Model A commercial vehicles picture thread!!

[pat in Santa Cruz]

Originally Posted by spdway1

Sorry for the stupid question...What is a Donovan engine and Ryan overdrive?

Ryan made overdrives for Model A's that are a square box mounted to the differential. I do not know the exact dates they were made, but probably around the 70's.

Donovan Engineering makes aluminum A blocks with 5 main bearings, machined to use chevy pistons, lifters, bearings. They call it the Model D 100 hp, with modifications up to 180hp. They are very expensive.

http://www.donovanengineering.com/Bl...delDBlock.html

[WTSHNN]

Here are some where the commercial vehicle isn't the center of attention in the image. These images also show non-Ford trucks and vehicles and allows a chance to compare them side by side.











-Tim

[boo]

our ELLIOT MUSIUM just started getting their model A comercial collection yesterday, ther are 57 vehicles in the collection. was donated from donnely collection. is in STUART,FL i think the musium opens in march...

[WTSHNN]

Originally Posted by boo

our ELLIOT MUSIUM just started getting their model A comercial collection yesterday, ther are 57 vehicles in the collection. was donated from donnely collection. is in STUART,FL i think the musium opens in march...

Hi Boo, I sent you a private message.
-Tim

[WTSHNN]

How about some Fire Trucks?



















-Tim

[spdway1]

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This is my friends AA that won the MARC of Excellence

[1crosscut]

Interesting that most of the fire trucks don't have a front bumper.
Dave

[al's28/33]

Those poor firemen had no top either, I guess the general thinking of the day was that a rain storm would eventually put out a fire should a house burn down during the winter months.

Anyone ever seen a Model "AA" armored truck ?????

[WTSHNN]

Originally Posted by al's28/33

Anyone ever seen a Model "AA" armored truck ?????

https://fordbarn.com/forum/showpost.p...7&postcount=38

https://fordbarn.com/forum/showpost.p...&postcount=178

https://fordbarn.com/forum/showpost.p...&postcount=109

and

https://fordbarn.com/forum/showpost.p...2&postcount=81

[ctlikon0712]

Here is a Armored GAZ.....

[WTSHNN]

How about some simple 82-B shots?





-Tim

[Dannerr]

Originally Posted by WTSHNN

How about some simple 82-B shots?

-Tim

Kuul, do you have more?

[WTSHNN]

Over on the H.A.M.B. user Froghawk posted these great images of his Great Uncle with their 82-A truck. His great uncle was a Ford Tri-Motor pilot and used the truck as a support vehicle.

Be sure to check out the original post for more of the history and pictures....







And the plane itself


-Tim

[WTSHNN]

Here are two really cool shots of a '31 Widebed Pickup from Montana.

Note the emergency light on the headlight bar and the siren mounted on the roof.





I've attached two much larger resolutions here if someone wishes to download and check out the details.
-Tim

[Gary WA]

Originally Posted by ratamahata

Thanks Luke!! This model A truck is amazing!!
CLARKE BROS MOTOR CO

Here it is today.

[WTSHNN]

I posted this picture a month ago showing a 1931 AA Ambulance at the Hoover Dam site.



I recently found the image below showing an injured person being loaded into the back of what could very well be the same vehicle.



Found it on a completely different website about the Hoover dam project so it was a random find. I like those!
-Tim

[WTSHNN]

Here are pictures of a late '31 steeltop wide bed pickup used by the Carrboro Fire Department in North Carolina.








-Tim

[SkimmerBob]

No stand drives? I thought maybe that wrecked mail truck in #173 might be.

[WTSHNN]

Well, this thread has hit over 60,000 views so why not post a pretty cool picture to celebrate?



On the left is a very rare Special Delivery parked next to a Panel Delivery. The cars say "Holcomb Candy Co." with Jacksonville Texas written on them. They are parked in front of the store bearing the same name.

-Tim

[WTSHNN]

Ok folks...

What do we have in this image? Look closely.



-Tim