original. Restore it if you want but keep it in its original 4 cylinder splendor. THAT IS AN EXCEPTIONAL FIND. You can also look for chapters of model A Ford Clubs in your area. This would be a great source of help and information on this car. Those club guys are really friendly and knowledgeable. Good luck.

You do undoubtedly have an ultimate jewel of automotive history there. This is just a major WOW!!

Wow a true gem.

that little backwards ride right there is what dreams are made of

That motor is solid

It seems we've all got a story that includes a Model A Roadster. I'm 78 - in 1955 when I was 12 I bought a 1929 Model A Roadster with a rumble seat and weather curtains for $95.00 . It was pretty ugly and run down but sound, solid and running. I drove it home with my father by my side and we spent the next two years bringing it back to pristine (in my eyes - not a show car) condition and when I got my driver's license after those two years I had the coolest car around. I drove it until my junior year of high school then sold it to a collector who restored it to show condition. three years later it was sold to the Winthrop Rockefeller Auto Museum in Arkansas. Years later they sold it off - I wish I could find it again! Be gentle with that old girl!!!

Guess you don’t need me to tell you what a rare car you found as everyone else has done that! That’s iron gold my friends. Absolutely beautiful

That is the best barn find I have seen in a long time

Get it running and drive it the way it is! So cool!

The wooden floor boards are how they were originally.

HOW ABOUT JUST GET IT RUNNING AND DRIVE IT. YOU DONT NEED TO HOTROD IT, YOU DONT NEED TO CUT IT UP, YOU DON'T NEED TO MAKE IT MODERN. GET IT RUNNING, AND DRIVE IT. NOT ONLY IS THAT THE CHEAPEST WAY TO DO IT, PEOPLE WILL APPRICIATE YOU SAVING ON IT. THEY DONT MAKE THEM LIKE THAT ANYMORE. IT'S COMPLETE.

Great car. Thanks to share.

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What a cool little car thanks for posting

You restore it and never let go. Leter your son .

What a great find good luck

During that era, radiator and fuel caps with different icons could be had. On my fathers car the fuel / gas cap was topped with a "pointer" (hunting dog) , while the radiator cap sported a quail in flight. Enjoy. Narragansett Bay.

Esse Ford 1928 está muito bom para restaurar , tenho desejo de ter um ainda 🇧🇷👍👍🇧🇷

Oh what a lovely weekend and summer shopping run er ,lots of work to do but it could be fun .😃

Looks like a 1928 Ford Model A roadster. COOL!

Wow 👍👍🏁👍👍

And to have wood as a part of the floor is spot on.

You are so lucky, just a beautiful little Roadster. needs a bit of love !

That truck is dope too.

This car is in remarkably good condition as "Barn Finds" go. Just ran across this video a little while ago and was very excited when you showed the interior and it showed the park brake lever on the left side of the car. That makes this car a "early" 1928 vehicle. The body on this car is in VERY GOOD condition!! Most of the time the fenders are all bent and split, the sides of the body is all rotten at the bottom and many times the motor is seized. I would wager this one will run with minimum effort and parts. One of your main concerns will be to ensure you are getting all the mouse bedding out of the internals. I would LOVE to be "playing" with this one!!!

That truck is in good shape too

Frog find, but does it run, no it hops😅😅

Great find!!!!!!!!!!