likesL29s Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Looking for an older restoration, good driving condition 1931 Model A Ford 68C Cabriolet. Prefer a darker color car (Lombard Blue, Black, Ford Maroon, Brewster Green & Black--not so much Bronson Yellow/Seal Brown, or Green, but am open to anything depending on price). I would prefer to avoid a project requiring major restoration. If you or someone you know is thinking of selling their car, please contact me regarding price and condition. Reply to this thread or call 937-638-5955 or 419-582-2861. Thanks,likesL29s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likesL29s Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 Anyone have a vehicle they are thinking of selling? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wyona Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I have a Cabriolet for sale. I replied to your other post. My number is (505) 917-8901. Wyona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likesL29s Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 Above is a 68B straight windshield. I am still looking for a 68C slant windshield. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 I can't tell if this is a Slant or straight but it was just posted locally http://www.wantaddigest.com/forsale/wantad.asp?onlineid=AMUEG02&adid=A00017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 That sure looks like a slant windshield, from the angle of the picture....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 The Holy Grail! A not-Bronson-Yellow 68C in very good condition for an insanely affordable price! $5 says it's a scam... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 OP should be all over this. Reasonable price indeed and nice color. Ad seems legitimate to the degree the picture is clear and a phone number vs. Aonomous email address is provided.Like it but still counting my blessings to have been able to add one more already this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 It's a legit ad. That's a little local trader. Not much scamming in that and the price is realistic where as if it was 5-10,00 I would say yup scam. Reverse the phone number and see if it matches where it's listed to be. A lot of time it even gives you the owner's name and whether it's a landline or not. I expect a finder's fee LOL This is how I find all these great cars. If you wasted as much time as I do searching and networking (bs'ing) you are bound to eventually stumble across something.Good luck and don't drag your feet. If it's what you want and what you want seems to be fairly rare and specific you will kick yourself for not moving on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlCapone Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Looking for an older restoration, good driving condition 1931 Model A Ford 68C Cabriolet. Prefer a darker color car (Lombard Blue, Black, Ford Maroon, Brewster Green & Black--not so much Bronson Yellow/Seal Brown, or Green, but am open to anything depending on price). I would prefer to avoid a project requiring major restoration. If you or someone you know is thinking of selling their car, please contact me regarding price and condition. Reply to this thread or call 937-638-5955 or 419-582-2861. Thanks,likesL29sAuburn seeker has found you one, look at his post !Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Yes, as Wayne states, have you contacted the seller of this car? I'm really anxious for you to find one, you've been looking for a while, and this seems to match what you ask for perfectly, at a very reasonable price...... Let us know what you find out, and hopefully when you've made a deal!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I hope you atleast called on this car. I think you will search a long time to fill the order if you pass on this according to what the other's have said about the availability of these in the right color and condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Me thinks we had a dreamer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I have a client who has wanted a specific kind of car for a long time. I keep floating them past him, maybe as many as 15 of them. He keeps passing because the price isn't right, the color isn't right, too many miles, too few miles, not nice enough, too nice, "Gee, I really wanted a manual transmission," etc. I finally gave up, figuring he liked the dream and the pursuit of such a car, but the idea of actually owning it terrified him. I stopped wasting my time and don't really even respond to his E-mails with links to Ebay auctions and Hemmings asking, "What do you think of this one?" For some guys, it's the fishing rather than the catching that's appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 What a shame. Looked (or looks) like a really good car at a great price........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 "For some guys, it's the fishing rather than the catching that's appealing." I think you probably pegged this one right. I love fishing too but once in a while you want to put something on the stringer to show you actually know how to catch a fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer09 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Me thinks we had a dreamer. spot on.............. nothing to see here-time to move on......................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likesL29s Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Thanks for the tip--Auburnseeker. I am not a dreamer, just a guy with a budget. Also, I would appreciate not being called names or labelled. This car has been listed for over 3 years at a much higher price. I work full time and do not always check this site because for weeks and months there has sometimes been nothing to see. You old guys wonder why younger people get turned off by the old car hobby: just read your own posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Such posts are made because we've followed your search for a while now, and then when people try to help you find a suitable car, and indeed find one, there's silence from your end. If you ask for help on a forum, and people try to give you that help, then it would stand to reason that you'd check very often to see what's being put in front of you. What you're reading isn't meant to be mean, it's the frustration from our end of saying hey, hey, here's the car, and at a reasonable price, we're glad for you, and then being met with either silence or "car's been listed at higher price" which means what, that you don't want it now that they've lowered the price? Not trying to be mean, trying to help. But as Matt points out, there can be a point where it's just too frustrating to even try to help. Good luck with your search........