Vehicle Description
1930 Ford Model A Coupe
Henry Ford was always convinced that people should satisfy
themselves with nothing more than a good, simple and economical
car. At the price of great efforts, his inner circle finally
succeed in eroding his stubbornness and, in May 1927, after having
produced more than 15,000,000 Model Ts since 1908, Ford closed his
plants for many months in order to retool his assembly lines for
the production of his next legend: the Model A. The latter will
ultimately be produced in 5,000,000 copies between 1928 and 1931.
This new miracle is equally attributable to Henry and his son
Edsel. Henry will dedicate himself to the mechanical aspects and
Edsel will bring a whole new look to the design of the Model A. The
Model T was nicknamed "TIN LIZZIE" the Model A will be known as the
"BABY LINCOLN"
No new automobile has ever been so expected in history. The
competition sharply felt the hurt of this waiting period, (as much
as tens of thousands of Ford employees which were temporarily laid
off), since many were putting off their purchase of a new car in
order to see what Henry was going to pull out of his hat this time.
He literally made a lady out of a lizzy, so we offer you for
consignment a 1930 Ford Model A "Baby Lincoln". Treated to a frame
off restoration in 2002 with the engine being rebuilt by Schwalm's
Babbitt Bearings this car is holding its own today and waiting for
it's new caregiver in our overstuffed Hallowed Halls.
Exterior
Bronson Yellow paint bathes this all steel bodied example. This
paint job accentuates the wonderful lines of this car which have
been retained and is original steel. Thorne Brown paint is on the
uppers and covers the expanse of the roof with the exception of the
black vinyl insert, (this due to stamping constraints of the period
could not do an entire top), window surrounds and then cascading
downward on the rounded rumble seat metal lid. Fenders and running
boards are also presented in black which is a wonderful contrast to
the yellow. A cowled hood and chromed grille surrounded with a wire
protective front is topped by a Boyce Motometer chromed cast
radiator cap. On either side perched atop a curved black bar are
large round headlights with nice chrome bezels, and on the drivers
side the horn. Black fenders frame the striking orange colored wire
wheels which are wrapped in like new 4.75/5.00-19 rubber with wide
whitewalls. A shiny dual bar curved bumper is on front and a split
bumper is on the rear, and in addition to the rear bumper a trunk
rack which folds up and down is seen behind the spare tire.The
running boards are covered with rubber and in the back is the
rumble seat, all in good condition so if you are putting your
mother inlaw back there she might as well be comfortable!
Aaaahhhoooooga! Yes this horn does that!
Interior
Swinging open the doors and we are met up front with a chromed mask
shaped center dash insert with like new gauges for the speedo and
gas gauge, ( as in Edvard Munch's "The Scream"). The remainder of
the dash is full metal stamped painted yellow. The dash is topped
by a curved brown painted metal dash topper. A big black bakelite
steering wheel is fronting this original dash and just behind are
the timing and hand throttle levers. Slipping in and sitting on the
large ribbed broadcloth bench in a tan colorway and sporting wide
tuck and roll panels with buttons I could be on grandmother's
couch! The doors are adorned with broadcloth as well and are nicely
preserved with their shiny actuators and cranks and a small
stitched storage pouch in the mid bottom of each door. Above and on
the interior roof and sides we see more of the tan broadcloth, and
it is looking pristine with no staining. Black rubber flooring is
on the floor. Note for this coupe no back seat. Hey Haw!
Drivetrain
Lifting the vented cowled hood and we see a 201ci 4 cylinder
engine. It is in the correct green and has a 1-barrel side updraft
carburetor to feed it fuel and air. On the back is a 3-speed manual
transmission with a 3.78 rear axle. Overall the condition is very
good for this power plant, so see drive-ability to find out how it
runs..I'm keeping you in suspense!
Undercarriage
Still showing well from its 20+ year frame off restoration we note
some light road dirt along with miles of solid black steel for the
frame, flooring, body hangers and running board supports.
Transverse leaf springs are on the front and rear and mechanical
drum brakes are seen on all 4 corners and our consignor notes that
newkingpins and wheel bearings have been installed. A stock style
single exhaust is seen handling spent fossil removal. Just
dandy!
Drive-Ability
Thanks for waiting! This car fired right up and ran fairly quietly.
It went along fine and all functions were working at the time of my
test ride. Good acceleration, bias freebraking, albeit a hard push
but it gets the job done, and a reliable 6V electrical system
worked flawlessly. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these
functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot
guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your
purchase.
An older and roadprovenframe off restored version of a rumble seat
coupe out right out of 1930. We now have a great buttoned up
version of Henry's second home run, and ready to turn the key and
go and show, or just go for a Sunday drive through hill and
dale.
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Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the
I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit
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anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in person.
There is no guarantee of mileage. A $299 Dealer Administrative fee
is not included in the advertised price.
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