Model A

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Monday, April 20, 2009

1930 Model A, happened across while a mechanic was trying to get it running

The body hasn't been repainted

That's the original floor mat, in the rumble seat area.

When the grandson of the owner inherited it, and pulled it out of the barn it had been stored in for many years, he had a mechanic try to get it running.

The battery was in backwards .. early Fords had positive ground, not the modern negative ground.

These 16 inch rims have a story... the 1932- 34 Fords had 16 inch rims, whereas the 1930 and 31 had 19 inch rims.

In the 40's everyone switched from 19 inch rims to 16 inch rims, because all the military vehicles had 16 inch rims and only 16 inch tires were being manufactured. The interesting side effects of WWII shortages and rationing... in the example of rims on hot rods.

What was in a Model A tool kit?

I think that box, in all it's wear and tear, is bitchin. How many could have possibly survived the nearly eighty years since it was printed?

A fan belt, a distributor cap, a crank handle... that doubles as a lug nut wrench, a couple wrenches, a pair of pliers and a crescent wrench that have been replaced or weren't original to the tool kit, a three way socket wrench... very innovative and cool.. a hammer and a jack with handle. Plus two cool little things, a lock for the spare tire, and a screw on wheel puller to break the rim loose from the axle.