1930 Ford Model A

1930 Ford Model A Coupe   Today, more than ever, the Ford car is a notable example of high quality at a low price. Its distinctive beauty, so apparent in lines and color, extends also to the upholstery and appointments. You note it as you open the doors and see the attractive, comfortable interiors. You find it in every detail of trim and finish. These and other considerations are of great importance to every man and every woman who is contemplating the purchase of a motor car. From the 1930 Ford sales brochure. For consignment, a 1930 Ford Model A Coupe showing 16,220 miles, but the true miles are unknown. Presenting in period correct colors, this A is ready for show or to participate in your town's local parade!   Exterior Kewanee Green paint coats the car in appropriate single stage presentation. It turns out, Kewanee is a Winnebago Indian word for Prairie Chicken, (and a town in Illinois), and coincidentally, Ford used another upland game bird on this car, a quail, as a hood ornament. This one retains its motometer atop the radiator shell in polished metal which is matched in presentation by the straight bumper in front and the split bumpers in back. In typical fashion, the fenders and connecting running board are painted black providing a nice contrast to the earth tone of the car and allowing the white wall tires around 19-inch black wire wheels to really pop, visually that is. The textured vinyl roof panel and body are in good shape overall. Imperfections include heavy chips on the driver's door and throughout the car, various chips and scratches, cracking and crazing paint on the hood, cabin and body, and surface rust on the hood hinge. Interior Brown cloth door panels and their pleated map pockets are in very good condition with and a robust, channel tufted wool is used on the bench seat, presenting nicely though we note a single hole that gets our attention. Grain vinyl covers the rumble seat and is better able to withstand outdoor conditions. The basic 4 spoke steering wheel is presented to the driver and fronts body colored dash and cloverleaf silver plate in the middle housing the ignition and some period gauges, showing a touch of patina. The slim and simple shifter rises from the floor adjacent to the handbrake, all surrounded by a black rubberized mat that contours around the pedals. Up above, the soft headliner is likely mohair with some very light staining but otherwise fully intact and the windlace looks great. Drivetrain Driver quality and generally clean is the 201ci inline four cylinder behind the engine cover, putting out 40 horsepower and fed fuel through a 1-barrel carburetor. It's mated to a 3-speed manual transmission routing power to the rear axle with 3.78 gears. There's some surface rust on the green block and everything appears to be in order.  Undercarriage Clean underneath with surface rust reserved for the single exhaust and its stock style muffler that gives way to a tailpipe that terminates under the car. It's closer to the back than earlier cars as we eventually learned to send the fumes all the way to the back! Transverse leaf springs are employed front and rear for suspension and four wheel mechanical brakes are on board.  Drive-Ability The comfortable enclosed cab must have felt like the lap of absolute luxury in 1930 and offers wonderful visibility. Around the loop the car ran well and all operational offerings worked as they should including lights, gauges, and brakes. 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.   A drivable show car that is nearly the 100 year mark, this is throwback to a time when not many other brands of cars occupied the roads. The paint, named for a bird, may be dropping like feathers during a molt, but it's a clean, straight car that runs well and is ready for its next chapter with a new own