OT - Drive a 1930 Model A to work for 365 days

[desoto1939]

Here is a nice article about a gentleman that works for Hagerty Insuracne company and will be driving his 1930 Model A tudor sedan to work for the next 365 days and will not use a modern car. This gentleman willbe using the model a as his daily driver for the next 365 days. not that he will be working 365 days.

read the article before commenting to understand what is happening.

Happy reading

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/18/365-days-of-a-one-mans-quest-to-drive-a-ford-model-a-for-entir/

rich Hartung

Edited March 18, 2011 by desoto1939

[Plymouthy Adams]

I am not sure I would want to work 365 days with no time of..

[Don Coatney]

Follow this link

http://www430.pair.com/p15d24/mopar_forum/showthread.php?t=24511&highlight=hagerty+model

[Al B. Bach]

Maybe Hagerty will get the idea that an option for daily drivers would be a good idea. I hate being told I can't drive the old Windsor to work or the grocery store on a nice day.

[oldodge41]

I have been following along on the "365 days of A". It is a nice quick read every couple days.

[roadworthy]

Wait, so our old cars AREN'T supposed to be driven daily?!? Oh crap...

[Greenbomb]

That's cool, but 80 years ago they did that all the time.

[Niel Hoback]

Don't tell my insurance man, but I've been doing that for several years now.

[hkestes41]

My 48 is my daily as well. My wife has a Highlander that we typically drive when we are both going somewhere together, but other than that I drive the Plymouth. I often get questions when on the shuttle bus from the off airport parking to the terminal. "Why would you drive that car and leave it here?" Or when I play softball "I can't beleive you drive that here". My answer is always the same. "I love driving it, and would rather have it than a new car."

[Al B. Bach]

Amen brother!

I was asked the same question when I was driving my 67 Galaxie 500. The only reason I stopped driving it was because of gas prices. 80 miles a day in a car tat only gets 10 miles a gallon can be qite expensive.

[hkestes41]

I am a regional sales manager for an electronics components manufacturer and my immediate boss tells me I will have to be careful that our VP doesn't find out the 48 is my daily. Says it is not a proper business car to be driving to call on customers. Yet our VP drives a Boxster and our RIM (Blackberry) Account Manager drives a Jeep Wrangler.

So, I told my boss if they say something to me I am pointing at the other "un-proper" business cars. Besides that, I pointed out that we call on engineers all day long and that engineers are drawn to unique cars. My Plymouth has started more conversations with engineers that I had never met before when setting in a customer's lobby than you could shake a stick at.

[Ricky Luke]

My dad used to drive his 29 Plymouth tourer about 20 miles to work everyday for 2 years during the early 80's. (so long ago....). He stopped when he had to park it in a valet carpark and the ignition switch (which is built into the base of the coil) mysteriously disintegrated while he was at work. It was almost like some tried to use the key to start it and didn't realise the starter was on the floor.... Of course the valet knew nothing about it.

Trying to jump start that was fun apparently.

Rick

[Plymouthy Adams]

in part.... Of course the valet knew nothing about it.

Rick

obvious...the fact the valet knew nothing about it was the cause for the condition in which it was found...