1968 Glassic Model A Phaeton
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◊ 2024-08-07 14:16 |
Model A replica ?![[Image: untitled.951.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/13592/24/untitled.951.jpg) ![[Image: untitled.952.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/13592/24/untitled.952.jpg) -- Last edit: 2024-08-07 14:18:17 |
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◊ 2024-08-07 16:44 |
Indeed. Looks like someone tried to depimp what was originally intended as a fiberglass hot rod  |
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◊ 2024-08-07 19:15 |
Ford A (exact model name unsure?) by Glassic: https://www.allcarindex.com/production/united-states/glassic |
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◊ 2024-08-07 19:27 |
that looks like this hideous thing |
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◊ 2024-08-07 20:01 |
"Glassic Model A, introduced for 1966 by Glassic Industries of West Palm Beach, Florida. The concept was simplicity itself. Mount a fiberglass replica of a Ford Model A body on a suitable chassis—in this case a new 100-inch wheelbase, four-cylinder International Scout two-wheel drive unit and you have a brand-new “old” car. ...... Glassics were offered initially only in a single two-door roadster but in 1968, the line was expanded to include a two-door phaeton . Glassic switched to the newly improved International Harvester four-cylinder, rated at 111 hp, in 1969 ..... estimates that about 300 Glassics were produced between 1966 and 1971. In 1972, the business was sold to Fred Pro, who went on to make fundamental changes , switching the powertrain to a Ford 302-ci V8 producing 210 horsepower. To accomplish this, the wheelbase was now 102 inches, and the Ford SelectShift automatic transmission was a new option. Although these changes were quite out of character with the Model A’s design as a basic car, apparently they appealed to buyers because sales began to climb. Between 1972 and 1975, some 778 Glassics were produced ..... By mid-1975, the business changed hands again and was renamed Replicars. From that point to 1981, just over 500 Model A Glassics were produced. But starting in 1979, Harry Shay’s heavily advertised Model A replica was attracting most of the buyers. The Replicar industry faded away in the early 1980s, and both Glassic and Shay production ended." from here. |
