My Model A Was Recalled....

[Tom Wesenberg]

Well, the end is in sight now. Here's the sad update. What you see lying in piles of twisted metal is what used to be the paint section of the Twin Cities Assembly Plant. The main assembly plant is such a nice looking building, it's too bad they are going to tear it down also.

 

[Ron in Quincy]

Tom,

My Feb. 29 Roadster's will never get to see its birth place, T.C. !!!

Sure sad to see these old beautiful buildings being torn down.

Ron

 

[Skrain]

How would someone go about finding out where your car, or at least most of it was originally assembled?
Pretty sure the engine number won't be much help, as they could be swapped fairly easily.

Also, are there records anywhere of what type of vehicle a given engine was originally installed in?

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

How would someone go about finding out where your car, or at least most of it was originally assembled?
Pretty sure the engine number won't be much help, as they could be swapped fairly easily.

Also, are there records anywhere of what type of vehicle a given engine was originally installed in?

Look on the floor or subrail in the area where your left heal would be if you sit in the driver's seat with your feet straight down. My 1928 Phaeton has TC476 stamped in the floor, and part of the number is under the seat riser, which tells me the number was stamped in before the seat riser was installed. The "TC" stands for Twin Cities, and that's where all 3 of my A's were built.

 

[Dick Carne]

Lance -

As to your comment about a picture of your car in front of the recently closed Ford assembly plant in Hapeville, I believe that up until at least the mid-1930's, Ford's assembly plant may have been on Ponce de Leon next to Sears. If so, that building is still there, but several years ago there were plans to convert the facility to condo units. I may be mistaken on this point, but I seem to remember it having served as an armory at one point back in the 1950's and early 1960's.

 

[MrTube]

Nice pictures, It sad that all theses plants are closing, and people are buying foreign cars.

It may not be as bad as you think.
I realize its not Ford, but Chevrolet's small car sales are up 229% from 2010 and those cars are made right here in the USA including the turbocharged 4 cylinder engines. If I recall, I think 60 or 80% of the car's parts are made here. I own one of both of the cars in this statistic, a Cruze and a Sonic.

I don't know Ford's info but I do know their small cars are selling good as well with great reviews.

As far as I can tell, the USA is taking it back, finally after failing at it (small cars) for 30+ years.

I believe a 1/4 of Chevrolet's small car sales are to kids under the age of 25. And we all know what happens when your first car is a Chevrolet, or a Ford, or anything else. Typically assuming you like the car, ALL of your cars from then on will be that brand. So this is a great thing for America.