“JJ” bought this beauty a “1931 Ford Model A” for $100.0 and placed it in the front yard with full intentions of making a weather vane out of it. Here it has sat, sort of withering away for the last 20 years. The transmission is still good and parts of the body are still intact, however the tires are shot but that’s what gives it that allure.
For years “JJ” has talked about making the Model A move – not back and forth like you might think, but actually spin around when the winds pick up. Remember this is an original Model A and while some of the parts have fallen off, the weight of the vehicle is 2,265 lbs.
Besides being an artist, welder, mechanic, retired fireman he is also a genius – just so you know. His mind is like no other and he can think up some crazy stuff to make.
This project wasn’t on his A list of projects to complete until a special little love blossom wanted to plant roses in the back of it.
The first and second photo is the before flight pictures of the car sitting in the front yard. Morphing of the car began by moving it to the welding area. “JJ” welded old pieces of rusty steel to the sides, the rear he created frames to hold the roses and side boards giving it the look of an old Model A Roadster with a rumble seat. As “JJ” calls it, “sexing it up”.
Then came the hard part figuring out how to make the car spin with a touch of the breeze. So “JJ” and his good friend Ron cut the axle out of a 1965 two ton Chevrolet dump truck, one that had been sitting in the back yard. A man needs to keep his stock of parts handy.
Next came the digging of a hole big enough to bury the axle minus one set of tires, cement poured to keep the axle in place and bingo – smooth movement. The car is completed and mounted on to a custom built bracket set on the axle.
The remaining pictures show the car as a moving weather vane, with wings for flying and a garden in the back holding five containers of roses and wild flowers.
