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Old 11-25-2024, 04:07 PM   #11
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Default Re: Unlikable Aspects of The Model "A"

IMO, A BIG improvement would be made if Model As (and other Fords for years) didn't use those horrible transverse springs.
Then there is the way the clutch pedal gets tangled with the exhaust manifold, clamp and the top of the oil return pipe.
It has already been mentioned above that the bodies were too narrow. I second that and if they were a little wider, we could have the accelerator on the right of the brake instead of between the clutch and brake. Driving at night with a vertical windscreen and back window is a challenge. I see tail lights of the car in front of me in the rear vision mirror and headlights of on coming cars in the rear window. Driving at night on unfamiliar roads is quite a challenge.
The list goes on but looking at this sensibly, for its time and cost, the Model A was a great package that served its owner well. The shortcomings given here are from the perspective of a different generation in a different time spoken from the perspective of we who have driven cars for years that have had the advantage of decades of gradual improvement. Too gradual, I would say.
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