For Sale: 1929 Ford Model A oval window Business Coupe - $18,500 - Cape Cod, MA - Not Mine - Still Available, Major Price Reduction to $13,500: 6-26-2024.

[58L-Y8]

For Sale: 1929 Ford Model A oval window Business Coupe - $18,500 - Cape Cod, MA - Still Available, Price Reduced to $16,000. 10-27-2023. - Major Price Reduction to $13,500: 6-26-2024.See New Link Below.

Ford model A - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale (craigslist.org)
Seller's Description:

1929 Ford model a one repaint probably in the early 50s mostly original cat great patina original top. This is an oval window coupe recently did a ton of mechanical work to it runs and drives excellent has a Mitchell overdrive in it. Five new tires and tubes. This car is ready to be driven and enjoyed its great with the Mitchell overdrive cruises at 60 no problem too much to list call for more details have more pictures and walk around videos of the car if you would like this car has a Great look to it with the originality to boot!   $ 18,500 obo
Contact: (774) 2-one-2-two-3-0-5
Copy and paste in your email: 2143609f00893dc5bbfb9bb5ddee9962@sale.craigslist.org

I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1929 Ford Model A oval window Business Coupe.

Edited July 4 by 58L-Y8
Major Price Reduction to $13,500: 6-26-2024. Crossed out the dead CL link. (see edit history)

[suchan]

Nice car, and tour-ready.

Not sure about the top and headliner, though. Maybe a Model A expert can chime in?

[Leif in Calif]

The top looks tired but correct, unlike others we've seen here. Price might or might not be be a little high but it's certainly "in the ball park".

This is a rare model, and the "A" community loves a rare model! 

[JamesR]

Thanks for posting. I had no idea that these existed.

 

The Mitchell overdrive is an interesting looking unit. When were those available? It looks later than the Model A era.

 

Learning new things about old cars.

[wayne sheldon]

I am no model A expert by a longshot! But I believe this is what was called a "Business Coupe" originally. A friend has considered wanting one. Although they sold quite a few of them originally, most survivors were modified into the more popular "Sport Coupe" without the oval corner windows. Most business coupes did not originally have the rumble seat, however it was an option for them, so may well be original to the car?

 

The Mitchell overdrive is very popular with the model A crowd. They actually manufactured a range of overdrive units for many antique automobiles and other special uses. They are not era correct, but were made to be somewhat inoffensive, and not require major modifications. I am not sure when they were made, but I think during the 1970s through 1990s? They may even still be available? I don't know.

Model A people tend to like to drive their cars, and the overdrive gives them a better sustained top speed and eases the engine's burden of being pushed too much.

[gofasttoday]

Very nice car but I just don't fit. Ideal for the small guy !

[41 Su8]

Mitchell Overdrives are being made now for Model A Fords.  Can be purchased from either Mitchell or from the repop vendors.                John

[Fossil]

4 hours ago, ford40 said:

Very nice car but I just don't fit. Ideal for the small guy !

You got that right. There are some nice Model A's out there and I regret not being able to drive them. 

 

 

[58L-Y8]

Still Available, Price Reduced to $16,000. 10-27-2023.
Contact: (774) 2-one-2-two-3-0-5
Copy and paste in your email: 4a7b2c5b123b3c15880fedccb15c8441@sale.craigslist.org

Edited July 4 by 58L-Y8
Major Price Reduction to $13,500: 6-26-2024. Crossed out the dead CL link. (see edit history)

[zepher]

Looks like a 12v alternator, so maybe the whole car has been converted over to 12v?

[58L-Y8]

Still Available, Major Price Reduction to $13,500: 6-26-2024.

1929 Ford for sale by owner - South Dennis, MA - craigslist

1929 Ford model A, Oval window, coupe patina recently a lot of mechanical work done 5 new tires and tubes new string box complete full tune-up new water pump front end and all the suspension breaks all hardware everything has been gone through run and drives. Excellent has Mitchell overdrive car cruises nice this is a great driver not a show car original top interior has been patched up a couple times, and probably one re-paint in the early 70s.
Seller's Description:
Contact: (774) 2-one-2-two-3-0-5
Copy and paste in your email: 1036edcb4c473d9ab333f8bed07bdea8@sale.craigslist.org

[Leif in Calif]

I'm surprised this hasn't sold. It makes me think "something happened". 

[TAKerry]

I think the oval window top is the drawback. I dont care for the looks of it. And for the price if I were looking for an A I could find something without it. Now, if it was the only model A on the market and I just had to have one I could sacrifice, but its going to be a long time before the supply dries up.

[wayne sheldon]

Most people do not know about these. Even in model A circles they are largely unheard of. 1928 and 1929, Ford offered too many variations of coupes and four door sedans. Some people say it was Edsel stretching his styling wings, and they may be right. But it was a poor business decision as too many different yet similar models added to production costs more than they added to sales. For 1930/'31 they cut the number of variations down to a reasonable number. These "business" coupes and the "special" coupes are not commonly seen today. Unless someone knows someone that has one of them, one could be very active in model A club activities and go for many years never seeing one of either those two models.

Survival rate on the business and special coupes was poor, on top of poor sales. The special coupe was a unique coupe body, similar to the common standard coupe, except that the rear and corner windows were not part of the main body panels as they were on the standard coupe. Instead they were separate pieces attached (I think by wood?) and had a solid fixed top with material down to the beltline and surrounding the corner and rear windows. When the tops went bad with age, they became expensive to fix, and the body would develop additional problems. Most of them were junked shortly after WW2 when new cars became available again.

The business coupes like this one were too much like the sport coupe, except that most business coupes had a trunk, whereas a lot of the sport coupes got rumble seats. Besides not selling a lot of them, most business coupes that did survive were eventually restored. One of those hobby fad things I sometimes complain about. Restorers usually did not appreciate the business coupe for what it was. It was simple enough to remove the oval window, and copy someone else's sport coupe structure and top to have the more desirable albeit much more common sport coupe.

Years ago, when a few of my best friends were active with the model A crowd, I knew of a couple 1929 "sport" coupes that were known to have originally been a business coupe.

I like it. If I had the money and the room? And were to seriously consider buying a model A? I would consider this one.