1931 Ford Model A De Luxe 2-Door Phaeton

Engine No. A4762447
Body No. 159-7386

This 1931 Ford Model A wears 2-Door Phaeton bodywork finished in period-correct Washington Blue over black fenders and running boards, with a tan canvas folding top, brown leather interior, square-weave carpet, folding front bucket seats, rear seats featuring armrests, and a set of straw-colored wire wheels shod in blackwall rubber-a combination that plays to the De Luxe 2- Door Phaeton's low, open lines. The bright radiator shell, headlamps and cowl lights, dual wind wings, driver's-side Unity Sportlite spotlight, dual side-mounted spares, and rear luggage rack are all correct De Luxe touches, and together they lend this open 2-Door Phaeton a presence well beyond its modest original price of $580.

This car was the subject of a thorough restoration whose quality is demonstrated by a plethora of badges adorning the radiator. Awarded an AACA National First Prize in 1991, it went on to earn Grand National honors in 1997. Further acknowledgments from the Model A Restorers Club include both the MARC Master Restoration Award and the Henry Ford Award, while the Model A Ford Club of America presented its Award of Excellence-an enviable concours record that few surviving Model A's can match.

The 2-Door Phaeton is one of the rarest and most desirable bodies ever fitted to the Model A chassis, with just 6,175 examples built across only two model years, 1930 and 1931. Undoubtedly among the best-restored survivors extant, this exceptional example would be as welcome on a club tour as it would returning to the AACA and MARC concours lawn.