Re: Model A Town Car
Model A Town Cars were initially sold at Lincoln dealers for $1400.00. In Feb 1929 certain Ford dealers also sold the Town Cars. Initial order in 1928 was for Briggs to build 2500 Town Cars. Briggs expected to produce 1500 bodies by April 1929. By Sep 1929 the sales were so bad that Ford cancelled the order. Late in 1929 Ford dropped the price to $1200. There were 1198 Model A Town Cars produced. 89 in 1928, 1013 in 1929 and 96 in 1930. Of all the known Town Cars none appear to have been made after April 1929. The 1930 Town Cars were made from leftover 1929 Town Car bodies. The hood, cowl and front doors were replaced with reworked parts from 1930 Fodors (Town Sedans). There was some aluminum body pieces used in the Town Cars. The front doors had pillars of aluminum and the rear corners of the body were capped with an aluminum cap. The rest of the body was steel.
Bob
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