Ford Plant Long Beach, 1930

John Karal: Ford Model A Engine Block Leak Detection

John Karal: Ford Model A Engine Block Leak Detection

Model A Fords at various locations.

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After rebuilding several Model A engines, Burtz identified their many weaknesses, including the materials they were originally made of.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.