Saying Farewell to My 1931 Ford Model A Pickup – Part 2

Randall Wingett Short 1 months ago

Description

In this Part 2 video, I lined up my Model A in front of the open car carrier ramp, then feeling uncomfortable about blindly driving Byron Lee up the ramp, I turned over the driving to Saba, the driver. Turns out that by coincidence, like the buyer Saba was also from Staten Island, NY. While pumping the accelerator and riding the clutch, then stopping midway and climbing out of the truck for a quick inspection, eventually Saba got it up the ramp and safely strapped down on the carrier.

Background:
I drove this old truck a total of only 1,675 miles during 7 years of ownership! The odometer was 94,325 when I transported my Model A home from Anacortes, WA in September 2019 driving a new U-Haul rental pickup and car trailer myself. The odometer read 96,000 miles when Saba loaded it up on his car carrier later this same day, which you will see in my next video.
As I was loading a box containing one of the old spoke wheels and a plastic bin containing miscellaneous parts inside the cab of my Model A pickup before the truck driver arrived to transport my Model A on an open carrier to the new owner in New York, I noticed that the odometer was at 95,999.7 miles. I instantly decided that I wanted to be the one driving it as it turned to 96,000. Only .3 miles needed, a short drive around the block would get this done. I knew that Skye would be expecting to join me for the ride when she heard the Model A engine start, so I retrieved her dog bed, lifted Skye into the back of the truck and secured her for a short ride. Perhaps this isn’t that interesting of a video for you to watch, but it certainly means a lot to me on the last day with my Model A.