Vehicle Description
1930 Ford Sedan
The Ford Model A also colloquially called the A-Model Ford or the A
and A-bone among rodders and customizers was the Ford Motor
Company's second market success after its predecessor, the Model T.
First produced on October 20, 1927, but not introduced until
December 2, it replaced the venerable Model T, which had been
produced for 18 years. This new Model A (a previous model had used
the name in 1903-04) was designated a 1928 model and was available
in four standard colors.
Gracing our hallowed halls of Classic Auto Mall is this retro
restored rodded, A-Bone, Briggs body, bathed in Marlin blue,
licking flames in magenta, and plenty of polish underneath. A 350ci
ZZ3/Turbo 350 combo, Torque thruster wheels, and that iconic rodded
stance, even the interior is totally custom for your viewing
pleasure.
Exterior
Marlin blue looking much like the genre of Petty blue (although
Petty blue is a custom mix patented and started off as two cans of
paint mixed together in a rush to paint the first car entry!) this
beauty has the obligatory licking flames which adorn the hood side
cowls and fiberglass front fenders. A vertical ribbed grille from a
1932 version, announces your arrival as does the simple curved
chrome bumper in front and the single headlights mounted on a front
crossbar. For extra visual bling, a windblown long checkered flag
with magenta highlights in the shadows is running just above the
running boards (appropriate), All chromed trimmings around windows
have been painted the Marlin blue, although the door handles remain
in chrome. A 5-window version long lean sedan with a fab stance and
chopped 4 inches on the roofline which is now filled. Torque
thruster wheels with Ford badged knockoff hubs, are wrapped in wide
radial rubber all around. Noted a passenger side panel under the
cowl hood will need some attention to re mount the hood lockdown,
but it looks like a screw replacement to get that panel back under
the hood.
Interior
Inside up front a smooth metal Marlin blue painted dash sports a
long horizontal Digital Dash with green LED readouts. A small panel
for A/C & heat and airflow is just below. A rally steering wheel
with a tilt column fronts this dash and shows very nicely. Chairs
are gray crushed velour, tuck and roll inserts and darker gray
broadcloth bolsters. The doors utilize this same combination of
tuck and roll and darker cloth, as does a rear speaker box, now
replacing any rear seating. A flip top to this box reveals some
extra storage. Nice fuzzy broadcloth covers all the other interior
surfaces (pillars, roof interior toe kicks) and clean gray carpet
floods the floors. Noted within the headliner is a custom
fabricated aluminum header console, which houses a Sony
AM/FM/Cassette Player.
Drivetrain
Underneath the hood and side cowls, is a snazzy polished 350ci
crate engine in ZZ3 form (The ZZ3 has aluminum heads, aluminum
intake manifold, high lift roller cam, forged steel crank, 4-bolt
mains, "pink rods", and hypereutectic pistons with a compression
ratio of nearly 10:1. The dual-snorkel air-cleaner is from a
1983-1985 Camaro with the L69 engine.) The consigner states this
car puts out 345hp. On back is a 350 Turbo transmission in
automatic format.
Undercarriage
Other than a few water spots, the undercarriage is either Marlin
blue, black or polished, and it is a work of art! The chassis is a
TCI with a 9-inch coil-over. Plenty of polished stainless exhaust,
suspension parts, and lines making their way underneath. Chrome
tipped "zoom tube" exhaust peels out from underneath the rear
bumper. This N.C. speed shop built A-Bone is all buttoned up and
ready to go and show.
Drive-Ability
It fires right up and has an amazing amount of power with that 350
ZZ3 under the hood. It handled the test track with ease, good
acceleration, straight quick stopping and good handling, although
on tight S turns the front felt a bit squirrelly. All functions
were working, and the A/C blows cold.
Take me back to the glory days of the hot-rodding movement, and
this car's picture is in the dictionary under the heading retro A
bone! A nifty interior all custom, digital dash, A/C & heat, killer
stereo, flamed paint job, and totally gnarly polished
undercarriage, I'm nearly in hot rod heaven, or at least into the
dictionary!
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.