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Mike · 09-24-2014, 09:39 AM

Good morning,
I had a early 1928 tudor come into my shop yesterday, it is a Febuary 1928 car very cool with many early features.

Pluck, Pollock, you guys would love this car!!!

Mike

Mike · 09-24-2014, 09:58 AM

unable to upload anymore pics for some reason !! the engine nuber is 24,???

mike

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 09-24-2014, 10:38 AM

Cool!! Do you know any history on it??

d.j. moordigian · 09-24-2014, 10:43 AM

What I find very interesting is the serial number on the steering column,
I did check to see if it was a part number.

My ve-28 column has no serial number...

Mike · 09-24-2014, 11:03 AM

My friend just bought the car and he is very knowledgable on early 28 cars. The car has been in the phila pa area for the last 50 years
Mike

C26Pinelake · 09-24-2014, 11:11 AM

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I have never heard of the serial number on the column. The early 28's are my favorite.
Wayne

mshmodela · 09-24-2014, 11:38 AM

Great car, well aged... looks super!

JohnLaVoy · 09-24-2014, 01:55 PM

Gotta love those early 28s!

Steve Plucker · 09-24-2014, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike

Good morning,
I had a early 1928 tudor come into my shop yesterday, it is a Febuary 1928 car very cool with many early features.

Pluck, Pollock, you guys would love this car!!!

Mike

Any chance for a photo of the engine number?

Pluck

henry's 31 · 09-24-2014, 02:37 PM

My dad's 28 Tudor was bult at the Rouge on July 27, 1928. It has a lot of early features like a multy-disk clutch and the same type of starter switch. Cool car on these photos!

Henry's 31

juke joint johnny · 09-24-2014, 02:47 PM

Very Nice
You will probably find more early features as you walk around it !!

Rowdy · 09-24-2014, 02:58 PM

I will have to check this on the early column housing I have. Already sold the endplate for the early light switch, so only have the housing left. Worm and sector gears were shot. Rod

700rpm · 09-24-2014, 07:16 PM

Very cool. I had an early '28 (not as early as this Tudor) roadster pickup when I was younger, but didn't appreciate it. I kept it all original, as is my policy anyway, but had to sell it for taxes in the mid-80's. Sorry I ever let it go. A friend says, "I never sell anything, because I always regret it sooner or later." I agree, and hence a garage and house full of "stuff."

southfork · 09-24-2014, 07:44 PM

Speaking of early roadster pickups ---- it was my understanding that even though many Model A pickups got early features such as left-hand emergency brakes, it was because Ford used outdated features on the commercial line of vehicles until they were all used up, whereas the cars got the new features as they came out. I have a 28 RPU with provision for the left hand emergency brake, but I think that it was manufactured in late 1928. Anybody know when the first Model A roadster pickup was made, and at about what serial number???

Maclab58 · 09-24-2014, 07:46 PM

My March 28 sport coupe ser#62@@@ has a different column but has the same starter set up as well as the left side e-brake. I just love the early quirks

al's28/33 · 09-24-2014, 10:09 PM

LOVE LOVE LOVE the early cars!! please post more pictures of the features......

SeaSlugs · 09-24-2014, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by southfork

Speaking of early roadster pickups ---- it was my understanding that even though many Model A pickups got early features such as left-hand emergency brakes, it was because Ford used outdated features on the commercial line of vehicles until they were all used up, whereas the cars got the new features as they came out. I have a 28 RPU with provision for the left hand emergency brake, but I think that it was manufactured in late 1928. Anybody know when the first Model A roadster pickup was made, and at about what serial number???

yea the AA's got the table scraps too. really depended what plant they were made at decided if they had old parts to use up or they started using new parts at any given plant.

Marco Tahtaras · 09-25-2014, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike

My friend just bought the car and he is very knowledgable on early 28 cars. The car has been in the phila pa area for the last 50 years
Mike

I hope the previous owner didn't sell due to health issues. It's obvious he was VERY serious about doing it justice. The interior fabric was custom made for a handful of folks with very early cars to match the original which was only used for a few months. Similarly, the braided strip across the top of the door and rear side trim panels was also a near perfect duplicate to the original custom made at BIG bucks per foot.

I have no idea who the previous owner was but the one photo tells the story. It's great to see an example of someone going the extra mile because they care.

mhsprecher · 09-25-2014, 05:44 AM

I like the purple bucket under the dash. That is a feature I have never seen before, either. ;-)

Rowdy · 09-25-2014, 02:11 PM

Just dug mine out and no serial numbers on the housing. I know of another early chassis and may have a look at it sometime this fall. I have thought several times about buying it, but will have to hold out until I find a decent early body to put on it. Rod

09-24-2014, 09:58 AM	#2
Mike Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ASTON, PA. Posts: 725	Re: Early 1928 tudor sedan unable to upload anymore pics for some reason !! the engine nuber is 24,??? mike

09-24-2014, 10:38 AM	#3
BRENT in 10-uh-C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Tennessee Posts: 11,513	Re: Early 1928 tudor sedan Cool!! Do you know any history on it?? __________________ . BRENT in 10-uh-C . www.model-a-ford.com ...(...Finally Updated!! ) .

