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Model A in good condition. Wife's grandpa and he wants to sell it. Wife's father wants to buy it. Any idea on price? How to figure it out? He was a high school mechanic teacher, it ran up until 8 yrs ago as it was technically his wife’s car that passed away and he just didn’t wanna touch it.

Most likely this will get put//given to me. I think it would be cool. Just need some help figuring out such an old car value.


Coop

That's something that'll have to be appraised by an expert

That's something I've got absolutely zero experience with.

One thing I hate about living in east TN is that if I go to a car meet, that they usually have at least every grocery store parking lot, in my 3/s....hardly anyone will even talk to me.

I would love to show up in this. The family doesn’t need any money. They are set. But it is a great time to sell things like this. So I see both sides. He doesn’t drive it, not gonna, and the kids want it but don’t know if they WANT it.

We will see. It might be fun.

Was it a model A or T that was in top gear that they parked in front of a hotel and the hotel staff would always move the nicest vehicle infront of the hotel. But they couldn’t figure out how to move it. So it’s apparently pretty hard.


Coop

[quote=""DCIV""]One thing I hate about living in east TN is that if I go to a car meet, that they usually have at least every grocery store parking lot, in my 3/s....hardly anyone will even talk to me.

I would love to show up in this. The family doesn’t need any money. They are set. But it is a great time to sell things like this. So I see both sides. He doesn’t drive it, not gonna, and the kids want it but don’t know if they WANT it.

We will see. It might be fun.

Was it a model A or T that was in top gear that they parked in front of a hotel and the hotel staff would always move the nicest vehicle infront of the hotel. But they couldn’t figure out how to move it. So it’s apparently pretty hard.


Coop[/quote]

Model A was the first Ford to use conventional driver controls, like what is standard today. Model T had different controls.

[quote=""aaronatstate""]Model A was the first Ford to use conventional driver controls, like what is standard today. Model T had different controls.[/quote]

So they used the model T. And seems like the model A would be cool to have then. Prob have to tow it to the top of the hill. Lol.


Coop

So there is a 31 Plymouth as well. The grandpa doesn’t care if I were to swap the engine or anything in it. Basically said I could take either one.

So would you take a model A that they wanted to keep original. Or 31 Plymouth coup with a rumble seat that I could modify how ever I saw fit.

I would prob put a s10 frame under it as then you get newer brakes and suspension, a fuel injected v8 with some AC. Just a nice cruiser that could handle huge pigeon forge rod runs.


Coop

Better make that a 4x4 frame to make it up your driveway

[quote=""vr4""]Better make that a 4x4 frame to make it up your driveway[/quote]

Wouldn’t that be a cool take on that car. Lol.


Coop

Stock model t’s suck to drive and maintain. Make a cruiser out of it.