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ronn 09-25-2023 09:54 AM

Rare model A body styles......
 

we speak of 68cs, A400s, A 180s, town cars,



my question is, how many model A mail trucks are out there?
there are some rare deliveries as well. Any other body styles you can think of that arent generally addressed?
were there any race cars? Milk trucks, etc etc.

WTSHNN 09-25-2023 10:25 AM

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A lot of Postal Trucks survived as they were kept in service by the USPS up into the 50's and 60's so they were kept in good shape (for the most part) as opposed to a lot of the other bodystyles that were left out to rot in pastures or beat up in private ownership.

Standrives are fairly rare but there are still a dozen or so out there.

It is when you get into the AA's that you start to see very low numbers of survivors since some of those vehicles only had 50 or 60 examples produced.

fordfarm 09-25-2023 05:42 PM

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The 66-A Deluxe pickup produced 293 units. Of those 27 are known to still exist today and about 13 of those are running.

spdway1 09-25-2023 07:31 PM

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I have a 1928 79-A Panel Truck. Does anyone know the production numbers on these?

Bob Johnson 09-25-2023 08:25 PM

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1928 79-a 3,744
1929 79-a 22,012

TravisDM 09-25-2023 09:50 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by spdway1 (Post 2258086)
I have a 1928 79-A Panel Truck. Does anyone know the production numbers on these?

Well done keeping that in great shape.

dave in australia 09-26-2023 06:12 AM

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Australia had a fabric covered fordor, not fabric over metal skin, but fabric over the wood frame. From memory, only two still exist.

ronn 09-26-2023 06:31 AM

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WT what is a standrive? photo?

dave in australia 09-26-2023 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ronn (Post 2258172)
WT what is a standrive? photo?

https://jcristmuseum.org/museum/1931...a-stand-drive/

ronn 09-26-2023 06:51 AM

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thx Dave! had no idea........makes sense.

Brad in Germany 09-26-2023 12:10 PM

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Similar in rarity to the Australian fabric covered Fordor, one body style that isn't generally addressed and which is probably the rarest of all Model A bodies is the German made 1931 Ford Model A with a body made by Drauz (of Heilbronn, Germany). Only a small handful were ever made in 1931 and only two survive today:

http://www.classiccarcatalogue.com/F...ll_a_drauz.jpg

Brad in Maryland

Gene F 09-26-2023 01:39 PM

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I sure would like to have one of those deluxe pickups, with the side rails. (I see them stenciled with GE, and an old Fridgedair in the back some times.

ronn 09-26-2023 01:41 PM

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Brad, was there not a Glazer body made in Germany? I seem to recollect a couple of yrs back one selling. Maybe it wasnt an A?


That is an interesting car. somewhat elegant, but not 100% toward the back, for my taste.

ronn 09-26-2023 01:42 PM

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Gene, you only live once. Buy one, take a mortgage (lol) and sell it a yr later!

Gene F 09-26-2023 02:08 PM

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Yeah, and finding one .... LOL

ronn 09-26-2023 03:11 PM

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dont think it would be impossible to build a replica either.......just sayin.

TravisDM 09-26-2023 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dave in australia (Post 2258174)

That's totally cool! Thank you for sharing

Oldbluoval 09-27-2023 04:12 AM

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If they aren’t listed as a Ford production model….
Why would one think they are Model A’s?
Not to me anyway..

Gary Karr 09-28-2023 08:35 AM

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I think the rarest Model A I've seen is the three window Coupe that showed up at the Queen Mary MAFCA meet back in 1976. I heard a while back that it's still somewhere in the LA area.

Oldbluoval 09-28-2023 08:40 AM

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Gary…
There were at least 2 versions of prototypes; never produced as a Ford product as far as I know!
Those would be super cool cars!


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