1929 Ford Model A getaway car!

[@Rottingboards]

Thanks to the Bride, Groom, and Paul for sharing part of their personal lives!

[@ModelA]

Thank YOU for watching and sharing this special day with us!

[@geraldbly4903]

I personally like the motometer on the radiator. A very cool addition to an old car.

[@ModelA]

I agree!

[@Todd3601]

As a car enthusiast, professional photographer and “father” to an adopted daughter (who is getting married in June) this is a great video! Gave me some great ideas. Thanks for sharing!

[@ModelA]

Thank YOU

[@AstraWerke]

My dad suggested I'd rent my coupe to wedding couples and I went "Sure. I'll be the driver, the bride will be my passenger and the groom... Well, maybe on the running boards or in the trunk, who cares." ;)

[@ModelA]

Everyone is looking at the bride, nobody cares if the groom is all weather beaten.

[@DWS1435]

I used my 1930 Model A Fordor for a friends wedding It made a special day for them and myself. We all had fun.

[@ModelA]

excellent!

[@mlackey9812]

Completely understand the joy this type of giving brings. My 1930 unrestored Dlx Coupe (in the family since 1967) has added to smiles as the 'delivery' vehicle to Great Gatsby themed Birthday events and such. Share the joy and smiles! Two things that seem to always bring smiles,.....Model A's and Bacon!!

[@ModelA]

Hahahaa!! Bacon.....

[@modeladenny1218]

Imagine, bacon cooked on the exhaust manifold of a Model A.

[@brookside5045]

Your video put a smile on my face. I have done a couple of wedding with my 29 Fordor and I really enjoy watching peoples face that have never been around a model A before. That's the best part (Taking about my A's)

[@ModelA]

nice!!

[@AstraWerke]

Paul Shinn, the man who writes his name onto his car lift, just in case someone was to steal it xD

[@ModelA]

Better than the way a dog would mark it. That's a magnet I use to hold papers I want to reference while a car is on the lift.

[@AstraWerke]

@@ModelA My model A has a habit of marking its terrain in a very similar way, too xD Magnet on the lift - quite a good idea, actually!

[@ModelA]

Especially when using a checklist while working on the car on the lift. The wind won't blow it away.

[@modeladenny1218]

Thanks Paul. Loved what you did. So many memories of my wedding many years ago. We did live happily ever after. We married in the church office with our two best friends, the preacher, and an old lady playing an organ. Most everyone else said it will never last. Sometimes I wondered! My wife passed on weeks before our 62nd anniversary. My daughter recently posted on her Facething photos of my new red Model A, saying I learned to drive in one just like it. I actually learned in a 1955 Chevy and my first car was a 1949 Dodge coupe. Sometimes our kids get confused. Shortly after I was married I did buy a worn out 1931 Model A coupe. It started to be red when I sold it. For 60+ years my wife and I dreamed of another red Model A. In memory of my wife I finally bought the car she dreamed of, a red 1931 deluxe phaeton. Maybe I'll get to drive one of my grandkids in it for their wedding.

[@ModelA]

That would be magical, Denny. I hope you get to do just that!

[@denisdavidson5622]

Ah That was fun! My 31 Fordor has been in the UK for 22 years and has always been used as a Wedding car first in Scotland and the past 10 years in Wales. Now it's with me in England. I will have a go at the occasional wedding with it too in the summer. Over here we have a white ribbon from the top edges of the windshield around the Motometer and back, and white bows on all the door handles. We pick up the Bride from her home to the Venue, wait for the happy couple to come out and then drive them both off to the Wedding Reception party. Job done! 4 hours work and charge about £250 British Pounds (about $300.)

[@desparky]

Nice video, congrats to the Bride and Groom. As for the ill fated Ranger... well if it makes you feel any better, I once spent 6 months of all of my spare time painting a car to perfection for a young friend. He totalled in 3 months later. Keep up the great videos. You've taught me so much about my Model A.

[@Sedan57Chevy]

Paul "The Driver" Shinn, coming to an action movie soon! Great video Paul, thanks for sharing. You're a great guy.

[@ModelA]

Thanks!

[@vayabroder729]

Great story! You turned this young man into another Ford guy...😉

[@ModelA]

You got that right!

[@lbh002]

Very cool! Makes me want to get a car to do this sort of work and attend happy events.

[@ModelA]

Go for it, Luther!

[@marilynmoore6752]

Husband loves the four doors, especially the slant windshield

[@ModelA]

The slant windshield fordors are really nice. We finished restoring my dad's recently and we own one together that needs restoration. Someday...

