1930 Ford Model A

Town Sedan Tudor

4 Cylinder

Manual

Clear

0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUwEgn9nKZo As I know it, here’s the car’s history, some may be relevant, some may not, nonetheless here’s its story: In 1958 the A was purchased from a widow in Grafton, Ohio for $200. Her husband bought it new, drove it for a few years then upon joining the military, put it into storage and up on blocks. Ultimately he was one of the millions who were claimed by WW2. It wasn’t until 1957 that his widow learned to drive. That year she had Sears come out and put in a new battery and replace the tires. After driving it around for a few months, she came to the realization it was not for her because she didn’t like, “sitting up higher then everyone else.” Then my Aunt Laura ran into the woman at Sparkle Market in Grafton and told her she was going to sell the A and get something more modern. Aunt Laura said her nephew (my grandpa) might be interested and rushed home to call him. (Apparently not finishing her shopping.) Grandpa came out that weekend and bought it. During the summer of 1958 grandpa and his brother Don restored it. The car’s nickname was “Marilyn.” As with all gentlemen of that era Marilyn Monroe was THE hot topic. Grandpa though, actually saw Marilyn twice in person, once shopping in a Los Angeles supermarket wearing a tight sweater with an “M” pin and secondly, in Korea when she entertained with the USO. It was humorous asking him to describe her and all he would say was, “WOW, ya know, WOW.” Sadly when Grandpa married his second wife she found Marilyn Monroe to be, in her words, “utter pornography” and banned anything and everything related to “that woman.” However, to us, the A will always be Marilyn. Model A Mileage Log 1989 – 2003 1989 June 11, 1989 – Starting Mileage – 81,969. 1990 October 21, 1990 – End Of Mileage Before Car Was Covered For Winter – 82,055. 86 Miles For 1990. 1991 Starting Mileage For 1991 – 82,055. July 4, 1991- 82,117 1993 June 20, 1993 (Father’s Day) Starting Mileage For 1993 – 82,339. June 20,1993 – 67.5 Miles To Burton, Ohio Meet. October 22, 1993 – End Of Year Mileage – 82,421 – 82 Miles For Year. 1994 July 4, 1994 – 82,421. August 20, 1994 – 82,446 To Madison, Ohio. 1995 May 25, 1995 – 82,505. June 23, 1995 – 82,515 Return 82,533. September 10, 1995 – Euclid Square Mall Meet – 82,548. 1996 May 23,1996 – 82,551. August 15, 1996 – 82,564 To Madison, Ohio. October 1, 1996 – 82,632. October 1, 1996 – 82,633 Put To Bed For Winter. 1997 Father’s Day 1997 – Took Michelle, Barbara, Marge, Greg & Jimmy. The Grandchildren’s First Ride In Model A. August 10, 1997 – Willowick’s 40th Anniversary. August 17,1997 – Madison Old Fashioned Days. October 21, 1997 – 82,723 – 78 Miles – Put To Bed For Year. 1998 April 28,1998 – 82,723. August 9, 1998 – Willowick Parade 41st Anniversary. August 11, 1998 - Oil Change – 82,761. August 16, 1998 – Parade – 82,822. September 4, 1998 – 82,825. 1999 August 15, 1999 – Madison Old Fashioned Days – 82,860. October 12, 1999 – Put To Bed – 82,892. 2000 August 6, 2000 – Madison Old Fashioned Days – 82,954. September17, 2000 – Penn Ohio Meet – 82,988. 2001 August 5, 2001- To Madison – 83,014. September 3, 2001- Put To Bed – 83,053. 2002 July 3, 2002 – To Airport – 83,091. August 4, 2002 - Madison Old Fashioned Days – 83,153. August 6. 2002 – 83,154. 2003 April 24, 2003 – Started Up – 83,163. July 2, 2003 - - 83,181. August 3, 2003 – Madison Old Fashioned Days – 83,233. 2014 April 3, 2014 – Mileage - 83,262. On Apr-09-14 at 08:47:50 PDT, seller added the following information: I only sell to the United States. Thanks.