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This is the history of a 1930 Ford Model A that my Dad purchased back in February 1971. I was thirteen years old at the time, when we trailered the Tudor from a farm in northern Mississippi to our home in Memphis, Tennessee. The agreed price was $400 but upon our arrival to pick up the car, the seller had increased the price. A short discussion must have corrected the seller and we were on our way. We had the car delivered by trailer to the house. My Mother was not happy to have this "wreck" in the driveway. Looking back however, it was time well spent as my Dad worked on this car for more than thirty years. The chassis has a few different Model A bodies since then and is still in the family. It currently resides in my care in Connecticut with a 1930 Cabriolet body. It undergoing a complete restoration.
Brief history
When the car was brought to our home in Memphis, it had a black Tudor body. He had planned to build a station wagon with a cowl he obtained soon after purchasing the car. Trying to find proper plans became a challenge but he continued on with the job at hand. The car was stripped down to the chassis and a full restoration started in Memphis. The tudor body was sold. A job transfer forced us to move. He was transferred in 1972 to Connecticut and the car was broken down and packed up in the back of the moving van.
Once back in Connecticut, he put the car back together again. One more move within the state placed us in another house and the restoration work continued. It was during this time in 1973 that he decided to get a Cabriolet body for it. A rather badly broken down pile of panels that was once a beautiful Cabriolet 68-B was picked up in Darien, Connecticut. These body parts were missing about two inches of the lower sections as tin worms had done their task. He obtained replacement patch panels, welded them on, and brought the car back to it's former glory.
Today
After a brief tune-up and drive in 2008, the car is now under going a restoration. Work is starting at the chassis wood and going out from there. There is a lot of work ahead and parts to find.
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