Vehicle Description
Collector-owned totally restored and highly-collectible 1931 Ford
Model A Paddy Wagon. The current owner an eclectic collector bought
this vehicle at an classic car auction in 2019; this vehicle was
one of dozens of classics that a mega-collector was selling from
his huge collection. This is a perfect Event Vehicle: weddings
Prohibition Parties parades car enthusiast associations automobile
dealers retail businesses charitable organizations municipalities
motion picture productions wholesale liquor conventionsyou name it.
This unique vehicle is in just-restored condition with no visible
flaws. It starts right up and runs smoothly and can be driven on
secondary roads easily; take it to town and likely be surrounded by
people....and police.Offered at $30800. It's stored in the Coyote
Valley just south of San Jose and just north of Monterey. If not
sold it will be auctioned at Monterey Car Week in August.
Features:Tommy Gun and steel holderSteel frame and window
barsCustom rear fold stepChrome stone guardSireno SirenRed
LightsBlack exterior and interiorDual side mount spare tiresOak
Billy ClubRear prisoner benchesPrisoner shacklesWanted poster
clipboards of Al Capone and Baby Face NelsonThis vehicle is a
tribute to the Chicago Police Department this 1931 Ford Model A
two-step Paddy Wagon looks the part ready to haul in troublemakers.
Its complete with steel frame and window bars custom rear folding
step chrome stone guard rear prisoner benches and floor-mounted
shackles. Ensuring the job can get done a Tommy Gun sits in a steel
holder within easy reach of the driver or passenger much like the
oak Billy Club mounted nearby. Red lights and a Sireno siren alert
everyone nearby that the coppers are on their way. Two clipboards
hang in the cab reminding officers to BOLO for Al Capone and Baby
Face Nelson. What a fun truck this is the hit of any car show or
cruise-in for sure. Two schools of thought surround the origins of
the term Paddy Wagon. The first came about in Lower Manhattan with
the New York City Draft Riots of 1863 when working-class men mostly
Irish or of Irish descent protested the recent laws passed by
Congress to induct men to fight in the Civil War. The protests
turned violent as emotions quickly raged out of control and became
a more complex race riot with anti-draft undertones. While largely
overwhelmed police and military worked to contain the crowds and
one of the tools at hand was the Paddy Wagon named because so many
Irish men were hauled away in them. A second school of thought
maintains that the Paddy Wagon got its name not for arresting so
many Irish people but rather because so many policemen at the time
were Irish or of Irish descent.Engine: Inline L-head 4-cylinder 40
hpTransmission: 3-speed manualVIN: A3445396Video of a very similar
vehicle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQDHUN5u6lQ Visit My Car
Guy online at www.mycarguy-sf.com to see more pictures of this
vehicle or call us at (415) 860-1505 today to schedule your test
drive.
