Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-14-2021, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 9
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Re: 28 color magazine ad wanted
There are no 1928 Phaeton ads, the first phaeton magazine ad appeared in 1929.
I don't have my copy of Advertising The Model A handy otherwise I could tell you the dates and magazines to find that...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-07-2021, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,363
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-03-2021, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,091
Re: OSHKOSH Update!!!
Welcome to the hobby!
It is the Model A Restorer's Club National Meet and is open to members of the club.
Information and registration for the event is published in The Model A News, the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-29-2021, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 647
Re: 1931 Traveler Wagon and Special Delivery
These are some pictures I took of the Special Delivery that was part of Vernon Burke's collection.
The front door handles were kind of unique to the 255A as both doors had a lock cylinder in the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-26-2021, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 647
Re: 1931 Traveler Wagon and Special Delivery
Sure, there's 5,000+ search results for Ford and Station Wagon during '29-'31 so if you have more specific information to reduce the matches that would help. Most of these search results are for used...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-26-2021, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 647
Re: 1931 Traveler Wagon and Special Delivery
I did a Newspapers.com search and came up empty on the Traveler's Wagon but got some hits for the Special Delivery.
The earliest I found was an article in the January 6th 1931 Detroit Free Press,...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-23-2021, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 882
Re: The Model A versus All Other Fords
Best Ford of all time twitter competition is in its second round and the Model A is facing off against the 1962 Country Squire Wagon.
If you have twitter run over and vote!
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-19-2021, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 882
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-19-2021, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 882
The Model A versus All Other Fords
Ford's official twitter is doing an NCAA style tournament bracket that pits a lot of their historically significant vehicles up against each other.
The Model A is up against the Ranchero in the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-10-2021, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 904
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-07-2021, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,835
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-07-2021, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,835
Re: 1931 Model AA Paddy Wagon
It's a normal AA bumper that was chrome plated. The deluxe bumper (seen in the picture Brad posted) was a two bar set up similar to the passenger car bumper.
-Tim
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-19-2021, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-13-2021, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 3,554
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-10-2021, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 3,554
Re: Model A News Has Shipped
The Model A News is printed and shipped from a shop near St. Louis. They are all shipped on the same day.
I got mine on the 7th. Elsewhere online people in Florida and Oregon were reporting they...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-29-2020, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 902
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-06-2020, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,897
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-30-2020, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,130
Re: Ford A Tudor year built
That engine was stamped on January 15th, 1930.
http://modelahouse.com/cgi-bin/enumbers/numdate
If you wanted to dive deeper into determining the assembly date range of the whole car you may want...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-26-2020, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 968
Re: pinpointing month date-of-assembly
The frame number will tell you the day the original engine was assembled, it could be 2-3 months before it was put into a car and stamped onto the frame.
If you want to get into the tiny details...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-24-2020, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,059
Re: Plates Model A Club
Somebody just posted one of those for sale on a Facebook license plate collector's group. Forget what it sold for.
-Tim
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-24-2020, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 590
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-17-2020, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,196
Re: Original Fan Belts...NOS
I was told years ago by some old timers that if you bought a NOS fan belt at Hershey you had to wear it around your neck for the rest of the day as a trophy.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-02-2020, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,044
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-28-2020, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,060
Re: 1927 Introduction of Model A
I look at it differently. I blame the owner of the car. Shouldn't they have recognized that they were doing a scene that took place in 1927...but they showed up in a '31? Perhaps the History Channel...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-26-2020, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 663
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