Photo of a Model A showroom in 1931 from The Henry Ford Museum

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Drip pans= the janitor's day OFF!
Bill W.

[spike]

that four door is missing the center bumper clamp.....I guess you dont get much for 5 bucks a day....lol

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by peters180a/170b

the cars look OVER RESTORED...L.O.L. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Peters,
They knew "cut & polish" way back then!
Chief's old school buddy, Bill Ogan, was the Ford dealer in our small Oklahoma town. Chief told me that the fenders & dipped parts WERE very shiny, but the bodies looked like he & I sprayed them in the driveway. Brent disagrees with Chief's observations, maybe the small dealers got the lesser quality paint jobs. The body paint was NOT horrible, Chief knew that I could shoot synthetic enamel QUITE well, from years of painting farm equipment. A GREAT auto shop teacher taught me all the prep & techniques. Like ridin' a bike, I think I could still do it with synthetic enamel. Any takers?? Bill W.

[Stan/MO.]

Originally Posted by Roadster62

I wonder if a 1931 Harley-Davidson show room had drip pans under the motors? Merry Christmas!

I've talked to a lot of old Harley dealers,and they told me that before they put bikes on the showroom floor,they drained all the oil out of em'
Even on the new bikes back then, the check ball in the oil pump wouldn't seal.

Happy Harley days!!

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Originally Posted by 30 Deluxe Coupe

It's mentioned that the right-hand "A" is a coupe. I don't believe that they made slant window coupes. Could it be a "Vicky"?

Many consider the Victoria to be in the Coupe family.

[montanafordman]

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My high school auto shop teacher always told us, "If it holds oil, Its gonna leak it!"

[t-head]

Originally Posted by 30 Deluxe Coupe

It's mentioned that the right-hand "A" is a coupe. I don't believe that they made slant window coupes. Could it be a "Vicky"?

Thanks for picking that up, are there anymore features we can use for a positive ID?

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by montanafordman

My high school auto shop teacher always told us, "If it holds oil, Its gonna leak it!"

John Rude, my auto shop teacher said, "If it LEAKS oil, you didn't do it RIGHT & I'll only give you a C- on the job"!! Bill W.

[ctlikon0712]

The engine color isn't the right shade of green............ lol

[fomocoloco]

If it was a Lincoln dealer, there would be oriental rugs under drip pans.