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I have a client who has wanted a specific kind of car for a long time. I keep floating them past him, maybe as many as 15 of them. He keeps passing because the price isn't right, the color isn't right, too many miles, too few miles, not nice enough, too nice, "Gee, I really wanted a manual transmission," etc. I finally gave up, figuring he liked the dream and the pursuit of such a car, but the idea of actually owning it terrified him. I stopped wasting my time and don't really even respond to his E-mails with links to Ebay auctions and Hemmings asking, "What do you think of this one?" For some guys, it's the fishing rather than the catching that's appealing. Well said Matt !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) I only stated this as mentioned because of the silence and the apparent reasonable nature of the price. I want an auburn as well but highly doubt one will be run in front of me for 15G. I know what I want is in the 50G range and up so when the time comes I will be prepared to entertain those when I ask for leads and tips. Otherwise I'm wasting every bodies time and discouraging future good leads. Like Matt, I have a family Friend with a towing service that makes pretty good money who told me to let him know if i ever find a Nice 55-57 GMC Pickup truck he would be interested. They are not real common in the Northeast. I found one the next state over. Very nice. Excellent chrome which is a biggie and very stock which is what he wants. Well I mentioned it to him told him 23,000 would buy it. He hemmed and hawed then never followed up. I guess that's what seperates me and other guys around here from what we deem as the dreamers. When I get serious, I follow through. Hey guys I want a 58-60 Corvette. I figure my budget then initiate my search. I checked every site, old leads, then within a month found a Fuel injected 60 on the other side of the USA. It was really just a little more than I wanted to spend but I realized as many have said you get a lot less for just a little less so I pulled some strings and bought it then had it shipped. Another 2500 over my budget that I actually had to put on a credit card and bust my butt to pay for in the next month. My Cord is a similar story. In fact I think alot of my cars were/ are.These actions helped us get our new house. The guy I bought our house from didn't know me. I know his Brother who does towing for me (different guy than above) and he's the one that told us his brother's place was for sale. I had only met the brother once before in passing. When we looked at the house we told him we would buy it but he needed to hold the Mortgage for a few years. (it's not a cheap place) He said he had heard I follow through with something when I say I want it. That alone got us the house. No credit check, no income verification, just a man's word backed by results. It's hard to believe in today's world that can still hold up but it does. Edited June 24, 2015 by auburnseeker (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) I get waiting for the right car, but not sure where this one misses the mark in terms of seeming to be in reasonable condition for the price currently advertised. I also thought the cab that Mercer 09 was selling was a square deal for a project car. Admittedly don't remember if that is a slant or not though.Sometimes it is a case of deciding if the range in mind is realistic. Curti suggested a pair of early CT license plates to me several months back, I wanted a set but was hoping to find a set for less money but in the same shape. Well 3 months later we bought the set Curti suggested (thanks for that suggestion!) when it resurfaced on ebay. Moral of the story is sometimes the right deal is there but it may take some time to realize that. Then the decision is if it is still worth it tor you. I figured I would rather have the nice set than spend three years looking to save say $100. For me it made sense but it took a while to get there. ANot a typical A search in that cabs are a little unusual. Add to that one year body and certain colors, no heavy project and no high point high dollar cars and you will be somewhat limited. I think somewhere along the lines OP notes he is ok if the right deal never materializes so he knows it's a tall order with whatever his numbers are. This from another thread on same topic from the OP. Edited June 24, 2015 by Steve_Mack_CT (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Well if the 31 is too nice and Mercer09's cab is too much of a project perhaps we have one here that's just right. Not sure how to attach link on mobile app but this is in the western MA cl this morning. How's about a 30 cab, black, running, unrestored, seller claims rust free, $14K.Can you put in the same shape as the 31 for the difference, unlikely but a good middle ground option with some compromise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I looked in CL for Western MA and couldn't find it. But, it wouldn't be a slant windshield if a 1930, correct? Wasn't 68C only 1931? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Hi David, no not a slant, so there is the compromise. If OP drives it fast enough the posts may bend back a bit though. ;-) http://westernmass.craigslist.org/cto/5072258063.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 He's been adamant about a slant, so can agree that could kill any potential deal....what the old car heart wants is what it wants...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the tip--Auburnseeker. I am not a dreamer, just a guy with a budget. Also, I would appreciate not being called names or labelled. This car has been listed for over 3 years at a much higher price. I work full time and do not always check this site because for weeks and months there has sometimes been nothing to see. You old guys wonder why younger people get turned off by the old car hobby: just read your own posts. So did you call on the car now that it's been marked down to a very reasonable price? Edited June 25, 2015 by Matt Harwood (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer09 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 a 68B was just listed on ebay last week-was a project and went for 8700. on a buy it now looked pretty similar to the black one on CL-but motor was frozen and the big question with these cars is the wood. of course it wasnt a slant, but quite reasonable at 8700. sometimes you just have to pull the trigger................