[@LesCanDo2]

I don't have a Model A, but I see why you enjoy them so much. Congrats to the bride and groom!

[@ModelA]

Thanks!

[@0616ko]

Nice. Congrats to the newlyweds and their families.

[@ModelA]

Thanks!

[@mikewarner7149]

Hey Paul, that was great that you could do something like that. Nice video Paul. Keep up the good work.

[@ModelA]

Thanks Mike!

[@ojjenkins7110]

What a neat deal. I loved this video. My favorite car of your Model A collection bar none.

[@ModelA]

Mine also!

[@jimmccoskey8253]

Nice video Paul! I did a wedding with my Tudor a couple of years ago and, as you said, it was a great time. Everyone loves the old iron. The Tudor wasn't as Bride & Groom friendly as your Fordor, but it worked just fine the way the seats fold and hinge forward. Thanks again for the entertaining video.

[@ModelA]

I wanted to use my tudor, but the kids insisted on the fordor.

[@ericeriksen8684]

That's a nice lift u got and a good idea to put it outside.

[@mafcawebmaster4237]

Fun video. I've done a couple of weddings, including my daughters. Also have taken seniors to the prom - that was a blast.

[@modeladenny1218]

I once drove our 1957 Chevy and our friends drove their 1956 T-Bird to several of our HS reunions.

[@ModelA]

Nice!! How did you do it with your Tudor sedan? Did you take the passenger front seat out? I wanted to use the tudor but couldn't figure out how.

[@brentoncrowhurst8338]

That video put a real smile on my face.

[@ModelA]

Good!

[@Thekris0927]

Congratulations to the Bride & Groom! Also a possible video idea if you feel up to it... How to clean underneath your Model A & the engine. Grace & Peace - Kris

[@ModelA]

Thanks Kris!

[@nickhighman4455]

We do it way different down here in Australia. We take the bride to the church in the Model A, we have white ribbon from each side of the roof down to the radiator cap, the driver wears a suit & we take the bride & groom from the church to the reception. Done well & done how it should be done!

[@ModelA]

Over here, we just do what the bride says!

[@quagmiredavis4117]

I use delo 30 wt for my 31 and marvel mystery oil in fuel ....

[@Bruckzone60]

I forgot about all those details. You covered them all so well. I did a couple of weddings in my 26 touring model T and it was a carbon copy of what you showed. What fun. Thanks for bringing back some good memories (I don't own that car anymore) and for sharing some very valuable information for anyone who gets asked to supply the classic wheels for such an occasion. Also, I noticed the use of Hyper-Lube (must be similar to STP?) in the steering gear. Do you use it anywhere else on the car?

[@ModelA]

No, just the steering box

[@marilynmoore6752]

These cars have one of the sweets sounds

[@ModelA]

Yes

[@MikeLoveBuns]

Another great Ford Model A 4 door sedan ! 😘🚙😀 Mike from Missouri

[@ModelA]

Thanks Mike!

[@fordguy728]

Very cool Paul! I’m getting married in June in Colorado, I wish I could incorporate my A into the wedding but being that we are traveling from Illinois it’s not very practical.

[@ModelA]

We have driven Model As much farther than that. Go for it!

[@modeladenny1218]

Not returning to Illinois makes more sense!

[@fordguy728]

@@modeladenny1218 I’d totally leave Illinois if it weren’t for both of our family’s being there.

[@fordguy728]

@@ModelA I totally would but I’m still trying to get mine fully shaken down as you’d say. I hope to tour heavily with it as soon as I finish going though the brakes and suspension. Hoping you have videos on that soon!

[@ModelA]

@@fordguy728 One of these days.

[@Emangia]

That's not a car, that's a Jewel!

[@RichardGoth]

lovely car! off to watch the other videos now!

[@ModelA]

Thanks Richard!

[@manuelstarr3602]

Gee mate, I loved the video and it took me way back. Great young bloke and I felt real bad about the Ranger. By the way Paul, has Ford apologized for using your picture yet? Cheers n take care 🥂

[@ModelA]

Thanks! No. Ford doesn't care.

[@nateholden7598]

1st Also I love model-As and I am thinking about getting one

[@ModelA]

Indeed you are! And indeed you should.

[@nateholden7598]

I know some stuff about them and someone is willing to give me an old one for free but it needs a lot of work

[@nateholden7598]

Also I know that the model-A is a long lasting car that gets you where you need to go reliably and that is why I want one because they are good cars

[@brentoncrowhurst8338]

@@nateholden7598 I say take the offer. Enjoy the car. Learn about it. Start to work on it. If it proves too much to tackle, trade up to a better working example.

