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40 Deluxe · 09-27-2019, 10:09 PM

Don't forget the question under consideration here: "Let's say it's 1931 and....". So how we drive our A's today is not the point! It's how they were used and driven in 1931! The A was not a hobbyist's toy back then. It was more a tool, almost a necessity, to get from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible during the week (on Sunday you could slow down and smell the flowers). So if the road was good enough to allow for 60-65 MPH, I'm sure A's were often going 60-65 MPH. Those were Depression years, so you didn't toodle aimlessly down back roads in your A.

09-27-2019, 10:09 PM	#7
40 Deluxe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: now Kuna, Idaho Posts: 3,779	Re: 1931 model A performance Don't forget the question under consideration here: "Let's say it's 1931 and....". So how we drive our A's today is not the point! It's how they were used and driven in 1931! The A was not a hobbyist's toy back then. It was more a tool, almost a necessity, to get from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible during the week (on Sunday you could slow down and smell the flowers). So if the road was good enough to allow for 60-65 MPH, I'm sure A's were often going 60-65 MPH. Those were Depression years, so you didn't toodle aimlessly down back roads in your A.