Question please

[V4F]

were there any "model As" made in 1932 as a "model A" not a "B" ?

[SeaSlugs]

there were AA's made in 32, not sure about the cars though.

[Jim Brierley]

Don't know, but doubt it. Ford would have had to interrupt his assembly line to do it.

[Jason in TX]

I would guess you may find a "Model A" with a 1932 title in some states if it was a late production A sold at the end of the year. Some states assigned the title date to the issue time if I remember correctly. I could be wrong.

[ratamahata]

. Model A engine numbers from 1932...

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[ratamahata]

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+ 18000 engines produced...

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[V4F]

engines I understand , but I thought the '32s were "B"s . thanks all .....

[Dollar Bill]

You are correct. 1932 was first year of the model B. However they built A's at the beginning of 1932.

[Tiny]

I read in an old Restorer recently that it was April of 32 before assembly plants ran out of 31 models. I don't know if that's true but if it was written in the Restorer it must be!!

[Ron in Quincy]

The Model A was built into almost April 1932, that is why the 32's are quite rare as they were only built for about 8 Months before the 33 came out.

I know of 5 A's that were built in Feb. and March of 1932, and the engine and frame numbers match.

Ron

[Steve Plucker]

Yes they did and later I will post the car types and amounts.

Stay tuned....

Pluck

[Charlie Stephens]

Originally Posted by Jim Brierley

Don't know, but doubt it. Ford would have had to interrupt his assembly line to do it.

The first '32 didn't come off of the assembly line until March 10, 1932 (the date Henry stamped engine #1). There wasn't much of an assembly line to interrupt. Model B engines were produced as early as November 1931 but Ford waited so the V8 could be the first 1932 Fords sold.

Charlie Stephens

[pgerhardt]

Originally Posted by ratamahata

+ 18000 engines produced...

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The engine in my model A was made in 1936! (diamond block)

[Joop]

Dutch instruction book 1932

[Steve Plucker]

Here you go...1932 production according to the 1932 Assembly Record Types by the Ford Motor Company:

January
St. Louis...1 Phaeton; 30 Town Sedans;
Edgewater...4 Deluxe Roadster; 1 Standard Sedan; 1 Town Sedan; 1 Convertable Sedan; 20 Station Wagons;
Charlotte...4 Station Wagons;
Chester...1 Station Wagon;
Denver...3 Station Wagons;
Jacksonville...3 Station Wagons;

February
Edgewater...1 Deluxe Phaeton; 1 Deluxe Coupe; 1 Victoria; 1 Tudor Sedan; 1 Standard Sedan;
Atlanta...5 Station Wagons;
Charlotte...3 Station Wagons;
Jacksonville...1 Station Wagon;
Memphis...2 Station Wagons;
Milwaukee...2 Station Wagons;

March
Memphis...5 Station Wagons;

April
Edgewater...2 Deluxe Roadster.

This was it for the "domestic" production (USA) in 1932 for Model A Fords.

Now this does not include the "foreign" production and the "Canadian" production and it does not include the domestic Commercial "A" production which had many more body styles and numbers for each.

April was the last month for Canadian "A" production.

Foreign production moved right along through 1932 but slowed way down about July-August 1932.

All of this will come out in Model A News soon.

NOW for the "AA" production...Now that is another story on its own!

I have got more done on this than I thought...Guess I will have to finish it and get it on my website.

Pluck

[MikeK]

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