[@ellieprice3396]

@@nateholden7598 Yes, long lasting for sure. My first car was a 1929 black two door (girl magnet) that I owned during my last year of high school. Does anyone know why we almost never see videos of restored 1929/1931 Chevrolet sedans?

[@bryanswenson1452]

What a class act ! Thanks Paul

[@ModelA]

Thanks, Bryan!

[@bryantsemenza9703]

Paul, you have a Model A for every occasion.

[@ModelA]

Hee hee!!

[@kevinweston4558]

Now that is a great car loved the video

[@ModelA]

Thanks Kevin

[@velindastevens6271]

Wow love it to have a ride and electric and insured on up keep for into an easy crusing

[@donbowlby7498]

Paul, you need to get a 1930’s chauffeurs uniform.

[@ModelA]

They're lucky I wore a shirt with a collar!

[@bpharing]

My parents used my dad's 1931 Tudor as their getaway car. No luck yet in locating it.

[@ModelA]

That would be neat to find again. I hope you do.

[@agostinodibella9939]

Nice video!

[@ModelA]

Thanks!

[@DrTheRich]

And of course Paul wears a boomer buttoned shirt instead of a proper wedding chauffeur outfit, especially the lack of a top hat is a bit disappointing.

[@ModelA]

Yes! I wore what I was told to wear.

[@royrountree3188]

You need some vintage clothes for those event Paul! We had a model a getaway car at my daughters wedding too. Great fun!

[@discerningmind]

Very nice Paul. I liked "And they lived happily ever after." How come you weren't wearing a Chauffeur's Uniform? I thought that was part of having your car in wedding service duty.

[@ModelA]

They're lucky I was wearing a shirt with a collar!

[@discerningmind]

@@ModelA Hahahaha!!!

[@ModelA]

@@discerningmind Your package arrived. Thank you!!! Yes, I know exactly what it is! I heard of that stuff, now I get to try it. Mind if I include some excerpts from your kind letter in an upcoming video?

[@discerningmind]

@@ModelA Thanks for letting me know Paul. Please feel free to use excerpts as you wish. I hope there's something I've said that can help people.

[@ModelA]

OK. Thank you again! That was very nice of you.

[@dondesnoo1771]

Drove a 60 caddilac conv top down. For a wedd ing about 64 loved it had two of those after never had a chevy again. .did you leave lube an instructions on the back seat 🤗in case of an emergency

[@ModelA]

Hahaa!! No.... Maybe....

[@BeetTheRush]

What a joyful video! loved it! Also, pardon my ignorance, but is it fordor or four-door? My Portuguese brain can't quite get it 😜

[@ModelA]

Henry Ford called the body style with 4 doors the "fordor sedan". It is two plays on words. Fordor's forst 4 letters ate "Ford" and then the obvious four-door abbreviation. The Tudor sedan, well... I guess only one play on words.

[@BeetTheRush]

@@ModelA thank you 😃 I thought I heard fordor but wasn't sure!

[@billhillstrom3511]

Awesomeness

[@SergLa]

Сколько раз смотрю, и не могу поверить, что этот блеск существует в реальности. Этому человеку нужно дать премию. Кому-то дают премию мира ни за что, а этот человек действительно заслуживает премии. Вас когда-нибудь приглашали на телевидение? Если бы Вы жили в России, Вы непременно попали бы на телевидение. How many times I look, and I can't believe that this glitter exists in reality. This person should be given a bonus. Someone is given a peace prize for nothing, and this person really deserves a prize. Have you ever been invited to TV? If you lived in Russia, you would definitely get on TV.

[@ModelA]

Спасибо, мой друг! Это очень добро. У меня не было предложений выступить на телевидении. Я простой простой человек и ничего особенного. С уважением! Spasibo, moy drug! Eto ochen' dobro. U menya ne bylo predlozheniy vystupit' na televidenii. YA prostoy prostoy chelovek i nichego osobennogo. S uvazheniyem!

[@ChestnutCove]

Love it !!

[@ModelA]

Thanks!!

[@eugenelevin8314]

Nice video ! I have a random technical question- Have you heard of and do you have an opinion about using Evans waterless coolant in a Model A??

[@ModelA]

I have never used it in anything. No experience with it. However, I doubt a Model A would ever need anything that exotic in it.

