General Information

Serial #

CA125523

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

FERROUS & NON-FERROUS METAL BODY, PARTS/ WOOD PARTS/ SYNTHETIC? TOP, SEAT, & FLOOR COVERINGS/ CANVAS ROOF/ GLASS WINDOWS, LIGHTS ETC/ SYNTHETIC STEERING WHEEL, PARTS/ RUBBER TIRES, PEDALS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

404.0 cm

Width

132.0 cm

Height

178.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

190.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Ford

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Windsor

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1929 TO 1986

Canada

A CANADIAN MADE EXAMPLE OF THE TRUCK VERSION OF ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AUTOMOBILES PRODUCED IN NORTH AMERICA IN THIS CENTURY. MODEL A CARS & TRUCKS REPLACED THE FORDMODEL T. SOME 266,855 VEHICLES WERE MADE IN CANADA BETWEEN FEB. 1928 & 1932 WHEN PRODUCTION CEASED IN CANADA & THE U.S. DUE TO COMPETITION FROM OTHER MFRS.

Function

A RELATIVELY SMALL TRANSPORT VEHICLE, USED TO CARRY SMALL LOADS

Technical

AN EXAMPLE OF A FORD MODEL A VEHICLE, THE MUCH ANTICIPATED SUCCESSOR TO THE LEGENDARY MODEL T, INTRODUCED IN DEC. 1927 AFTER PRODUCTION OF THE MODEL T CEASED IN 1926. THE MODEL A WAS A SIMPLE CAR, EASIER TO DRIVE THAN THE MODEL T. INITIALLY THE MODEL A CARS & TRUCKS SHARED THE SAME ENGINE & CHASSIS DESIGN. AN OPEN CAB (MODEL 76A) & A CLOSED CAB (MODEL 78A) WERE OFFERED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

SILVER & BLACK 'Ford' ON RADIATOR CASING/ 'Ford' EMBOSSED ON METAL PLATES ON RUNNING BOARDS/ BLUE & WHITE FORD LOGO ON SPARE TIRE COVERS

Missing

ORIGINAL 2 BLADE RADIATOR FAN REPLACED BY 4 BLADE

Finish

GREEN PAINTED EXTERIOR (ROCK MOSS GREEN)/ BLACK PAINTED RADIATOR SHELL, HEADLIGHT CASINGS, FENDERS/ CREAM COLOURED WHEEL RIMS & SPOKES (TACOMA CREAM)/ BLACK TOP EXTERIOR, SEAT COVERING, INTERIOR FLOORING, STEERING WHEEL, PEDALS/ CHROME PLATED EXTERIOR & INTERIOR PARTS/ GREEN PAINTED DASHBOARD/ GREEN TOP INTERIOR/ VARNISHED WOOD

Decoration

PLATED HOOD ORNAMENTS CONSISTING OF MEDALLION FLANKED BY OUTSPREAD WINGS