1930 Ford Model A Coupe
Henry Ford was always convinced that people should satisfy themselves with nothing more than a good, simple and economical car. At the price of great efforts, his inner circle finally succeed in eroding his stubbornness and, in May 1927, after having produced more than 15,000,000 Model Ts since 1908, Ford closed his plants for many months in order to retool his assembly lines for the production of his next legend: the Model A. The latter will ultimately be produced in 5,000,000 copies between 1928 and 1931. This new miracle is equally attributable to Henry and his son Edsel. Henry will dedicate himself to the mechanical aspects and Edsel will bring a whole new look to the design of the Model A. The Model T was nicknamed "TIN LIZZIE" the Model A will be known as the "BABY LINCOLN"
No new automobile has ever been so expected in history. The competition sharply felt the hurt of this waiting period, (as much as tens of thousands of Ford employees which were temporarily laid off), since many were putting off their purchase of a new car in order to see what Henry was going to pull out of his hat this time. He literally made a lady out of a lizzy, so we offer you for consignment a 1930 Ford Model A "Baby Lincoln". Treated to a frame off restoration in 2002 with the engine being rebuilt by Schwalm's Babbitt Bearings this car is holding its own today and waiting for it's new caregiver in our overstuffed Hallowed Halls.
Exterior
Bronson Yellow paint bathes this all steel bodied example. This paint job accentuates the wonderful lines of this car which have been retained and is original steel. Thorne Brown paint is on the uppers and covers the expanse of the roof with the exception of the black vinyl insert, (this due to stamping constraints of the period could not do an entire top), window surrounds and then cascading downward on the rounded rumble seat metal lid. Fenders and running boards are also presented in black which is a wonderful contrast to the yellow. A cowled hood and chromed grille surrounded with a wire protective front is topped by a Boyce Motometer chromed cast radiator cap. On either side perched atop a curved black bar are large round headlights with nice chrome bezels, and on the drivers side the horn. Black fenders frame the striking orange colored wire wheels which are wrapped in like new 4.75/5.00-19 rubber with wide whitewalls. A shiny dual bar curved bumper is on front and a split bumper is on the rear, and in addition to the rear bumper a trunk rack which folds up and down is seen behind the spare tire. The running boards are covered with rubber and in the back is the rumble seat, all in good condition so if you are putting your mother inlaw back there she might as well be comfortable! Aaaahhhoooooga! Yes this horn does that!
Interior
Swinging open the doors and we are met up front with a chromed mask shaped center dash insert with like new gauges for the speedo and gas gauge, ( as in Edvard Munch's "The Scream"). The remainder of the dash is full metal stamped painted yellow. The dash is topped by a curved brown painted metal dash topper. A big black bakelite steering wheel is fronting this original dash and just behind are the timing and hand throttle levers. Slipping in and sitting on the large ribbed broadcloth bench in a tan colorway and sporting wide tuck and roll panels with buttons I could be on grandmother's couch! The doors are adorned with broadcloth as well and are nicely preserved with their shiny actuators and cranks and a small stitched storage pouch in the mid bottom of each door. Above and on the interior roof and sides we see more of the tan broadcloth, and it is looking pristine with no staining. Black rubber flooring is on the floor. Note for this coupe no back seat. Hey Haw!
Drivetrain
Lifting the vented cowled hood and we see a 201ci 4 cylinder engine. It is in the correct green and has a 1-barrel side updraft carburetor to feed it fuel and air. On the back is a 3-speed manual transmission with a 3.78 rear axle. Overall the condition is very good for this power plant, so see drive-ability to find out how it runs..I'm keeping you in suspense!
Undercarriage
Still showing well from its 20+ year frame off restoration we note some light road dirt along with miles of solid black steel for the frame, flooring, body hangers and running board supports. Transverse leaf springs are on the front and rear and mechanical drum brakes are seen on all 4 corners and our consignor notes that new kingpins and wheel bearings have been installed. A stock style single exhaust is seen handling spent fossil removal. Just dandy!
Drive-Ability
Thanks for waiting! This car fired right up and ran fairly quietly. It went along fine and all functions were working at the time of my test ride. Good acceleration, bias free braking, albeit a hard push but it gets the job done, and a reliable 6V electrical system worked flawlessly. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.
An older and road proven frame off restored version of a rumble seat coupe out right out of 1930. We now have a great buttoned up version of Henry's second home run, and ready to turn the key and go and show, or just go for a Sunday drive through hill and dale.
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