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Old 01-17-2026, 05:08 AM   #1
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I read somewhere that 'wind wings' were only on open cars but a fellow A owner at a recent tour event has them on a Fordor and they looked good. I asked about the open car only question and he insisted that they were a common option on closed cars as well. TRUE/FALSE?
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Old 01-17-2026, 02:35 PM   #2
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I don't believe they were a Ford option on any closed car.
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Old 01-17-2026, 02:54 PM   #3
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Maybe not a Ford option but there are a "Snyders option".
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Old 01-17-2026, 05:41 PM   #4
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your friend was pulling the wool over your eyes.............
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Old 01-17-2026, 05:54 PM   #5
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Your friend has been reading too many Floyd Clymer "Fractured Fairy Tales" books about Model A's.
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Old 01-17-2026, 09:27 PM   #6
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Ford definitely did offer wind wings for closed cars. Ford called them draft deflectors. Many other companies also offered them as an accessory at the time.
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Old 01-17-2026, 09:46 PM   #7
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Possibly, but now we're talking dealer-installed or aftermarket windwings for closed cars, not factory-installed, which is the yardstick for measuring what was and what wasn't included on Model A's when they rolled off the assembly lines.
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