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Old 03-12-2015, 05:09 AM   #1
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Default Henry Ford's Model A (Oscar Ford)

Stumbled across this on YouTube. Some very cool period photos in there (sampled some here).

Warnings:
1. White Walls
2. Modified
3. White Wallls AND Modified

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztTOOreJRpQ

Columbia 15437-D... Recorded on April 11, 1929. Oscar Ford was from Georgia. This is perhaps the first hot rod song ever recorded, beating Frank Hutchison's "Chevrolet six", by a few months. Ford went on to release subsequent car related recordings.
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Old 03-12-2015, 05:27 AM   #2
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Unrelated photo from the same YouTube session, also with a Model A focus. Howsabout that diner??!!
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Old 03-12-2015, 03:48 PM   #3
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The '29 phaeton is the personal car of the country & western singing star standing next to it. I think he is picking it up from a local Model-A Ford dealer. Check out the non-factory, but dealer supplied accessories on it:
different color wheels, nickle plated folding windshield stanchions, cowl lights & cowl trim (might be factory Ford not sure) sidemount(s), dealer
spare tire cover and possibly more. Somewhere on YouTube is a better
picture of the car. I love pics of Model-A's from when they were new or nearly new loaded with non-factory goodies.

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The '29 Phaeton in the first photo is of Country Music legend (and my long-time personal hero) Jimmie Rodgers - the Singing Brakeman (Mississippi Blue Yodeler). He special ordered the car, and if I remember correctly, it also has a Dual-Cowl dealer installed option as well (blocked by Jimmie in the photo). The cowl-band and cowl-lites are a non-Ford accessory as is the fold-down windshield.

Jimmies recording career began in 1927 and ended with his death in early 1932.

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The top corner photo is Edison, either in the first Model A off the line at Kearny Plant or in A1 which was changed to a Phaeton for his personal use, gift of Henry Ford.
The photo below it of a '29 Fordor with surfboards, is from my great country, New Zealand ; Model A's were a favourite beach going vehicle in the 1960's when they were just cheap ''old bombs'' liked by young men.
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