Ford Model Y 8HP

Overview
Produced: 1932-1937, 170000 produced.
Types: Saloon,2 doors,4 seats(Tudor saloon )
Saloon,4 doors,4 seats(Fordor saloon)

The Model 'Y' Ford was an instant success, but like any new car it was modified and improved during its lifetime. Between 1932 and 1933, 34,000 vehicles were produced , and 136,000 produced between 1933 and 1937. 

For the first 14 months the original model with a short radiator grille was produced, this is known as the 'short rad'. After this in October 1933 the 'long rad' Model, with its longer radiator grille and front bumper with the characteristic dip was produced. By gradually improving production efficiency and by simplifying the body design the cost of a Model 'Y' was reduced to £100, making it the cheapest true 4 seater saloon ever. Both 4 door (Fordor) and 2 door (Tudor) saloons were produced and these could be had either with a fixed roof, or the slightly more expensive sliding 'sun' roof.

Also offered was an attractive 5cwt van which proved very popular with small businesses.

Ford did not produce an open topped Model 'Y' car because it was thought that the chassis was too flexible, however several specialist coach builders produced a range of attractive Model 'Y' tourers in England, Australia, France, Germany and Spain. 

Some 17000 Model 'Y's were manufactured in England and approx. 11000 Model 'Y'-based 4/21PS Ford 'Köln's were produced in the Ford Köln plant in Germany between 1933 and 1936. The Model 'Y' was also known as the Ford Junior, mainly in Scandinavia, and the Baby Ford, mainly in Ireland. The Ford Y&C Model Register knows of some 1300 survivors world-wide.

Source: FORD 'Y'& 'C' MODEL REGISTER

Source: Motorbase
Engines
CapacityConfigModelBore/StrokeCR
933ccS4 SVFord Sidevalve56.64mm x 92.56mm6.3
Drivetrain and Suspension
DrivetrainSteeringFront SuspensionRear Suspension
Auction Sales History
Lot
Num
Description Auctioneer Date Hammer Price Hammer Price
(inc premium)
343 Ford Model 78B Deluxe Station Wagon Bonhams 17 Jan 2013 $73999.00 $85099.00
048 Ford Model Y Brightwells Auctioneers and Valuers 18 Jul 2012 £5900.00 -
248 Ford Model B-150 Station Wagon RM Auctions 6 Oct 2011 $99000.00 -
Unknown Ford Model Y Anglia Car Auctions 25 Jun 2011 £2310.00 -
327 Ford Model 40A Brewster Towncar Bonhams & Butterfields 12 Sep 2010 Not sold
'19 Ford Model Y 8hp Brightwells Auctioneers and Valuers 23 Jun 2010 £3300.00 -
401 Ford Model 40A Brewster Towncar Bonhams & Butterfields 14 Nov 2009 $34000.00 $39780.00
015 Ford Model Y 8hp Brightwells Auctioneers and Valuers 24 Jun 2009 £3200.00 -
657 1935 FORD Y TYPE TUDOR SALOON Christies 1 Jul 2005 £2115.00 -
014 Ford Model Y Saloon H&H Sales Limited 7 Apr 2004 £2100.00 -
017 Ford Eight Model Y (1936) BCA 24 Sep 2001 Not sold
255 Ford Smmoothie (1934) Bonhams & Brooks 18 Aug 2001 Not sold
002 Ford Eight Model Y Tudor (1936) Peter Francis 3 Apr 2001 Not sold
016 Ford Model Y Tudor (1936) BCA 7 Aug 2000 - £1710.00
010 Ford Eight Model Y (1936) BCA 12 Jun 2000 Not sold
004 Ford Model Y Saloon (1936) H&H Sales Limited 7 Jun 2000 Not sold
020 Ford Eight Model Y (1936) BCA 3 Apr 2000 - £2300.00
029 Ford Eight Model Y (1935) BCA 6 Dec 1999 - £4329.00
436 Ford Model 78 Utility (1937) Brooks 26 Oct 1999 - £20125.00
326 Ford Model Y (1934) Greens 2 Oct 1999 Not sold
246 Ford Model Y (1936) RTS Auctions Ltd 15 Aug 1999 £1900.00 -
011 Ford Model Y 8 (1937) BCA 21 Jun 1999 Not sold
720 Ford Model 78 V8 (1937) Brooks 18 Jun 1999 £18000.00 -
051 Ford Deluxe Roadster (1934) Christies 24 Apr 1999 - $29900.00
361 Ford Model Y Saloon (1937) Brooks 23 Feb 1999 Not sold
028 Ford Model 40 V8 (1934) Poulain LeFur 14 Dec 1998 FF138000.00 -
793 Ford Model 78 Utility (1937) Brooks 2 Dec 1998 Not sold
034 Ford Model 68 Cabriolet (1936) H&H Sales Limited 18 Nov 1998 £7200.00 -
504 Ford Five Window Coupe (1936) Thimbleby & Shorland 17 Oct 1998 £10000.00 -
516 Ford Popular Saloon (1936) Brooks 3 Oct 1998 - £115.00
070 Ford Model Y Saloon (1934) H&H Sales Limited 8 Apr 1998 £1800.00 -
062 Ford Model Y Eight (1936) BCA 1 Dec 1997 £3300.00 £3455.00
Unknown Ford Model Y Tudor (1936) AMA 17 Nov 1997 Not sold
452 Ford Model 7W Saloon (1937) Cheffins 11 Oct 1997 Not sold
049 Ford Model Y Saloon (1934) H&H Sales Limited 23 Jul 1997 £1550.00 -
255 Ford Three window Coupe (1936) Greens 5 Oct 1996 £6750.00 -
227 Ford Model 8Y 4 Door (1936) RTS Auctions Ltd 21 Jul 1996 £2075.00 -
044 Ford Model Y Eight (1936) ADT 12 Feb 1996 £2350.00 -
169 Ford Model Y Saloon (1936) Christies 9 Sep 1995 - £5980.00
029A Ford Model Y Tourer (1934) Christies 13 May 1995 Not sold
071 Ford Model Y (1934) ADT 28 Nov 1994 £1700.00 -
628 Ford Model 7Y 8hp (1937) Sothebys 18 Jul 1994 £900.00 -
564A Ford (1937) Sothebys 11 Jun 1994 £2400.00 -
185 Ford Model Y Popular (1937) Brooks 27 Apr 1994 £7000.00 -
064 Ford Model Y 8hp (1936) ADT 11 Apr 1994 £1500.00 -
493 Ford Model 40 Coupe (1934) Sothebys 28 Feb 1994 Not sold
050 Ford Model A Custom (1934) ADT 21 Feb 1994 £5840.00 -
083 Fordson Model 7V Tipper (1934) ADT 7 Dec 1993 £12900.00 -
115 Ford Model Y (1937) ADT 7 Dec 1993 £1500.00 -
459 Ford Model 78 Woody (1937) Sothebys 10 Jul 1993 Not sold
011 Ford Model A Custom (1934) ADT 15 Feb 1993 £6300.00 -
Magazine Articles
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Article Planned to perfection
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Publication Classics Monthly March 2011
Planned to perfection - An important deadline proved no problem for the well-organised owner of this Ford Model Y.
Article Working Classics The £100 Ford 70 years on
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Publication Classic Car Mart April 2005
Working class The £100 Ford 70 years on - In 1935, the price of Ford's ever-dependable Model Y was dropped to an astonishing £100.  Seven decades on, surviving examples are still expected to work hard for a living, as Paul Guinness discovers.
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