I just found this-need advice!

[Charles Coe]

I agree with Mitch at 12 - 15.

[Skibb]

Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON

ALWAYS consider "unknown" cars as MONEY $$$$$$$$$$$$$$PITS! ! !
Bill W.

Bill, Truer words were never spoken ..... If you love projects, go for it. At 8k you can flip it the next day but you won't have the truck as you really want it. At 11k you're still good if you put your own sweat equity in to it. if you want the PU, get it. Life is too short not to take the chance to do something you love,

[Bruce Adams]

Smittykid, PLEASE find a knowledgeable Model A Guy for advise in PA or SC, wherever you wish to register it regarding the possible lack of a Title and the hoops you MIGHT have to jump through if it is sold without a believable title. The description of it being a 1930 with all appearances pointing to it being a 1928 or 1929 MIGHT be a hornet's nest at the DMV.

[Marshall57]

this is definitely not a 30, it is a 28-29. Check the title. if it checks out I would think that up to 8 grand would be as high as I would go. It would have to start and drive for that price. It's a nice little pick-up and if you found out a little more about it, the thing could be worth much more. My Dad has an early 28 with matching numbers and some very rare parts, this could be something like that you just couldn't tell without being there to look at it.

[smittykid]

Auction update: The truck sold for $7,750. I hung right in there till $7,000 then got cold feet. It is titled a 30. I asked the widow about that & she just said it was titled a 30 when her husband bought it.
The truck had a lot of things cobbled up on it. The fenders were steel, but had a lot of putty in them. They did get it running and moved it back & forth a couple of times. The overall condition was not great. Lots of holes drilled where they shouldn't be. I probably could have hung in there for a little longer, as the guy that wound up with it kept out bidding me and another guy fairly quickly. But as I said, I got cold feet.
The auction wasn't a total bust for me. I did get a "FORD" open end wrench for $4.00.

[Mitch//pa]

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it was not meant to be
thanks for the update

[C26Pinelake]

Maybe not cold feet, maybe common sense prevailed ! It's often been said that you should let your brain over rule your heart at an auction ! Wayne

[Rex_A_Lott]

Thanks for the update. You'll probably see it on the local Craigslist for 12K pretty soon.

[burner31]

Don't despair Smitty, keep looking and and by all means don't be in a rush, I took a pass on many a car, some I wanted really, really bad.
Have an idea of what you want, what you are willing to pay, and keep looking, keep searching, and wait for it, and it will come.
Found mine, searched for almost a year, been sitting/hiding in a garage for 54 years, paid $3500, had it running/driving in less than 40 days and another $2500.
Stay the course and never give up.
Remember...The boys at the Barn got your back.

[Rex_A_Lott]

Originally Posted by burner31

Don't despair Smitty, keep looking and and by all means don't be in a rush, I took a pass on many a car, some I wanted really, really bad.
Have an idea of what you want, what you are willing to pay, and keep looking, keep searching, and wait for it, and it will come.
Found mine, searched for almost a year, been sitting/hiding in a garage for 54 years, paid $3500, had it running/driving in less than 40 days and another $2500.
Stay the course and never give up.
Remember...The boys at the Barn got your back.

You loaded it ass-end first and pulled it with a Jeep? WOW. I bet that was fun.
It turned out good though.

[smittykid]

Originally Posted by C26Pinelake

Maybe not cold feet, maybe common sense prevailed ! It's often been said that you should let your brain over rule your heart at an auction ! Wayne

Nah-it was cold feet. I have never been accused of having any common sense. Thanks for the compliment! Smitty

[smittykid]

Originally Posted by burner31

Don't despair Smitty, keep looking and and by all means don't be in a rush, I took a pass on many a car, some I wanted really, really bad.
Have an idea of what you want, what you are willing to pay, and keep looking, keep searching, and wait for it, and it will come.
Found mine, searched for almost a year, been sitting/hiding in a garage for 54 years, paid $3500, had it running/driving in less than 40 days and another $2500.
Stay the course and never give up.
Remember...The boys at the Barn got your back.

burner31,
That looks like a uhaul trailer. Did you pull it home with the Jeep Wrangler in the picture? If so-any problems? Reason I ask is I have a Jeep Wrangler and I love Uhaul trailers.

[stouchton]

Hey - its only about a 3/4 ton over the limits! Of course, those limits are greatly affected by the marketing pen!! Round here they do that often........

[burner31]

Originally Posted by Rex_A_Lott

You loaded it ass-end first and pulled it with a Jeep? WOW. I bet that was fun.
It turned out good though.

We had to load it backwards to get it out of the funky garage set-up, once we got it to the top of the hill (pictured) my son and I turned it around, and yep, towed it from Arlington Texas to Shawnee Oklahoma with the jeep, ate a little more gas but the jeep pulled it no problem.

[burner31]

Here you go.
Does this look better?
Tell you one thing, it was no easy task hand pushing that car on and off that trailer to get it turned around with just my son and I.

And that fat man in the 2nd pic, yep...thats me.

[hangarb7]

Smitty, let me tell you from experience. If the trained eye(s) can pick up issues from the pictures, and you can see issues when you get there, MULTIPLY those issues by 10 and that might be close to the things you have to fix.

When a person cobbles something up, they usually cobble up the inside of stuff too. Life is short as someone said, but the truck you deserve is out there. Just keep on looking. I did and after three years, I found what I wanted for what I wanted to pay. It was a blessing from God for being patient. Still, there are lots of things for me to fix.

Thanks for keeping us posted on how it turned out.

JackD

[hardtimes]

Originally Posted by smittykid

Auction update: The truck sold for $7,750. I hung right in there till $7,000 then got cold feet. It is titled a 30. I asked the widow about that & she just said it was titled a 30 when her husband bought it.
The truck had a lot of things cobbled up on it. The fenders were steel, but had a lot of putty in them. They did get it running and moved it back & forth a couple of times. The overall condition was not great. Lots of holes drilled where they shouldn't be. I probably could have hung in there for a little longer, as the guy that wound up with it kept out bidding me and another guy fairly quickly. But as I said, I got cold feet.
The auction wasn't a total bust for me. I did get a "FORD" open end wrench for $4.00.

Hey kid,
You did good ! And, by your description of vehicle, you are thousands of $ ahead of the game ! I was 'offered' same make/model with Mitchell od and many other goodies on the vehicle for 15K. The deceased owner was a 'restorer' also. This A is awful small inside, eh. I passed on it , just didn't feel right

[Kahuna]

I think Hardtimes and others, have hit the nail on the head.
Sometimes, maybe many times, things just don't feel right and
perhaps, common sense sneaks in.
I'm sure you made the right move, Smitty

[ronn]

7750. was a good deal...............

other good deals will come up if you're not in a rush.

good to set a price before the auction, bid it up and if it goes higher, just walk away.....

[Bob Bidonde]

Early 1930 trucks were made from leftover 1929 bodies, so the year may be correct.