58L-Y8 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 For Sale: 1930 Ford Model A 2dr Sedan - $7,700 - Southington, CT - Project 1930 Ford model a - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale (craigslist.org) Seller's Description: 1930 Ford Model A two door sedan always kept inside. Same family owned for over 50 years. Car is complete, solid, and presentable in and out including top and all the wood. She has the rare heater option for you purist but the 5 wheels are 1935. The engine turns by hand but is not running and has a cracked head. Yes, I “was” going to cut it-you do as you like. Sold with a Connecticut title from 1969 and several old registrations. Possible delivery. My phone number is in with the pictures. $7700 thank you. odometer: 84000 Contact: see last photo Copy and paste in your email: 7f142134b92e37d58db161707925b6e2@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1930 Ford Model A 2dr Sedan - Project 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Smolinski Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Seems decent if it isn't real expensive to fix the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 There's a "bug-eyed" '38 Plymouth in the background of the first picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercub Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I like the Plymouth. I hope someone grabs this 'A before it gets hacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearheadengineer Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) I’m hesitant to post this because it is kind of negative. I am nearby and was tempted by this car. But the reality is you can buy a good A for less than this one will cost to buy and fix up. At any given time there are multiple As on my local CL and Facebook marketplace. Coupes, roadsters, tudors, four doors. Pick your preferred style and color. Usually priced between $10-20k for presentable running and usable cars. This one doesn’t run, it needs an interior and paintwork, and the bumpers are rusty. I really do like it, and I’m a sucker for projects, but it’s hard to support the asking price if you are looking for a stockish A. Edited January 10, 2022 by Gearheadengineer Typo (see edit history) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercub Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Asking price is exactly that. If I wanted it I would offer a sensible amount. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 I think that '30 2 door sedans are likely the most common of all of the models/years. You deserve better, I'm positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Gearhead, if you cannot stay away I know a great engine builder right in Monroe. My bigger concern, assuming a solid body, is condition of the running gear, as sorting front end, brakes, shocks and suspension can cost more than an engine. To your point, a little more gets a runner that can be evaluated. At 5k this would be pretty fair, and as Cub points out, ask is just a start. Some of these grungy cars clean up really well. 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercub Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Looks like it would clean up to look decent, the firewall and engine could be repainted but the cloth and paint looks like it could be fine with a good cleaning. The tires look like 70s incorrect sized replacements, that noticed, it could have ran in 1972. They might stick me in the back corner with a dozen others at a car show but I have parked a moped in line with a bunch of Harleys before without a care. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Moped and Harleys, well hope you are hospitable when tjose powerboaters show uo! 😉 The wheels are later V8 Ford, common on As as tires at one point were easier to get. Lots of guys like the slightly beefier look. I would of course help either of you CT boys spend your money sorting it, or any A for that matter. 👍😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercub Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 It looks enticing but I too much on my list as it is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearheadengineer Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 13 hours ago, supercub said: It looks enticing but I too much on my list as it is. Same. Plus, here is how this simple “refresh” would go: - Clean and paint firewall - to do it right, I’d have to get the engine out of the way. No problem, the engine has problems anyway. - Remove engine - easy. But while that’s out, might as well clean and paint the frame rails. Just in the engine compartment. - Now that the firewall looks great, might as well make the inside of the hood sides look just as good. - Hood louvers are hard to sand, and need to make sure all the rust is eliminated, so might as well sandblast them. Can’t really do that without doing both sides. So now the hood parts have fresh paint in and out. - While the engine is out, might as well pull the transmission and check everything out. Wait, no sense putting this all back together without tearing it down. How hard can that be? - While under the car, those frame rails look terrible compared to freshly painted section. Since I’m this far along, it won’t be that hard to lift the body and clean/prep/paint the rest. - The engine is pretty beat. It needs a full rebuild. 🤔 Hmmm, I recently saw a T converted to electric. That would make an interesting challenge. And an electric A would be perfect for my 2.5 mile commute. How hard can it be? - … I could go on, but I think we all know where this ends. Or doesn’t end. 😀 - John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercub Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 For this reason luckily there are jump-in and drive running examples for 10k. But then is that a hobby? For me, the old stuff is being thought out all day until the wrenching or sanding resumes in the evening. Takes my mind off of the mundane. There are people that buy an A and restore it and repeat until they have a fleet of them. They know the car and the sources, trade and barter parts, its a card game between a bunch of guys that discuss the differences in years and can smell a '28 grille put on a '30 car from miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 For those with fb. Guy made some improvements and relisted, cleaned up nice! https://m.facebook.com/groups/ModelABuySALEorTrade/permalink/1837609013106415/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 So, what is the price now? (I don't do Facebook!) On 1/13/2022 at 10:27 AM, supercub said: I have parked a moped in line with a bunch of Harleys before without a care. I have said it a hundred times! I would rather have the worst car on an antique club tour than the best car sitting in a garage! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Wayne, it is $12,500. He replaced the engine and changed to correct 19" wheels with 5 new tires among other things. I cannot seem to grab a pic but it is amazing how well the paint cleaned up. Seems like a nice guy we chatted just a bit... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercub Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 It looks very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Cub, he got it a good part of the way there for you... 👍😉😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 If the engine replacement is a good reliable rebuild and roadworthy, that alone is worth the 5k price increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercub Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 I would hate to make it live under a blue tarp, I dont have any more garage space. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Harley Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 On 1/10/2022 at 7:00 PM, Hudsy Wudsy said: I think that '30 2 door sedans are likely the most common of all of the models/years. You deserve better, I'm positive. Highest number of cars sold in 1930 was the Model-A Ford tudor sedan.😊 Capt. Harley😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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