Model A commercial vehicles picture thread!!

[Deluxe Delivery Don]

I was doing some research and found this pic in the Seattle Times dated April 29, 1928. Sorry, It's not the best picture .In my thinking it's probably the first AA Ford to be delivered in Seattle.

 

[John Butts in CT]

I was doing some research and found this pic in the Seattle Times dated April 29, 1928. Sorry, It's not the best picture .In my thinking it's probably the first AA Ford to be delivered in Seattle.

Steamships and AA's... does it get any better?

Let's try to figure out which "East Indian" this is, shall we?

Thanks, Don

 

[John Butts in CT]

Our '30 Model AA visiting America on Wheels, Allentown, PA

Lovely understated restoration Brian. Thanks for sharing. Hope you drive it

 

[John Butts in CT]

i hope you don't restore it, even if i will never get to see it. There are just way too few originals, or almost all originals left.

ditto

 

[John Butts in CT]

Steamships and AA's... does it get any better?

Let's try to figure out which "East Indian" this is, shall we?

Thanks, Don

One M.S. "East Indian" sank in 1942. Could this be "her?"

 

[LukeDahlinger]

The East Indian was a Ford owned boat, it was bought in 1925 for $80,000 and was coal fired, but underwent conversion to diesel. This boat made several trips overseas and to various assembly plants stateside. It did sink in 1942. (This came from "Rouge pictured in it's prime by Ford Bryan. A most excellent book)

The first photo shows the East Indian unloading Model T's in the 1920's.
http://vintagefordfacts.blogspot.com/2011/02/unloading-model-ts-off-boat.html

 

[John Butts in CT]

Thanks, Luke! But please change "boat" to "vessel?"

 

[me0418840987]

My 31 239-A Meat packers express. The only other picture I have seen is a factory photo. Any other pictures would be appreciated.

 

[Brad in Germany]

Ford Model A bus in service at Lourdes, France

Here is a good looking Ford Model A bus in service at Lourdes, France. Such buses were used to haul pilgrims, to get healed, at the grotto in Lourdes.

Fordially,
Brad in Germany

 

[John Butts in CT]

OUTSTANDING, Brad! Thank you.

 

[bobbycoke]

Any of you fordbarners have a pix of what I believe to be an austrailian model a "panel" truck.... it looks like a tudor model with no rear seat and a door on the rear... I have seen pictures but have CRS and don't recall where. Would appreciate any pix, info, love to convert a tudor to one, looks like just the rear door is different! thanks bobbycoke

 

[John Butts in CT]

Any of you fordbarners have a pix of what I believe to be an austrailian model a "panel" truck.... it looks like a tudor model with no rear seat and a door on the rear... I have seen pictures but have CRS and don't recall where. Would appreciate any pix, info, love to convert a tudor to one, looks like just the rear door is different! thanks bobbycoke

In this thread, check posts 150 and 158 for two German versions, and 125 for a great New Zealand catalogue. Have yet to see an Australian original. Anyone?

 

[Bick in New Zealand]

Australia only built Tudors in 28/29, so no 30/31 style deliveries would have been built. Here is a lovely period photo of one of their 1930 Panel Deliveries.

 

[Brad in Germany]

Bick,

The photo below is the US version of your truck....

Fordially,
Brad in Germany

 

[John Butts in CT]

Bick,

The photo below is the US version of your truck....

Fordially,
Brad in Germany

Bick and Brad... No offense, but I think that a Tudor Delivery was separate and distinct from a Panel Delivery?

 

[2manycars]

Bick,

The photo below is the US version of your truck....

Fordially,
Brad in Germany

OK, which one of you moved the horn? Or did you just erase the horn, Brad?
Good sense of humor.

 

[mot]

commercial vehicles

a few more trucks

 

[mot]

a few more

 

[John Butts in CT]

OK, which one of you moved the horn? Or did you just erase the horn, Brad?
Good sense of humor.

Aha!! The famous hidden horn trick

 

[John Butts in CT]

Bick,

The photo below is the US version of your truck....

Fordially,
Brad in Germany

Excellent! If we reverse all known images we can double production