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.
Henry Ford once said something of this nature: "A customer may have a car in any color he desires, so long as it's black." Today, many people have taken this quote to mean that every Model T Ford, the car which undoubtedly made the American automobile affordable and "put America on Wheels," was painted black.
Reproduction Model A firewall terminal boxes have been made overseas for a long time and many have a hidden electrical fault that can be very difficult to locate; the fault could be disastrous and actually cause a fire.
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One hundred years ago, as 1923 ended, Ford had produced 2,011,125 Model T’s that year alone. This is still today the highest figure ever achieved by a single model in a single year. Thanks to these production numbers, Ford was able to sell these cars at a low price. For example, you could buy a Runabout for $260, the equivalent of $4,815 today.
An Ameter is an electric gauge that measure electric current in "amperes". Amperes, often shortened to "amp" is a unit of electric current. While bolts and amperes are both measures of electricity, the difference is that amps measure electric current, volts measure the pressure that's moving electricity through a circuit.
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I have found that most of the problems of overheating are caused by a stopped [...]
Basically, the points fire the coil, the coil fires the plug, the spark at the plug starts the flame and the ignition systems job is done for that cycle. But of course, now for a few more details.
We have an investment in our cars, they take up room in the garage, we clean them and attend monthly meetings. So why not drive them with a group of people who care for them as much as you do? Tours are not only about driving, you could end up somewhere you have never been before, see something new, even meet a new interesting person.
