Did you know?
That the original striping to Model A Fords was painted by hand at the Ford assembly plant using thick paint and brushes made from the hair of squirrel tails. It is amazing how precise and straight the lines could be made using this method. Men without previous experience were trained at the Ford
plant to effectively use this method in two to three weeks.
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That the maximum number of Model A Fords produced on any one day was 9,100 on 6th June 1929
Per a 1963 publication titled the "Model A Handbook" by Peterson Publishing Company there were the following total Model A's built;
3,960,466 Passenger Cars
1,062,121 Commercial Vehicles
5,022,587 Total
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The last Model A Ford was built December 7th, 1931
The Ford Motor Company ended production of the 1931 Model A on December 7th, 1931, idling its plants to retool for the upcoming 1932 line of all-new cars including the Model B with the first 4-cylinder engine made by Ford with counterbalanced crankshaft and its V-8 sibling that featured the industry's first mass-produced monoblock V-8 engine. Although photos of the Model B appeared on December 5th, they would not be available in Ford dealerships until March 1932.
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That the word Ford on the company logo is actually Henry Ford's signature? It appeared on some Model C cars in 1904 and the oval was added in 1912 for signs for Ford dealerships.. It made it's debut on Ford cars in 1928. The deep blue color is known as "Corporate Blue"
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The Model A Ford manufactured in 1928 was introduced into Australia state by state and the introduction to South Australia was held on the 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th May 1928.
The venue used was the Exhibition Building North Terrace Adelaide.
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Henry Ford never permitted his advertising agency to use pictures with people smoking or even mention cigarettes. He disliked the habit of smoking.
