An all steel body Model A?

They all had some wood, at least to tack the interior to. The fordor bodies were framed in wood, with the metal tacked on. The tudors and coupes were framed in steel, but still had wood for top bows, tacking strips, and floorboards. The late 31 truck cabs had a steel roof, but still had wood floorboards. It is usually referred to as "all steel".
 
Back in my Mopar days I had a 1931 sedan with an "all steel" Budd body. From the top of the doors up, it was wood framed. Also had a wood floor in front.
 
I always considered the Coupe, pickups, tudor sedan, all steel bodies as opposed to the Fordor sedans which had wood construction from Briggs and Murray. Of course the later 31 slant window was also all steel except for roof and tacking wood.
 
31 SW (SW = Slant Windshield) isn't all that rare. They were made in the latter part of 1931, and you can see them everywhere.

Out here in California they do command higher prices than their non-SW counterparts, for reasons I do not know. Perhaps the minimal wood issue.
 
Bruce of MN said:
I wonder why they introduced the Slant Window so late in the model run?
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advancement engineering, aero dynamics came into play and this was the prelude to the 32 cars and more. Here is a 160c. 31 SW Dlx Fordor Blindback, said to be the 2nd rarest Model A passenger car made.

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The late 31 pick up cab is considered the first all steel body because of the roof, what wood that was put in it is not considered structural, you could technically that a 26 T open car is all steel but for a closed vehicle it was the late 31 pickup that is considered the first all steel modern type construction.
 
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