The Military Model-A

Thanks for the favorable comments, they are appreciated, and thanks to Joe K for posting the blackout covers, a great idea, my wife is working on them right now, I did know about the double A's, Phaeton, and station Wagon models but not until well after I was into my project, but thanks for posting the great pictures. I'm also a member of the MVPA and can't wait to drive the Model-A on to the parade ground at the Military shows. The tires are 600 X 16, let out a little air to ease into the wheel wells, carry a pump, the doors do open wide, no problem. Thanks again to all, see you on down the road, the good Lord willing and the creek don't rise........Old-duff.
 
Back some twenty or so years ago, I ran into a rusty collection of Mod A s behind Larsen Ford in Lakewood, NJ. In among this collection was one can that really stood out. It had a two piece windshield. I wasn't knowledgible enough to really examine the beast, but it was unique enough to catch my eye. I asked someone what it was and I was told it was a prototype military vehicle. As I recall, It was an open Phaeton type body. It appeared to be in "Original" condition, rusty! As were the rest of the old Fords there.
Terry
 
Very, very nice! We're MVPA members as well with a '42 Jeep and '43 HD WLA. I've taken our '30 Town Sedan to a couple WWII events for the Home Front area since there were plenty around during the war years. I had some fun with the local Model A guys at a show last year when I brought our '31 Woodie and wore my HBTs...
 
Very nice detailing, love the campaign hat, early helmet, and early carbine on the cab rack - suggests the truck is prewar, probably just before Pearl Harbor, or very early wartime. You should put together it's theoretical story, timeframe, where it served, etc., make a neat poster to display with it. Very cool to see an early war vehicle, now you need a slat grill MA Jeep to go with it...
 
I LOVE your truck !
There were, probably, very few "A"s in Military Service, by war time. They would, all, have been at least ten years old by 1941, and pretty well used up. I don't think that the govt. bought any used vehicles.
You do have to get rid of that red plastic coated wire on your coil, though.
Thanks for posting !
MIKE :) (mikeburch)
 
I have got the Army Uniform from 1928 - full complement of everything. What I don't have is a 1929 Army Truck ! Congratulations, as a historical researcher, I must say you have done an excellent job of 'inventing' a 'what would have been' Army vehicle.
 
It's nice to see something different done with a Model A yet somehow looks so correct.
Great job.
Love it.....
 
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