cheap deal in Cali.........

[ronn]

eBay item number:177266527287

nothing to do with me, but for the price...................

says make offer. 29 roadster.........running condition

[nkaminar]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/17726652728...Bk9SR9iP4u-IZg

[Brendan]

i hope someone dose not take the car apart to make a hot rod or street rod

[Bob-A]

Originally Posted by Brendan

i hope someone dose not take the car apart to make a hot rod or street rod

I think it should be against the law to butcher up a nice original "A" into a 'hot' rod. Just my 2 cents....


Bob-A




"Skirts are for Women not Car Fenders"

[LeonardS]

Originally Posted by Bob-A

I think it should be against the law to butcher up a nice original "A" into a 'hot' rod. Just my 2 cents....


Bob-A




"Skirts are for Women not Car Fenders"

And the Hot Rod guys are probably saying it should be against the law to restore them to original.

[BlueSunoco]

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Nice car, lots of looky-lous,,, if it sells for that money that was a heck of a good buy, for a '28-'29 Roadster.


30-31's bring more cash

[Vern]

What is the item hanging below the instrument panel?

[ronn]

i hope someone dose not take the car apart to make a hot rod or street rod

at the price they are asking, chances are good that it will become a rod.
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[Marshall V. Daut]

And the Hot Rod guys are probably saying it should be against the law to restore them to original.

Which came first - the chicken or the egg? In our case, the question is - the restorer or the hot rodder? So, who's stepping on whose toes here, if the car goes to a restorer or to a hot rodder??? The boys over on the HAMB website may have a different answer than how we'd respond over here!
Marshall

[ModelA29]

Whoever buys it will become the owner. As the owner they can do what they want with their property. Turn a $9,500 car into a 30-40,000 hot rod or a 15-25,000 restoration. In today's world each will take about the same out of pocket expense.

[LeonardS]

I’m surprised it hasn’t sold yet.

[Wick]

Here on the east coast the market is flooded with nice A's. A nice older restoration of a 29 Roadster only brings $11-$13K. 30-31s Roadsters are bringing $13-16K
I have 3- 30/31 A's listed on market place and Craigslist priced to sell quickly and they won't move.

[ronn]

ah Wick, did you make a bad investment?

just kidding........

I have found As to sell very very slowly and the parts, nobody even wants them.

[castlenut]

there are plenty of solid rust free model and parts for sale in CA. Don't worry about hot roders cutting up model a Fords, that's in the past. Like some one said in this post it's getting hard to sell the cars and their parts. Unfortunately us model a owners are getting older and not that many young people don't have an interest in cars that aren't fast, no automatic transmission, air conditioning. Of course that's my opinion you may disagree.

[P.S.]

Originally Posted by castlenut

there are plenty of solid rust free model and parts for sale in CA. Don't worry about hot roders cutting up model a Fords, that's in the past. Like some one said in this post it's getting hard to sell the cars and their parts. Unfortunately us model a owners are getting older and not that many young people don't have an interest in cars that aren't fast, no automatic transmission, air conditioning. Of course that's my opinion you may disagree.

And now, Model As are being easily converted into EV's. Happening a lot over here on the west coast. The policies strongly favor electric vehicles here. Can't wait to move away from this.

[Ruth]

Originally Posted by P.S.

And now, Model As are being easily converted into EV's. Happening a lot over here on the west coast. The policies strongly favor electric vehicles here. Can't wait to move away from this.

True, and I found it odd that a National Model A Club was "promoting" the idea by having an article about converting your Model A to electric. Seemed out of place for a magazine called the Restorer. INHO.

[P.S.]

Originally Posted by Ruth

True, and I found it odd that a National Model A Club was "promoting" the idea by having an article about converting your Model A to electric. Seemed out of place for a magazine called the Restorer. INHO.

Funny you should mention that.

I drove that truck, spoke at length with the owner/builder of the truck, and some of my comments were included in that article. So, being somewhat familiar with it, I'd like to say this about it-
The truck was built as an experiment, a "toy", not for serious purposes. However, once built and being used, the owner changed his mind about it, and now enjoys it for reasons you may not have considered. For one, he is into technology, so it checks a box for him, so to speak. For another, that truck does an EXCELLENT job of attracting young people to it, creating conversation amongst the youth who are being "programmed" by their educators to believe that old cars are to blame for destroying the planet. I witnessed two of those conversations myself just in the short time I was with the truck outside the hotel in Utah.

I believe that truck, and eventually that article, could be used as ambassadors for the preservation of Model A and other antique vehicles in an ever increasingly (environmentally) hostile political discussion about personal transportation. Therefore, I agreed not only to partake and experience the vehicle, but also to contribute to the article you mentioned. I'm just looking at a much bigger future picture than some, perhaps.

I knew way before even making contact to arrange in in-person encounter with that truck that there would be people throwing hate at the build or the builder. My mind was changed the moment I saw it in person and heard what the builder had to say. Turns out, Dennis is one heck of a good Model A guy, and just wanted to try something different. And it worked.

[L-head]

castlenut, you forgot the radio/audio with 10 or more woofers, tweeters, speakers and boom boxes!

[AzBob]

Originally Posted by L-head

castlenut, you forgot the radio/audio with 10 or more woofers, tweeters, speakers and boom boxes!

Also heated steering wheels, heated seats, massaging seats, seat belts, air bags, built in infotainment with apple CarPlay. 360 cameras, Blind spot monitoring, active cruise control, lane centering, ABS, braking assist. I am sure there is more. Can’t blame young people for not wanting a Model A dinosaur.

[WRA]

It’s a shame but that’s the destiny for many of these cars. Market is flooded with Model A’s & Model T’s. The black era T Market is sinking fast. There is a reason that you see so many chassis for sale . The local Hot Rod shops cull the body’s and sell the rest.

Was only couple years ago that I saw a nice restored 26 Roadster sell at Chickasaw, body was culled and chassis on the market place the following month.

All you can do is enjoy the cars your way