Early Model A advertisement

[frank mcdaniels]

My daughter is here for Easter and helping me post a picture.this is an early advertisement I have.you might notice there is no front bumper on this photo.i have never found an ad that doesn't show a bumper. Also no door handles and the steering wheel is red. If this works I will post photos of my old fords as soon as I take them out of storage for spring. Frank

[Tudortomnz]

Some of the first pictures of The New Ford, especially newspaper feature, depicted the cars without bumpers.
I sometimes have wondered whether Ford initially intended the bumpers to be optional ; but bumpers were mandatory but ''extra charge'' in the US, but not with Canadian cars.
Some of the '28 '29 Model AA trucks were sold without front bumpers.

[50B]

Originally Posted by frank mcdaniels

My daughter is here for Easter and helping me post a picture.this is an early advertisement I have.you might notice there is no front bumper on this photo.i have never found an ad that doesn't show a bumper. Also no door handles and the steering wheel is red. If this works I will post photos of my old fords as soon as I take them out of storage for spring. Frank

Frank:
What is the size of the advertisement.

50B

[burner31]

No front bumper? Why does that look familiar?
Note: Mine should be going back on this week-end

[Brianfrench65]

Here is a link to many Ford literature sheets, T - almost presesent:

http://www.lov2xlr8.no/ford.html

[frank mcdaniels]

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50b, The advertisment is quite large, probably about 24x36. Frank

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

"Maybe" Ford figgered that with the NEW brakes, didn't need NO front bumper?? The rear bumper protected them frum Model T's with SORRY ASSED BRAKES!!
Bill W.

[DougVieyra]

A great many of the earlier (and sometimes, later) advertizements were artist sketches, not photos. In such cases one often times finds oddities that differ from actual production models - more representative of the artist than actual factory production cars. The 'no bumpers' is just such an example. The 'French Pillar' on 4-door cars is another example.

- Doug Vieyra

[2manycars]

That print is most likely one that was meant to hang in the dealerships before every dealer got a demo. There is a Ford memorabilia museum here in CT and he has one of every model for 28.
The early illustrations were often a bit different than reality.

[50B]

Originally Posted by frank mcdaniels

My daughter is here for Easter and helping me post a picture.this is an early advertisement I have.you might notice there is no front bumper on this photo.i have never found an ad that doesn't show a bumper. Also no door handles and the steering wheel is red. If this works I will post photos of my old fords as soon as I take them out of storage for spring. Frank

If you have a small #8 in the lower right hand corner then you have what post #9 says.
I have print #7 the Coupe.

50B

[Brad in Germany]

Frank,

What you have is an original Ford Model A showroom poster from the first series of posters that Ford produced. Here it is hanging on the wall of this Ford dealership with your's next to it for comparison:


(University of Louisville Photographic Archives)

You have a very nice poster!

Fordially,
Brad in Maryland