A Steel Body 1930 Roadster that is absolutely complete and truly
has "Too Many Details To List" A binder with detailed receipts is
included as well as a detailed write-up of the builds and
components used.
Stunning in Black over Black with a Rumble Seat and all of the
right goodies:
Engine - Corvette LT-1 350, 4 Bolt Main with high nickel content,
bored over 0.30
Transmission - Built TH 400
Frame - TCI Model A Reproduction, raised and narrowed in the
rear
Front Suspension - Polished Kugel Independent w/ Billet Aldan
Progressive wound variable-rate springs that have been Chromed
Rear Suspension - Jag 3.8 narrowed 1" on each side, w/ 4 Billet
Aldan Progressive Springs
Rear End - Quick-Change w/ 3.50 Gears and Posi-Traction
Brakes - 4 Piston Wilwood Disc at all four corners
Steering - Rack by TRW and Ididit Polished Billet Steering
Column
Gauges - 6 Pack, Polished by Dakota Digital
Wheels - Boyd Vintage 6 Wheels, polished 15x8 rear and 14x6
Front
Tires - BF Goodrich 255X70 Rear and 185x70 Front
This is an exceptionally well done Roadster that runs strong and
looks great. The cost to build this car would far exceed the
incredible value of buying it. A great opportunity on a
classic!!
Great lease rates and Financing also available on any of our
inventory!
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About the Model A:
The Ford Model A was 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 was designated a 1928 model and was available in four
standard colors.
By February 4, 1929, one million Model As had been sold, and by
July 24, two million.The range of body styles ran from the Tudor at
US$500 (in grey, green, or black) to the town car with a dual cowl
at US$1,200. In March 1930, Model A sales hit three million, and
there were nine body styles available.
Model A production ended in March 1932, after 4,858,644 had been
made in all body styles.
Prices for the Model A ranged from US$385 for a roadster to
US$1,400 for the top-of-the-line town car. The engine was a
water-cooled L-head inline four with a displacement of 201 cu in.
This engine provided 40HP. Top speed was around 65 mph.
The Model A had a 103.5" wheelbase with a final drive ratio of
3.77:1. The transmission was a conventional unsynchronized
three-speed sliding gear manual with a single speed reverse. The
Model A had four-wheel mechanical drum brakes. The 1930 and 1931
models were available with stainless steel radiator cowlings and
headlamp housings.
The Model A came in a wide variety of styles including a coupe,
business coupe, sport coupe, roadster coupe, convertible cabriolet,
convertible sedan, phaeton, Tudor sedan, town car, Fordor
(five-window standard, three-window deluxe), Victoria, town sedan,
station wagon, taxicab, truck, and commercial. The very rare
special coupe started production around March 1928 and ended
mid-1929.
The Model A was the first Ford to use the standard set of driver
controls with conventional clutch and brake pedals, throttle, and
gearshift. Previous Fords used controls that had become uncommon to
drivers of other makes. The Model A's fuel tank was situated in the
cowl, between the engine compartment's fire wall and the dash
panel. It had a visual fuel gauge, and the fuel flowed to the
carburetor by gravity. A rear-view mirror was optional. In cooler
climates, owners could purchase an aftermarket cast iron unit to
place over the exhaust manifold to provide heat to the cab. A small
door provided adjustment of the amount of hot air entering the cab.
The Model A was the first car to have safety glass in the
windshield.
The Soviet company GAZ, which started as a joint venture between
Ford and the Soviet Union, made a licensed version from 1932-1936.
This served as the basis for the FAI and BA-20 armored cars which
saw use as Soviet scout vehicles in the early stages of World War
II.
In addition to the United States, Ford made the Model A in plants
in Argentina, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and
the United Kingdom.
In Europe, where in some countries cars were taxed according to
engine size, Ford in the UK manufactured the Model A with a smaller
displacement engine of 124.7 cu in, providing a claimed output of
28HP. However, this equated to a British fiscal horsepower of
14.9HP and attracted a punitive annual car tax levy of £1 per
fiscal HP in the UK. It therefore was expensive to own and too
heavy and uneconomical to achieve volume sales, and so unable to
compete in the newly developing mass market, while also too crude
to compete as a luxury product. European manufactured Model As
failed to achieve the sales success in Europe that would greet
their smaller successor in Britain and Germany