Hot Rods TRADITIONAL Hot Rods on BRING A TRAILER

Weird when you see your former car for sale on a big budget site…..
https://www.rkmotors.com/vehicles/4465/1929-ford-model-a-pickup

 

Built to perfection, it belonged on that site !

 

As far as affording some of those cars even the 30 cars it comes down to either ratholing the money to buy something specific, selling of something to buy a specific car or going into debt to do it.
Sometimes you have to sell off some stuff to be able to buy what you really want. I'm at that point right now, figuring that I need to sell two interesting buildable engines 66 396 and 56 330 Desoto hemi to buy a specific part I want for my 48.

 

I wouldn’t morn it AT ALL, I had forgot how much I disliked it . The “Tom’s tub”

 

I love this truck

 

1930 Ford Model A Coupe Hot Rod
Bid to $26,000 on 7/13/24 (Reserve Not Met)​

 

1934 Ford Roadster Hot Rod
Bid to $26,500 on 7/23/24 (Reserve Not Met)​

 

my pops taught me to never look in another mans wallet...

what might be a lot of money to you, might be chump change to another.

43... years old. 2 houses paid off, and make ok money. not great but ok.

marry a woman who makes good money, marry woman whos going to push you to do better, and save...

 

SO-CAL Speed Shop 1932 Ford Roadster Hot Rod
Sold for $130,000 on 7/31/24 (No Reserve)​

 

Sold fir $250k ?

 

Yes it (i.e., the Rolling Bones ’32 Ford 5-Window Highboy) did sell for $250k

 

Ex–Jesse James 1936 Ford 5-Window Coupe
Bid to $60,000 on 7/31/24 (Reserve Not Met)​

 

I bought my Coupe with my 401k money. Couldn't get to it til I turned 59 1/2. My retirement present, lol....

 

I would imagine some of those buyers are business owners that simply write-off the purchase.
I kinda cheated that way. I built a shit-load of hot rod trucks and wrote them off as a business expense...with the help of my "creative" accountant.
I've always been self employed in the trades, first as a Cabinet Maker and later as a Commercial Contactor (gutting old buildings and remodeling into offices or apartments).
Although I build a number of hot rods "out of pocket" that were not trucks, I was able to build hot rods (trucks) my whole life basically for free. The only drawback was, when I sold one, I didn't get the money...it went back to my company.

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26-Years-Family-Owned 1932 Ford Roadster Hot Rod
Sold for $76,000 on 8/2/24​

 

2.3L-Powered Ford Track-T Roadster
Bid to $17,000 on 8/7/24 (Reserve Not Met)​

 

1932 Ford Roadster Hot Rod
Sold for $37,500 on 8/9/24​

 

I think the NO RESERVE auctions on B.A.T. are worth monitoring. I've gotten some bargains on there recently, including a really nice (OT) 1971 Ford F-250 truck for about half of what I think it's worth. I like the format because there's plenty of photos and videos, plus the comment section is a nice forum that the seller can dip into and answer questions.

 

The Green 32 roadster is a car with some N W history, I first saw it about 25 years ago in the previous owners garage, where it had been hibernating for many years at that point.
It’s the real deal, and a very nice car
The column shift is too cool

 

1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster Sport Coupe Hot Rod Project
Sold for $13,000 on 8/10/24​

 

1941 Ford Pickup Hot Rod
Sold for $28,000 on 8/16/24 (No Reserve)​

 

H&H Flathead-Powered ’34 Ford Pickup Hot Rod
Bid to $9,369 on 8/19/24 (Reserve Not Met)​

 

Flathead-Powered ’32 Ford Roadster Highboy
Bid to $42,800 on 9/7/24 (Reserve Not Met)​

 

1930 Ford Model A Pickup Hot Rod
Bid to $15,651 on 9/8/24 (Reserve Not Met)​

 

350-Powered ’32 Ford Roadster Highboy
Sold for $38,250 on 9/12/24​

 

(Pre-1964) Custom "Roadster" Project
Sold for $10,500 on 9/13/24 (No Reserve)

See also: @49ratfink's Interesting custom? Bonneville racer? on YouTube thread.​

 

1930 Ford Model A Coupe Hot Rod
Sold for $35,500 on 9/20/24​

 

1930 Ford Model A Coupe Hot Rod
Withdrawn on 9/27/24 . . . highest bid was $17,000 on 9/24/24​

 

SBC-Powered Ford Model A Roadster Hot Rod
Sold for $21,000 on 10/7/24​