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Mitch Bunkin in PA · 05-07-2010, 10:22 PM

Hi,
Here's the dealer tag on my firewall with my engine # and date.
Have any of you seen a similar tag and can you post a photo.
Thanks.

Vanspeed · 05-07-2010, 10:28 PM

Wow that is cool, I wish I had one on my coupe.

FL&WVMIKE · 05-08-2010, 02:39 PM

MITCH . . . . . . . . . .
What a neat bit of documentation to have for your car !
MIKE BURCH

Gary in MN · 05-11-2010, 08:19 AM

Here is one from ...Lou Bauer Ford on the corner of 6th and Broadway in Cincinnati Ohio.

Mitch Bunkin in PA · 05-11-2010, 08:31 AM

Very interesting. I'm surprised that with millions of Model "A's" produced, there aren't that many dealer tags.

Doug Linden · 05-11-2010, 08:22 PM

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When I purchased my unrestored Fordor from the 3rd owner, it still had the dealer decal on the dash rail. The dealer was Fay-Berry Motors in Worcester, Mass. Unfortunately I was young and had no appreciation of the significance of the decal at the time. I sure wish I now that I didn't sand off that small piece of history.

Buz · 05-11-2010, 08:36 PM

This is a car I saw at a small car show in October. First time I have ever noticed one of these plates and unusual that it's from the same dealer as yours.

Tom Wesenberg · 05-11-2010, 08:38 PM

When I worked at Main Motors, a Chevy dealership, one of my jobs was prepping new cars for delivery and that meant I had to drill two holes in the trunk lid for the Main Motors nameplate. I don't recall seeing any dealer plates on Model A's, but a guy about 60 miles from me has the Model A that his grandfather bought new and it has the original spare tire cover with the dealer logo on it. I told him what a nice piece of history he had and the car was in great condition. Against my suggestion that it should always stay in that nice original condition, he did an amature restoration on it a few years ago. Made me sick to see it again without it being original.

Mitch Bunkin in PA · 05-11-2010, 10:23 PM

Thanks, Buz. FASCINATING!! I also heard that one of Ford's short dealer training movies features the Martindale dealership.

Bob Johnson · 05-11-2010, 11:26 PM

This one is from Denmark it was on the floorboard.

Mitch Bunkin in PA · 05-12-2010, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob Johnson

This one is from Denmark it was on the floorboard.

Interesting. This is the 1st foreign tag I've ever heard of.

05-07-2010, 10:28 PM	#2
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,392	Re: Dealer Tag..Any photos? Wow that is cool, I wish I had one on my coupe.

05-08-2010, 02:39 PM	#3
FL&WVMIKE Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Daytona Beach, Fl & Spencer, W. Va, Posts: 4,442	Re: Dealer Tag..Any photos? MITCH . . . . . . . . . . What a neat bit of documentation to have for your car ! MIKE BURCH

05-11-2010, 08:19 AM	#4
Gary in MN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 192	Re: Dealer Tag..Any photos? Here is one from ...Lou Bauer Ford on the corner of 6th and Broadway in Cincinnati Ohio.

05-11-2010, 08:31 AM	#5
Mitch Bunkin in PA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pipersville,Bucks County,PA Posts: 142	Re: Dealer Tag..Any photos? Very interesting. I'm surprised that with millions of Model "A's" produced, there aren't that many dealer tags. __________________ WEBSITE=http://faculty.bucks.edu/bunkinm/ "Most people ONLY want to know what they already believe and nothing more."

05-11-2010, 08:22 PM	#6
Doug Linden Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 262	Re: Dealer Tag..Any photos? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) When I purchased my unrestored Fordor from the 3rd owner, it still had the dealer decal on the dash rail. The dealer was Fay-Berry Motors in Worcester, Mass. Unfortunately I was young and had no appreciation of the significance of the decal at the time. I sure wish I now that I didn't sand off that small piece of history.

05-11-2010, 08:36 PM	#7
Buz Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pineville, NC Posts: 118	Re: Dealer Tag..Any photos? This is a car I saw at a small car show in October. First time I have ever noticed one of these plates and unusual that it's from the same dealer as yours.

05-11-2010, 08:38 PM	#8
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Dealer Tag..Any photos? When I worked at Main Motors, a Chevy dealership, one of my jobs was prepping new cars for delivery and that meant I had to drill two holes in the trunk lid for the Main Motors nameplate. I don't recall seeing any dealer plates on Model A's, but a guy about 60 miles from me has the Model A that his grandfather bought new and it has the original spare tire cover with the dealer logo on it. I told him what a nice piece of history he had and the car was in great condition. Against my suggestion that it should always stay in that nice original condition, he did an amature restoration on it a few years ago. Made me sick to see it again without it being original.

05-11-2010, 10:23 PM	#9
Mitch Bunkin in PA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pipersville,Bucks County,PA Posts: 142	Re: Dealer Tag..Any photos? Thanks, Buz. FASCINATING!! I also heard that one of Ford's short dealer training movies features the Martindale dealership. __________________ WEBSITE=http://faculty.bucks.edu/bunkinm/ "Most people ONLY want to know what they already believe and nothing more."