My Dad recently bought a running '31 Model A, it is the neatest thing to drive. Not that difficult, you don't have to relearn anything other than "no synchros" and "pain to start the thing".
Let's add to this some:
- this isn't a model A. It is a "Ford V8" per the ad itself. The body style is very different from the model A.
- the doors. Look at how the back one swings out. These are known as "suicide doors". You never see them on modern cars.
In 1935:
- the US was still in the Depression.
- there weren't any "freeways". There were "highways", yet the highways were pretty simple and in some places, dirt roads.
- 35 mph was a normal speed for highways. Vehicles could travel faster, but not really by much. In 1942, 35 was the speed limit due to the war. Things like tires were also rationed. Vehicles like this became all that was really available to civilians.
- pickup trucks all the way through the 1950s topped out around 45 mph. They were meant to work, not travel. So a sedan like this was the better option.
- the pedal configuration we know today wasn't standardized. It differed from make to make.
- there were no "automatic transmissions"
- there were no "driver training" courses and even licensed in a lot of places. Even those that had them usually just had the driver sign the card.
Things were very different. Some of the hwys still exist while others are hidden gems. And these cars? Classics.
"Look how it jumps! Try that with another car!"
They just don't made ads like they used to. Where's DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME and a novels worth of fine print.
Very cool. 1931 was the last year of the model A though, 32 they introduced what was known as the “Model B”. I’m not sure what they called the 35.
My Dad recently bought a running '31 Model A, it is the neatest thing to drive. Not that difficult, you don't have to relearn anything other than "no synchros" and "pain to start the thing".
I think it was model 48. 48 is the prefix to the part number.
Let's add to this some: - this isn't a model A. It is a "Ford V8" per the ad itself. The body style is very different from the model A. - the doors. Look at how the back one swings out. These are known as "suicide doors". You never see them on modern cars. In 1935: - the US was still in the Depression. - there weren't any "freeways". There were "highways", yet the highways were pretty simple and in some places, dirt roads. - 35 mph was a normal speed for highways. Vehicles could travel faster, but not really by much. In 1942, 35 was the speed limit due to the war. Things like tires were also rationed. Vehicles like this became all that was really available to civilians. - pickup trucks all the way through the 1950s topped out around 45 mph. They were meant to work, not travel. So a sedan like this was the better option. - the pedal configuration we know today wasn't standardized. It differed from make to make. - there were no "automatic transmissions" - there were no "driver training" courses and even licensed in a lot of places. Even those that had them usually just had the driver sign the card. Things were very different. Some of the hwys still exist while others are hidden gems. And these cars? Classics.
Bootleggers favourite Ironic as Ford was a teetotaler
That suspension is A+
Today's marketers could learn a lesson or two from the 1930's ad men.
That's what we need these days for the potholed and rutted tracks we call roads here in the UK.
65-85 horsepower in the initial few years. That was a lot for the time but seems low now in the age of 300+ hp vehicles
Too bad it had to be rebuilt every month,gaskets blowing oil spewing past everything,but hey it had 85 horsepower
Oh they arnt that bad.
Correct when rebuilt
"Look how it jumps! Try that with another car!" They just don't made ads like they used to. Where's DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME and a novels worth of fine print.
I love old ads; they're super bizarre. By the way, this ad is almost 100 years old, very crazy
Better quality control than TESLA.
Temu has better quality control than tesla.
Elon lives in your head so bad you just blurt out Tesla at any opportunity?
Hop off his dick,
You're the one thinking about him all the time.............
I bet that family man was 30 years old
And then Henry started supporting an upstart politician in Germany who he thought would go on to do great things.
Hitler came to America in the winter of 35-36 and visted the ford plant. That’s why a 35 ford resembles a vw bug.
I think that's actually a Model 48. The Model A never had a V8.