Ford Model A | Buyer’s Guide
As host Danny Hopkins, editor of Practical Classics magazine, puts it in our latest buyers guide video, driving a Ford Model A is completely addictive. Produced from 1928 to 1930 in numbers exceeding 5 million, there are still plenty of these “absolutely fantastic” vehicles to be had. Follow along as Danny goes over the ins and outs of these cars, including typical problem areas.
Open house at the Long Beach Ford plant in 1930.
Model A Vehicles in Action
A new Model A Ford is delivered and prepped for the new owner.
Introduction to the new Model A Ford
After rebuilding several Model A engines, Burtz identified their many weaknesses, including the materials they were originally made of. By inspecting engines modified for oval track competition and Bonneville speed record attempts – plus a few used to power aircraft, where reliability means the difference between life and death – Burtz developed major design improvements.
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