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- 1928 Ford Model A Sedan - Hector Quevedo Abarzua grew up in Chile admiring Henry Ford. Abarzua collected three Model A Fords and used the best parts from each to create this sedan. In October 1992, he and his son Hugo set out with the car on a 22,000-mile drive from Punta Arenas to Henry Ford Museum, arriving in December 1994 and fulfilling a lifelong dream.
- 1928
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1928 Ford Model A Sedan
Hector Quevedo Abarzua grew up in Chile admiring Henry Ford. Abarzua collected three Model A Fords and used the best parts from each to create this sedan. In October 1992, he and his son Hugo set out with the car on a 22,000-mile drive from Punta Arenas to Henry Ford Museum, arriving in December 1994 and fulfilling a lifelong dream.
- Edsel Ford and Henry Ford Introducing the New Ford Model A at the Ford Industrial Exposition in New York City, January 1928 - Henry Ford and Edsel Ford introduced the Model A on December 2, 1927. After 19 years of Model T production, the public was eager for Ford Motor Company's new car. It took six months of intensive design work and plant retooling, but the Model A was a hit. Ford sold nearly five million cars over the Model A's four-year production run.
- January 01, 1928
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Edsel Ford and Henry Ford Introducing the New Ford Model A at the Ford Industrial Exposition in New York City, January 1928
Henry Ford and Edsel Ford introduced the Model A on December 2, 1927. After 19 years of Model T production, the public was eager for Ford Motor Company's new car. It took six months of intensive design work and plant retooling, but the Model A was a hit. Ford sold nearly five million cars over the Model A's four-year production run.
- 1930 Ford Model A Touring Car - The Model A's two-year-old styling was refreshed for 1930 with new sweeping fenders, a new radiator, smaller wheels, and a longer hood. Ford sold nearly 1,160,000 Model As in 1930, but only 16,470 were open phaetons like this car. Most buyers preferred closed sedans or coupes, with permanent roofs and roll-up windows.
- 1930
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1930 Ford Model A Touring Car
The Model A's two-year-old styling was refreshed for 1930 with new sweeping fenders, a new radiator, smaller wheels, and a longer hood. Ford sold nearly 1,160,000 Model As in 1930, but only 16,470 were open phaetons like this car. Most buyers preferred closed sedans or coupes, with permanent roofs and roll-up windows.
- 1929 Ford Model A Roadster - Falling sales and pleas from his staff finally convinced Henry Ford to retire the Model T in 1927. Workers and factories sat idle for six months while Ford retooled for the replacement car. The new Model A was more mechanically advanced and stylish than its predecessor. It was a hit too, with nearly five million sold over four model years.
- 1929
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1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Falling sales and pleas from his staff finally convinced Henry Ford to retire the Model T in 1927. Workers and factories sat idle for six months while Ford retooled for the replacement car. The new Model A was more mechanically advanced and stylish than its predecessor. It was a hit too, with nearly five million sold over four model years.
- "Tin Lizzie: The Story of the Fabulous Model T Ford," 1955 - This book by historian Philip Van Doren Stern celebrates Ford Motor Company's revolutionary Model T. (Stern, primarily known as a Civil War researcher, also authored the short story that inspired the screenplay for <em>It's a Wonderful Life</em>.) Stern's text is illustrated with historical photographs as well as sketches by artist Charley Harper, who also illustrated the book jacket and endpapers.
- 1955
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"Tin Lizzie: The Story of the Fabulous Model T Ford," 1955
This book by historian Philip Van Doren Stern celebrates Ford Motor Company's revolutionary Model T. (Stern, primarily known as a Civil War researcher, also authored the short story that inspired the screenplay for It's a Wonderful Life.) Stern's text is illustrated with historical photographs as well as sketches by artist Charley Harper, who also illustrated the book jacket and endpapers.
- Drawing, Steering Ball Socket, 1903 Ford Model A, June 15, 1903 - The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- June 15, 1903
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Drawing, Steering Ball Socket, 1903 Ford Model A, June 15, 1903
The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- 1903 Ford Model A Touring Car outside Henry Ford Museum, 1949 - In naming its first product, Ford Motor Company logically settled on "Model A." The two-cylinder automobile could be fitted with an optional tonneau -- a rear seat compartment -- entered through a door in the back. The Model A was one of the first large-production cars with a steering wheel instead of a tiller. Total production was somewhere above 670 units.
- April 26, 1949
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1903 Ford Model A Touring Car outside Henry Ford Museum, 1949
In naming its first product, Ford Motor Company logically settled on "Model A." The two-cylinder automobile could be fitted with an optional tonneau -- a rear seat compartment -- entered through a door in the back. The Model A was one of the first large-production cars with a steering wheel instead of a tiller. Total production was somewhere above 670 units.
- Henry Ford with First 1928 Ford Model A Engine, October 1927 - After years of slumping sales for the aging Model T, Ford Motor Company introduced its all-new Model A for 1928. Henry Ford launched production by stamping the serial number "A-1" into the first Model A engine on October 20, 1927. Ford officially revealed the car to the public six weeks later.
- October 20, 1927
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Henry Ford with First 1928 Ford Model A Engine, October 1927
After years of slumping sales for the aging Model T, Ford Motor Company introduced its all-new Model A for 1928. Henry Ford launched production by stamping the serial number "A-1" into the first Model A engine on October 20, 1927. Ford officially revealed the car to the public six weeks later.
- Postcard of an Advertisement with a Ford Model A Worked in Needlepoint, "There's No Place Like Ford," 1974 - This postcard shows a charming advertisement created as part of a "Come Home to Ford" marketing campaign launched by the Newark (New Jersey) District Ford Dealers Association in 1974. It and other similar ads were based on original needlepoint designs by Janet McCaffery and Judy McGuggart. Their works featured vintage Ford Model As and then-current Ford Pintos.
- 1974
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Postcard of an Advertisement with a Ford Model A Worked in Needlepoint, "There's No Place Like Ford," 1974
This postcard shows a charming advertisement created as part of a "Come Home to Ford" marketing campaign launched by the Newark (New Jersey) District Ford Dealers Association in 1974. It and other similar ads were based on original needlepoint designs by Janet McCaffery and Judy McGuggart. Their works featured vintage Ford Model As and then-current Ford Pintos.
- 1903 Ford Model A Tonneau - In naming its first product, Ford Motor Company logically settled on "Model A." The two-cylinder automobile could be fitted with an optional tonneau -- a rear seat compartment -- entered through a door in the back. The Model A was one of the first large-production cars with a steering wheel instead of a tiller. Total production was somewhere above 670 units.
- 1903
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1903 Ford Model A Tonneau
In naming its first product, Ford Motor Company logically settled on "Model A." The two-cylinder automobile could be fitted with an optional tonneau -- a rear seat compartment -- entered through a door in the back. The Model A was one of the first large-production cars with a steering wheel instead of a tiller. Total production was somewhere above 670 units.