1929 Ford Model A Delivery 561 Miles 350 Chevrolet Automatic

1929 Ford Model A Delivery

It is no surprise that we are John Heuring admirers, having known John for over a decade, selling two of his cars in years past. At the spritely age of 88, John brings a rare commodity to the table around his cars, as his wife so clearly describes. These were her words: “John takes what he has and works with it. John makes do and invents things that work when he is creating. John does not buy his way to quality, he builds it in”. In all of John’s cars we have found this same theme. He loves the inventing part of solving challenges, leading to the goal of creating his vision in the form of the car he has undertaken. John jokingly told me it was because he is frugal but everyone knows better. He just loves the challenge and the sense of completion. This particular car was an unusual acquisition for John, he bought someone else’s project which included mostly new parts and running gear. The TCI Frame was new, the 350 Chevrolet Motor was a new crate motor, the transmission, a 350 Turbo was a new crate transmission and the rear axle was a Currie 9” Ford. The body was an original steel Two Door Ford Sedan that John decided to convert into a Flower Delivery. The fenders and running boards were fiberglass. It seemed simple, but listening to John explain the build uncovered how incredibly intricate and complicated the task became. I conducted an interview with John and posted it on the site and he does a great job with the details of how things unfolded. It is really hard to beat John talking about the car, but I will point out the most important aspects, at least to me. The construction of the rear door is worth spending time viewing and examining. Model A sedans never had this door and the attention to sealing against exhaust fumes that John gave it, is a statement to his common sense build perspective. It makes the back of the car accessible without having to crawl over the front seats, a seemingly unimportant thing until you think about where you are going to put your luggage or load. Sealing it against exhaust intrusion is simply John. He figured out the problem before it occurred and needed fixing. The roof is another of John’s endeavors. Model A sedans have a fabric roof, supported by chicken wire. In John’s vision, the top had to be a seamless unit, but he wanted it to have form. He lowered the front edge by two inches and then cut a sliver out of the side profile, tapering it towards the windshield. With all of that done, he created a Murray style slope to the windshield frame, leaning it back two inches at the top. That required changing the profile of the front door window opening which was rectangular in stock condition. It goes on and on and on. Check out the video of John talking about the build. It is so much better than what can I write. Miles on the car are 461. The VIN number is OR92703 as it was inspected by the Oregon State Patrol and assigned a number. Because the frame was updated, the title was marked “Reconstructed” by the state of Oregon. An inspection prior to bidding or a purchase is welcome and recommended. Better to ask before then after. Please call us at 541-479-8888 if you have any questions. For more images send us your e-mail address and I will forward them on to you. The car is available for inspection 9-5, Monday through Friday at Automania LLC, 895 SE Gladiola Drive, Grants Pass, OR 97528, 541 479 8888, Oregon Dealer DA1287. The Oregon title is clear and clean with no brands or liens. If you do not have at least 10 positive feedbacks, please do not bid without contacting me first or your bid will be cancelled or blocked. We do not discuss reserve amounts unless the vehicle does not sell. This vehicle is available for sale at our retail place of business and we reserve the right to end this sale early for any reason. Please see any of our other sales on Ebay or our Ebay Store. We accept collected funds only and for the amount of the sale. A $1000 deposit must be made within two days of the end of the sale through Paypal or other means of collected funds. We offer a 7 day grace period after this Ebay sale closes to inspect the vehicle yourself and if it is not to your liking, a full refund of the deposit will be made. There will be no questions asked, after your inspection at our shop, if you do not like the vehicle. Payment is due in full after 7 days. The vehicle cannot be picked up until funds have cleared or prior arrangements have been completed. Shipping quotes should be from 97526 Grants Pass, Oregon to where you are. Please, do not use fly by night shippers. We try to offer clean vehicles honestly and to see some loon strapping a car, bike or motor home to an open trailer with bald tires is heart breaking. I can assist the shippers, but that will have to be ordered and paid for by the winning bidder. We cannot accept personal checks. If you have any questions, please e-mail me before bidding and I will do everything I can to answer your questions. Thanks and good luck.