...lookin' for a 1930 2-dr sedan project for what looks to be cheap ($2K)? I have nothing to do with this car or person. It came up on the Model A Restorers' Club Facebook page and looks like it could be someone's next project. Rick Franklin | Facebook
I didn't realize that the link isn't available to everyone. Sorry. So below is the entire post. If you're interested PM me and I'll get contact information from the owner for you. He posted this in a restoration forum and as you can see in his verbiage he'd like for it to be restored. Therefore, if you contact him I'd suggest you don't tell him you intend to stuff it full of blown Chrysler hemi and 12" slicks. ======================== Howdy folks. What I have is an 1930 model A Tudor. Body is still on the frame, Fenders removed, motor in frame. This is a nice barn find type auto. I am 70 and not enough time for it. I don't want to see it get parted out. So I will sell it to a more restoring person. It will have extras such as front fenders, wheels and such. Everything is just so easy to get to. Wish I had time, but it isn't there. Here is a few pictures. The car is in Forest Hill Md. at a garage I inherited. Looking to get 2,000. The garage is 15-20 minutes from my home, at my sister's place. Thank you all for keeping these autos going. ========================================== I'm a member of that group because in addition to my half-done 1931 sedan hot rod project I have a restored 1930 sedan that I drive the wheels off of.
Thanks @atch ....While I have great respect for the seller wishing to see the car go to a restorer, restored Model A's are everywhere. If it comes down to it, a new owner can do whatever he wishes once it is his. Perhaps a Resto-Rod style of build would at least allow the old girl to continue on the road in some capacity. I don't have a dog in the fight as I love both restored Model A's, Resto-rods, Traditional Hot Rods (anything but a R..R..). The current owner may need to eventually come to the realization that ultimately it's a Model A and not a Duesenberg or Auburn.
If this thing were in my neighborhood, I'd consider buying it just to do something like @Roothawg did with Drag-N-Fly. Only on the cheap. Except for the injectors I've probably got everything needed to put it together.
Looks to me like a better HotRod project than a restoration project. The guy just says he doesn't want to see it parted out. It would be pretty costly to restore when pretty nice A's are going for 10 to 15k. Not so many "rules" when making it a Hot Rod. I paid 7k for mine and it was a lot nicer with good paint and interior. But it wasn't a "correct" color, [close but not exact] but too nice to repaint. With that there was no sense in "restoring" with any sort of judging in mind. The fenders needed the most work, so off they came and banger it's becoming. I live only a few miles from there if anyone is seriously interested and would like for me to take a look. robj
...Nice of you to offer to check it out...I gotta admit, I've never heard of Fork, Maryland and I've been around here for more years than I care to admit.
Thanks for the post. It does look like a good deal, I bought one 13-14 years ago for about the same price but mine was not as nice as this one.
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