Vehicle Description
1930 Ford Model A Victoria
"Of the 17 body styles offered in 1930, the Model A's third season
the Victoria was completely new. The body style has a close coupled
two door sedan. The Victoria was the most noteworthy, heralding a
number of styling features that would find wider use in 1931. This
automobile offered extra wide doors for ease of entry and has both
folding front seats for access to the roomy rear seat. The area
rear of the back seat was luggage space, from an added pleasing
"bustle" to the car's rear contour. Interior fabrics were either
brown Bedford cord or striped tan broadcloth." Thx to Maffi.org,
Model A Museum
For consignment, a street rodded 1930 Ford Model A Victoria showing
11,485 non actual miles, with a Blueprint crate engine and a
novelty matching trailer in tow that's actually useful! The design
was so popular that 1931 saw 37,000 Victoria's produced and carried
through to 1934.
Exterior
Striking in its design, the two tone Ford carries black over the
top third, richly contrasted by teal on the bottom. The delineation
is not just a straight line but contains a pointed spear flowing
from the cowl while head on, the car is steeped in black from the
light rings to the grille and radiator shell teal takes over from
there on the fenders and the connecting running board in
spectacular fashion. 15-inch polished American Racing Torque Thrust
wheels carry widely varied tires from front to back, helping create
an aggressive rake to the car's profile. Out back, the small
teardrop trailer is painted to match and even the tubular tongue is
painted teal, and it rolls on Torque Thrust wheels to match!
Chopped, bumperless, and clean, imperfections are noted as some
cracking paint, spider cracks in both the teal and black, and
chips.
Interior
A swing of the door, and we can see a tweed pattern in light blue
covering on the door panels which are complete with a purple
accent, aluminum panels for housing the power window toggles, and a
billet style actuator. Our consignor states new window motors have
been added. Turning our attention to the interior, more light blue
tweed this time covering a bench seat with a split back while a
full bench is in the rear of this car in the same material, all in
good condition. Legroom in the back is extremely limited and may
better serve as a package shelf. Up front, the dash has been
simplified and now houses an elongated oval painted teal, and
aluminum panel inserts for the central gauge cluster. Below a
custom fabricated box in aluminum houses the Vintage Air and heater
controls and other pull knobs which are machined aluminum. A black
dash top and some black pinstripe flourishes complete the dash. A
teal tilt steering column has a Lecarra billet style steering wheel
on top with billet style machined pedals below. A detailed
headliner catches your eye with more of the light blue tweed, some
embossing forming a pattern, and some snappy purple accent panels
along with a built in box for the AM/FM/CD radio. A purple Eeyore
decal on the dash pulls it all together.
Drivetrain
Behind the engine covers, we find a spotless Blueprint 355ci V8
with a Holley 4-barrel carburetor and Blueprint aluminum heads,
putting out a consignor stated 390 horsepower. Coated headers along
with polished and chrome engine components make this an engine
worth exposing for shows. A rebuilt TH400 3-speed automatic is
behind it sending power to the rear wheels. Disc brakes are
supplied front and rear and new brake lines have been added.
Undercarriage
All done right with a continuation of the mixture of black and
teal, it shows some road dirt but no surface rust nor errant fluids
are found. The dual exhaust comes from the headers and receives
some bling from the stainless steel mufflers, then out to the oval
chrome tips. A Mustang II front end is on board which brings with
it rack and pinion steering while Corvette IRS includes new leaf
springs in back.
Drive-Ability
This comfortable compact interior completely wrapped in blue tweed
is a soft walled environment that feels as cozy as a wooded den,
only this one is mobile! We prime the pump and crank the 355 to
life, then roll this two tone wonder onto the test loop where its
raked stance gives us a view of the road ahead over the long hood.
There's good power underfoot and nice handling aided by 265/70SR15
tires in back, and road imperfections are absorbed well, making a
long road trip an attractive possibility. Meanwhile, all other
functions work as advertised! 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.
Be sure to reserve two spots at the car show because you're going
to want to show the matching trailer, but even if you leave it
home, this is a stunning and striking car with all the right
ingredients street rodders desire. We're not getting any younger
and that project car just isn't getting done any time soon, so step
into this turnkey show car while you chip away at the project, and
you'll have the best of both worlds with two color
extravagance!
Classic Auto Mall is home to more than 1,000 classic and
collectible vehicles for sale via consignment in a climate
controlled 336,000-square foot showroom (that's more than 8
acres!). The largest single location consignment dealer of classic
and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the
I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit
www.classicautomall.com or call us at (888) 227-0914. Contact us
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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