Thread: 1930 Model A

Quote: Originally Posted by Deez Nuttz $2k for a Model A if it's in workable shape I'd be all over that like white on rice. Someone needs to go get it...or loan me $2k and I'll go get it. That's kinda like how I felt when I could still find 300SL's for $30,000 and they were starting to bring $500K at the major auctions. Only it was taking about $500K to do the restorations to the level that would bring $500K at the...

Quote: Originally Posted by roosevelt I have a collection of Ford Model A proofs done by an artist named James Williamson, he was very famous at the time and did all the Model A illustrations. The proofs were sent to Ford for approval before publication. Here is one that happens to be the de luxe model, very rare because it cost something like $20 extra but that included a shatter proof windshield, leather seats, those little carriage lights...

Quote: Originally Posted by sunsprit "They're crazy ..." You gotta' be kidding here. If the marketplace was so friggin' hot on these cars in your area, I know a dozen wholesalers who'd be buying the cars up and transporting them to your area of the country and the "circles" where the prices are so strong. It wouldn't take big money, either, to get these folks to be transporting the...

Quote: Originally Posted by sunsprit If the current selling prices of regular models ... not the very rare collectable types ... of Model A Fords on eBay is any indication, then $12,000 seems to be the point of sales resistance in the current marketplace. It's interesting because there's a whole bunch of cars listed as being a "show winner" or "award winner" that the photos show a lot of less than...

I have a collection of Ford Model A proofs done by an artist named James Williamson, he was very famous at the time and did all the Model A illustrations. The proofs were sent to Ford for approval before publication. Here is one that happens to be the de luxe model, very rare because it cost something like $20 extra but that included a shatter proof windshield, leather seats, those little carriage lights and I believe mahogany wood trim...

Quote: Originally Posted by roosevelt Talked to a restorer that specializes in 1930's Fords and he claimed that a Model A even if it needs restoration is worth $50,000. Yeah right ....You can watch the papers around here and if you aren't in a hurry grab a restored one for $7500.00 up to around $12000.00 depending on what style you want....maybe he should come here,buy them and make himself a millionaire without having to work.

Quote: Originally Posted by sunsprit The market for this car is as a collectable project car. That it still runs is nice, but that doesn't mean that just about everything mechanical on it is worn out and needs rebuilding for the restoration. You've already pointed out that it needs the cosmetic restoration work ... and there can be a lot of hidden damage there, too, covered by previous work. It's easy to spend substantially...