The new year brings new responsibilities

Joop

Joop

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HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

Marlies and I have decided to help out the A-400 Group even more and become also there Editor and Treasurer.

Silvia and Bill Edstrom and Jim Wiederhoeft have done so much in six years and now staying healthy is very important. So as of January 1st 2011 we are taking over these tasks.

We'd like to ask all the Barn visitors to check around, find lost cars, write stories, technical articles and send pictures, as we appreciate all the help we can get.
Thanks in advance.
Marlies and Joop Plaggenborg
 
Good reminder for me to send in the dues.

Hope you have a Happy New Year and your new tasks don't overwhelm you.
 
Hi John

With help of people like you (who wrote for de magazine before) it will be easier to do that job

Joop
 
My guess is it has something to do will everyone I've meet in the past 45 years calling them A-400's. Is there a record of how many are still out there, cars anh bare bodies? :)
Chris in Jax said:
it's a very nice web site.

but I wonder why it is the "A-400" page rather than the "400-A" page. :confused:
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I have 325 cars with body tags on my list, about 38 without a body tags makes it 363 cars total. Some have been hot rodded :~(.

Here is a lengthy explanation about A-400 versus 400-A


Now, I have been asked by many A400 owners and non-owners why is our club called
A-400 Group and why do we refer to the Convertible Sedan 400-A as the A400. First, the
A400 Group was the name that Ed Rossig gave the club in March of 1963 when he reorganized
and published the A400 Manual. He states:
“The term A-400 will be used instead of the original Ford Parts Book
designation ‘400-A’. This departure from true authenticity is probably
due to many proud owners capitalizing on the number to publicize the
rarity of the styling by labeling the car A-400, intimating that it
belongs to the upper crust of Model A Society—and maybe it does.”
I believe there is another explanation:
Model A owners just started referring to it as the “Model A 400”, dropping the
name, Convertible Sedan, and as time went by, they dropped the word, Model, and just started
calling it the A400 for short. “A” stands for Model A and “400” stands for the Convertible Sedan
400-A. In conclusion, our club has been referring to our Convertible Sedan 400-A as the A-400
since the club’s inception in 1953 and I believe even if we are departing from the true authenticity
of Ford’s designation, we can be proud to continue using A400 even if it does disturb the
purists. We do have the “Aristocrat of the Model As” and after 55 years of referring to it as an
A400 the tradition should be kept. Bill Edstrom
 
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