Superficially identical to the early 1928 - 1929FordModel A / AA truck , the 1930 - 1931 Ford Model A trucks were changed well under the cutis .
alteration included crushed , wider fenders ; a high hoodline ; stainless - brand ( instead of nickel - plated ) radiator and headlamp shells ; smaller wheels ; high-pitched steering ratio ; received vacancy wipers ; and balloontires .
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As in retiring years , the manufactory offered a comprehensive selection of commercial-grade trunk for the 1930 - 1931 Ford Model A hand truck . The most popular and hard-nosed versions of the were the fully enclosed Ford DeLuxe panel delivery and the closed in - cab pickup .
But no iteration of the 1930 - 1931 Ford Model A truck was prettier than the Town Car Delivery . offer for only two years , the Town Car Delivery was a close - pair , contract panel truck with an aluminum body and an open driver ’s compartment that could be protect by a indulgent cap in inclement weather condition .
Though used asuspensionof every 1930 - 1931 Ford Model A motortruck was the same as that of the long - lived Model T , the Model A truck was superior in every way and far more advanced .
It could do 60 mph , had a modern gearbox and electric system , and turn back much better with mechanicalbrakeson all four wheels alternatively of two .
Ford trucks pack more value for money than just about any others on the route , and Ford ledChevroletin production from 1929 through 1931 . Unfortunately , the Depression was deepening , and sale were cast off alarmingly . From 1.5 million units in 1929 , production of Model A - base truck slue to just a third of that total in 1931 .
rumour in the deal for most of the twelvemonth suggested that Henry Ford was working on a V-8 to go one - up on Chevrolet ’s six . Some say it would be put in a raw truck dividing line to replace the faltering Model A - found serial .
Finally , on July 29 , 1931 , Ford laid off 75,000 actor and closed 25 of his 36 U.S. factory until sales showed some improvement . Privately , the dodgy auto magnate recognize it was all over for four - cylinder cars and truck , and was well along with the Model A ’s substitute .
Collectible Pluses of the 1930-1931 Ford Model A Truck
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