should we or not buy a SHAY MODEL A ROADSTER found one seems cheap enough run good lo miles whataya think kids
well seems the girlfriend wants it and ?? man its a pinto and 4 lug and well its a fake but it runs and has lo miles i don't fit in it really
its in black primer no rust ( ha) 3000 miles chopped rag top pinto 4+manual trans clear ***le no bumpers ez to put back to original fake or rod more
sooo 2 kinda.... who sawr it one no.... from where rust is a color not a condition and my babbling ???? will sleep on it and call the man in the a.m.
let the girl friend buy the damn thing. You paying for it? It sure the hell beats a **** built rat rod. At one time these things were sold out of Ford dealerships.
its her money but she wants me to ride along... trust me she bought me a 29 a sedan for xmas she is a angel she just wants one running now we made a promise that the next rod should drive when bought i'll review other comments thanx and yes i have done some good research on these replicars history...
The criticism of them was always that the body panels were not very close to being correct, but if you're not a restorer, who cares? 99.99% of people don't know the difference anyway.
The fenders and floor of the shay are all one piece like a big model car kit. As the Front and rear are Pinto you can go to 5 lug wheels as long as it has the 8" rearend. If not any wheel place will make you up custome 4 lug wheels like crome smoothies or the early ford steel wheels with trim rings and baby moons. On the shay check the cowl close were the mold came together--they sometimes had a problem with the cowl sinking there. There are a lot of parts to make the pinto engine getup and go. I even have a Carberated turbo set up for a 2.3 for sale and a T-5 that will also fit. good luck
If the price is real right, I vote yay. Your girlfriend would have the reliability of the 2.3 Ford...for which there's plenty of go-fast and chrome parts, and done right a Shay would make her a cool summer ride. Were it mine, I'd do it early '70s Hot Rod (not Street Rod) style with Cragars, white letter tires, a slight rake , maybe a 'flake paint job and she could drive the hell out of it. If you leave the Shay logos on, you wouldn't be foolin' or upsetting anybody. I remember seeing a few of these on the streets back then and though that they were kinda cool.. Jan
If it makes her happy,and it doesn't break the bank,why not?Probably cheap to operate,good parts availability and a fun ride she can take anywhere.
We've looked at a few over the years only because of the prices. I didn't see any easy way to get it out of the stratosphere in ride height. It appeared that you would have to redo the frame. All of a sudden it's not a driver anymore but a project with a not so cool, hard to sell body. This is one example of a collector??? car that lost ground in the resale market. You may not care but I like the feeling of being able to bail out at any time and not take an *** whippin'. I've watched them over the years.
The Shay is a nice dependable car and can easily have all the appropraite Ford hubcaps, radiator emblem and such replaced with original style pieces. We used to sell a Shay "Ford Script" replacement parts kit at Specialized Auto Parts for these. I'd get rid of the geekie cowllamps (if it's a later one with bent tube and truck lamp style) and the trailer lamps (Again, if it's a later one). There are probably 2-5000 of these out there and most have darn low mileage and a good price.
He Who Snoozeth Loozeth HE WANTED CASH ONLY .... WE HAD TO ARRANGE IT THIS MORNING HE SOLD IT YESTERDAY TO SOME ONE CARRYING IT AT A SWAP Have To Gofix Up The Other Projects Now
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