Vehicle Description
1930 Ford Model A Sedan
When the Model A was introduced in December 1927, there were
actually riots in a few U.S. cities. In one week, 20 percent of the
population, (25 million people), attempted to get to their
neighborhood Ford dealer to see the new car. The difference between
the Model A and Model T was like night and day, and the public
liked what they saw, buying about 5 million Model A's between 1927
and 1931. While the T was nicknamed "Tin Lizzie," the A became
known as the "Baby Lincoln" because of the similar styling.
For consignment, a hot rod 1930 Model A that checks all the boxes.
350ci V8 TH350 trans, dropped suspension, steel and fiberglass, and
a snappy flaming paint job and we have ourselves a first-class rod
circa 1930 Old Henry!
Exterior
With a steel body and fiberglass fenders, the rear fenders going
wider, a Rootleb steel hood and the stainless grille shell courtesy
of 1931, all the parts come together to make a very proportional
and good looking 1930 interpretation. Not too much chrome grille
shell, headlights, (now all LED), signal bezels, (added for safety,
and courtesy a Harley), windshield surround and side view mirrors,
but just enough to accentuate the star of the exterior...drumroll
please!!! THE PAINT! Ta dah...Deep red has engulfed the front of
the car and then the flames start to lick at the back about mid
door where it quickly fades to yellow flames, then to black. Nicely
done and all this steel is framing tinted glass rust free doors and
a wonderful rear end to this curvaceous car. HOT to say the least.
To finish it off how about some 15-inch steelies powder coated with
red then moon capped in chrome and wrapped in wide white BFG
P185/70R-15's in front, and 15 x 8 steelies powder coated Vintiques
also with moon caps and wide whites but a bit bigger with
P285/70R-15's. Flame On!
Interior
Not unlike a tasteful sports coat you'd wear to cocktail night at
the club, tweed in vertical tuck and roll, smooth runs and a gray
vinyl hockey stick accent, add in some shiny pulls and cranks and
voila! This tweed just goes for miles inside covering all the side
panels, rear custom speaker box and headliner. Also in front of
that rear speaker box is a vertical tuck and roll with the gray
vinyl accented back so passengers can sit back here. In front we
note two overstuffed low back buckets wrapped in tweed with an
embroidered winged A on the upper backs. Gray carpeting is covering
the floors. To break up the gray a bit we see an exterior matching
red painted steel dash. This has a stretched eyebrow design with
the upper sporting black and white flourish pinstriping. Within the
"eye" dash front is a flurry of vintage cream faced VDO gauges with
gold bezels. A few toggles and pulls are here as well. Southern air
hangs from the under dash where we also find a Sunpro Supertach
mounted next to the air. Lest I forget an Ididit tilt column which
has a rally steering wheel, a long flamed marble ball topped Lokar
shaft lever reaching for the driver. In the headliner is an
AM/FM/CD remote stereo, and lastly a special dash ornament does the
hula when you corner or turn... Mahalo!
Drivetrain
In the engine bay is a mighty 350ci Chevy engine that has a 1406
Edelbrock 4bbl carb with an electric choke, a Holley air gap
intake, a Pertronix Flame Thrower coil, Mallory breakerless
distributor, ceramic headers, and stainless steel exhaust. All this
heat is kept to a minimum with a Walker radiator with electric
backup fan. On back is a TH350 3-speed automatic with a shift kit
and a B&M tranny cooler. You are getting warmer...
Undercarriage
Beautifully crafted and built, we see black framing and suspension
which consists of 4 bar & transverse leaf springs for the front,
and 4 bar with coil overs on back. This keeps a Ford 9-inch 3.25
gear axle afloat. Stainless steel glass pack exhaust works its way
rearward, and disc braking is on all 4 corners.
Drive-Ability
Slipping on my smoking jacket I climbed inside and fired this
flaming car up. It came to life, and I sped to the test track where
it performed flawlessly. Nice acceleration, good handling and bias
free panic stopping. All functions were working well including the
A/C.
A nice build, powerful mill with all the right stuff, wonderful
interior and snappy exterior paint. All the boxes are now checked
except for the one where you come down here to Classic Auto Mall
and drive it away!
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 650 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.
