Dosmo Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) Sevier County, Tennessee - belongs to a guy in my neighborhood - I can get more info or put anyone in touch that might be interested. I did hear it run and it sounds great. Edited November 21, 2019 by Dosmo (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Not a roadster. Sport coupe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Looks nice, but with the competition it's facing in the A market right now, it's going to be a Sloowwww sale. Lots and lots of cars in almost every body style/ configuration for 10 to 20G. Good luck, with the sale. They say there ie a butt for every seat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosmo Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 31 minutes ago, Matt Harwood said: Not a roadster. Sport coupe. I'm not, by any means, an expert on the Ford Model A, or any other car, for that matter. I went back and re-examined the photos. I guess roadster would indicate side curtains, which this car apparently does not have. I see what looks like a window crank, so maybe this car has roll up windows, and therefore the sport coupe nomenclature? Thank you for the correction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 A roadster is usually folding windshield with no side windows. A Cabriolet or Convertible is a fixed windshield with roll up windows and a folding top. The Sport Coupe is much like the convertible but it has a fixed top, that only looks like it folds. Usually you can see the fixed upper door frames as well on a sport coupe. These are rough definitions and companies often used them to their advantage, such as roadsters that were really convertibles for marketing purposes to make cars sound sportier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Car has eyeball but is a $10 - 12k car assuming it needs nothing but gas and happy riders. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Agree, nice driver and play-thing, but for the purist, I see some incorrect restoration. $10-12K seems realistic to me. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosmo Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) It doesn't take long to find out how much one doesn't know about antique cars, but, these forums are a great place to start. The owner has had the car for only a few months - I've known him for a couple of years or so, and I had no idea that he had an interest in such things. This past Sunday, it was in his front yard with a For Sale sign. I was shocked to find out it belonged to him. He's a super nice guy. I simply told him I'd put some photos on this site, along with some of the info from his sign. It's also listed on Facebook Marketplace. I didn't offer an opinion on whether or not his price was realistic, because I didn't really know, one way or the other. I do know that one non-original thing is the six volt alternator - it was one of the first things he mentioned after opening the hood. I believe it has been driven about 700 miles since the engine was fully rebuilt. I wondered if the upholstery patterns were of the original type - again, I asked no questions. Many thanks for everyone's input. Edited November 21, 2019 by Dosmo (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Great cars, and I like the sport coupe look, a little bit of elegance. Market prefers 5 window standard coupes I suspect as both rodders and restorers tend to go gor them more. As Terry says, its a driver. Hope your friend is speculating and did not pay that for it.. 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 On 11/21/2019 at 2:51 PM, Dosmo said: ...I do know that one non-original thing is the six volt alternator... Well, here's a few more – there probably are more still... red body, no pin-striping, cream wheels - see correct colors at https://model-a-ford.org/resources/technical-reference/general-information/19281929-closed/ don’t think upholstery pattern is correct and material definitely is not – should be cloth chrome(?) windshield frame, headlight bar, and taillight stands - should be painted plastic (?) rear window should be metal-framed glass and smaller steering wheel/light switch is 30-31 style and column support is 1931 only engine splash pans are missing serial number tag, turn signals, passenger-side taillight, carb air cleaner, distributor heat shield, and hood prop are not original equipment landau irons are upside-down and on the wrong sides – passenger side should look like letter “S" with fake center knob toward rear; driver side should look like backward “S” with center knob to rear All that said, it looks like a nice non-original driver but asking price is at least three times reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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