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01-14-2021, 08:53 PM | #1 |
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whats the best & worst car to buy in 1930
having had 8 mdl. A's and restored +- several..question always comes to mind if you were there in 1930 and had $850 bucks what would you buy to drive across country ??...PS I had reo's .chev's,dodges,durant.studebakers,nash,hudson's,mi tchell,dort,v8 fords several,gardner....i know this is the gods model A site but just be honest ..sc
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01-14-2021, 09:33 PM | #2 |
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Re: whats the best & worst car to buy in 1930
Of all the cars you listed, which one has the greatest number of survivors? Ford gets my vote for the best.
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I would look for something with 8 cylinders , hydraulic brakes , disk wheels , sealed beam headlights , 4 speed synchronized transmission with maybe overdrive , a good heater , and a big gas tank , with lots of cockpit room.
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01-15-2021, 12:49 AM | #4 |
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Re: whats the best & worst car to buy in 1930
Did such a thing exist in 1930?
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Did the roads exist to get the best out of a car like that?
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Re: whats the best & worst car to buy in 1930
1934 Plymouth would have been my best choice. Worst choices would be any cars with a body by Fisher, a car with knee-action front suspension, and any car with a vacuum shifted transmission.
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Bob what is the deal with the vac shift transmissions? I have an old Packard manaual that talks about those. I have never seen one, rode in one, or even gotten to talk to anyone that knew anything about them. |
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My Dad was born Dec 1939. When he was a youngin' he had a 34 Plymouth coupe. He paid $50 for it, drove it for a year and sold it for $50. He thought he was really doin' somethin'. Now he wishes he had it back BIG TIME! |
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A 1931 Chevrolet and a 1932 Chrysler and have and love them both. I have several Model A Fords but they honestly don’t compare.
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I was thinking If we were taking the time machine back we would stop right after the stock market crash.Lots of high end cars could have been purchased with our 850 bucks. maybe a caddilac or if we hunted around a Duesenburg or a Laselle
Or a Chrysler or Buick or Graham the list goes on . My point being our wonderful model a we love was Not exactly state of the art at the time, and probably not the best car for a trip across the country. maybe to town and back . Frank |
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I forgot I had a 20 Texan out of harrahs 1981..My question was a $850 dollar total buget and had to drive from NYC to Portland oregon in 1930 only not 32 or 34 ..no high dollar cars.. 30 chevs were a gas hog with little power big improvment came in 32 ..speed of the day was about 30 to 35 mph..my thot was mopar 1930 but maybe olds viking v8..maybe studebaker after having six studes they were good quaity but but heavy car but strong runners and dependable..My father born in 1888 had had a wilkes booth 1920 six and mdl T 's and A;s but whent to mopar and later to nash..I have only one 30 A PU left and have bot two 37 mopars coupes and like them ..Ford folks thin Fords were the best but I'm not convined sorry..ford was a stuburn fellow and wanted to keep MDL T alive till 1950 HA HA..model A would have been better with a 201 CI flat six that chrysler had at the time same cu in but 2 thirds the horsepower at about 65 to 70 HP and fuel econemy as well..sc give me hell please !!
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01-15-2021, 12:15 PM | #13 |
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Model A Ford hands down.
1960 Popular Mechanics had an article that said the Model A Ford was by far the best car for the money EVER sold in America, and was built with quality components. 1930 only got better with the improvements over '28-'29.... stainless steel body trim components come to mind right off. |
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This is kinda hard to argue with for the popularity, the design, and the price.... My Grandfather had a 30 Ford Coupe when he was Truant Officer in Gallia County. He said he had to furnish his own car for the job. In his lifetime he always leaned towards Oldsmobile. Said he had 1 Chevrolet, and it used a lot of gas. My Grandfather also said they were good design, price was good, and if they quit on ya you could get em goin' again. Guess that wasn't the original question, but there is something to that. I did not know that Chevrolets were succeptable to broken axles. At the 1997 national meet in Dayton, Ohio I saw a young man bring his A into the repair tent with a broken axle. I remember that it took a number of men to get it in there, and up on the jack stands. I can only imagine being away from home, and having a major breakdown like that. Plenty of good help was at hand though... God bless all the guys that helped fix it! in 1930... well as for now (present day) there certainly are more parts for As than anything. Try fining a part for a REO, or a "big Buick", price aside. |
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I've owned Model A but no non-Ford cars from that era, so I have no basis for comparison. But I have owned both Fords and MoPars from the late-30s. The ChryCo cars are better built. |
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01-15-2021, 12:44 PM | #17 |
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A 1930 vehicle with sealed beam headlights did not exist, unless retrofitted.
In the United States of America, sealed-beam headlights were introduced in 1939.
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I bought my uncles 32 Chev sedan in 1955 ,to drive to school. Nice car , but rear axels were prone to break as mine did only a month after I got it. Only went over a bump in the road, and that was it. Car sat for months before I could convince my Dad to help me fix it. I have never had an axel problem with my model a ,and we have driven over some pretty rough roads.
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Remember 31/32 Chevrolet are not 1930 even the 32 Ford had many advances, so I think a 1930 Pontiac would be a reasonable choice
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Re: whats the best & worst car to buy in 1930
Maybe a 1929 or 1930 Essex?
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