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03-20-2015, 08:56 PM | #41 | |
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03-20-2015, 09:07 PM | #42 |
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This is slightly off topic from the OP's post, but I have to say it. $85K for a PICKUP?!?!? That amount would pay off my mortgage!!!
Most new cars are disposable. They are made of paper thin stamped sheet metal and have airbags to compensate for the lack of structure. I prefer my older vehicles and trucks. I feel a lot safer in them than in a front wheel drive tin can POS.
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There's way more room in the back of a Tudor than either a roadster or coupe, if you really are a chick magnet!
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03-20-2015, 11:11 PM | #44 |
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Is not the enjoyment of driving the car around worth something? The honks and smiles as you drive or stop. The stories you hear from others that have, had, or know someone that knows about the Model A. Ever see the smile on the face of a child as he/she sits in the seat and honks the horn?
If you buy a car, restore it and have it sit in the garage, or trailer it to exclusive shows, only to sell it when another car comes around, then yes you need to be concerned about your investment and the profit at the end. This is not true with my car. The car has "paid" me, every time I get into it for the reasons I mentioned above. If I gave it away, I would still be ahead of the game by having been it's caretaker. If you sold your A today would you loose money, That depends on you, not the car.
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"But we will run down to the local car dealer and buy a new pickup and plop down $45,000- $50,000 and not think twice. Some go higher. In 8-10 years that thing is about worn out and has a value around 6 grand, maybe. It's OK in our mind to eat 45K on a new vehicle but not a Model A Ford."
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03-21-2015, 12:11 PM | #48 |
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No two ways about it - my '31 Roadster was a lousy car to take with a date to the drive-in theater in the '50s! I'm sure my generation will understand. On the other hand, it could beat its way through the woods to the beach where few could follow. The Tudor would have had it all! I grew up in Florida before the tourists took over.
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I think if we had a better understanding of where you are coming from and where you are going we could fine tune some of the responses. I wouldn't restore either one as investment unless I was starting with one that was almost there already. If you want a stock car as an investment I would say don't do it. The law of supply and demand is why I say this. The people that like the stock Model A's are unfortunately passing on (going to be with Henry). This reduces the demand. The supply is increasing because their cars are now on the market. If you want to restore a car for the enjoyment of it and prefer to choose one that will hold its value better that is another situation. With the cost of restoration just be sure to buy the best car possible after watching the market for a while. I don't see much difference between a coupe and a Tudor sedan, just look for the best car you can find. You should base your decision on what you want to do with the car. The Fordors (except the 1931 slant windows) are less generally desirable because of the amount of wood which is expensive to replace. Charlie Stephens Last edited by Charlie Stephens; 03-21-2015 at 01:50 PM. |
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nah old, they're cougars....................................
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Ronn (post # 53) apparently 'gets around' a bit . . . . .
Having just learned the meaning of this term ("Cougar"), I can now translate it's meaning : . . . . an older woman (40, 50, 60, 70, or as in my wife, 86) who 'preys' on younger men (I am 73). They still have the 'hunting' instinct and are fully 'alive' as a woman. She wants the back seat, but my bones, cartilage, and hormones, wants to rest with a beer and a football game . . . . So the Coupe works just fine with me. At 27, I wanted (and had) a Deluxe '31 Roadster. And I knew how to pull the shift lever UP and turn it over to the side, for some "leg action". Now I don't have the strength to pull it up . . . . Wife just came in . . . . . I have to go now. |
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Doug's post (#55) made me chuckle...I can relate
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Me too!! THAT'S funny Doug MrTexas, I never owned a VW never wanted one but your observations are exactly correct. I just had a 'VW' conversation two weeks ago with a very good friend who is an expert mechanic and this subject came up. He told me 'People who drove those things over 40-45MPH had to plan on an entire engine rebuild every 20,000 miles because that crap engine couldn't hold up to that.' (His exact words) He also pointed out 'IF they were that good of a car and they built so many how come you never see them around? Not like Model A Fords my God I can tell you of a dozen of them still running around within 10 miles of where we stand and they're over 80 years old!!!' Case closed |
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