FrankWest107

I want to purchase and original Ford 1933 but I see so many more Ford 1934s for sale. I want to keep as original as I can find, but want to get it into prime running condition so that I can use it and not save it as a full size model car. Is it hard to find original engines for these cars. I have seen some with newer for engines installed. I don;t care for that. Any info you have s greately appreciated.

I checked with several suppliers and they only sell the rear carpets? Any ideas?

Thanks for the quick reply!!! Thanks a million!!! I am looking at a 1932 Chrysler straight 8 in working order. Beautiful car but just wanted some infor befor i commit or maybe I should just be committed. I guess if I am really frightened I should just get a 1930 model A. I always have a paranoia about and axel or drive shaft fracturing, and then what do you do?

It seems that parts for Fords and chevys are available but not so for Chrysler, Plymouth, etc cars? Is this true?

Great info. There are some 1933 chevys with 6 cylinder engines that are very inexpensive. Maybe cheby parts are jarder to find. Would anyone reccomend step by step restoration books?

Yes, it seems that the 1933 ford would require much more money to rebuild and more expert knowledge to work on. In the 1960's there were many books about fixing your own volkwagen beetle. But, I remember the volkswagen was never really an easy car to work on. It was simple but strange to workon.

I guess with enough money to replace everything and maintain it you could drive anything. But i am trying to get a handle on price range for model A vs 1933 v8 often there are model A selling for under 15K. and 1933 v8's for under 30k. Such cars would you say usually require doubling that figure to rebuild into daily drivers?

I will check that link. I appreciate your comments. I want an antique car but I want to be able to get it road worthy for daily use. I do not want it to be kept underglass. If I am not going to run it, and make it part of my daily life I might as well get a full size photo of it and glue it to my garage wall.

I am retired and would only be using the vehicle for short drives each day. I do not want a show car that is never touched. I just don;t want to get stuck with a car that looks good but vreaks down every time I drive it into town. I appreciate everone;s comments on here.

Thanks for your comments, I get appreciate it. Let ask you this. Because of the age of these vehicles, if you want a car that you can drive often do you basically have to replace every worn and old part. Otherwise you can have a nice car, but it is the type of thing you will only use once a month?

I am new to antique autos but have technical abilities. I am a retired watchmaker. My favorite car is the 1933 Ford, but I also like the 1930 Model A. I would like to purchase a car. But I would like to try to retore the car so that it is reliable and nice. It seems in my information search that working on the 1933 ford is in a different league than the Model A. What infor would you give to me. The last thing I want to do is to buy a 1933 and find that it takes 50K to restore it, and not be able to do much of the work myself because the 1933 requires a master mechanic to do the work.