1930 Model Aa 1 1/2 Ton Truck Stake Bed/tow Truck on 2040-cars
New Paltz, New York, United States
Sorry for cancelling auction last week, had a conflict with of end of auction time.
Answer, Yes engine is original , numbers matching, Yes bed is original but have no idea if Ford built their own beds! Time to sell my 1930 AA 1 1/2 ton dually flat bed / stake bed truck, truck is in show condition, she is beautiful and clean not to mention all original. I am the third owner, I have talked to the original owners son so I know first hand about the trucks history. The entire truck was re-done by the son and a good friend who became the second owner, they did a beautiful job along with a good body/paint shop in Newport Oregon. The tow rig was installed by me just for fun, I love the way it looks and few know it is not a 1930 setup, all the lights and siren work, the winch is not connected to the truck, the rig is just for show, the trany does have a position for a power takeoff so the rig could be made to operate if wanted. since I installed the tow rig the truck draws allot more attention on the road and at the one car show I go to every other year. The entire rig is connected to the flat bed with four bolts and one seven pin trailer plug, all controls for the rig are located on front lower panel of the seat (drivers side). I have a lift bar that connects to the rig via a 2 inch trailer hitch receiver with a hitch pin, the top of the lift bar has two fork pockets that a fork truck can use to lift the rig off truck ( I have a fork truck) the pockets can also be used for a rope or cable to lift off rig using a tree branch or A frame, two 6 inch steel wheels attach to rig and once on ground the rig can be rolled around like a hand truck by holding the end of the rigs boom, very easy to move around and takes up little floor space. Total time to remove rig is about five minutes and not much more to re-install, receiving bracket for rig stays bolted to bed of truck, the rig just sits into corner of bracket, this will align the four mounting holes, bolts screw into tapped holes on rig, all done standing next to truck, you do have to lay under side of truck to plug the connector for the lights into the socket mounted under back of cab. The rig is powder coated and all redone nice, most lights are new , siren screams and the lights are on flashes that flash lights, and I have installed a directional switch under seat so top of boom lights can work as directionals when wanted. The rig is a Ortez rig that is made real nice and weighs about 1100 lbs.. When I remove tow rig I have a large antique travel trunk that fits in mounting bracket for rig, this trunk is included with sale. There are two full antique fire extinguishers on rig. All tires are like new including spare, all were replaced at same time, real low mileage on tires and truck since restoration was done. I have a complete stainless steel hardware set for putting together a rack body for truck, I also have the stakes and brackets for the rack, I have never unwrapped all the stakes provided to me by previous owner and the one I did unwrap was all painted and original, not sure if all stakes are painted, will unwrap soon to confirm. I believe all that is needed is the boards and a drill. The bed is oak with all new electro- polished stainless strips and stainless hardware, bed spacer looks like western slow growth pine. The truck runs, shifts and stops as a 1930 truck should, interior is great and the exterior is damn near perfect in my opionion, I am a member of the Hudson valley MARC club, Model A Restorers Club, our members tell me it is a great example of a properly restored AA, and it is rare that a 1 1/2 ton truck is done to this quality level, I am told allot of trucks are cobbled together from multiple trucks, all fenders doors frame etc are from the original truck according to the original owner. The gold name on the doors is from previous owner, it was done so nice I opted to leave the lettering in place, it brightens up the side of the truck. I have lots of spare parts for the truck and all are included with the truck. The tow rig is 116 inches from top of boom to floor, the boom angle can be lowered by rotating the ratchet gears on each side of the rigs frame, I do not know how low it goes I adjusted it to the angle I wanted (end of boom matches end of truck) prior to powder coating. If tow rig is not wanted by winning bidder for any reason I will reduce price by 500 dollars (cost me allot more then that ), I will try to sell it locally . Depending on distance from zip 12561 and timing I may be able to provide shipping at a fair price to your location, I have a new open car trailer that will handle the truck on order. Items of interest, I installed brand new 3 point inertia seat belts for driver and passenger, they are hardly noticeable and provide a HUGE safety factor to a 1930 vehicle (sorry no air bags or anti-lock brakes). Engine has a expensive no lube stainless steel water pump that uses two modern lip seals, seals were replaced last year, seals areinexpensive and easy to replace, had about 10 years on them before I replaced them, comes with new spare seals. I installed a stainless steel thermostat assembly in water hose, came with truck, some say remove it others say leave it in, MARC members like everything stock, but all safety mods are OK. I have wiper motor and wiper but never installed it, I would never go out in the rain with the truck. The truck has the highway gears in rear, 512 comes to mind but not positive of ratio, truck cruises at 40 MPH with ease, will do 55 (I did it once just to see the speed in a police radar display) but 35 to 45 is a more realistic normal speed, last weekend I took what was supposed to be a 10 minutes test ride to see that all was well, I drive it infrequently, 3 hours later I returned home, perfect day for a long cruise. For the record the engine was of coarse rebuilt during restoration, it runs perfect and burns no oil and has no visible blow by, no hoses hanging on fill tube to direct blow-by under vehicle. The trucks frame is in better condition then any I have ever seen, most of it looks like new, all 1 1/2 ton trucks came with a large 4 speed trany and a much larger radiator then a car or pickup, you can not swap the trany to a 3 speed without a new 4 speed bell housing and allot of work and parts, all is correct on this truck. Note, although this truck has been restored, it was never a rusted piece of junk from behind a barn, it has been stored inside the barn since the late thirties, the son removed it from this fathers barn at the time of his fathers passing, he had it shipped from South Dakota to Oregon to his home where the restoration took place. The truck was a farm truck from 1930 till retirement in 1938. Please ask questions before bidding, Sorry for the long description but I like to get all the information I can get when I am going to buy something, I assume others feel the same way. Yes you can come inspect truck, and I recommend it prior to bidding, test rides given, I will drive until the check clears. I have more pictures and am happy to send them if needed, send me a note, will send if you can send me a address. |
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