1980 Ford Shay Deluxe Model A Roadster Convertible on 2040-cars
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Body Type:Convertible
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:4 cylinder engine
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 4
Make: Ford
Model: Model A
Trim: Black
Options: Cassette Player, Convertible
Drive Type: 2wd
Mileage: 9,790
Exterior Color: Buttercup yellow
Disability Equipped: No
Interior Color: Black
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
1980 Ford Shay ...Under 10,000 original miles ...4 cylinder Engine ...Automatic...Runs excellent and has recently passed smog...Have pink in hand... In really great vintage shape with no dents ...has never been in an accident... a little chrome loss on the bumper ... Always garaged ...Trunk on back in excellent shape...Has always been a California car...Would make a great parade car or base for a hot-rod ... I'm helping my dad sell it...if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask ...I'll get the answers ... This is a convertible...the top is in excellent shape as is the rumble seat... The side curtains also come with the vehicle...We would need 500.00 dollar immediate payment via paypal to hold the vehicle ...then a certified check for the balance upon pick-up...which needs to be made within 10 days after purchase...The vehicle resides in Orange County, California
| Harry J. Shay founded the Model A & Model T Motor Car Reproduction Corporation in the spring of 1978 (which name was changed to Shay Motors Corporation in November of 1980). Harry Shay had a great deal worked out with Ford. The plan was to send at least one car to every Ford dealership across the USA. Ford got publicity and attracted customers to its showrooms and Shay got access to an extraordinary distribution network. One dealer in New-Jersey even said he had people lined up in front of his dealership (shades of December 1927!). Other dealers reported floor traffic of 200 to 600 people in a single day when they first placed a Shay in their showroom. A California dealer said he had not seen such response since the introduction of the Mustang almost 15 years earlier. The cars were advertized in glossy color brochures (see links at the bottom of this page) starting in late 1978: «Golden Anniversary Model A / Last of the Model A's / Limited production / Sold by Ford dealers, factory-built, warranted by Ford Motor Company». This might have been the only time a major auto manufacturer participated in the reproduction of a famous car out of its past. Ford waived design patents for its Model A so that the Shay Roadster could be built. Ford supplied the platform, Shay manufactured the cars and Ford, Mercury and Lincoln dealers sold them. Nationally advertized on CNN, the Today Show, Price Is Right, Hollywood Squares, in the New York Times, Forbes magazine, Old Car News, Motor Trend Car & Driver and other auto magazines which praised them as highly successful and more reliable than the Model A, with the modern conveniences of today's automobile. Ads were saying there were orders to last twenty years or so. A 10,000 limit was placed on production since above this level, the car would have had to adhere more strictly to U.S. Federal standards on design and safety. Shay was exempted from the following federal vehicle safety standards: #103 (windshield defrosting & defogging), #104 (wiped area of windshield), #108 (front side markers & reflectors), #109 & 110 (tire and rim width) and, the following more specifically relating to impacts: #201 (interior design), #202 (head restraints), #203 & 204 (steering column & rearward displacement), #207 (seating system), #210 (seat belt attachment points), #212 & 219 (windshield retention & zone intrusion from hood), #214 (side door intrusion and #301 (fuel system integrity). After the initial 10,000 Roadsters, Shay planned to build these other replicas by batches of 10,000 units: a 1955 Thunderbird, a 1930 Ford, a 1932 Ford Roadster, a 1936 Ford Roadster, a 1937 Ford street rod, a 1940 Lincoln Continental, a 1965 Mustang and a 1924 Model T. Shay was to manufacture the following body styles and quantities for his Model A: 500 Super Deluxe Roadsters (twin spare mounts), 1,928 Deluxe Roadsters (left spare mount), 6,641 Standard Roadsters (rear spare mount) and a handful of Special Series models such as a pick-up truck, Polar Bear, College Classic and Golden Oldie models and a very rare Model A C-cab/panel truck (between 3 and 10 of the latter were produced, with automatic transmissions, before production was halted due to poor sales). In reality, few Standard models were produced and much more Super Deluxe models were, because that's what the buyers were asking for. |
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