Trivia Question

[Ron/IA]

I recently read a cartoon that stated; "Betcha don't know there is a Model "A" on every ten dollar bill?"

Being the curious person that I am; I looked at a ten dollar bill, but for the life of me could not find a Model "A".

Does anyone have an answer to the question?

Thanks,

 

[mshmodela]

It use to have it:

 

[Ron/IA]

Thanks. I looked at several ten dollar bills, but I didn't have one of the right age.

Do you know what year circulation they are?

Thanks,

 

[Mike V. Florida]

Well the bill design was approved before the Model A was built.

 

[Dave Mellor NJ]

I always thought it was a Brand X but most sources say it's generic.

 

[Mike V. Florida]

Thanks. I looked at several ten dollar bills, but I didn't have one of the right age.

Do you know what year circulation they are?

Thanks,

I think they stopped in 2000.

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Thanks. I looked at several ten dollar bills, but I didn't have one of the right age.

Do you know what year circulation they are?

Thanks,

Who knows??? I opened my shop in 1979 & framed the first dollar I took in---------Just looked at it----It sez, SERIES-1980---Go figger??
Bill W.

 

[Marshall V. Daut]

"The Restorer" once had a great article about this very issue. It was written by "SOSS" head honcho Charlie Yapp. EVERYTHING you'd ever want to know about this topic is in that article, including a reply from the U.S. Treasury to Charlie's inquiry about whether the car on the $10.00 bill was a 1929 Model "A" Town Sedan (the prevailing favorite guess). I don't recall which issue it was, but I think it was from the early 1990's. The full-color cover photo showed a beautiful full-page (front and back covers!) 1928 Niagara Blue Tudor Sedan on a Ford dealer's floor, surrounded by a crowd of period-dressed admiring people. It was supposed to depict the excitement generated by the Model "A's" introduction in late 1927. A SUPER cover! Find that issue and Charlie's article will answer your question.
Marshall
P.S. The answer may be a bit of a disappointment to Model "A" folks.

 

[smittykid]

I heard a long time ago that it was a Hupmobile.

 

[CarlG]

I heard a long time ago that it was a Hupmobile.

Hupmobile made a "Model A" during that period, even pre-dated the "New Ford" by a year or so.

 

[lookin-backtexas]

"The Restorer" once had a great article about this very issue. It was written by "SOSS" head honcho Charlie Yapp. EVERYTHING you'd ever want to know about this topic is in that article, including a reply from the U.S. Treasury to Charlie's inquiry about whether the car on the $10.00 bill was a 1929 Model "A" Town Sedan (the prevailing favorite guess). I don't recall which issue it was, but I think it was from the early 1990's. The full-color cover photo showed a beautiful full-page (front and back covers!) 1928 Niagara Blue Tudor Sedan on a Ford dealer's floor, surrounded by a crowd of period-dressed admiring people. It was supposed to depict the excitement generated by the Model "A's" introduction in late 1927. A SUPER cover! Find that issue and Charlie's article will answer your question.
Marshall
P.S. The answer may be a bit of a disappointment to Model "A" folks.

Marshall: Thanks for the kudos on the cover - I was editor of The Restorer at the time and selected that particular photo for the "wrap around" cover (November/December 1992). The article by Charlie Yapp confirmed that the correspondence from the Department of the Treasury denied that it was a Model A however he still didn't believe them and called it a "cover up". A phonecall he received from the Library of Congress indicated that "The automobiles shown on the reverse of the $10 note might be Hupmobiles." Later, he received a letter from the Treasury's office of Public Affairs which said, "The design for the back of the $10 note was the combined efforts of three of the Bureau's designers: Alvin R. Meissner, Clair A. Huston and Victor S. McCloskey. The original die was engraved by Louis B. Schofield in 1928 The four cars which appear in the vignette were created from a drawing of a street scene. This particular part of the design was not prepared from a photograph. In an effort to avoid claims of preferential treatment, established policy dictates that no feature depicted on currency can be identifiable with the product of a specific manufacturer." Charlie Yapp concluded with "So many parts of this engraving are so similar to the Model A Ford that comparison is inescapable. I believe that the basic street scene was created by one artist late in 1927 or early 1928 and the autos added sometime soon after by a second artist. As all Ford historians will recall, the hysteria over the new Ford was at its peak in early 1928. There are too many coincidences to not wonder . . . "

 

[Ron/IA]

Gentlemen - Thank you very much for the information. I am contacting our club librarian for "The Restorer" issue mentioned. I look forward to reading it.

Thanks,