Vehicle Description
1929 Ford Model A
It takes a certain amount of faith to dive headlong into a
do-it-yourself, traditional hot rod build project, especially one
that begins with a basket-case shell of an old Ford. Faith that
you'll find the parts you need. Faith that you can marry disparate
- and sometimes ancient - components into some cohesive whole.
Faith that the end result will not only move under its own power
but do so safely, while looking good, too. Many of us have that
dream. We know a lot of people with garages full of old parts. But
not everyone has the skills and patience to put them all
together.
For consignment, in classic style, a full fendered Landau Sport
Coupe rodded to excellence, old school through and through, a hot
engine under the closed hood, and a beautiful burnt orange paint
job. I'm behind the wheel and ready for the girl in the polka dot
skirt to drop the handkerchief! This all 1929 steel car has had
over $6,300 worth of maintenance performed along with a few modern
touches on the safety end of things. The rest, I'm keeping you in
suspense! Read on!!
Exterior
All 1929 rust free Henry steel covers this classic bathed in
wonderful burnt orange. Gaps are looking good, and it reminds me of
the days of yore cruising Woodward Ave and smelling the mix of
racing gas and burnt tires. A chrome corral around the radiator
fronts a closed engine bay and is flanked by chrome bar mounted
headlights between the fenders. The front bumper has been removed,
but is included with the purchase. It is all smooth and rust free,
and of course with swooping steel fenders that connect by steel
running boards. A swing out windshield leads the way up the tan
Landau roof and on the back we note the rumble seat, a great place
for insolent children or your mother in-law. Of special note, the
rear window opens for nice flow through ventilation. 15-inch
chromed wire wheels in excellent condition are wrapped in good
rubber and are showing off on all 4 corners. I'm all shook up.
Interior
Opening the small simple doors, tan broadcloth with simple
stitching and an accordian style map pocket is covering the
interior of the doors. Shiny chrome for the window cranks and door
releases are seen within these panels. This provides an excellent
threshold for the cockpit, which sports a tan broadcloth tuck and
roll insert bench that stretches across the passenger compartment.
This seat has been moved rearward to create more space for the
passengers and below the seat is the switch for the underbody
lighting, a Blaupunkt AM/FM/CD stereo and the master kill switch.
Sitting proudly and rising towards the roof is a chrome t-handle
shifter which is seen within an ocean of tan thick pile carpeting,
and creates a calm sea for the seat to float in. Upfront, a full
metal burnt orange painted dash supports a lineup of VDO gauges
within the central chrome "mask" with supporting VDO gauges below.
Fronting this beautiful creation is a tan leather wrapped LeCarra
steering wheel and a VDO tachometer mounted into the column
support. The remainder of the cockpit is lined with more tan
broadcloth, and a shout out to the rumble seat area with another
overstuffed cloth bench but nearly no leg room. You ain't nuthin
but a hound dog!
Drivetrain
Tucked away between the louvered steel side panels is a 283ci V8
engine topped with an Edelbrock aluminum intake manifold and 4bbl
carburetor. All this pushes power to the Ford 8-inch conventional
rear axle through a TH350 3-speed automatic transmission. Just a
clean, polished, well-done presentation. A hunka, hunka burnin
love.
Undercarriage
As perfect as the topside with burnt orange painted floor pans,
frame and rockers...solid as a rock. The original unboxed frame
provides the support for the new transverse leaf spring, drop axle
and kingpins in the front and in the rear, we see a 4 bar and coil
spring suspension. Disc brakes are on the front and drum brakes
round out the rear. Shorty headers feed spent fossils through
Flowmaster mufflers on their travel to the rear of the car.
Drive-Ability
Upon lighting the 8 candles the blinged out V8 settled into a
throaty idle...as it should be! This car accelerated forever and
handled very well. Bias free panic stopping and a comfortable
driver all around in tan and orange heaven...
A classic rod looking like a classic hot rod, but with comforts of
a nice interior, and classy wheels, and no dirt anywhere. Just the
look is enough and with the power it has you will be more than
satisfied to be tooling through your neighborhood, stirring up the
dust and leaves on the suburban streets, shades of Woodward Ave,
the arm dropping and going like hell! I can't help falling in
love...It's now or never folks!
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.