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aeromech Samba Member
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busmania Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:20 am Post subject: |
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This thread will probably get moved or locked because its not bus material but... I found a 31 Ford Model A coupe (4 door, suicide doors) yesterday. It is basically the frame, body, glass but it is in great shape. I was only able to find 2 small spots of rust-through.
Like this, but not as nice obviously. They want $2K for it.
http://www.stovebolt.com/gallery/alternate/gerdom_larry_1931modela.html
A hot rod project may be in my very near future.
BTW: that is a cool barnfind.
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69 Jim Samba Member
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Cool stuff is always welcome in the proper forum. Great find.
Please send me the old splitshot box. PM for address. |
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Ian Samba Moderator
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Wow, old news. Car was sold in 2003. _________________ All your Buses are belong to us.
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iowegian Samba Curmudgeon
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Ian wrote: |
Wow, old news. Car was sold in 2003. |
But I don't remember it selling.
Do you? |
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chickengeorge Samba Member
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Mustang II and nine inch with stock motor and trans pushing 20's and 22's.
Done. |
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clay ford Samba Member
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chickengeorge wrote: |
Mustang II and nine inch with stock motor and trans pushing 20's and 22's.
Done. |
what is wrong with you that car is worth way more the way it is. that is an incredible find how much did you pay |
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69 Jim Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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209slushee209 wrote: |
chickengeorge wrote: |
Mustang II and nine inch with stock motor and trans pushing 20's and 22's.
Done. |
what is wrong with you that car is worth way more the way it is. that is an incredible find how much did you pay |
Take that, TJ. |
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Typ311Dave Samba Member
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Wow, that '40 Dodge is amazing!
Does anyone know how much that car cost new in 1940? _________________ '62 golfblau Typ 311 Limousine
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Collie Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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Typ311Dave wrote: |
Wow, that '40 Dodge is amazing!
Does anyone know how much that car cost new in 1940? |
Best I could find on Google yesterday was $855 for the 4-door... |
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chickengeorge Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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69 Jim wrote: |
209slushee209 wrote: |
chickengeorge wrote: |
Mustang II and nine inch with stock motor and trans pushing 20's and 22's.
Done. |
what is wrong with you that car is worth way more the way it is. that is an incredible find how much did you pay |
Take that, TJ. |
Dang...Motherfucker told me, didn't he? |
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azmodela Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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busmania24 wrote: |
This thread will probably get moved or locked because its not bus material but... I found a 31 Ford Model A coupe (4 door, suicide doors) yesterday. It is basically the frame, body, glass but it is in great shape. I was only able to find 2 small spots of rust-through.
Like this, but not as nice obviously. They want $2K for it.
http://www.stovebolt.com/gallery/alternate/gerdom_larry_1931modela.html
A hot rod project may be in my very near future.
BTW: that is a cool barnfind. |
I've never seen a 4 door model a coupe, but there's always a first!
You'd have to pay me $2k for an unrestored 28- early 31' fordor sedan! They're full of wood... |
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Mike Fisher Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:35 am Post subject: |
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My Uncle bought a 1930 Graham-Page fordor sedan and carved all new Oak for it! _________________ https://imgur.com/user/FisherSquareback/posts
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orangeeyesore Samba Bammer
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:14 am Post subject: |
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azmodela wrote: |
busmania24 wrote: |
This thread will probably get moved or locked because its not bus material but... I found a 31 Ford Model A coupe (4 door, suicide doors) yesterday. It is basically the frame, body, glass but it is in great shape. I was only able to find 2 small spots of rust-through.
Like this, but not as nice obviously. They want $2K for it.
http://www.stovebolt.com/gallery/alternate/gerdom_larry_1931modela.html
A hot rod project may be in my very near future.
BTW: that is a cool barnfind. |
I've never seen a 4 door model a coupe, but there's always a first!
You'd have to pay me $2k for an unrestored 28- early 31' fordor sedan! They're full of wood... |
? If I'm not mistaken, a "coupe" by definition, is always 2 door. A "sedan" by definition is always 4 door. If this is wrong, I've been misinformed for 30 years. _________________ HBB
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69 Jim Samba Member
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Dave Samba Elder
Joined: July 11, 2002 Posts: 2693 Location: The Forest Moon of Endor, in the Redwoods
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:21 am Post subject: |
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Model A had *two* different body styles of Fordor Sedans, to help further cloud the issue. One body was built by Murray, and another one was built by Briggs, with almost no interchangability bewteen the body parts. One has a slighly slanted back windshield, and the other one didn't, and that is the easiest way to quickly distinguish which body it is, although I can't remember right now which one is which... _________________ 2003 Samba Chummie Winner- Best Story
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crofty Judas of the North
Joined: August 09, 2000 Posts: 19672 Location: Land of Whine and Phonies
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chickengeorge wrote: |
Mustang II and nine inch with stock motor and trans pushing 20's and 22's.
Done. |
see the link on ebay I posted before it was deleted? _________________ Your Vanagon sucks, Stop waving at me.
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azmodela Samba Member
Joined: September 26, 2005 Posts: 115 Location: AZ
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:49 am Post subject: |
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Dave wrote: |
Model A had *two* different body styles of Fordor Sedans, to help further cloud the issue. One body was built by Murray, and another one was built by Briggs, with almost no interchangability bewteen the body parts. One has a slighly slanted back windshield, and the other one didn't, and that is the easiest way to quickly distinguish which body it is, although I can't remember right now which one is which... |
Close... Murray and Briggs did build fordor sedans for ford for 28-31. The bodies were almost identical between the makers with few exceptions for the cages around the body nuts and minor things like that. The biggest and most visible difference is the top of the arches for the windows on the doors. One had an arch, the other was flat across the top. The doors are about the only thing that's not interchangeable between the two.
In April 31', the fordor dropped the visor, and had a slightly slanted front windshield and A pillars as you mentioned. This was just a design change with Murray and Briggs continuing to make this body style. The slant window fordors also have the arched window for both makers, making it harder to tell who made the body. The slant windshield fordors are more desirable since there is considerably less wood. These cars have a metal structure, where the 28- early 31's had a wood substructure.
Briggs also made coupe bodies, but that's another story.... |
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azmodela Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:51 am Post subject: |
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69 Jim Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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azmodela wrote: |
If you read it on Wiki, it must be true. |
Read it, learn it, live it. |
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