History Model A two-door (deluxe) Phaetons, anyone have one?

Shorty Fulton and his Phaeton in front of his Akron Municipal Airport.

 

The doors are wider by about a foot.

 

One of the Australian glass body manufactured (may still) a 32 2 door phaeton. Don't know if any were exported here but would certainly be neat to have.

 

Here my 30 deluxe phaeton. Its a gibbons body built in 1983/1984

 

I am looking for a 31 Model A 2 door phaeton body for a customer. Glass or original will work. Does anybody know where one of these bodies is? 865-755-7019

 

Since I have my old car magazine library organized and these images burned into my memory, here are some old images. Charles Mayenschein's car was widened 2", lengthened 1 1/2" behind the door posts, top chopped 2". The license plate says 1958. Great proportions.

 

That's one way to wash your car...

 

I bought the infamous LAR's deluxe phaeton in 2019 for my wife its waiting for its turn to be built.

 

This was a local car nearly 35yrs ago now, I've no idea where it went and haven't seen it since. Sold interstate?

 

That was Wally Deskins. I have a vague recollection of it going to Victoria, but could be way off base.

 

I looked at one years ago and was amazed by all the one off stuff the deluxe has. The doors are super long with larger hinges and really unique.

 

Kept thinking I would build this Gibbon body but decided to let it go. Plan was to put it on a 32 frame and replace the firewall with a stock 31.

 

doors are almost twice a long

 

UPDATE; my Deluxe Phaeton ...Midnight Ride...is not an official MARC of Excellence winner and a Senior Award winner in AACA...will be showing in Charlotte at AACA Grand Nationals in April.
See you there

 

IIRC, there was a guy in Lancaster, California that was making steel 2 door phaeton bodies in the early 1970's, and they were very well done. I think that the price for the phaeton body was about $ 3500.00, which seemed like a lot of money, but what would have cost to have an original body restored. We had a customer that we tried to convince to buy one. But he claimed that the car would not be original. I told him, you are using reproduction fenders, splash aprons, running boards, etc, so why not use the reproduction body. I think that he didn't want to pay the price at that time. I can't remember the name of the guy that made the bodies, but he also made beautiful 1930-31 roadster / phaeton stainless outside handles for those bodies. I bought a pair way back then , and I still have them on my roadster.