Technique To Count Most Remaining A's

No matter what the number. It’s remarkable that there are so many.

I just saw one this past week rusting away in the woods on back road in Up-State New York.

The one in your garage is the only one that really counts.

Enjoy
 
CT Jack said:
Bob, you could send a letter to each state's DMV and request they search their vehicle data base for the number of registered A's they have on file. This number could provide a more accurate count as it would include both club and non club A's. Just A thought.
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Very good. If the DMV's would cooperate, this could be the most accurate for registered, licensed and presumably drivable A's. But' do we really want some other agencies knowing this? I'm thinking about air quality here, and what it could cost us.
 
WHN said:
No matter what the number. It’s remarkable that there are so many.
Enjoy
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I have to agree with you there. Living in San Diego the amount of A's that you see on the road is remarkable given thier age.
Seems 20 years ago you could'nt go anywhere without seeing a bunch of 65-66 Mustangs, but now to see one of them makes you go "wow don't see many of them any more" but see an A and it's really not to surprising
 
The hurdle I see with asking the DMV for info is that many states allow classic cars to be permanently registered with a one time fee (antique, classic, pioneer, year of manufacture plates, etc.). If that vehicle is sold to another state or overseas, is destroyed or parted out there's no way to be sure it gets unregistered. Plus here in MN we have a hard enough time getting the DMV to do their actual jobs.
 
You will NOT get any info from the state DMV's.It is available to certain entities,and it's usage is limited.It can't be shared with the general public.Insurance companies,municipalities,police.fire,safety product developers and producers,and a dozen others.The main requirement is that the info be kept in house.While it always sounded a little silly to me,a DOT officer told me a dozen reasons why it is so.Every reason made sense.
 
You won’t get any info… for free. DMV will happily SELL that information to data brokers for use in their VIO data services.
 
I shudder at the thought of voluntarily engaging DMV in any conversation other than the minimum required to maintain my, and my vehicles', licenses current. I have noticed some improvement in recent years but that's still increments above a very small number.
 
Thankfully, I have not had to deal directly with the DMV about a vehicle in years. I go thru the local AAA office for that. I did have to show up at the DMV office this last year for an eye test but I actually had an appointment for that and it went smoothly.
 
After Ford stopped selling Model A's they sent the machines to Russia who was going to pay Ford which they never did.The point is there are many Model A's made there. I don't how many were made but I bet they are still a lot still running.Anybody hear of this?
 
The seemingly stock Model A's registered with many state DMV agencies may also include cars and trucks that are registered as such but are actually chopped/channeled, sporting small-block Chevy V-8s., and various other hot rod modifications. The owners probably won't want to be required to have annual emissions testing and are quite happy to have their cars grouped among the remaining stock A's that aren't so required.

A search on-line for Model A's for sale will invariably turn up all kinds of vehicles built from an "A" body but not very many other parts that were attached to the body as produced during the 1928-31 time period.
 
ursus said:
The seemingly stock Model A's registered with many state DMV agencies may also include cars and trucks that are registered as such but are actually chopped/channeled, sporting small-block Chevy V-8s., and various other hot rod modifications. The owners probably won't want to be required to have annual emissions testing and are quite happy to have their cars grouped among the remaining stock A's that aren't so required.

A search on-line for Model A's for sale will invariably turn up all kinds of vehicles built from an "A" body but not very many other parts that were attached to the body as produced during the 1928-31 time period.
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While that’s true, any serious attempt to answer this question would have to include at least some modified vehicles in the count, regardless of the method used.
 
ursus said:
The seemingly stock Model A's registered with many state DMV agencies may also include cars and trucks that are registered as such but are actually chopped/channeled, sporting small-block Chevy V-8s., and various other hot rod modifications. ......
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EVERY 28-31 Ford registered IS an Model A. Ford made no other cars during that time frame. No amount of modifications can erase that fact. Sure you may not like them but they are still a Model A,
I can't make that statement about 32 Ford Roadsters though. Yes MANY of those are built from 100% 21st century parts. This is an example I saw last Saturday. The front axle is the only "old" part on this car.
 

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alexiskai said:
While that’s true, any serious attempt to answer this question would have to include at least some modified vehicles in the count, regardless of the method used.
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It's extremely frustrating to see vehicles in advertisements and Facebook posts that are called "Model As" even though they are just Model A bodies that are heavily modified.
Much like the general public's tendency to call all old cars "classics" contrary to the CCCA's definition.
I just have to breathe deeply and try to not let it bother me so much.
Not an easy task :cool:
 
Chris in WNC said:
It's extremely frustrating to see vehicles in advertisements and Facebook posts that are called "Model As" even though they are just Model A bodies that are heavily modified.
 Much like the general public's tendency to call all old cars "classics" contrary to the CCCA's definition.
I just have to breathe deeply and try to not let it bother me so much.
Not an easy task :cool:
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My 95 year old neighbor lady calls my '30 Sport Coupe a "jalopy." :D
 
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ModelA29 said:
EVERY 28-31 Ford registered IS an Model A. Ford made no other cars during that time frame. No amount of modifications can erase that fact. Sure you may not like them but they are still a Model A,
I can't make that statement about 32 Ford Roadsters though. Yes MANY of those are built from 100% 21st century parts. This is an example I saw last Saturday. The front axle is the only "old" part on this car.
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Agreed, and like it or not they ARE model A's
 
the Russians promised any American workers who would come work on the assembly lines, triple rate. When they got there, they werent even able to leave.
 
As an example of inaccuracy, I have a friend that is an inactive member of our local club. He has 5 A's and #6 is complete but hanging on the walls of his shop. Been that way for 20 years. And that's a shame.
 
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