Restoring a 1930 Ford Model A

SILVERWOOD · 3rd May 2010, 15:08

My friend has recently purchased a FORD 1930 A. This beauty was lying in a garage for the last 35 years.

He has started restoring this beauty, procured many parts from US.

I will email the pictures shortly.

Cargaze · 3rd May 2010, 17:23

Do post pictures. Ford A Parts are easily available in US.

vintagepoint5 · 3rd May 2010, 17:30

Please post the Ford pictures and also other Ford you have. Is the Ford
is yellow colour and open top? seen one yellow Ford, 2 yrs back in Hyd.

wasif · 3rd May 2010, 18:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by vintagepoint5

Please post the Ford pictures and also other Ford you have. Is the Ford
is yellow colour and open top? seen one yellow Ford, 2 yrs back in Hyd.

Please do post some pics and history of the car. It is always a pleasure to hear and see cars from Hyderabad.

james · 3rd May 2010, 18:47

Please do share the pics. GirishPV from Mangalore has picked up a similar car and is restoring it. He had it pulled outta the ground in the previous owners' compound!

Cheers!

ariesonu · 3rd May 2010, 19:37

You may enjoy this link
1930 Model A Ford Sedan Fabrication

I hope this is the car the one we would be looking at:

Restoring a 1930 Ford Model A-is_ford_1930modela_phaeton.jpg

norton4ever · 4th May 2010, 00:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by vintagepoint5

Please post the Ford pictures and also other Ford you have. Is the Ford
is yellow colour and open top? seen one yellow Ford, 2 yrs back in Hyd.

Hi vintagepoint5,

Would this be the yellow Ford you mentioned?

norton4ever

vintagepoint5 · 4th May 2010, 03:05

Hi Norton4ever,

Yes this is the yellow Ford, I had seen earlier and taken some nice pics. Appreciate if you share it history, who was previous owners and where it was for 35 yrs and where it is now.

Who is restoring it now and present status.

Good luck! and all the best.

SILVERWOOD · 4th May 2010, 13:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by norton4ever

Hi vintagepoint5,

Would this be the yellow Ford you mentioned?

norton4ever

No, not this one.

I have the pictures, not able to upload them because the size of exceeds 1mb.

Quote:

Originally Posted by vintagepoint5

Hi Norton4ever,

Yes this is the yellow Ford, I had seen earlier and taken some nice pics. Appreciate if you share it history, who was previous owners and where it was for 35 yrs and where it is now.

Who is restoring it now and present status.

Good luck! and all the best.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ariesonu

You may enjoy this link
1930 Model A Ford Sedan Fabrication

I hope this is the car the one we would be looking at:
Attachment 342083

Yes, absolutely.The color is Cherry.

Quote:

Originally Posted by vintagepoint5

Hi Norton4ever,

Yes this is the yellow Ford, I had seen earlier and taken some nice pics. Appreciate if you share it history, who was previous owners and where it was for 35 yrs and where it is now.

Who is restoring it now and present status.

Good luck! and all the best.

I do not know the exact history of the previous owner. This beauty was lying in a very small place called Hospet in North Karnataka.

My friend Praveen who hails from Raichur (North Karnataka) has bought this beauty and has started restoring it from scratch.

SILVERWOOD · 4th May 2010, 14:11

Dear All,

Please find the pics.

He has already procured the tyres, will upload them in 3-4 days.

vintagepoint5 · 4th May 2010, 15:33

Hi Silverwood,
To solve the problem of uploading 1MB size picture. there were lot of free software available on internet and one thread on Team-bhp also gives details of how to upload such images, available it is called Image Resizer. You can download this Image Resizer s/w and resize the image to 1024 approx. and save as JPEG format it will reduce the size considerably and will be easy to post here.

If it is not the yellow Ford, then it may be other Ford I don't know, please post the pictures after reducing the size.

Fords were very popular and seen in Hyd before, but now gone, eager to see your Ford.

SILVERWOOD · 4th May 2010, 15:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by vintagepoint5

Hi Silverwood,
To solve the problem of uploading 1MB size picture. there were lot of free software available on internet and one thread on Team-bhp also gives details of how to upload such images, available it is called Image Resizer. You can download this Image Resizer s/w and resize the image to 1024 approx. and save as JPEG format it will reduce the size considerably and will be easy to post here.

If it is not the yellow Ford, then it may be other Ford I don't know, please post the pictures after reducing the size.

Fords were very popular and seen in Hyd before, but now gone, eager to see your Ford.

Thanks for your reply.
The pics are posted for your comments.

wasif · 4th May 2010, 15:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by vintagepoint5

Hi Silverwood,
To solve the problem of uploading 1MB size picture. there were lot of free software available on internet and one thread on Team-bhp also gives details of how to upload such images, available it is called Image Resizer. You can download this Image Resizer s/w and resize the image to 1024 approx. and save as JPEG format it will reduce the size considerably and will be easy to post here.

If it is not the yellow Ford, then it may be other Ford I don't know, please post the pictures after reducing the size.

Fords were very popular and seen in Hyd before, but now gone, eager to see your Ford.

Apparently the Ford he was speaking of is not actually from Hyderabad.

I too was wondering how I never came to know of a Ford in Hyderabad lying in a garage for 35 years. There were maybe two or three cars like the Salar Jung Merc in Hyderabad that I didn't know about.

SILVERWOOD.

Your friend is indeed fortunate to have laid his hands on this car. It is a standard roadster and by far a more collectable car thna any regular four door tourer. Looks in a pretty good shape too, definitely going to be fun to restore.

