Ford Model A Town Car Delivery Truck for Freeman's Dairy, Pennsylvania, 1931

Summary

The Type 295-A Town Car Delivery was Ford Motor Company's most expensive and prestigious commercial Model A truck. Its embellished body and open driver's compartment (resembling a town car) appealed to specialty businesses who wanted their delivery vehicles to impress high-end clientele. Freeman's Dairy operated this Town Car Delivery truck in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

The Type 295-A Town Car Delivery was Ford Motor Company's most expensive and prestigious commercial Model A truck. Its embellished body and open driver's compartment (resembling a town car) appealed to specialty businesses who wanted their delivery vehicles to impress high-end clientele. Freeman's Dairy operated this Town Car Delivery truck in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1931

Collection Title

General Photographs Series 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.56624.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.875 in

Width: 11 in

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