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12-27-2016, 02:30 PM | #1 |
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It must be true - I saw it on the Internet - eBay.
"Harry Shay was a friend of Henry Ford. Around about 1980 He came to Henry and asked if he could use the original Model A molds to make a fiberglass Model A. Henry said yes, but Harry would have to sell all the cars in Ford Dealerships. This worked well for both men. Shay got the exposure he needed to sell his new cars, and many of the folks who lined up to see the Model A wound up buying new Fords from Henry."
-------------------------------------------------- The above description was the background 'facts' behind a 1980 SHAY which is currently being sold on eBay. I trust eBay 'experts' who sell items there, and the 'background information' about their products. . . . about as much as I trust Lawyers and Politicians - right up there with Snake Oil salesmen. |
12-27-2016, 02:43 PM | #2 |
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Re: It must be true - I saw it on the Internet - eBay.
I don't know about selling them at Ford dealerships, but Henry Ford II died in 1987 and the Shay replicas were made around 1980 or so.
If he meant Henry the first, that wouldn't be so likely. |
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12-27-2016, 02:44 PM | #3 |
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Re: It must be true - I saw it on the Internet - eBay.
Huh?
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12-27-2016, 02:44 PM | #4 |
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Re: It must be true - I saw it on the Internet - eBay.
The Henry Ford was dead,the second was alive,nice story if you like Fairy Tales.
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12-27-2016, 02:48 PM | #5 |
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Re: It must be true - I saw it on the Internet - eBay.
Well hell. I would not have believed it if I hadn't read it for myself. It must be true.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1929-Ford-Mo...m=201762156851 |
12-27-2016, 02:54 PM | #6 |
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12-27-2016, 03:00 PM | #7 |
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Re: It must be true - I saw it on the Internet - eBay.
Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, read it all here:
http://www.shayhistory.com/HistoryShay.html |
12-27-2016, 03:02 PM | #8 |
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Re: It must be true - I saw it on the Internet - eBay.
Why do you guys even bother with EBay ? You must be bored or trying to escape your wives or both ! I feel sorry for all of you. Wayne
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12-27-2016, 06:57 PM | #9 |
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Re: It must be true - I saw it on the Internet - eBay.
Time for the 'facts' police. Nobody but nobody lies to Sheriff J.W. Pepper
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12-27-2016, 07:59 PM | #10 |
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.???
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12-27-2016, 09:40 PM | #11 |
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12-27-2016, 09:41 PM | #12 |
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12-27-2016, 09:58 PM | #13 |
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There is a significant difference between "Henry Ford", and Edsel Ford, and Bentson Ford, and Edsel's son Henry Ford ll, the grandson of Henry Ford. But the point is that the Seller of the 1929/1930/1980 Ford Model A was leading the buyer to believe that it was THE Henry Ford that Shay was dealing with.
That notwithstanding, a salient point to be recognized is that the seller of the Shay is also telling the market place that the Shay is a duplicate body of the original 1929/'30 Model A - using the same molds, dyes, stampings etc. as was originally used in 1929/'30 to make the original Ford Model A. I am not sure that is altogether the wholesome truth . Additionally, in the http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z...A-Replica.aspx link provided by RonC in post #10 (a story that is well known); as used in the context of 2016, the word "Ford" is used to mean the Ford Motor Company - NOT Henry Ford. It looks as if the uneducated 'Salesman' used that website as his base of information - only his lack of education and knowledge misconstrued and took 'creative license' to make his sales pitch with mis-information. Sadly, these people also vote. Last edited by DougVieyra; 12-27-2016 at 10:09 PM. |
12-27-2016, 10:35 PM | #14 |
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Re: It must be true - I saw it on the Internet - eBay.
I'm not picky, but did you see the inside pics?
It looks like a layer of misfit carpet rugs and The seller did not even take the time to vacuum the car before taking pictures to post. Seatbelts are out of place. Just no effort to properly stage a car for sale. |
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