The story of early hot rodding can’t be told without mentioning late ’20s and early ’30s Ford coupes. While this 1930 Ford five-window coupe in Fort Worth, Texas is no fire-breathing tire-smoker, it’s certainly got attitude, a bar-fight toughness that no 700 HP Honda can approach. The 22-word listing here on eBay leaves many questions unanswered, but if you can’t resist the $11,500 Buy It Now price, it can be yours with one click of the mouse.
Those wide meats on the back contrast sharply with the original spare tire and wheel on the back in what I believe is the color of “Straw.” Other than the rear tires, in fact, this coupe shows little evidence of an interest in speed or customization. The handle on the bottom (not visible in this picture) indicates a trunk as opposed to the top-handled rumble seat option. My grandfather’s first car was a 1928 Ford with rumble seat very similar to this one.
With just enough room for two, or three close friends, these Fords offered basic transportation for the masses. From 1914 to 1926, all Model T Fords were now-famously painted black, but this 1930 Model A could have been ordered in a variety of colors.
What appears to be a nearly stock L-head inline four-cylinder made 40 HP from 201 cid (3.3L). The lack of spark-plug wires (and much more) will need to be addressed before this one shows any signs of internal combustion. In top form it will be unlikely to spin the massive rear tires unless the dry-rotting process has transmuted them into something harder and more polished than rubber. A friend once bought a Mustang with tires so bad he couldn’t park it on my inclined driveway as all four tires would simply slide downhill until it met the street. Would you upgrade the rest of this car to match the fat-tired attitude, or enjoy it closer to stock?
It runs and have video to prove it.
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wow this seems VERY reasonable.
so much easier to build a car that starts as one piece and rust free.
What kind of paint job is on the old ford ?????
This old Ford has…, well an old, distressed paint job?? Not really sure what you’re looking for with that question honestly.
You can have a whole lot of fun with a four cylinder engine and a tank of nitrous…
Did not use spark plug wires, they used copper? strips from dist. to plugs that had a threaded top.
I like your comments about the tires Todd, Good write up.
Who writes some of these article’s ??? It has spark plug lead’s, who let’s you write this up when you have no clue what you are looking at !!!!!!!! How many people read this thinking you know what you are talking about and repeat it ,sounding as uninformed as you. Look’s like a complete ready to run Model A to me.
some one missed their nap!!
If you are going to put out information on the internet, you should at least TRY to be correct!!
all Model Ts were not black.
early and late production cars came in colors.
but for many years the assembly lines were moving too fast for the paint technology.
the only color that would dry quick enough to keep up was black Japan enamel.
as paint technology improved and obsolescence slowed sales, color came back to the Ts.
and yes, all Model A spark plug leads were thin brass strips which do not show up clearly in this photo……
A Model A will forever be one of those timeless cars. As far back as I can remember the ones who drove A-bombs had a great time with them. We’ve got several in our club and one of our members has put over 50K on his A since it was restored. And he still drives it whenever he has the chance…
Get a Lincoln motor, VOILA! Commander Cody’s hot rod Lincoln.
Wasn’t this the A on the trailer with the trucks from last month’s abandon finds with different tires ?
If this car sold, somebody payed too much for a stock model A coupe. Even in sunny So Cal, the land of fruits & nuts you can buy a stock coupe for a lot less than this.
The replies are correct re: copper strips from the distributor to the plugs. And though not easily visible, they can be seen by someone who knows what the heck they’re looking at. The price is over $6,000 too high for a vehicle in this condition. Just check Hemmings. The “trunk” may have been converted from a rumble seat. Or not. It would be worth a lot more with the seat.