for those who say the hobby is "expensive"
 

this has been on FB for a few months.
yes it will need loads of duct tape and baling wire! :)


but it is still possible to get one on a news paper routes salary............




https://scontent-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net...UA&oe=67E1A4B0

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I, for one, say the hobby is expensive….but everything is! All hobbies are expensive …some highly, some not. Try pricing resto supplies and parts.
That fordor would be a money pit. Likely have 4-5x in it compared to worth at completion.
It’s been worn out on FB ….but hobbies don’t have to have a monetary ROI…it can be a fun ROI.

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It ran and drove when parked.

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a rodder will cut the roof off and drive it in parades..........


more fun then a tractor!

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I plan on restoring it pretty soon. Don't worry I really will.

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https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...t&__tn__=!%3AD

Facebook Link
Somewhere in New York, CBC Seller Asking $2,800

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They are still out there.

Enjoy

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thx Yooper................


the chassis is worth dat................

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Well, for starters: Structural wood kit for this body style from Snyder's: $3811.00. And this does not include chassis wood, door wood or top wood. Add another $2000 or so to the structural wood kit price. Shipping will probably be $200 or so. O.K., so now you have a complete wood kit lying on the garage floor. What to do? Installing a wood kit in this body will be a nightmare if you don't have woodworking skills and tools to re-shape/re-fit some of the pieces, which NEVER fit right out of the box. Pay someone to install the wood kit? $2,500 at least.

Let's see: Purchase price undelivered: $2800. Delivery charge? Depends upon where it's going. From New York to California? $2,000? Restored chassis with standard engine? $10,000+. Correct, authentic interior? $6,000+. Chrome plating? $1,000+. Special three-color paint scheme (four with black fenders, etc.)? $10,000? And so on, and so on...

This is a great body style and when restored, very beautiful. But by my estimate, IF you did everything yourself, you'd have $35,000+ invested and thousands of manhours. I take my hat off to anyone who will take on this project. Too scary for this old guy. Best of luck to the new owner!
Marshall
ADDED: Ha! I forgot to include body work, which this car apparently could use. This could easily run into many, many thousands of dollars not accounted for in my above rough estimates. Yikes! We could be past the $40,000 mark now!

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Marshall, I’d love to know where you can get a car’s worth of plating done for $1000. As near as I can tell the going price is about $500 per bumper - times three! Not including instrument panel, door handles, shift & E-brake handle, etc. etc. But your point is taken. For a one-off you have to want to do it for entertainment, not for economy.

Re: for those who say the hobby is "expensive"
 

nobody said you need to do a "full restoration" on this car.
It is quite obvious it isnt worth that.


think out of the box fellas! somebody will.

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A good woodcrafter could fix it right up, and chrome bumpers can be had at reasonable cost from Bratton's.

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Yup. I'm thinking old school plating costs. It's been 20+ years since I had anything chrome plated because the shops around here are too dishonest, lazy or out of business to do anything. 'Gave up on trying to get anything plated in this do-as-little-as-possible work philosophy area.
'Might be cheaper to buy new if available than to get old replated anywhere these days.
Marshall

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"think out of the box fellas! somebody will."

You have a point, Ronn, but if this became a question-answer-question-answer, "just the facts, Ma'am" barren kind of website with no side trips in the discussion thread, it'd be a pretty boring place to visit. It's these topic deviations and blue-skying about Model A's that make this an interesting place to visit. It's a rare question asked these days that hasn't been asked and answered 100 times before. Why do we keep coming back then? It's the side comments, personal history stories and speculations that breathe new life into the same old-same old topics of discussion. I like it, as long as we remain civil. The reason I left this site for three years a while back was because it WASN'T civil anymore and you were risking a public bashing by a select few self-appointment "experts" for trying to answer someone's plea for help or advice. 'Don't want to see this website become THAT again by frowning upon anything other than straight answers.
Marshall

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And that is why, in spite of my fundamental desire to "restore, not replace", I suspect I'll be buying new bumpers for my '30. Even though the old ones just need some blasting, polishing and plating to be reused.

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regarding buying bumpers and chroming.


went to Carlisle car show 2x and picked up some splendid used bumpers from rodders.
they look new and cost about 100. front and 100. backs.
look fantastic for my drivers-no pitting or rust- just shiney chrome.


life is good.

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That was the expensive way to buy a Model A.

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Went to the platers today. Was told that it now costs us $100 to clean, strip, remove imperfections, copper plate, polish, bright nickel plate and polish an original inside door handle or window riser. Wow...

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Steve….
Post #2….I rest my case! The jury should be back quickly!!

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2800.00 is a pretty fair price for that one, worst comes to worst you could make a pretty cool hot rod out of it.. I myself would just get it running and driving then do the Minimum to make it look and work like a car, and have all the summer fun to had!