Description
1929 Ford Model A Phaeton Tourer - PLEASE ENQUIRE
In good all-round condition, only the hood to fit
4-cylinder, 3285cc, 40bhp in standard form
DVLA registered on 23 March 1990, this right hand drive 3. 3 litre Model A Ford is in cream and black with red upholstery and new carpets.
This car then passed to a Derek Paul Williams on 13th October 1996 and came into the present ownership on 5th October 2011
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Indeed, itemised expenditure on file accounts for £8524. 76 spent between Jan 2017 to May 2022, with expenditure of a further £1657. 62 in September 2012 accounting for the new pistons and con-rods.
Model A Ford parts and services suppliers used include : O'Neill Vintage Ford of Coalville, Leicestershire, Heritage Motorsport of Wootton Underwood, Buckinghamshire, Belcher Engineering of Diss, Norfolk, Bentley Gearbox Services of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Saturn Industries of Bromyard, Herefordshire, Longstone Tyres of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, and G E Middleton of Manchester.
Expenditure includes:-
Fresh set of 19” Lucas Tyres
Completely Rewired
New carpets
New starter motor
High compression cylinder head & head gasket
New pistons, fresh con-rods
New valves and tappet set
New Distributor
Rear axle rebuilt with new half shafts
New brake shoe set
Shock absorbers serviced
Exhaust manifold attended to
MODEL A Production : Introduced in 1928, the Model A propelled Ford away from the humble Model T past. The Model A was thoroughly modern, and the buying public responded enthusiastically to the car’s styling and engineering advances. Ford sold more than 5 million units by 1931 (14, 516 in the UK), and the Model A became a landmark in American automotive history. With a 3-speed crash gearbox, Ford had now abandoned the Model T’s epicyclic transmission. A strong and reliable car, the Model A was first built for Britain in Cork and also Trafford Park, Manchester, since the vast Dagenham plant in Essex was not opened until October 1st 1931, as Model A production was ending. The smaller bore but same stroke 14. 9hp AF variant was a tax dodging model on offer in the UK which saved motorists on the high horsepower tax and outsold the 3. 3-litre version - the subject of the Model A on offer for sale here.
MODEL A Factory Specification : Dry multi-disc clutch, in-unit 3-speed gearbox, torque tube, front and rear transverse semi-elliptic springs, four wheel brakes. With a bore of 98. 4mm the stroke of the 24hp 3. 3 litre was 108mm, giving 40bhp in standard form at 2200rpm. The smaller engined 14. 9hp AF version of 2041cc had a bore of 77. 59mm and same stroke of 108mm, giving 28bhp at 2, 600rpm – easy to engineer for UK tax-saving assembly. 8’8” wheelbase, 13’9” in length, 5’7” width, 22 ¼ cwt, 4’8” track. 4. 11:1 final drive. Max speed listed at 60mph.
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Although we attempt to ensure accuracy of any statement or detail, the customer must make his or her own judgement in purchasing this car. The purchaser of the above car understands that he or she is purchasing a historic motor car with components that are up to 94 years old and sold as a collector item. There is no warranty given or implied due to the age of the car.