[@damiengramola8059]

Hi Paul, this may have been covered in another video, but how many miles has your fordor completed and do you believe the odometer to be true? It’s in great condition for its age 👍🏻👏🏻

[@ModelA]

It is just about to roll over 70K miles. I believe the odometer to be correct.

[@beattydave]

Great video. Thought you would wear a Tux… as the driver…

[@ModelA]

They were just thankful I had on long pants and a shirt with a collar!

[@paulscountrygarage9180]

Paul, I think much better attire for you would have been a morning suit with top hat! 😜. I normally wear a kilt when I’m on wedding duty. I like to upstage the bride. 😂😂

[@modeladenny1218]

Paul was just being Paul. At least he had long pants on.

[@ModelA]

@@modeladenny1218 Denny knows me all too well!!!!

[@ModelA]

Thanks Paul. I did bring a shirt and tie along, but the groom said I looked fine as-is. With temps in the 90's, I was thankful for the lighter shirt. That was a LOOOONG drive back home with the bride and groom in the back seat and all of their stuff up front with me.

[@paulscountrygarage9180]

@@ModelA Having done a few weddings I do know what it like and it did look to go off well.

[@ModelA]

Yes. Remember: I have autism. One of the issues is hyper sensitivity to sounds, smells, and touch. I wear foam earplugs a lot for the sound over-sensitivity. I have the smelling of a dog. I can smell your skin and tell you what you have had to eat, if you have cancer, and others. Over sensitivity of touch means that clothing drives me absolutely nuts! I can't stand it on me for too long. They knew that and were very kind to suggest I wear what I had on.

[@elosogonzalez8739]

Having a 1999 Ford Ranger myself, I know that had to hurt!

[@ModelA]

Yes. I loved that truck. It was the first brand new vehicle I ever purchased for myself. But, at least I kept my word. So few men keep their word these days.

[@nicklewis7291]

Do you have a video explaining the difference in the model A and the 1932 model that had the V8? Do you own any of the 32 models with a V8? I'm of course looking for differences other than 4 cylinder and V8.

[@ModelA]

I do not. Sorry, Nick.

[@carmengianforte2501]

Paul Can you give us some information on your lift. Thanks

[@ModelA]

It's a TeamLift. They are out of business now.

[@johnmaidment6728]

Would that be a d ream drive a newfoundland original 1929 to Blackie Alberta Job restoring Im Going Back To work

[@melissaroscher1080]

Love

[@ModelA]

...is a wonderful thing!

[@MrJeep75]

That was a nice ranger he destroyed, must of been driving to fast around corners

[@mattomon1045]

cool

[@benhancock1408]

2 gluggs? Thatr's just a tad more than a smidgeon, right?

[@ModelA]

Correct! Very precise.

[@danielhomant2832]

This is much what my fiance and I have planned as well. Though since it will be my own vehicle, I will have a trusted other doing the management the day of. Once I find an appropriate car anyway, heh.

[@michaeledwards8051]

Nobody makes such to-do over a modern car, but they want pictures and have questions about the A.

[@ModelA]

Yep!

[@armchairgeneralissimo]

Shame about the truck but look at the positives at least he wasn't in an old ratty death trap when it happened and like you said he learnt a lesson with I assume a brused ego and minus a truck.

[@ModelA]

Correct!

[@jamaf99]

OK Paul. The boomer references are getting tired. The internet lists a baby boomer from 1946 to 1964. I am going to guess you are very close to joining the Gen X crowd, like myself who also watch your channel. FYI I have also never heard ANYONE use "OK Boomer" when addressing anyone from that era.

[@ModelA]

I was born in 64, and I hear 'OK Boomer' a LOT.

[@jamaf99]

@@ModelA I knew it. you are on the edge of being a Gen Xer. Skip a few months and join us on the dark side. We don't have flip phones or pagers over here. lol.

[@Rob-hw5wr]

@@ModelA You should get another shirt that says, "Boomer and Proud of it"

[@brentoncrowhurst8338]

@@ModelA one boomer to another, I enjoy the boomer humour.

[@brentoncrowhurst8338]

Btw, received my "warranty" T shirt--It's great! I give an "A", eh!

[@nwpioneer2551]

Why didn't you dress better for the wedding? Like a driver maybe.

[@ModelA]

See the other comments asking the same thing.

[@skn9895]

So. You were a "pseudo-parent" to the groom. Are you a "pseudo-grandpa" yet?

[@ModelA]

Not yet. He's putting his new wife through school right now.