Another Big Foot Model A

[Mike Peters]

My neighbor just emailed me this. AA radiator shell and 30-31 rear brake drums. Other than that, this is a mystery. Would anyone else like to shed some more light on this very odd and interesting AA truck?

[Y-Blockhead]

Wow!! Didn't know they had DUB's back then...
http://www.carid.com/dub-wheels/32-inch/

[Bob C]

Looks like the front axle is turned upside down.

Bob

[DougVieyra]

That was a 'custom made' vehicle made exclusively for the delivery of U.S. Mail to the rural areas of the country side. I have seen several of these types of vehicles - all were made to deliver the U.S. Mail, although I am sure that others were built to deliver other types of goods as well.

Other similiar vehicles of this type I have seen were based on the then current Model T. None of these types of vehicle have I seen that were not based on the FORD platform.

- Doug Vieyra, Eureka, Calif 56 degrees at noon.

[Fred]

Where ever it is, must have some pretty high water, & Mail Boxes !!..

[34Fordtk]

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They mostly were made for winter snow and BTW all of our cars had "DUBs" form the factory 19" and 21" !! LOL....

[Y-Blockhead]

Shoot, 19's are "normal" these days. My wife's 2014 FLEX has 20's from the factory. That Mail Car in the OP has some DUB's... wahaha!!!

[Chris Haynes]

That radiator shell was used on all commercial trucks. A and AA.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by Fred

Where ever it is, must have some pretty high water, & Mail Boxes !!..

Fred,
There's a mailbox on top of a 12' pole, just south of town. It's lettered, "AIR-MAIL"---It's been there since the '50's!
Bill W.

[hardtimes]

Hey Mike,
Wow, they were into customizing As from the beginning ! Wonder where they got those humongous custom tires make and by what company ?

[ronn]

That A belonged to P diddys Dad.....

He started the "high wheel" movement!

[Midwest Tin]

Hi Mike,
Interesting A with a T front axle or A upside down?. Also I like the gas station in the back ground.
Thanks, Jim Sinclair

[ABento]

The tires have the same tread design of the old basket style hay rakes,wheels most likely from the same implement and just modified for the truck hubs.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by ABento

The tires have the same tread design of the old basket style hay rakes,wheels most likely from the same implement and just modified for the truck hubs.

I was thinking the same thing. I just wasn't sure if the farm implements had rubber tires back then.

[Jeff/Illinois]

That's neat. Monster Model A's. Could you imagine this parked outside a Ford dealership today for display?

[Joe K]

I think the "Unauthorized Accessories" book shows the High Wheel options.

Maybe referred to as "Stilt wheels?"

Joe K

[hardtimes]

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

I was thinking the same thing. I just wasn't sure if the farm implements had rubber tires back then.

Hey Tom,
Ha, none that I ever rode on or worked with had rubber on wheels. Cannot tell whether these are with air (pneumatic ..where in heck did the P come from in newmatic anyway ) or not.

[Joe K]

Pneumatic. The "P" is silent - like in swimming.

Sorry - old joke.

Joe K

[neds29]

My grandfather in North Dakota had a rural mail route and drove a Model A with huge wheels like that one. I have a picture of it someplace and will try to find it.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Big Foot is dead.
Sorry Mike.

[Drive Shaft Dave]

Back about 1961 before the days of 35W , there was a town north of Mpls St Paul on Highway 61. Next to a gas station of the town sat the most strangest Model A I have ever seen. It looked a lot like the one pictured except the tires were much skinnier. Every time we came through that town on our trips to the lake I would look for it. I remember that it was 1930 features, had stainless shell. Finally saw a picture of it in the book Unauthorzed Accessories.

[Mike Peters]

I've just looked at all the replies and they all bring a smile. Thanks.
These high wheelers certainly are very striking. In fact, I've got a couple of rough AA trucks in the barn just sitting there with nothing to do. HMMMM?? It wouldn't be impossible to weld some monster spokes to AA hubs and attach to very narrow antique 38" tractor rims? Would need to be careful to set it all up true. This one only has four large spokes. So many projects, so little time! SIGH!!

[ABento]

I can't think of the model hay rake that had tires very similar to those but we had one of them but that was years ago.
I would think that if cars had tires why the farm implement's would not have them also.

[smittykid]

Just came across this one. Listed as "Car of the week" on "Old Cars Report" Smitty