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09-17-2019, 11:48 AM | #1 |
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How many Model A Phaetons were made?
As the title says, anyone that has information on how many 4 door Phaetons were made between 1928 and 1931?
Curious as I recently bought a Phaeton made in may 1928. As seen in the pictures it needs some work before rolling on the streets again, last time was in 1939. |
09-17-2019, 12:15 PM | #2 |
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Re: How many Model A Phaetons were made?
There were 216854 Phaetons manufactured from 1927 to 1931.
Standard Phaetons (4 door) 1927 - 221 1928 - 68176 1929 - 90291 1930 - 39886 1931 - 11060 Deluxe Phaetons 1930 - 4345 1931 - 2875 Total 216854 Detailed production figures can be found at http://www.modelahouse.com/tech/production.html Bob |
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09-17-2019, 01:07 PM | #3 |
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Thank you for the information
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09-17-2019, 03:42 PM | #4 |
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Re: How many Model A Phaetons were made?
way more then you thought huh Mikko?
they made a heck of a lot of A's.................. |
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But it was cheap! Only $395 in 1928! (That's about $6,000 in 2019 dollars.) Only the roadster was cheaper ($385). It was perfect for a family. You could put 3 people in the front seat of a phaeton (father, mother, and small child on her lap) and 5 or more in the back seat, and they were all --more or less-- out of the weather. You could not get that many people in the rumble seat of the cheaper roadster, and they got wet. If you could afford it, the Tudor Sedan was by far the most popular body style. Lots of room inside and everyone was warm and dry in the car. A lot of money, though: $495. That's 25% more! Interestingly, the Std. Coupe and Business Coupe were also $495. Who wouldn't want the Tudor for the same money? The phaeton was about 30% of Model A sales outside the USA in 1928-29, while it was only 3-5% of sales in the USA. This is due to price (import tariffs were charged on them) and they knocked down to a smaller size and weight for shipping overseas on the boat. The freight was paid by the overseas buyer. At the other end of the cost spectrum was the S/W Town Sedan at $630 (equivalent to over $10,500 in today's money) and the Town Car at $1,200 ($18,300 today)! Fun facts!
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Coupes, and even roadsters, probably were more popular with salesmen, police patrols, etc where cargo space was more important than passenger room. Guess they called it Business Coupe for a reason. |
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09-18-2019, 12:13 AM | #8 |
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The phaeton was about 30% of Model A sales outside the USA in 1928-29, while it was only 3-5% of sales in the USA. This is due to price (import tariffs were charged on them) and they knocked down to a smaller size and weight for shipping overseas on the boat. The freight was paid by the overseas buyer. Fun facts![/QUOTe Ok, basically alright but do not quite understand the piece from above quote. Phaetons were popular outside USA, about 40% production in Australia [ bodies fully assembled & partly made there] & here in NZ as they were cheap & could carry a family. Also popular in India, Sth Africa & Sth America. In US the open car was starting to go out of popularity for all the obvious reasons but open cars elsewhere were still considered versatile & cheap. The buyer here [ in NZ] & elsewhere did not pay for freight from Canada or US ; cars were priced to the market. Ford could produce at a low price & still sell taking export into account & make a good profit per car. Many of the overseas markets had their own assembly facilities & could import a lot of components cheaply. Prices did go up when particular overseas markets had to have local content [ Europe & Australia] as this could not compete with Ford sourced supplies & volumes. From 1932 on, the Phaeton was virtually gone from the NZ market [ partially due to Depression] & closed car sales dominated. In Australia& Sth America the open car was still popular up to c. 1936. Cheers. |
09-18-2019, 07:37 AM | #9 |
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Looking at your photos, you are in the beginning stages of reconstruction. If you haven't done so already, be absolutely sure your frame is straight. If your frame is sagged, it will be VERY difficult to get all four doors to all work at once.
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09-18-2019, 07:46 AM | #10 |
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Welcome to a fellow Phaeton owner. Good luck putting it all back together!
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I have seen some of his work and it's impressive what some people can do with sheet metal. But thanks for the heads up. Quote:
But they are 90 years old so maybe that's to be expected. |
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