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Top speed was around 65 mph (105 km/h). The Model A had a 103.5 in (2,630 mm) wheelbase with a final drive ratio of 3.77:1. The transmission was a conventional unsynchronized three-speed sliding-gear manual [12] with a single speed reverse. The Model A had four-wheel mechanical drum brakes. [12]
The Model A is the designation of two cars made by Ford Motor Company, one in 1903 and one beginning in 1927: Ford Model A (1903–1904) Ford Model A (1927–1931)
A model with stronger 50 hp (37 kW) engine and wartime simplifications is often named GAZ-MM, after the engine. [2] In October 1931 a Model AA was the first vehicle produced at Ford of Britain's own new Dagenham plant in England. The Model AA was also built in several nations in mainland Europe under license from the Ford Corporation.
The Model G was introduced in 1928, with a 5.3 liter side-valve straight eight engine of 125 hp (93 kW). Between 1919 and 1931, the company produced approximately 625 automobiles,. [ 2 ] They were compared to such luxury cars as Packard , Cadillac and even Stutz , and Duesenberg , and were known for their quality and style.
The Gilmore Museum also owns a 1923 Model H2, one of the first to be assembled in Kalamazoo, and a Model Y. Yellow Cab of New London, Connecticut owns the only surviving Model M. The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum owns the only surviving Model T. [ 59 ] Also present is the 1978 A11 "Cab 804," made famous in the television show "Taxi."
The Model 8-31 was priced at $2,145. The model 8-35 was priced from $2,745 for the sedan to $3,000 for the convertible coupe. The coachbuilt cars were priced close to $6,000. A convertible Victoria was listed at $3,195 but only one is known to have been built. The 8-35 & 8-52 are considered full CCCA classics. [3]
The original Ford Model A is the first car produced by the Ford Motor Company, beginning production in 1903.Ernest Pfennig, a Chicago dentist, became the first owner of a Model A on July 23, 1903; [4] 1,750 cars were made in 1903 and 1904 at the Ford Mack Avenue Plant, a modest rented wood-frame building on Detroit's East Side, and Ford's first facility.
For 1931, the automaker renamed the line to Hudson Greater Eight – implying that the new models "were even better than" the previous year because of additional engineering and styling advances. [1] However, production declined even further, dropping Hudson from the top eight car brands sales in the U.S. market. [8]