Unlikable Aspects of The Model "A"

[Bob Bidonde]

This post will likely stimulate some discussion which is a good thing. I really like and enjoy my Model A's, but Model A's have some features I find unlikable:
1) Edsel Ford did an fantastic job of styling the Model A's, but in my opinion, a trunk hanging off of the back of a Model A ruins Edsel's styling;
2) I realize that people were slimmer and smaller when the Model A was designed, but the bodies should have been wider. I find it absurd that there is a Model A Taxi given the small nature of the Model A's bodies;
3) The clearance between the A-Pillar of the cowl and the front seat is painfully way too little making most Model A's difficult to get into and out of. If the A-Pillar was 3 inches further forward, the Model A would be so much easier to get into;
4) What was Ford thinking when they decided on those narrow tires? Henry is said to have found the Model A's ride too rough so he ordered expensive Houdaille shock absorbers be put on the car?? Wider tires would have solved the rough ride at less cost;
5) The Model A's timing pin is located in a very difficult to manage position and the dent to determine TDC is difficult to detect. I very much like the 6-cylinder Chevrolets that have a chrome BB in their flywheel which can be easily seen through a cutout in their flywheel housing;
6) The worst Model A feature in my opinion is the very poor design of the engine's main bearings. The oil drainage out of the rear main bearing is a failure, and the crankshaft thrust faces are inadequate. The width of the center main bearing is inadequate.
I really like & enjoy the rest of the Model A's features!