is it real or is it Memorex?
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Chris in WNC
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many years ago two of my friends pulled a trailer from Jacksonville FL to St.Louis to buy a Town Car that turned out to be a Town Sedan. This was pre-internet and I don't believe there were any photos available. They were not amused
Brad in Germany
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Yeah....or for more inspiration about that "Town Car" on BAT, you could also go re-neck Jeep style and just take off the front doors all together, like this one in Mexico. Again, in that case, no one is going to point out that your top hinges on your front doors are wrong!
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Bob Johnson
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What was Ford thinking ?
The Model A Town Car was designed in 1928 and released in late 1928, early 1929. This was before the stock market crash. It was intended as a second limo to be used by the lady of the house to go to town.
Bob
The Model A Town Car was designed in 1928 and released in late 1928, early 1929. This was before the stock market crash. It was intended as a second limo to be used by the lady of the house to go to town.
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BRENT in 10-uh-C
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There are many local auto museums around the Country where this vehicle would make a good filler piece IMO. My guess is 98% of that museum's patrons would recognize it as a Model-A however not know the detail differences enough to call it authentic or not. I guess it is all in how they represent it or list it on the signage.
Speaking of representing it..., I have a Model-T Touring Body that we just finished painting in a dark Midnite Blue urethane, and are sewing the upholstery as we speak. This Body will be mounted onto a 'restored' 1914 Chassis. Now where this can get a little "tricky" is sometimes with tongue-in-cheek, I plan on portraying this vehicle as having the original Paint on all of the Sheetmetal, along with the Upholstery being the original material. The Ford-built Body along with the Sheetmetal will be mounted on its original Chassis too. I can also argue that it is a true survivor that was stored in a Barn for nearly 25 years. So am I telling the truth? My contention is 'Yes' on all accounts. Here's why, ...
The Body is a 1914 Body that Ford Motor Company had one of their vendors build for their 2003 Anniversary. Ford assembled 6 of the T-100 projects, and the parts vendors manufactured a few extra of the parts at Ford's request. This Body is one of the 'extra parts' if you will, -and was never upholstered, never painted, nor placed onto a Chassis. So in essence, it does have the "original paint" since in December of 2025 this was the first time it was ever painted. The same applies with the upholstery, and it will be mounted onto the first Chassis. Even the W/S Frame was Ford NOS.
So where is the line drawn realistically? Some Model-A hobbyists call their vehicle 'Restored' however upon inspection we find it has reproduction sheetmetal, a Burtz engine, a T-5 transmission, 16" 1935 Wheels w/ radial tires, a 12v electrical system with an alternator, an interior that is not sewn authentically, -and even a shade of paint that does not match the chips in the Paint & Finish Guide. So if the 'faux, fake, replica, et/al' Town Car really shouldn't be called a Town Car, -then why should we not be calling out each & every other Model-A that is advertised. The same thing applies to my 1914 T in which the majority of my very authentic looking 1914 Model-T has a huge majority of its components manufactured well after the year 1914. Kinda hard to call it a 1914 due to the dates the components were manufactured however Ford Mtr. Co. calls their T-100 project a 1914. No one seems to be objecting to that. So again, where is/should the line drawn??
nkaminar
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There are lots of people that wait until the last to bid. I am sticking to my $20,000 estimate of the selling price.
Regarding Brent's comment. Full disclosure would dictate that the correct description be given for any old car. Otherwise the person giving the description is not being honest.
Regarding Brent's comment. Full disclosure would dictate that the correct description be given for any old car. Otherwise the person giving the description is not being honest.
BRENT in 10-uh-C
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So that is basically 98% of all Model-A sales. Think about that and prove me wrong!!
As far as the Bring-a-Trailer ad, the legal world has addressed this already with their term Caveat Emptor. I also understand the full meaning of that term is something like "Let the Purchaser beware! They are not to be ignorant of the nature of the item in which they are buying from another person." So as it applies to this Town Carn facsimile, the Seller was being as honest as he could -however there were people who were not a party to the sale that intervened in an unsolicited manner.
nkaminar
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Bid to $20,507. So it did not sell. Did not meet the reserve. If someone in the Barn wants to buy it then contact the owner and deal with him directly. There is one person in my club that expressed an interest. The owner may realize by now what the car is actually worth. Or maybe not.
Maybe he'll relist it now that he knows what it is. I thought 20k was on the high side considering the condition of the car. I know the conversion took a few $$$ to do but
still.....
I have a 1929 Town Sedan that needs a restoration if someone wants to give it a go and make their own Town Car......
still.....
I have a 1929 Town Sedan that needs a restoration if someone wants to give it a go and make their own Town Car......
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Keith True
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Makes me think of a Pacer limo in some old movie.I liked the Pacer limo,but WHY?