Go Back   The Ford Barn > General Discussion > Model A (1928-31)

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 08-26-2016, 08:49 PM   #1
Steve Wastler
Senior Member
 
Steve Wastler's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,987
Default Ebay Town Car

Will there be a Fordbarn member to be the new owner?

No link, let your fingers do the walking.....
Steve Wastler is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-26-2016, 09:13 PM   #2
Al 29Tudor
Senior Member
 
Al 29Tudor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Venice, FL
Posts: 648
Default Re: Ebay Town Car

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Model-A...m=201654558853
Al 29Tudor is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
Old 08-26-2016, 09:55 PM   #3
Bob Johnson
Senior Member
 
Bob Johnson's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: California
Posts: 977
Default Re: Ebay Town Car

Look carefully at the pictures.

Bob
Bob Johnson is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-26-2016, 10:31 PM   #4
Barber31
Senior Member
 
Barber31's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 687
Default Re: Ebay Town Car

That sure is some limited rear view visibility.
Barber31 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-26-2016, 10:34 PM   #5
Vern
Senior Member
 
Vern's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 569
Default Re: Ebay Town Car

"Look carefully at the pictures"
Bob ought to know!
But why no photos of the unique Town Car interior?
Vern is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 04:21 AM   #6
todd3131
Senior Member
 
todd3131's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: cedar rapids iowa
Posts: 526
Default Re: Ebay Town Car

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
How can you tell it has been made up from a fordoor?
todd3131 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 04:40 AM   #7
Mike V. Florida
Senior Member
 
Mike V. Florida's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: South Florida
Posts: 14,054
Send a message via AIM to Mike V. Florida
Default Re: Ebay Town Car

Bob Johnson has a link on his site but it no longer works;

http://www.towncar.modelahouse.com/

But here are some pictures on his site;

http://www.modelahouse.com/cgi-bin/p...s?towncars.txt

Here is s thread that has some details to look for;

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46693
__________________
What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II
Mike V. Florida is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 05:26 AM   #8
mercman from oz
Senior Member
 
mercman from oz's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Queensland, Australia
Posts: 10,295
Default Re: Ebay Town Car


Here is a picture of that lovely 1929 Ford Model A Town Car that is presently for sale on eBay. What a lovely car.
mercman from oz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 06:25 AM   #9
ronn
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ
Posts: 6,758
Default Re: Ebay Town Car

thanks for posting Steve- this will be a once in a ten year event...........



Look carefully at the pictures.

so Bob, what are we looking for?
ronn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 06:45 AM   #10
C26Pinelake
BANNED
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto.
Posts: 5,800
Default Re: Ebay Town Car

Why all the innuendo ? Why not just say what is not authentic? Why all the referrals to Bob Johnson. Wayne
C26Pinelake is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 08:42 AM   #11
Jim/GA
Senior Member
 
Jim/GA's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Young Harris, GA
Posts: 1,808
Default Re: Ebay Town Car

I took the attached photo at the 2008 Joint MAFCA/MARC International Meet in Dallas. A beautiful car. I don't remember the name of the owner. Out of Colorado, as I recall. Steve may know his name. A fantastic car. Click on the thumbnail for a full size view.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg DSCN0259.jpg (131.9 KB, 669 views)
__________________
Jim Cannon
Former MAFCA Technical Director
"Have a Model A day!"
Jim/GA is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 09:38 AM   #12
WTSHNN
Senior Member
 
WTSHNN's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,413
Default Re: Ebay Town Car

For the money this seller probably expects this car to sell for you would think they would have invested a few more minutes' time to take and post better pictures. Seems to me a seller would want to highlight the rare details of a real Town Car through images to clear up any concern as to the authenticity of the vehicle. Instead they settle for wide angle shots showing the whole car and no engine/interior pics? There are a lot of "fake" Town Cars out there these days, the fakes sell for decent money. Real Town Cars sell for real good money.

Could just be an inexperienced ebay seller.

