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not mine but for sale by a well known reseller............
on MAFCA site 1929 Town Car - Aug 19, 2017 One of only 19 known to exist. Restored in the late 80's and still in excellent condition. Included in a 1987 issue of the "Restorer" that featured the known town cars at that time. Spent a portion of it's life in an auto museum in CA. Black and maroon with gold pin striping; twin sidemounts. Photos available upon request. Serious inquires please. Asking $125,000. |
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08-23-2017, 08:28 AM | #3 |
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Wow. Very cool.....My pockets aren't that deep....
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You think there's REALLY someone who would pay $125,000.00 for it?
I could "buy" me a NEW Wife, for less than that! Bill Broke
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looks to be the same car that was on ebay august 2016 and this forum seemed to have decided it was probably a recreation. just saying due diligence never hurts.
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Bill, pretty sure you could pu a good wife in the Philippines for around 10k- go ahead, splurge!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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The mirrors look right and they would be almost impossible to find.
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I think the item in question is the top hinges of the front doors. They are unique to the town car, and the conversation was that the car in question had upper hinges like a fordor, not a town car.
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The mirrors look right and they would be almost impossible to find.
believe it or not- a few were made aftermkt at one point............ |
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It needs some color, WW tires and/or color wheels :-)
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Can you imagine what it would cost just for LIPSTICK, for 19 Women? My Home Help Gal is cheeper than a WIFE!---BUT, she won't sleep with me
Bill Cheep
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nice car ..........
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Should have a plated cowl band, maybe it's just the picture, but I don't see one.
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good eye Dave
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Town car Front door upper hinge
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Gold striping sure looks wide to me. We saw a few in Reno in 1998, some quite lovely vehicles and some a bit used up.
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Oh bargain. Last time I saw it was $165k.
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There is a full page on Special Bodies in my "old" The Ford Model A as Henry Built lt book that deals with the 1929 Town Car.
It states that sales where very slow and Ford stopped selling them by December 1930. But the Briggs Manufacturing Company continued to make its own Town Cars on Model "A" chassis but these were not sold through the Ford home office and there is no record on them. It also states that the exterior and interior trim data in the book only applies to the for Ford built town car. So could it be that the one discussed here is a later Briggs built one? |
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