John Karal: Ford Model A Transmission

Dis-assembly and re-assembly of the Ford Model A Transmission. Brought to you by the North Jersey Regional Model A Club.

  • Car Show
    Car Show

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  • Why did Ford only sell black cars?
    Why did Ford only sell black cars?

    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.

  • A Hidden Electrical Fault
    A Hidden Electrical Fault

    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.

  • Want your name, state and photo of our car on the wall in a museum? [...]

  • 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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