I'd encourage seriously interested buyers to look at the pics on Bob Johnson' site that were linked above.

-Tim C

__________________
No one wants advice - only corroboration.
-John Steinbeck
WTSHNN is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 10:34 AM   #13
Bob Johnson
Senior Member
 
Bob Johnson's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: California
Posts: 977
Default Re: Ebay Town Car

I have known about this car before the current owner purchased it. Look at the front door hinges, the partition, the cowl band, ....

Bob
Bob Johnson is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 10:54 AM   #14
barry022
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 57
Default Re: Ebay Town Car

Not sure what you're trying to tell us. Is the fact that numerous features are being pointed out an indication they are not restored to perfection as the pictures indicate or something else?
barry022 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 11:12 AM   #15
Steve Plucker
BANNED
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Walla Walla, Washington USA
Posts: 6,066
Default Re: Ebay Town Car

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Johnson View Post
I have known about this car before the current owner purchased it. Look at the front door hinges, the partition, the cowl band, ....

Bob
Bob,

Please be more specific on your observations...some of us have no clue as to what to see that is or is not specific to the Town Car itself.

Thanks.

Pluck
Steve Plucker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 11:24 AM   #16
Rancho Deluxe
Senior Member
 
Rancho Deluxe's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Maryland
Posts: 145
Default Re: Ebay Town Car

Many things are wrong, Look at the right front door lock assy, Now look at the pictures of Bob Johnsons pictures & see the lock assy. in the rear door.. That's just for starters..
Rancho Deluxe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 12:19 PM   #17
George Miller
Senior Member
 
George Miller's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: NC
Posts: 2,975
Default Re: Ebay Town Car

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim/TX/GA View Post
I took the attached photo at the 2008 Joint MAFCA/MARC International Meet in Dallas. A beautiful car. I don't remember the name of the owner. Out of Colorado, as I recall. Steve may know his name. A fantastic car. Click on the thumbnail for a full size view.
Is it just the picture. Where the back of the body curves around to the back looks like way to sharp of a curve.
George Miller is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 12:27 PM   #18
Bob C
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: So Cal
Posts: 8,713
Default Re: Ebay Town Car

Quote:
Originally Posted by forever4 View Post
Compare the upper hinge.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg P1010597.jpg (66.2 KB, 78 views)
Bob C is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 12:38 PM   #19
Jim/GA
Senior Member
 
Jim/GA's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Young Harris, GA
Posts: 1,808
Default Re: Ebay Town Car

Quote:
Originally Posted by George Miller View Post
Is it just the picture. Where the back of the body curves around to the back looks like way to sharp of a curve.
It is probably just this picture and the angle the photo was taken from. The back corners are kind of square-ish, though, compared to Fordor Sedans.

Note the lock on the rear passenger door in the picture I posted above.

Note the rear bumper is 2 pieces, not 1, in the photo I posted. Not shown is that this car in Dallas also had 2 sidemount spares (and the correct black trunk rack).

In the photo I posted, note the flow of the bead on the side as it goes to the back and meets with the bead across the back panel. Note the flow of the bead up the corner and then across the back. Such a smooth continuous curve. Beautiful.

I had to reduce the resolution of the picture I posted, compared to my original, in order to post it here (Ford Barn restrictions) and I have additional higher-resolution pictures of this car. You can really see the details in them, if anyone would like copies of them (PM me with you email address).

This car I saw in Dallas (photo above) was a true museum quality piece, authentically restored with painstaking attention to detail.
__________________
Jim Cannon
Former MAFCA Technical Director
"Have a Model A day!"

Last edited by Jim/TX/GA; 08-27-2016 at 05:23 PM. Reason: clarified which car I am referring to in text
Jim/GA is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-27-2016, 03:44 PM   #20
ronn
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ
Posts: 6,758
Default Re: Ebay Town Car

Note the rear bumper is 2 pieces, not 1.

towncars came with and without sidemounts- so rear bumpers could be one or two piece........no?
ronn is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:42 AM.