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 The OP seems very adamant about the 31 slant and in non yellow nice driver not freshly restored but not really needing any real work at a very good buy. So I don't think any of those will work. When he does find exactly what he wants I hope he lets me know if there is an equally rare Open Auburn , Duesenberg or Cord in the next stall that will be available at a similar discount because I can scrape up 50 G if there is a boat tail speedster or 12 cylinder Cabriolet or convertible sedan being offered. I'll even open the field a bit and consider a Packard, stutz or Pierce arrow of similar vintage but they have to be open and preferably black or maroon although I may consider just the right shades of green. I prefer a red interior as well. Show chrome would be nice as well as a fully rebuilt engine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer09 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 auburn, do you require new tires or will the old cracked ones do??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 New would be nice but I could probably be flexible on that. I mean if the price were really really good I could probably buy a new set Speaking of that. I have to go out to the garage and mount the new tires on my 49 Chevy pickup. Got to love the tire iron and pry bar method. Only 4 left to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer09 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I find I huff a lot less on manually mounting tires, if I pick a nice cool, clear day wo humidity. when it gets really hot, they just never seem to want to go on...................! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I've been doing one at a time. The first one came off real hard. Atleast getting the bead broken down. (the others went alot better) I decided to blast just the inside of the rim for now to make sure it's real clean then paint before mounting the new shoes. I figured why spend the extra bucks to powder coat them now. Probably a poor decision as it takes an hour plus just to blast the inside of the rim, then figure in the paint and another half hour messing around to paint. My powder coater only charges 70.00 a rim. Should have spent my time wiser sold a little junk and had them done. I still have to blast and paint the outsides some day. I often have said owning a blast cabinet is almost more of a curse than a blessing. I find myself blasting stuff I normally wouldn't. Everything always takes longer than you expect. Especially if you have a really big cabinet you do even bigger stuff. If I ever upgrade I'm going to get a really big compressor and switch to a big nozzle. Anyways the rims will be going back on today. I have 2 tires left to mount. They go back on pretty quick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer09 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I've been doing one at a time. not sure how many arms you have, but I have never been able to do more then one at a time.................... haha! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I felt like an octopus with 8 tentacles dragging after the first one. LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Hand mounted my first set of 600x16 tires at 14, by hand with some hot soapy water and a bycicle air pump. DAD was surprised as we were planning to bring them to his friends garage to mount them. Back to op search, nice restored slant in hmn, $27k, in latest issue. All the money and yellow, but another example of what's currently available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer09 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 The 31 straight windshld cab that was on ebay with the frozen motor is back up for auction-guess the buyer reneged....................... BIN is 8900. was 8700. guess the ebay fees are catching up with the seller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlCapone Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 (edited) Such posts are made because we've followed your search for a while now, and then when people try to help you find a suitable car, and indeed find one, there's silence from your end. If you ask for help on a forum, and people try to give you that help, then it would stand to reason that you'd check very often to see what's being put in front of you.What you're reading isn't meant to be mean, it's the frustration from our end of saying hey, hey, here's the car, and at a reasonable price, we're glad for you, and then being met with either silence or "car's been listed at higher price" which means what, that you don't want it now that they've lowered the price?Not trying to be mean, trying to help. But as Matt points out, there can be a point where it's just too frustrating to even try to help. Good luck with your search........I agree with you totally. Sometimes it is frustrating to try to help someone that does not seem to be legitimately interested in being helped! JMO. Wayne Edited August 18, 2015 by AlCapone (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allcars Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Just curious if anyone else noticed that the partially disassembled '31 Model A Cabriolet purchased by Mike Wolfe during the August 5 episode of American Pickers appeared to be a slant windshield 68C. I thought about this discussion when I saw it! He got it in New Mexico, from the daughter of a deceased Model A collector. It was a bundle buy, if I remember correctly...the Pickers also got a '28 or '29 Roadster in the deal. No idea what becomes of the cars they buy. The episode—titled "Space Oddities"—is probably watchable online somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer09 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 No idea what becomes of the cars they buy. They sell for profit, of course. Everything they must have because they want it so badly is immediately put up for sale.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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