31 A history

[Steve Plucker]

John,

If in fact A4210990 is the correct engine/frame number on your car, then the engine was stamped in Dearborn on December 9, 1930.

It was then shipped, by boat, along with all sorts of other Model A parts to the Long Beach, CA FORD Asembly Plant, which replaced the Los Angles plant in April of 1930.

I was then assembled into your car sometime after arrival...more then likely about 3-4 weeks later, maybe more up to about 3 months or so.

This is not the number of car to come off the assembly line. What is the Assembly Plant code and number on your car? If you do not know where to look, go to my website, www.plucks329s.org then go to Additional Studies, then go to Letters, Numbers and Codes...there you will see how to find it.

Pluck

[ericr]

Originally Posted by Steve Plucker

John,

If in fact A4210990 is the correct engine/frame number on your car, then the engine was stamped in Dearborn on December 9, 1930.

It was then shipped, by boat, along with all sorts of other Model A parts to the Long Beach, CA FORD Asembly Plant, which replaced the Los Angles plant in April of 1930.

I was then assembled into your car sometime after arrival...more then likely about 3-4 weeks later, maybe more up to about 3 months or so.

This is not the number of car to come off the assembly line. What is the Assembly Plant code and number on your car? If you do not know where to look, go to my website, www.plucks329s.org then go to Additional Studies, then go to Letters, Numbers and Codes...there you will see how to find it.

Pluck

By boat? the St. Lawrence Seaway was not built then, I'm just curious what route it took to get from Detroit to California.....it must have travelled up to Lake Superior to a company rail depot, maybe?

I know the Company was obsessed about third parties, of any sort, making excessive profits off of trading with them, be it railroads, parts manufacturers, etc.