My grand uncle had an identical car that is now in Pune, there are some pics of it on this forum somewhere.

Where did you get teh tires from ? What about the rims are they also there as these are not the correct ones.

Please do post some pics of the engine bay, rear and interior of the car too.

Vintagepoint5

This yellow Ford you are talking about, do tell more about it. Is it the same one posted by norton4ever ?

SILVERWOOD · 4th May 2010, 16:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by wasif

Apparently the Ford he was speaking of is not actually from Hyderabad.

I too was wondering how I never came to know of a Ford in Hyderabad lying in a garage for 35 years. There were maybe two or three cars like the Salar Jung Merc in Hyderabad that I didn't know about.

SILVERWOOD.

Your friend is indeed fortunate to have laid his hands on this car. It is a standard roadster and by far a more collectable car thna any regular four door tourer. Looks in a pretty good shape too, definitely going to be fun to restore.

My grand uncle had an identical car that is now in Pune, there are some pics of it on this forum somewhere.

Where did you get teh tires from ? What about the rims are they also there as these are not the correct ones.

Please do post some pics of the engine bay, rear and interior of the car too.

Vintagepoint5

This yellow Ford you are talking about, do tell more about it. Is it the same one posted by norton4ever ?

Thanks Wasif for your comments.
I will ask my friend to take pics from the engine bay and interiors.
He has also procured many parts from US,Will ask him to scan the invoice copy and take pics of all the parts he has purchased.

vintagepoint5 · 4th May 2010, 16:13

Wasif bhai, may be you know it, yellow Ford, according to unconfirmed source I heard came from some respectable families whose house was near Mahavir hospital area, Masab tank, they were migrating to USA, so they sold this Ford and another car?. Yellow Ford was purchased by one Mr. Yousef, I know him, then he tried to sale to somebody from Bombay and that deal did not work it return back. Yellow Ford bigger than this roadstar model.

Another very interesting Ford seen my younger brother that belongs to
Zainiyar jung offered for 8 Lakhs, we offer 6.5 Lakhs, next time we went it is learned it was already sold. It was in brown colour, open top big size well maintained car.

3rd May 2010, 15:08	#1
SILVERWOOD Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: BANG-A-LURE. Posts: 1,197 Thanked: 4,657 Times	Restoring a 1930 Ford Model A My friend has recently purchased a FORD 1930 A. This beauty was lying in a garage for the last 35 years. He has started restoring this beauty, procured many parts from US. I will email the pictures shortly.
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Cargaze BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Lucknow Posts: 45 Thanked: 9 Times	Do post pictures. Ford A Parts are easily available in US.
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3rd May 2010, 17:30	#3
vintagepoint5 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jeddah/Hyd Posts: 421 Thanked: 64 Times View My Garage	Please post the Ford pictures and also other Ford you have. Is the Ford is yellow colour and open top? seen one yellow Ford, 2 yrs back in Hyd.
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3rd May 2010, 18:47	#5
james BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mangalore Posts: 597 Thanked: 645 Times	Please do share the pics. GirishPV from Mangalore has picked up a similar car and is restoring it. He had it pulled outta the ground in the previous owners' compound! Cheers!
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3rd May 2010, 19:37	#6
ariesonu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,343 Thanked: 2,417 Times View My Garage	You may enjoy this link 1930 Model A Ford Sedan Fabrication I hope this is the car the one we would be looking at:
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4th May 2010, 03:05	#8
vintagepoint5 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jeddah/Hyd Posts: 421 Thanked: 64 Times View My Garage	Hi Norton4ever, Yes this is the yellow Ford, I had seen earlier and taken some nice pics. Appreciate if you share it history, who was previous owners and where it was for 35 yrs and where it is now. Who is restoring it now and present status. Good luck! and all the best.
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4th May 2010, 14:11	#10
SILVERWOOD Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: BANG-A-LURE. Posts: 1,197 Thanked: 4,657 Times	Dear All, Please find the pics. He has already procured the tyres, will upload them in 3-4 days. Attached Thumbnails
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4th May 2010, 15:33	#11
vintagepoint5 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jeddah/Hyd Posts: 421 Thanked: 64 Times View My Garage	Hi Silverwood, To solve the problem of uploading 1MB size picture. there were lot of free software available on internet and one thread on Team-bhp also gives details of how to upload such images, available it is called Image Resizer. You can download this Image Resizer s/w and resize the image to 1024 approx. and save as JPEG format it will reduce the size considerably and will be easy to post here. If it is not the yellow Ford, then it may be other Ford I don't know, please post the pictures after reducing the size. Fords were very popular and seen in Hyd before, but now gone, eager to see your Ford.
	() Thanks

4th May 2010, 16:13	#15
vintagepoint5 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jeddah/Hyd Posts: 421 Thanked: 64 Times View My Garage	Wasif bhai, may be you know it, yellow Ford, according to unconfirmed source I heard came from some respectable families whose house was near Mahavir hospital area, Masab tank, they were migrating to USA, so they sold this Ford and another car?. Yellow Ford was purchased by one Mr. Yousef, I know him, then he tried to sale to somebody from Bombay and that deal did not work it return back. Yellow Ford bigger than this roadstar model. Another very interesting Ford seen my younger brother that belongs to Zainiyar jung offered for 8 Lakhs, we offer 6.5 Lakhs, next time we went it is learned it was already sold. It was in brown colour, open top big size well maintained car.
	() Thanks