The
MODEL A FORD
!!!! A Car we will never forget
!!!!
The
MODEL A FORD
!!!! A Car we will never forget
!!!!
| By 1926 Ford's "Tin Lizzie" was getting
old. It had been in production since 1908 with few major changes even though
it looked like there was.
It was the same under the skin. Henry's son Edsel was pushing to move ahead and design and build a completely “NEW FORD" Finally on July 20th, 1926 the order was given to to start work on a new ford which was to become the MODEL A, a name Ford lovers would never forget. The last of the Model T's was built on May 26th, 1927. It was car No. 15,000,000. It is said Ford spent $100,000,000 on the new car design and for retooling of the Rouge plant to build the new Model A. That was 1027 dollars. The car contained over 1800 more parts then the Model T 6800 compared to 5000. The first Model A rolled off the production line on Oct. 20th, 1927 but it was not released to the public until Dec. 2nd, 1927. The Model A came in seven body styles and an amazing four colors! The engine had a displacement of 200.5 cubic inches and produced a 40 HP at 2200 rpm. It had a 3 speed sliding gear transmission with 1 speed reverse. The Model A had 4 wheel mechanical brakes and double action hydraulic shock absorbers with semi-elliptic front and rear transverse springs. Top Speed was around 65 mph. It came with standard equipment such as a Starter, Five Steel Spoke Wheels, Dash light, Mirror, Windshield Wiper, Oil Gauge, Gasoline Gauge, Rear and Stop Light, Speedometer, Tools and Pressure Grease Gun Lubrication. Something only much higher priced cars offered. The prices were low even by the standards of 1927. The Tudor Sedan sold for $495.00 with the Fordor bringing $570.00 F.O.B. Detroit. For $385.00 you could get a Roadster was $385 while and a beautiful Phaeton was $395.00. A $495.00, would get you the new Ford Coupe and for $550.00 the Sport Coupe with a standard Rumble Seat was available. As nice as the model A was it was only in production for four model years, 1928 to 1931. From the pictures I had available I tried to show a selections of these models. I would also like to invite any of my visitors that have a picture of a Model A Ford that they would like to have shown on this page to e mail me a copy. |
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Laurent_d'Entremont of West Pubnico Nova Scotia, Canada |
Laurent_d'Entremont of West Pubnico Nova Scotia, Canada Laurent is showing the engine to some curious visitors |
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