09-24-2014, 10:43 AM	#4
d.j. moordigian Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fresno, Ca. Posts: 3,636	Re: Early 1928 tudor sedan What I find very interesting is the serial number on the steering column, I did check to see if it was a part number. My ve-28 column has no serial number...

09-24-2014, 11:03 AM	#5
Mike Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ASTON, PA. Posts: 725	Re: Early 1928 tudor sedan My friend just bought the car and he is very knowledgable on early 28 cars. The car has been in the phila pa area for the last 50 years Mike

09-24-2014, 11:38 AM	#7
mshmodela Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,763	Re: Early 1928 tudor sedan Great car, well aged... looks super! __________________ -Mike Late 31' Ford Model A Tudor, Miss Daisy I don't work on cars --I'm learning about my Model A. Cleveland, Ohio

09-24-2014, 11:11 AM	#6
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: Early 1928 tudor sedan Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I have never heard of the serial number on the column. The early 28's are my favorite. Wayne

09-24-2014, 01:55 PM	#8
JohnLaVoy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Rocklin, CA Posts: 779	Re: Early 1928 tudor sedan Gotta love those early 28s!

09-24-2014, 02:37 PM	#10
henry's 31 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Columbus(Cataula) Georgia Posts: 849	Re: Early 1928 tudor sedan My dad's 28 Tudor was bult at the Rouge on July 27, 1928. It has a lot of early features like a multy-disk clutch and the same type of starter switch. Cool car on these photos! Henry's 31

09-24-2014, 02:47 PM	#11
juke joint johnny Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London England Posts: 908	Re: Early 1928 tudor sedan Very Nice You will probably find more early features as you walk around it !!

09-24-2014, 02:58 PM	#12
Rowdy BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gothenburg Nebraska Just off I-80 Posts: 4,893	Re: Early 1928 tudor sedan I will have to check this on the early column housing I have. Already sold the endplate for the early light switch, so only have the housing left. Worm and sector gears were shot. Rod __________________ Do the RIGHT thing - Support the H.A.M.B. Alliance!!!!

09-24-2014, 07:16 PM	#13
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,906	Re: Early 1928 tudor sedan Very cool. I had an early '28 (not as early as this Tudor) roadster pickup when I was younger, but didn't appreciate it. I kept it all original, as is my policy anyway, but had to sell it for taxes in the mid-80's. Sorry I ever let it go. A friend says, "I never sell anything, because I always regret it sooner or later." I agree, and hence a garage and house full of "stuff." __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.

09-24-2014, 07:44 PM	#14
southfork Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Idaho Posts: 416	Re: Early 1928 tudor sedan Speaking of early roadster pickups ---- it was my understanding that even though many Model A pickups got early features such as left-hand emergency brakes, it was because Ford used outdated features on the commercial line of vehicles until they were all used up, whereas the cars got the new features as they came out. I have a 28 RPU with provision for the left hand emergency brake, but I think that it was manufactured in late 1928. Anybody know when the first Model A roadster pickup was made, and at about what serial number???

09-24-2014, 07:46 PM	#15
Maclab58 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 983	Re: Early 1928 tudor sedan My March 28 sport coupe ser#62@@@ has a different column but has the same starter set up as well as the left side e-brake. I just love the early quirks

09-24-2014, 10:09 PM	#16
al's28/33 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Redwood City, CA Posts: 1,591	Re: Early 1928 tudor sedan LOVE LOVE LOVE the early cars!! please post more pictures of the features...... __________________ 1928 "A" Phaeton (mid year with many early features) 1933 "V8" Closed-Cab Pickup Truck (originally a Model B, 4 Cylinder dating to May, 1933)

09-25-2014, 05:44 AM	#19
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,817	Re: Early 1928 tudor sedan I like the purple bucket under the dash. That is a feature I have never seen before, either. ;-)

09-25-2014, 02:11 PM	#20
Rowdy BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gothenburg Nebraska Just off I-80 Posts: 4,893	Re: Early 1928 tudor sedan Just dug mine out and no serial numbers on the housing. I know of another early chassis and may have a look at it sometime this fall. I have thought several times about buying it, but will have to hold out until I find a decent early body to put on it. Rod __________________ Do the RIGHT thing - Support the H.A.M.B. Alliance!!!!