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Old 10-26-2020, 09:13 PM   #2
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Default Re: Simple yet reliable....

There has been some debate about this on this forum, specifically which was the better car, Ford or Chevy? My view, although my experience is limited to Model As, is that the Model A Ford was the better car. GM cars had more wood in the bodies and, as a result, fewer survived. That is probably part of the reason, but the Model A has a large and very loyal following. To me that tells the tale. There are fewer Chevies that survived, for whatever reason and their fan club is considerably smaller.

Time marches on and the 32 Ford contained many improvements to the 4 cyl engine. The market was competitive enough that you couldn't do like Henry did with the Model T and to a certain extent with the Model A - essentially mechanically unchanged through the run of the series. Improvements were made, but beyond the changes from the early 28's, were not really significant. This should get the debate going!
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