1939 Ford 9N with Aluminum Hood

[T-Mo]

When Ford brought out the 9N in 1939, the stamping dies for the hood wasn't available yet. So, the first 600 to 700 9Ns had a cast aluminum hood, but they were painted gray in the factory. The rarity of the aluminum hoods, were were prone to crack, current owners have polished the aluminum to a bright shine and leave them unpainted. The video below (not mine) shows one of these polished aluminum 9Ns.

 

[ricky racer]

Cool! I'll bet not many of the aluminum hoods survived. I've seen a few at shows.

 

[T-Mo]

Now is a chance to own one.

1939 Ford 9N Tractor w/Cultivator

Bid for the chance to own a 1939 Ford 9N Tractor w/Cultivator at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #271,209.

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[T-Mo]

On the above auction, bid ended at $21,000, reserve wasn't met.

 

[Board shortener Tom]

On the above auction, bid ended at $21,000, reserve wasn't met.

I cannot even phathom a price like that for such a tractor! I guess no one else could either, except for the hopeful seller.

 

[Don McCombs]

Hope springs eternal.

 

[tmays]

I cannot even phathom a price like that for such a tractor! I guess no one else could either, except for the hopeful seller.

Someone thought it was worth $21,000

 

[dgrapes59]

Someone thought it was worth $21,000

....and someone else thought it was worth close to that

 

[T-Mo]

If you know the rarity of this tractor, you could understand the reserve being higher than the $21,000. There weren't very many aluminum hood 9Ns made, and 1939 was the first year of the Ford N-series. By the time 1939 ended, Ford had made a lot of changes to the tractor, so those first few units are unique, rare, and very collectible. If this was in another auction, it would have sold for more. It's more than just a N-series tractor, which there are a lot of them out there, it's unique in so many ways. The aluminum hoods were prone to cracking, so most got replaced by steel hoods. Then add in that there are other features on this tractor that didn't make it to the 1940 model year, much less made it on the 2N, makes it very desirable to the right collector.

 

[Super A]

On the above auction, bid ended at $21,000, reserve wasn't met.

There would have needed to be $20,999 in cash in a pile on the seat for me to even consider bidding on that!

Al

 

[T-Mo]

Of the 600 to 700 produced, only about 35 are known to still exist, so they are rare.

 

[The real milo]

When Ford brought out the 9N in 1939, the stamping dies for the hood wasn't available yet. So, the first 600 to 700 9Ns had a cast aluminum hood, but they were painted gray in the factory. The rarity of the aluminum hoods, were were prone to crack, current owners have polished the aluminum to a bright shine and leave them unpainted. The video below (not mine) shows one of these polished aluminum 9Ns.

Id be torn between showing off the aluminum and painting it gray like it left the factory. The polished finish certainly makes it stand out. With the cracking you mentioned, finding one with an intact original hood must be a big part of the appeal.

 

[T-Mo]

Id be torn between showing off the aluminum and painting it gray like it left the factory. The polished finish certainly makes it stand out. With the cracking you mentioned, finding one with an intact original hood must be a big part of the appeal.

Me also. To make it original, it would have to be painted. And that would eliminate the need to keep polishing it, since the polished aluminum picks up every handprint, etc.