DougVieyra
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I came late to the Model A World. In 1955 I did not want a Ford Model A because they were so common as 'every day drivers'. So instead I bought and drove a small number of non-Ford cars - 1928 Chandler, 1928 (gasp) Chevrolet, 1928 Reo Flying Cloud, 1928 Willys-Knight, 1928 Huppmobile. Of course I did move on to more modern cars: 1932 Pontiac and the 1934 Ford V-8. It was a few years later, in 1958, that I bought my first Ford Model A - a December 1927 Coach (Ford called it a TuDor). It had many unique features that my (many) later Model As did not have.
I lay this 'ground work' down to illustrate that I had a wide range of exposure to what other marques looked like in the 1920's and early 1930's. And I will tell you that a great many cars looked better than the Ford Model A. One of the many features that many cars had that the Ford Model A did not, was a curved and slooping panel under the radiator - very similiar to what the aforementioned tool box looks like.
It was for this reason (as well as practicality of additional storeage) that I was immediately taken with this version of a tool box under the radiator and between the bumper brackets. It really made the car look MUCH more 'in line' with the more expensive cars of the day. But if I had not had this background, I would still have like the looks of it.
That is why when they first came out, I bought two - one for my '28 Phaeton, and one for my 1931 Dlx Coupe. The two 'Apron Boxes' are quite different as regards to mounting, it must be said.
So this is yet another example of : When you see something you like - buy it ! As it will not be long before they are no longer available !
- Doug Vieyra, Eureka, California
I lay this 'ground work' down to illustrate that I had a wide range of exposure to what other marques looked like in the 1920's and early 1930's. And I will tell you that a great many cars looked better than the Ford Model A. One of the many features that many cars had that the Ford Model A did not, was a curved and slooping panel under the radiator - very similiar to what the aforementioned tool box looks like.
It was for this reason (as well as practicality of additional storeage) that I was immediately taken with this version of a tool box under the radiator and between the bumper brackets. It really made the car look MUCH more 'in line' with the more expensive cars of the day. But if I had not had this background, I would still have like the looks of it.
That is why when they first came out, I bought two - one for my '28 Phaeton, and one for my 1931 Dlx Coupe. The two 'Apron Boxes' are quite different as regards to mounting, it must be said.
So this is yet another example of : When you see something you like - buy it ! As it will not be long before they are no longer available !
- Doug Vieyra, Eureka, California