Go Back   The Ford Barn > General Discussion > Model A (1928-31)

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 08-31-2015, 10:46 PM   #1
pig140
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 7
Default Model A interior and wheel color questions...

Can't seem to find these answers....

What would have been the original interior color for a black 1930 Tudor... gray or tan..... or could it have been either one?

I noticed the MAFCA charts don't list black as an optional wheel color for a black Tudor. Would it be "incorrect" by judging standards to have them black? They're painted a random non-Ford color, so I'm gonna paint them black either way, but I was just curious. Previous owner restoration with no pinstripe BTW.

Thanks!
pig140 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-01-2015, 05:59 AM   #2
2manycars
Senior Member
 
2manycars's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Eastern CT
Posts: 2,732
Default Re: Model A interior and wheel color questions...

The 30 tudor could have had blue hairline stripe, brown check, or gray check interior. It was not matched to the exterior color, so it could be any of them.
Until june 1930, all wheels came black from the factory. In july 1930, colored wheels became an extra cost option. The wheels were then offered in a color that matched the pin stripe. The 1930 black tudor would have had vermillion striping until september, then apple green.
2manycars is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
Old 09-01-2015, 12:40 PM   #3
pig140
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 7
Default Re: Model A interior and wheel color questions...

They all came from the factory with a pinstripe or could it have come without one? I mainly see red, a few green. Honestly, I was thinking about maybe doing this as a 1930 police car (magnets, not permanent lettering).
pig140 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-01-2015, 10:32 PM   #4
Tom Wesenberg
Senior Member
 
Tom Wesenberg's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Mpls, MN
Posts: 27,582
Default Re: Model A interior and wheel color questions...

The cars all had pinstripe and it's described in the "Paint and Finish Guide". If you use magnetic signs don't leave them on for very long. Because the magnets aren't perfectly smooth and are pulled to the steel, they do leave a mark in your paint.
Tom Wesenberg is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-02-2015, 12:24 AM   #5
pig140
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 7
Default Re: Model A interior and wheel color questions...

So my pinstripe choices are only apple green or vermillion?
pig140 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-02-2015, 06:18 AM   #6
2manycars
Senior Member
 
2manycars's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Eastern CT
Posts: 2,732
Default Re: Model A interior and wheel color questions...

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
Quote:
Originally Posted by pig140 View Post
So my pinstripe choices are only apple green or vermillion?
If you want the car to be correct, yes, Vermillion was most common, and towards the end of the year, apple green. The most correct would be black wheels,, not colored, as that was an option except for deluxe roadster, deluxr phaeton, convertable sedan, after june 1930, and the1931 deluxe fordor, and 1931 deluxe tudor. All others were black.
2manycars is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-02-2015, 04:30 PM   #7
Stew Masche
Senior Member
 
Stew Masche's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Lake Mills, WI
Posts: 251
Default Re: Model A interior and wheel color questions...

Just noticed the stripe colors available for a 1930 Tudor. Back in the late 70's my uncle purchased a low mile early 30 Tudor, the engine was stamped the first week of January, so most likely a Feb. or March build. This is an original stamped engine, and the frame matched.

We stripped off 2-3 coats of brushed on black paint, and got to the original color, which was black. There were also traces of the original pin stripe, which was a sort of straw/mustard yellow sort of color. Never thought to take a picture of it. Wheels were (and still are) black. It also had the blue hairline stripe interior when new. My dad and uncle were both of the opinion that black was ok for a Model T, but a Model A should be a bit flashier, so it was repainted in the Elkpointe/Kewanee green combination, with an apple green pinstripe. Interior was changed to brown check material
Attached Images
File Type: jpg Model A's 011.jpg (58.1 KB, 45 views)
__________________
Always one bad decision away from a good time.
Stew Masche is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-04-2015, 04:03 AM   #8
pig140
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 7
Default Re: Model A interior and wheel color questions...

Thanks!
pig140 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:03 AM.