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03-04-2021, 03:58 AM | #21 | |
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Re: 28, 29 vs 30,31 What do you like any why?
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03-04-2021, 07:27 AM | #22 |
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Re: 28, 29 vs 30,31 What do you like any why?
I’m with Bob B......
I’m a 31 person. Lots of unique body styles in 31 and I love the slants. 68c, a400 and the 160 series are the best model a sedans built. And the 180a .... lots of show (a true beauty) but a very problematic body and top! IMHO |
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03-04-2021, 02:02 PM | #23 |
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Re: 28, 29 vs 30,31 What do you like any why?
Nothing beats the look of a nice 1929 Standard Coupe, old looks but performs as good if not better than the 30/31 style.
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03-09-2021, 03:36 PM | #24 |
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Re: 28, 29 vs 30,31 What do you like any why?
To me, the 28-29's represent the end of an era where most cars looked like they were influenced by carriage design....... primitive, angular, with tall tires and a high stance..... no flowing lines. The 30-31's hint at the explosive modernization in automobile design that took place during the 1930's when cars began to look streamlined and more like works of art. Both have their place in the eye of the beholder.
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03-09-2021, 05:01 PM | #25 |
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Re: 28, 29 vs 30,31 What do you like any why?
And then came 33’s and 34’s! Oh yeah this is the Model A forum!
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03-09-2021, 05:19 PM | #26 |
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03-09-2021, 07:22 PM | #27 |
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Re: 28, 29 vs 30,31 What do you like any why?
I own both but favor my 28 Tudor. I can almost imagine being the one with both Henry and Edsel standing next to it in that famous picture.
Someone favored his 28 for the red steering wheel. I like that too but maybe more so the mushroom shift knob, the "tuna can" tail light, those reverse curve bumpers, the coupe pillar cowl. I like the 21 inch wheels but for some time have been running 19's while waiting to powder coat the 21's. (You would be surprised how good the 21's look on my '31 Slant) The old girl has been driven by this old man over 100,000 miles in 49 states and if both of us last long enough we're driving to #50 Alaska, and home of course. She's 93 and I was 84 yesterday. Richard Anaheim CA |
03-09-2021, 07:57 PM | #28 |
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Re: 28, 29 vs 30,31 What do you like any why?
The 28's set the bar. I love how the front fenders follow the top curve of the wheels and the radiator shell is the little brother of the affluent Lincoln.
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03-09-2021, 11:32 PM | #29 |
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Re: 28, 29 vs 30,31 What do you like any why?
All 4 years are great. Even Will Rodgers admitted he never met a Model A he didn't like.
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03-10-2021, 02:16 AM | #30 |
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Re: 28, 29 vs 30,31 What do you like any why?
I guess I prefer the '30 and '31 but mostly the '30 Tudor cause I have one ans she's a beauty.
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03-10-2021, 09:37 AM | #31 |
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Re: 28, 29 vs 30,31 What do you like any why?
I like the 30-31 body style the best I have 2 of them a 1930 coupe and a 1930 pickup.
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03-11-2021, 06:31 PM | #32 |
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Re: 28, 29 vs 30,31 What do you like any why?
I prefer the 28/29 cars for the reasons others have stated. I also like the appearance of nickel plating vs. chrome or stainless steel, and the parabolic shape of the 28/29 headlights.
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03-12-2021, 12:09 AM | #33 | |
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Richard Happy belated Birthday and love your story of over 100,000 miles and 49 States. You will need to share some photos of Alaska when you make it up that way. Any chance you or someone else can post the famous photo of both Henry and Edsel? Ron |
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03-16-2021, 07:57 AM | #34 |
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Re: 28, 29 vs 30,31 What do you like any why?
I was watching some youtube videos and one said the Model A was made until March of 32.......anyone have a 32 Model A or were they branded as 31's
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03-16-2021, 09:12 AM | #35 |
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Re: 28, 29 vs 30,31 What do you like any why?
Ron- I once owned a 1931 title that was titled in 1932.
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03-16-2021, 11:53 AM | #37 |
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Re: 28, 29 vs 30,31 What do you like any why?
29 is my favorite - probably because my barn find is a 29 Roadster. The 29 seems to have some improvements over the 28's but still are very similar. They ALL are great but I still like the earlier ones.
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03-16-2021, 01:32 PM | #39 |
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Re: 28, 29 vs 30,31 What do you like any why?
I have a nice 28 Phaeton that had a 29 2 tooth box put in it.That seems to be the only real deviation from the early features on that car.If it hadn't already been done I probably would have done it myself.Whenever I find an early 2 tooth column,I grab them.I think I have two of them right now.
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