How many A's still have their original engine.

My cabriolet has its original motor. It is stuck now, and I have not tried to rebuild it yet, but will do all I can to keep it. My recollection is that it already had a 0.125 overbore back in the sixties.
 
Russ B said:
My cabriolet has its original motor. It is stuck now, and I have not tried to rebuild it yet, but will do all I can to keep it. My recollection is that it already had a 0.125 overbore back in the sixties.
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Isnt that near the limit before sleeving it
Todd
 
i have someones original engine but who,s i dont know?

fredski
still have original for mine needing rebuild
 
Just to muddy the water. Through the years a number (you decide if it's alot or a few) of replacement engines have had their original engine serial number pad ground and been restamped with the "new" car's serial number. So some engine serial numbers may match a particular title but are actually restamped engines and not the actual original engine. Model A Restoration Guidelines and Judging Standards details proper serial number design. There have been a lot of serial number re-stamping sets out there. Just because the engine number is the same as the title may or may not mean it is original to the car. Not saying anyone's engine is not original to their car. Just saying you should really look at your engine serial number pad closely.
 
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Mike, I agree-the 10% left number seems ridiculous....

5% I'm buying, but that is about that. Who makes up these statistics anyway....?
 
The chassis I am using for the delivery sedan still has its original engine. It began life with a fordor body on it. The person back in the day had the fordor registered using the briggs body tag number. So the engine and chassis number had never been registered anywhere, so a good canidate for a "Bonded" title for the delivery which had been seperated from its chassis sometime before 1950. Rod
 
I think a bunch of people over the next few years will see a bunch of more a's showing up. There are a few places I know that have a bunch of a's sitting. I think the more people pass away people will realize there are more. A guy I go to church with has a barn full of them. And a ton of them sitting out in a field. Most of them coupes and pickups. All 30-31's. And the little town I live in has a bunch running around. I just don't think they are near as rare as people let on about them.
 
My 28 Business Coupe has the original engine and my 31 160B has one that has never been removed from the frame.
 
My 28 Leatherback has the original engine. I haven't checked the frame but I have the original bill of sale and it matches the engine and the NJ title. This car has allways been titled in NJ. I am the fourth owner. There is no evidence that it has ever been rebuilt. Unfortunatel the pain is not original but the interior and probably the top are. Note: The top has been painted black.
Supergnat
 
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