1930 Ford Model A

coupe Coupe

Big Block Chevy 468

Automatic

Clear

Gasoline

Hello, this is a very cool 1930 Ford 5 window coupe street rod built on a TCI aftermarket frame. The car body is original Henry Ford steel. This car was originally built in 1988 in Missouri, then sold to a guy in New Mexico, then to me. I've owned it for 4 years and had fun with it. It has a built TH350 automatic trans, a narrowed ford 9 inch rear axle with 4;11 posi , moser axles and disc brake conversion. The engine was built since I've owned it, fully balanced with forged crank, I-beam rods, oversized probe forged 10;1 pistons bringing the 454 displacement up to 468 cu inches. It has aluminum heads, comp cams hydraulic roller lifters, mallory electronic ignition, edelbrock street tunnel ram with dual edelbrock 500 carbs. Shotgun intake. Hi volume water pump with big belt drive. It has a new oversized aluminul radiator inside a repop '32 grill. Everything in and on the engine has less than 800 miles on it! The TCI frame alone was $9500 and has independent front suspension with coil overs. Coil over shocks on the rear as well. The car has 4 whl disc brakes and the new front rotors are drilled. New pads and master cylinder. It has a tilt steering column. No power steering, no power brakes, no power windows. This is a no frills 1960's type hot rod. It handles well and the frame is very rigid, easily handles the big block. Uses a ford mustang rack and pinion system. New sealed battery and new guide style stainless headlights. The rims are new Weld racing alloys, new firestones on the front, good Mickey Thompson meats on the rear. The paint is original to the build and still looks very nice. The builder did a great job on the fabrication, it is a clean job on the 4 inch chop, the top of the car looks excellent with no waves. The trunk is clean and holds the new 10 gallon fuel cell. Lots of billet all around, OK stereo system, nice vintage looking VDO gauges, B&M shifter . There are no dents in the body. One of the really cool things about this nice ride is that Roth himself pinstriped and signed the car ( you know Ed Roth, the Ratfink guy!). Since he has long since passed away you won't see any more of his exceptional work around. The interior is cloth and vinyl. In good shape, it has a cloth bench seat that is fixed in place. You don't need a seat adjustment, these cabs are small. All carpet is black and in very good shape. The car is titled as an original 1930 Ford coupe. This is a basic description, please message me if you have any specific questions and I'll post the answers here. This is a very clean car with a lot of money invested over the years. It runs well, but could use some carb adjustments. I'm at 9000 ft above sea level here in Colorado, it's running a little rich. If you live at close to sea level it might be fine for you as is. Also, ever since the engine was rebuilt there has been a noisy lifter. I haven't had the time to pull the manifold and put in a replacement. The car does have some chips in the paint, nothing big and overall it still looks great. There are minor things here and there that could be made to look better, it just depends how picky you. I just don't want anyone to think they are getting a 45k dollar show car for what I'm asking. What they are getting is a super cool street rod that gets a huge amount of attention everywhere and is really beautiful. This is one bad ass looking car! A lot of time and a lot of high dollar quality parts went into this build. Shipping is the responsibility of the buyer, including all arrangements and costs. The car is used, obviously, and sold as-is. Buyer must send a $500 non- refundable deposit to me within 24 hours of end of auction, remaining balance must be mailed to me in the form of a cashiers check, due in 7 days after auction or 14 days in person if you are coming to pick the car up yourself. I have driven this car on a 300 mile highway trip, but I strongly suggest that you trailer the car to your destination vs driving it. I have a very reasonable reserve on this and a buy it now price if you so choose. Thanks for looking and again, let me know if you have any questions. On Jun-05-16 at 05:44:29 PDT, seller added the following information: On Jun-07-16 at 20:23:51 PDT, seller added the following information: Hello, here are some of the component specifics on the car. The comp cam has a duration of 282 / 288 and a lift of .510 / ,530 and its power range is 2200-5800 rpm. The cam was installed with new comp hydraulic roller lifters / valve springs and new roller rockers. The components were matched by the guys at Summit Racing. The cam has a nice lope to it and sounds mean. There is a new Revmaxx 2600 stall torque converter also from Summit and the trans is cooled by a new front mount cooler. There is a new drive shaft that was spin balanced, new 4:11 gears and a rebuilt posi unit, all set up by a local guy who only does axles. The moser axles were in the rear when I bought it and are extremely heavy duty. New wheel brgs were installed when the axle was done. I was told the car had posi when I bought it, but that was not the case, that's why all of that work was done. The Edelbrock street tunnel ram has 2 500cfm Edelbrock carbs and will come with 2 complete calibration kits so that they can be dialed in. The carbs have a slip linkage so that you can adjust one to open ahead of the other. The ignition is a Mallory and the advance curve has been set to work with the tunnel ram. If I remember right it is set for 38 degrees advance after 1500 rpm, again suggested by the guys at Summit. I'd like to see this car go to someone that knows how to work on BBC engines and isn't afraid to dive in to anything that may come up on this car. These get very expensive if you have to pay for someone to do all the work for you, just being honest. The power potential for this car is huge, but as I said this is in need of some tuning. It is all there and I truly believe that someone that knows what they are doing with the dual intake can get this car to scream. The car does not have an emergency brake. Some states apparently require them and still do safety inspections (not Colorado), so if you live in one of those states know that you'll need to install an ebrake. There really isn't anything like cruising around in one of these 85 year old hot rods, they are a blast! If you ever saw American Graffiti you know the cool factor can't be beat. Thanks for all the interest and since the reserve has been met this car will go to the highest bidder.