'nother Ford topic!

[Allanw 1071]

seriously...

We've had another addition to the "family". Only 4 previous owners, 98,000 miles, mostly original including the majority of the paint and a folder of history about it's life since new:

1929 Ford Model A Tudor

A-Ooooooooohga!

[hotwire 352]

Looks great, bit of nostelga there - good score

[deeveus 81]

Nice one, out of curiosity, what is something like that worth to buy?

[Allanw 1071]

It's actually for my olds, Dad has wanted one for years, and I think he's still a bit overwhelmed by the complex sytems in his E30 It is technically part of my collection, but they supplied the funds

Cost wise, a decent Tudor is high teens, a Fordor in similar condition would probably be mid 20's and coupes roadsters and the like go up from there! There is a huge range of models.

It' pretty tame : 3 speed non-synchro box, 3.3L and a whole 40hp at 2200 rpm. You have to adjust the mixture and spark advance manually too. 4 wheel cable operated drums, but 21" wheels. Gangsta!

[Apex 693]

Do a vintage skid.

[bellicose 9]

Now, all ya need to do is talk ya dad into doing this.

Juha Kankkunen's Model A.

[Allanw 1071]

Do a vintage skid.

I probably will, for a split second before it stalls, the first time I try to take off somewhere busy

Now, all ya need to do is talk ya dad into doing this.

Juha Kankkunen's Model A.

That's pretty awesome! Especially since it seems so original, as opposed to looking like a complete hotrod.

If we'd found something far less original, we'd considered building one with a little EFI jap motot and box, so it could be an almost daily car. The original engine sounds so neat though. putputputput putputputput

It'll be an awesome speed machine - at 50 MPH, it'll feel like 200 would in the E30