is it real or is it Memorex?
 

currently on BAT- the rare double 6 town car...............


1928 Ford Model A Town Car



guessed sale price?

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LINK

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...d-model-a-121/

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I am not the expert but I think the cowl indicates it is an original. Too bad about the upholstery. This car would be a good restoration candidate. I am going to guess it sells for $40,000 but just because of the condition. If it was in better shape it might fetch 6 figures.

Update: Well Brad, below, has set me straight. Like I said, I am not the expert, but he is. In the comment section of BaT it has been found out to be a fake, so I revise my estimate down to $20,000. It is still a nice "tribute" car but will need a lot of work.

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Shame it's halfway across the country. I'd love to have one! Be interesting to see what it goes for!

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Yeah.... if you don't mind driving around in a nice looking, modified Fordor with the front roof cut off!

Note the windshield swing arms, the top front door hinges, the entire shape of the rear outside corners and back of the car, the squared off top corners on the inside rear side window frames, the clock screwed onto the rear compartment header, the missing TC mirror(s), the glued-on(?) cowl band, the missing door check straps and the Fordor door check holes, the location of the windshield wiper motor, the 7 missing dot fasteners over windshield, the missing ashtray/lighter and vanity in the rear armrests, the missing partition locking knob, the missing details of the ceiling recessed area above the drivers seat back, the missing round slot details on the ends of the roof support bar over the windshield, the missing Briggs Body emblem, the shape of the curved end parts of the partition in the passenger compartment, and lots and lots of other smaller details.....

.....my $0.02,
Brad in Maryland



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Thanks Brad , it looked funky to me I’am no expert, rust dirty, patina, someone may have found out decades ago that it was fake and parked it ?! Someone needs to tell people about it at BAT !

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That rear upholstery is really scary.
I still remember driving a real Town Car around the block in San Diego years ago! Thanks again, Pete.

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I knew this thread would get interesting, hence the title.
it still could be lots of fun. most people dont know the difference.


with a little more patina, even more could be fooled. take that nasty alternator off of there and reinstall the power house.

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Thanks Brad. Glad someone who knows the differences between the cars said something. I knew it looked odd, just assumed it was the patina or the pictures.

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This is an older “faithful recreation” of a towncar. Brad touches on many of the telltale signs. The shape of the rear body jumps at you immediately as not right.

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As the Asian lady who sells Gucci and Coach handbags along the sidewalk in NYC says, "Not fake, Replica."

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spdway- too funny!


can I have some pho with my gucci please?

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With a nod to the politically correct vehicle terminology, that "Town Car" is a good example of what could be called a "tribute car".

Brad in Maryland



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my opinion, its looks real to me????

i hate that numbers matching crap that people try to spout off, the serial no. has been ground off and restamped.
that would empty a lot of bank accounts to restore.
OU

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So not a 40K opener? Maybe 16K?


Joe K

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Needs to be put back in the barn.

Enjoy

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This car is as fake as they come. Someone has ground the engine serial number off and re-stamped it. They did a terrible job at that.

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Someone needs to tell people about it at BAT !


I did and am now considered an outcast...............lol

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Not fake, replica! Now thats funny!!!