Wow, that is gorgeous. 💯🤑
Is it a Shay? I can't tell; it looks like it might be. 🤔 🤔
It's a beauty!
John Bono
North Jersey
Very nice ! Perhaps a rumble seat and an honest-to-goodness trunk, too, lol !
I absolutely LOVE it. And yeah, the rumble seat necessitates a 'steamer-type' trunk to use as a, uh, well - trunk!!
It's rare today to see a '29 to, say, '32 in red!
Many years ago I was responsible for hotel/inn properties on the California coast and one of the owners housed his collection of Model A Fords, as well as a National and a 1910 Ford Speedster and several others at one property. The property also had 1909 Ford Woodie wagon for picking up folks at the train station. I drove most of the cars and on one sunny Saturday, I was tooling up Coast Highway with a friend when the engine faltered, so I pulled over as it died. I barely got the door open when I heard a very distinctive horn, only found on these incredible old machines, and I turned to find a 1940 Ford Woodie pulling up behind me. With a bobby-pin from my companion we freed up the fuel flow and I was back in business. I was reminded of this a day ago when Chris Moroni spent time helping me with my Packard door issue. Folks who appreciate vintage (model) cars will always stop and help, whether they know you, or not.
Having restored eight Model As, this appears to be an original except for one thing, when there is a rumble seat that this one has based on the placement of the decklid handle, the steps to the rumble seat are always on the right rear bumper and fender. The picture shows them on the left.
@bob-jackman You are correct. It was so the 'rumble' passenger could board the rear seat without being run over. However, Model As were also sold in the UK market and there are some with the usual 'right side' accoutrements that ended up on the left side and vice versa. Could this be a UK model that was brought over? Or, was the restoration done incorrectly? Perhaps David can ask the owner, if he sees this nice ride again.
