In 1931, Ford Motor Company was trying to rejuvenate its slumping sales amid the Great Depression. That year, the Model A Tudor was touted as “The Car that has Everything.” This suggested that buying a Model A Tudor would satisfy all your automotive needs. Not that you probably had any of those in 1931, not more than you had in finding a way to survive the economy of the time. I want to say that all the tipsters on Barn Finds are amazing, but I have to hand it to Lothar…of the Hill People for some of the ones he comes up with, including this one. This almost-original Model A Tudor is available here on Facebook Marketplace for just $5,500. It is in Oneida, Wisconsin, and that price has been knocked down from the original $7,600 in just 3 weeks.
The first thing you will see when you open the link above is the car driving down the street. I would never claim to be knowledgeable about any Ford before the 1960s, and even then, I’d admit I am just an amateur. Looking at the engine in the ad, I can see that it appears to be the original, or at least an original Ford 200.5 cubic-inch L-head inline 4-cylinder. Ford produced 4,849,340 Model A engines from October 1927 through November 1931. The seller states that it is an all-matching-numbers car with a clean title.
As I scrolled through the pictures, I was almost amazed to come across a photo of the interior featuring these aftermarket racing bucket seats on the wooden floorboards. The other “accouterments” listed for the interior include a four-spoke steering wheel and original-style door panels with storage pockets. The body is the original steel two-door version, with chrome-finished headlight housings, a front bumper, and a side-mounted horn. Also, the “horn is broken, watch for finger” bumper sticker on the back goes with it, I assume!
I try to look at different websites to see what vehicles are going for, and while researching this one, I found kevinsautos.com (not my website), which had a lot of info on 1931 Model As, including pricing. Unfortunately, it was in Australian dollars, since that’s where he was located. Thanks anyway, Kev! Hagerty valuation, though, has the 1931 Ford Model A 2-door coupe at a high of $17,000 and a low of $10,533 for a #3-condition vehicle. As of October 2026, that was a big 18% drop over the last 3 years. So, the new price of $5,500 for a running Model A Tudor with fancy racing buckets to hold you in for a ride with that neck-snapping 40 horsepower and 128 ft.-lbs. of torque may not be a bad deal after all. Is this your “everything” car?
I just hope that the seller still has the original bench seat.