Ford Model AA Bus Body Parts, January 1931
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Ford added school buses to its product line in 1931. The Model AA school bus featured a steel body on a 157-inch wheelbase chassis. It accommodated 32 students -- 20 on two seats running lengthwise along the sides, and 12 on six crosswise seats down the center. Safety glass was standard for all windows, and three doors eased loading and unloading.
Ford added school buses to its product line in 1931. The Model AA school bus featured a steel body on a 157-inch wheelbase chassis. It accommodated 32 students -- 20 on two seats running lengthwise along the sides, and 12 on six crosswise seats down the center. Safety glass was standard for all windows, and three doors eased loading and unloading.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
28 January 1931
Subject Date
28 January 1931
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.189.8354
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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