1980 Shay Model A Roadster
The 1980 Shay Model A Roadster is more than a simple retro-styled roadster; it represents one of the more unusual chapters in Ford-related automotive history. Harry J. Shay founded Shay Motors in the late 1970s with the goal of recreating the 1929 Ford Model A Roadster for modern buyers, and the finished cars were sold through participating Ford dealerships rather than as conventional kit cars. That connection gave Shay’s Model A reproductions a unique place in the collector-car world, blending the appearance and charm of a prewar Ford with far more contemporary mechanicals. Showing approximately 8,327 miles, this example is finished in Cream over Black and features the signature details that make these cars so recognizable, including a rumble seat, dual side-mounted spare wheels, wire wheels, a Quail-style radiator mascot, and a rear-mounted luggage rack.
