I've found myself asking a lot or chassis related questions on here that would be better suited to anouther place.

You can try this  http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/social-forums/1952-59-ford-social-group.282/


You have to join the Jalopy Journal  Not 59 specific though


54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

Both the Ford Barn, late V8 section, and the HAMB are good sites. There may be a "social group" for those models in either or both.

The Barn is much like this site, but the HAMB (the forum section of the jalopy journal) has very specific rules. "Traditional" rods and customs, and the years, are strictly enforced. An "introduction" is a must.

You can search the HAMB without being a member. Most of what you find will be modified rather than restoration, but there is a ton of info there.

Both sites have some overlap in members with people here.



miker
55 bird, 32 cabrio F code
Kent, WA
Tucson, AZ

The social forum on the HAMB Paul posted the link to is a little more relaxed than the main board. Alot of good guys on there and lots of knowledge. I'd recommend it also.

Durham Missouri

My mistake. When I saw the log in, I thought it was for the main forum. But it's the social group. Go for it.

miker
55 bird, 32 cabrio F code
Kent, WA
Tucson, AZ

You will have to join the HAMB to get to the social forum. The social forum is extremely active so you will learn alot.

Durham Missouri

I kinda left the HAMB a couple years back after about 6,000 posts and 12 or 13 years. Ryan and i got into it via PM over our ideas of traditional after i kinda went off a little too much on some store-bought 'featured' cars of his. I kinda believe leaving a hood closed is no excuse, and other times when all a $100k car needs is an afternoon and $500 of obvious parts to make it look right, well i can't keep my mouth shut. Dont get me wrong i do like the place, and i do direct people there, it's just some bad feelings toward management and the directions it went. I guess to sum it up, i'm a little too much of a traditional nazi for there.  

Btw i dont want it to sound like i come to forums to start fights, i'm just kinda passionate that old cars need to be preserved with all the quirks and feel of the era. Clipping, frame swapping, modern engines, or other automotive abuse should be shunned. But then again i did help on a ridler car so i guess i've been kinda to blame in the past too

Don't sweat it. I understand your position on what traditional means. I believe the same things.

Durham Missouri

I also had a little pissing match with Ryan and came close to telling him where to shove that place,I think a bunch on there that preach that traditional stuff do not have the cars to back it up. I like the place because of the wealth of knowledge that is there and I do not have a traditional car but heading in that direction with my 55.


Butchering up everything I can get my hands on in Dayton Ohio

I joined the HAMB some time ago and used to faithfully read the posts but decided to narrow it to cars I own, hence I signed into the group I mentioned above.  Yes you do have to join the Jalopy Journal (the main body for the HAMB) but you can narrow your focus to the areas that you are interested in.  They have a lot of different areas (social groups), some car specific.  Like the 52-59 social group, they can be more relaxed as far as rules go.

Like the others mentioned, you don't have to join, but you can't ask questions or make any posts unless you do.


54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