Model A Coupe Beach Patrol
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Lots of Ocean City along the east coast. I see what appears to be a short state designation across the top of the plate but I can't read it . The NC vertical at the edge of the plate might be some special district or government designation, we have gobs of those in California.
There is some listing of a Senior Studio in Ocean City, NJ on the interweb. Wikipedia reports that the New Jersey plates of the 1930's had "NJ-####" where the "####" was the year, that could be what we see.
I got way too much time invested in this!
There is some listing of a Senior Studio in Ocean City, NJ on the interweb. Wikipedia reports that the New Jersey plates of the 1930's had "NJ-####" where the "####" was the year, that could be what we see.
I got way too much time invested in this!
Brad in Germany
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That photo was taken in 1931 and shows Captain Jack G. Jernee with a 1930 Ford Model A Coupe parked next to the beach patrol building in Ocean City, New Jersey.
Here is a higher resolution copy of that photo where you can see the "NJ 31" license plate on the front of the Coupe:
(Sorry about the ginormous photo.)
Brad in Maryland
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Here is a higher resolution copy of that photo where you can see the "NJ 31" license plate on the front of the Coupe:
(Sorry about the ginormous photo.)
Brad in Maryland
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updraught
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The long draw bar makes it easier to reverse.
ModelA29
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True but I'm sure more than 10% of the weight is on the ball. I made a 12' extension for my little sailboat trailer. My tow tires didn't even need to touch the saltwater. One less thing to rinse off after the Thursday evening dinghy races.....
Keith True
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I would say it has very little tongue weight.Pretty big overhang behind those trailer wheels.Boat trailers are always a trade off,if you hang a motor on the rear,with the trailer wheels where they are,the tail won't be trying to wag the dog.Boat trailers are always built with the axle way to the rear,that's where the motor weight always is.How many front engine boats have you ever seen?That's a relatively light load anyway,pulled by a 40 HP car,I doubt high speed fishtailing will be a problem.
