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Post by bmcgill on Jan 12, 2010 11:10:36 GMT -5
Hey ncwaltonsfan. Chrysler made some really nice and fast cars in the past. I remember Dad driving an old 58 Plymouth back when I was a kid. We named it Big Burtha.
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Post by Marilyn on Jan 12, 2010 16:03:05 GMT -5
Look what I found -
Q. What can you tell me about the Walton's cars?
A. Walton fans have provided the following information:
John-Boy drove a 1928/29 Model A Ford Coupe; Jim Bob a 1928/29 Ford Model A Roadster; Mary Ellen and Curt drove a 1932 Ford Model B Sedan Delivery; Cindy drove a 1941 red convertible; and John's Woody was a 1941 Plymouth. John's lumber truck was a 1928/29 Ford Model AA.
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Post by bmcgill on Jan 12, 2010 17:57:01 GMT -5
Hey there ssMarilyn. I was off a year on the red convertible wasn't I. There was very little difference in the Model A from 1928 to 1931 so I wasn't sure exactly what year they were either. The 1932 Model B would have to be very rare.
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Post by Marilyn on Jan 12, 2010 23:59:04 GMT -5
I think those are just fan guesses, but in any case you were mighty close! The cars we have nowadays are pretty pathetic compared to the good old days. I'd hate to get hit by one of those old cars! My fiber glass or aluminum fender would fold like a deck of cards!
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Post by bmcgill on Jan 13, 2010 12:01:09 GMT -5
I agree with you. Back in the mid to late 50's they really made some beautiful cars with lots of chrome and as big as all out doors. 60's cars were pretty sharp too.
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Post by Marilyn on Jan 13, 2010 22:16:40 GMT -5
Can you imagine trying to parallel park one of those babies? My depth perception isn't that good anyway, but wow...what a task to park one of those cars with the looooooooooooooooooooong front end!
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Post by bmcgill on Jan 15, 2010 17:50:47 GMT -5
I know what you are talking about Marilyn. That Ranchero has a very long 70's style front end. I have to swing way out just to get it in a parking space. My wife hates it. She drives a Honda Civic. The Ranchero is grey in color so she calls it the SS Buck. Buck is my nickname.
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Post by TomV on Jan 26, 2010 1:00:44 GMT -5
As far as I can guess, the Baldwin Sister's car looks like a mid-to late 1920's Studebaker. It's one of the harder cars to identify in the show, that's for sure!
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Post by bmcgill on Jan 26, 2010 12:15:48 GMT -5
I think the Baldwin sisters car is a Studebake too Tom. It is one that I am not too familier with either back that old.
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Post by Tonyray on Jan 26, 2010 15:49:33 GMT -5
The Virginia winters must have been rough on cars back then look at Jim Bobs car look pretty bad for a 10 year old car. ;D
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Post by Tonyray on Jan 29, 2010 0:36:41 GMT -5
I just notice something John Boys car was a 1928 or 1929 Model A coupe but in A day of thanks on Waltons Mountain when Jason was getting gas talking to Ike about being home for Thanksgiving that was a 1930 or 31 Model A coupe You can tell by the cowling and the front door post.
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Post by bmcgill on Jan 30, 2010 2:26:10 GMT -5
I think the Baldwin sisters car is a Studebaker. Not 100% sure but in one episode where they showed the front of the car, it was hard to tell but it looked to me like a Studebaker emblem.
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Post by bmcgill on Jan 30, 2010 2:47:48 GMT -5
Hey bullgator. You might be right about the red convertible. It was hard to tell the difference between a Ford and a Mercury back in those days. On the Model A, I wouldn't have noticed the difference in the year if they used a newer one later. Yes Jim Bob's car was pretty rough. There weren't very good road back then. Especially in the rural areas. I guess those Model A's were pretty good cars. I have heard that some people drove them regualarly up into the fifties. There are still a lot of them around. There is a national Model A club and I think it is pretty big with lots of Model A's that people have restored.
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Post by bmcgill on Jan 30, 2010 2:54:01 GMT -5
One car I am sure of is Ide Godsey's car. It is a 38 Ford. I know because when I was a kid my Dad had one that was setting behind the barn rotting down that he drove for quit a while when he was dating Mom. I was too young then to pull it out of there and try to do something with it but some one ended up stealing parts off of it and then some one cut it up in pieces and I found the dash in the creek. No one lived there at Dad's old home place anymore so no one could keep an eye on things.
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Post by Marilyn on Feb 5, 2010 20:23:26 GMT -5
Hey guys, I see the Walton's Museum General Store has two car models for sale. A 1940 Coupe and a 1938 Ford pickup. I'm going to guess maybe the last one was John Sr's vehicle? Any ideas on either one? They're at the bottom of this page - www.waltonmuseum.org/ike.html
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