1930 Model A V8 AV8 A-V8 Flathead Air Con 39 Trans Stock Looks, Rare, Elegant,

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1930 Model A-V8 Briggs Town Car.

Elegant stock appearance with great performance. All steel body. Frame off not long ago: undercarriage still looks like it.

Looks stock: Drives like a traditional hotrod from the 50s (only with far more amenities and comfort).
California, then to Arizona: Always dry and rust-free. Built by Roy Sheridan, hot rod buddy to the legendary Ed Farrell. A real joy to drive. So much done to the car in the last year.
V8: 1942, 59A (24 bolt) Flathead, Hardened Seats, SS Valves, Adjustable Lifters. About 100+HP.

Offy 4-Barrel Intake; custom SS dual exhaust with a true V8 sound

Holley 1273 S2 4-Barrel, without choke. 2100 2-barrel rebuilt included with sale - electric choke.

As of March 28, a new alternator. (Bearing starting squeaking the other day.)

12-18-2018 Professionally Rebuilt 1939 Ford 3 Speed (NEW 3.78:1 final gears) running 140 GL4 in trans and 600W oil in Banjo Diff, with new Timken Axle bearings, Seals, and Axle end seals, Driveshaft bearings and seals

New roller bearing Lincoln U-Joint

4-Core Radiator (very recently resealed and cleaned), Closed system with SS reservoir. On electric fan and stays cool any season with or without AC.

Air Conditioning (Blows very, very cold: capable of freezing yourPelotasoff)

Pertronix Distributor plate for effortless tuning

12 volt system: Alternator: 3-wire for low RPM charging to sustain AC use easily

High End LeBarron Bonney Interior in good shape with only slight wear - Headliner, seats, panels: nice. Privacy curtains. Piping rubbing down on L & R seams, but no thread integrity loss.

Glass Wing Windows

1935 Ford 16 inch spoked wheels. (5th wheel (no tire) included but not mounted to rear carrier. Carrier removed and included in sale. Replaced by rack for our around town.)

Turn Signals

250F Schneider Cam (see below)

New Firestone tires and tubes 6.50 rear and 6.00 front

Rear Fold-Down luggage rack

Alarm w/ 2 fobs

Gauges: Speedometer, Odometer, Temperature, Oil Pressure, Ammeter, Fuel, all work perfectly
Ford F100 Steering

Juice Brakes, Unassisted: Front, 1939; Rear, 1948, NEW Master cylinder

Reman 1967 Mustang twin reservoir for safety

1932 Wishbone Ford Frontend, Transverse Spring and Panhard

Non-power steering, but tracks correct and very easy to steer

Everything works. Nearly everything is New/Rebuilt (professionally) on this car except the flathead engine (rebuilt 13,000 ago) since having been under our custodianship. A pleasure to drive Summer or Winter. Zero rust anywhere.

Clean and clear AZ title in our names.

Small wear mark on seat side. Got a chip in the windshield that looks like a small caliber bullet above the Gas Rationing "A" tag from WWII. Not a hole, but adds something to the look that I like. Top insert has been repaired in two areas, and in another 2-5 years ought to be replaced or sooner if left out in weather. Driver, so there are some scratches, chips and signs of a car being used, rather than shown only. You are not buying a Pebble Beach Show Car, but a car that gets plenty of looks, especially when started given that it looks like a slow-moving Banger, but fires like a glass-packed flattie. The car is by everyday driver standards a real beauty!

Doors painted with standard One Shot sign painter's paint over an aged, hard-shell base. Easy to remove if you like. Google, or from Jalopy Journal:

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/how-do-i-remove-one-shot-sign-paint-lettering.267764/

A personal note: This is a classic Hot Rod, the way they used to build a performance car.
(There are four functional sets of seatbelts under the cushions.)

I am disinclined to mention the reason for sale as it will likely cause some to think that there is an opportunity to bid exceedingly low. Suffice to say, it is owing to illness.

Just a whole bunch of extra parts: some new and some used and good, including original distributor with points set and functional for quick bolt-on, tire tube, an aluminum radiator - new 4 row I was in the process of making an adjustment to for fit when I decided to have the brass radiator redone. 2 spare axles. I can't even remember all the stuff. Etc. Etc.

Many receipts, but nearly all electronic. Buyer will get a disc spun-up with an extensive file.

Cam Specs:

Grind Number:250F

Intake Duration (gross):250

Exhaust Duration (gross):250

Intake Duration (.050”):230

Exhaust Duration (.050”):230

Intake Valve Lift:.365"

Exhaust Valve Lift:.365"

Lobe Separation:110

Intake Valve Lash:.010"

Exhaust Valve Lash:.012"

RPM Range:2000-4650