07-22-2012, 11:25 AM | #1 |
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"Tudor"
Hello all,
My father recently passed away and he owned a 1930 Model A. I know practically nothing about Model As - except that my father loved this car. Can someone tell me what a "Tudor" is? Is there a way to tell if my father's car was considered a Tudor? I'm looking up information about the Model A and sometimes I see 1930 Model As referred to as a "Model A" or "Model A Tudor". When we try to sell it I want to make sure I have it named appropriately. Also, if anyone has advice how to sell a Model A I would appreciate that too. Thank you for your assistance. Pete |
07-22-2012, 11:34 AM | #2 |
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Re: "Tudor"
Can you post pictures? Try matching it up to one of these body styles
http://www.modelaford.org/technical/...s28-29open.asp |
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07-22-2012, 11:38 AM | #3 |
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Re: "Tudor"
Tudor refers to a two door 5 passenger sedan.
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07-22-2012, 11:42 AM | #4 |
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Here is a picture. I'll look for more - hopefully I can find some more pictures.
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07-22-2012, 11:46 AM | #5 |
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That's a nice looking car and I'd sure consider keeping it, or at least keeping it in the family. Money can be replaced easier than family heirlooms.
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07-22-2012, 11:59 AM | #6 |
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07-22-2012, 12:31 PM | #7 |
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Nice one
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07-22-2012, 12:37 PM | #8 |
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Great looking car. I think FYI that's Dawn Gray (which is actually a light green color) and either a Kewanee Green or Elk Point Green belt. Could be wrong.
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07-22-2012, 12:38 PM | #9 |
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The name tudor was just a word play used by Ford for his two door sedan. He named the standard four door sedan, fordor.
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07-22-2012, 12:49 PM | #10 |
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Thanks to all for the advice. I've never really considered it a family heirloom as he only had it about 2-3 years. It'd be nice to be able to keep it, but it's not really an option for me.
I've attached a couple more pictures that I found. Thanks again for all the input. I'll refer to it as a Tudor Sedan in the future. |
07-22-2012, 12:59 PM | #11 |
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If you were closer to SoCal I'd check it out for you and get you a ball park figure on its worth. Hopefully some one on the forum is close enough to you to give you a hand. A lot of helpful folk here!
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07-22-2012, 02:40 PM | #12 |
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I just hope it doesn't get cut into a hotrod.
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07-22-2012, 03:23 PM | #13 |
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Pete: Check your private message feature of Fordbarn
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07-22-2012, 03:34 PM | #14 |
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I wrote back to you mleder.
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07-22-2012, 05:38 PM | #15 |
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Looks to be a EARLY 1930 Tudor [two doors sedan] .Does it have a oval or round shaped speedometer... On your instrument panel ?
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07-22-2012, 05:44 PM | #16 |
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I can't tell you right now... I'm not near the car right now and won't be for another week or so. And I haven't been in it enough to know.
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07-22-2012, 05:58 PM | #17 |
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It looks like a very nice car; if keeping it is not an option for you...PLEASE don't sell it to a hotrodder who will inevitably start chopping it up (literally)...
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07-22-2012, 06:31 PM | #18 |
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To peters180a/170b: Attached are some pictures. From the pictures, it looks like it might be an oval.
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07-22-2012, 07:17 PM | #19 |
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Early 30. That ammeter needle should be in the middle. It's showing a significant short. I would disconnect the battery before it goes up in flames. The battery should be under the front floor boards on the driver's side.
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