Vehicle Description
1931 Ford Model A Five-Window Coupe ? Same owner for the past 36
years! ?Final model year for Model As ?Dark green exterior with
yellow pinstripe ?Tan cloth interior ?Yellow wire wheels ?201 CID
inline four-cylinder engine with L-head ?Three-speed sliding gear
manual transmission and 3.77 gearing ?Cowl lights, driver?s side
windshield wiper and taillight ?Tilt-out windshield, rumble seat
and rear-mounted spare tire with matching wire wheel This A-bone?s
dark green paint is in good, order with some blemishes visible,
especially on the passenger side. The bodywork overall is straight
and solid and the car offers a few extras, such as cowl lights and
a rear-mounted spare tire with matching wire wheel. The car?s
engine bay is in good, original order and its twin-bladed chrome
bumpers. Under that double-sided hood is Ford?s 201 CID inline
four-cylinder engine with L-head. It is mated to a sliding gear,
three-speed manual transmission with reverse and a 3.77:1 rear end.
This car rolls on Firestone gum-dipped tires, size 4.75-5.00-19 at
every corner and the spare. Each one is mounted on a yellow,
factory wire wheel, which provides pleasing contrast to the body
color. The wheels and tires are in very good order. Inside, the tan
cloth bench seat is in great shape, as is the matching headliner. A
four-spoke steering wheel faces the driver. The inner door liners
are in very good condition and the metal dashboard is in good,
original order. A floor-mounted shift lever completes the interior
but the amp gauge, speedometer/odo and horn are inoperable. By
1931, Henry Ford?s Lady that replaced the Tin Lizzie was in its
waning phase. The Model A offered buyers elegant styling, a
sliding-gear transmission, four-wheel brakes, improved fuel
economy, a laminated safety glass windshield, hydraulic shock
absorbers and a 200.5-cu.in. four-cylinder engine rated at 40
horsepower, enough to deliver a top speed of 65 mph. It was the
first Ford to use a standard set of driver controls with
conventional clutch and brake pedals; throttle and gearshift. The
fuel tank is in the cowl, between the dashboard and firewall. Gas
flows to the carburetor via gravity. In cooler climes, owners could
buy an aftermarket part to put over the exhaust manifold to donate
waste heat to the cabin. A small door allowed adjustment of how
much air entered. Competition to the Model A in 1931 included
Chevrolet?s Series AE Independence five-window coupe; Essex?s 6
Series E Coupe, Plymouth?s U 30 Rumble Seat Coupe and Willys 6-97
Coupe. If you want a pre-war piece of rolling Americana, then stop
by to check out this Model A. Stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars to
check it today! VIN: 4261609? This car is currently located at our
facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer
shows 207 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear,
mileage exempt Missouri title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!? Note: Please
see full terms and conditions listed below that pertain to the
purchase of any said vehicle, thank you.
