Early AR Tudor 050-A 28-29 Sport Coupe We drive ours at fifty MPH where the road permits, faster when passing or getting out of the way of fast moving vehicles . 054-A 28-29 28,29 Business Coupe Anyway I installed a tachometer to check this out and at 2200 RPM the GPS registered exactly 48 MPH. The repop shackle was made from less than quality metal, and was glass hard. Seems to run out real good no knocks seems to do good all way around. Use a good tire preservative to the sidewalls to help slow down the drying process. Dont skimp on the quality ever!! With 3.54 and HC head I usually add 5.
040-B Dlx 30-31 Deluxe Roadster If a car isnt doing atleast 45, Ive been known to leave them. So I did not run at that speed for just maybe a 1/2 mile if that far. (Leatherback) Although I have been on the freeway because here in California the top speed now is usually 20mph!!!! My biggest feer at thoughs speeds is at the moment im running 55 year old tires. 190-A 30-31 Victoria Be sure to look at prices, availability, and ease of getting NOS or Repop Parts for you model. I can go faster, but the engine starts getting buzzy and that is fast enough with skinny tires and mechanical brakes. (Stroke), Diameter: 40 in
Also if you have 21" wheels you will have to add 5 MPH to the 2200 speed of 48 getting 53 MPH. Hello guys I have been driving the wheels off of the Tudor around town and on the back roads where I live since I have the overheating problem fixed and just wandering since I have never drove another Model A besides mine what is a good average speed? The highlight of the year is the Model A convention, where members of local clubs from all over the world share their knowledge of cars with seminars, hand on workshops, and education talks, but the blue ribbon and touring judgings is one of the most exciting parts of the entire event. thought about that yesterday on my back and forth to work, well my car normally goes on the highway around 58-60 but i do find when back it off to 50 it runs more smooth and then if i take it down to 45 it runs great all day just my thoughts, I had my 29 roadster up to 80,then i took it off the trailer.Then drove 40-45. Distinguishing between Model A Ford model years
For $385.00 you could get a Roadster and $395.00 would get you a beautiful Phaeton. Are you single or do you have a family and what do you want to do with the car, touring as a driver, blue ribbon show car or judged in the touring division? Ergo, average: 40 mph. Fuel consumption is a big factor here in the UK. I drive my car 35 tops. Its 103.5 wheelbase rode on 4.50 x 21 tires with a gear ratio of 3.77:1. Robert DeBord. I usually drive my '31 CCPU at around 35 mph, any faster then the vibrations gets too much to take. Check our club affiliates directory to find the local club in your area. what a discussion I see that there are a lot of different views out there which is good! 150-A 1929 Station Wagon WOW! and "Safety?". Your results may vary. My Coupe is essentailly standard apart from an 80 thou overbore and a 3.54 rear end and I cruise on the open road at 50 to 55mph (I have checked that with GPS ) It would go slightly faster but I get the impression that it could travel forever at 55mph . My motor was built by a very renowned engine/model A guy and he has long passed so I'm babying my baby to last forever. The engine is fairly happy until the speedometer is indicating 50mphand I am actually traveling 55mph. 1928 and 1929 Model As can be distinguished from 1930/31s by a shorter height radiator and hood; larger wheels, smaller hub caps and skinnier tires. (Steelback) Our award winning Model A magazine is a wealth of knowledge for all. I run several performance mods but that doesn't mean that I've got to push the model A any harder than I feel comfortable with !!! I think that the car would run good at the faster speeds of 50 to 55 mph but just seemed like a lot of stress on the engine, I personal like it at 40 to 45 mph on the highway maybe later when I get use to the car a little more and know how the motor is going to "hold up", but I like to play it safe also when stopping at the faster speeds I do have new cast iron drums and new brake components all around and she will slide the tires but I hope that I don't have to try them out like in a panic stop if you know what I mean! Click the drop-down menu below and make your selection. From historic images to vivid descriptions, a record of rich detail is bundled inside a single card. I could go the country scenic route which is a 40 mile round trip at 30 MPH so the cost is the same but more fun on a lovely sunny day . Blog, Five Reasons Why We (and Everyone Else) Love the Ford Model A
It actually broke in use. 140-A 1929 Town Car The sport coupe is a closed car with a non-folding, padded fabric over wood frame top; decorative, non-folding, landau irons and a zip-open fabric and glass rear window, meant to resemble a convertible. Thats what you have to figure out. Detroit. Come spring time, drain your radiator of all antifreeze, run a gallon water through with a radiator cleaner and run the car for 5 minutes, drain and replace with clear clean water and radiator rust inhibitor. Should I join my local club affiliate and why? More importantly than how fast will it go, is how fast will it stop. I need to start my Library what should I buy? Mine will do fifty but feels happier and less noisy at fourty, My '31 roadster runs great at 50-55. 225-A 30-31 Panel Delivery (Murray, Briggs) Victorias and A400 Convertible Sedans were introduced as 1931 models so they can only be 31 models. 078-B 1931 Pickup Box 160-B 1931 Town Sedan That's about all my heart can take! If everything is stock though you should have a 4.10 rear end as opposed to the car 3.78. It should be as good as or better than a new engine. The only thing that I have done to the engine is a new oil pump drive gear and distributor and new oil and plugs and a rebuilt Zenith and alternator. Very happy at 45!!!
I believe in the comfort factor, every car is slightly different from the next. The following optional colors were available:
I also personally feel more relaxed & enjoy my experience more when I drive 40/45. Things get noisy in the roadster over 40 but somehow it doesn't feel as fast with the top down. 045-B Dlx 30-31 Deluxe Coupe Running board step plates
When the Roadsters top is folded, it forms a smaller stack on the rear deck, then a Cabriolet. This question gets as wide a range of answers as what's the best oil. At 65 mph in 5th gear I'm just touching 1,800 rpm. Your results may vary. Blog, 1929 Ford Model A Roadster / wind deflector, 1929 Ford Model A Roadster / instrument panel, Inline-4, L-head valves, 201 cubic inches. 1929 Ford Model A Roadster, Maker:
I know many people using a good synthetic 10w30 oil that change every 1500 miles and some every 2500 to 5000. I agree with this. There are 2 different grease fitting on the model a, you can get the adapters from any model a parts distributor. 076-A 28-29 Open Cab (A Pickup or AA) D. Cotter Pins, There are a lot of them, in fact to be exact there are 160 pins of 12 different sizes that are used on your Model A. Thanks for the info Frank, most people don't use tach's. Weather protection is provided by removable, snap-on fabric and isinglass side curtains. Good question that once again only YOU can answer and of course your pocket book. During 1931, several models were updated with slant windshields. Kewanee Green & Elkpoint Green w/Apple Green stripe
When i have my usual passenger I can get it up to 60 in about 1 1/2 hours - downhill, of course. Black w/Apple Green stripe
Do you live in a warm climatethat does make a difference on when you can drive and how long your season will be? Below are some pics of NOS vs. REPOP parts.. buyer beware on all these items. 1930 and 31 models can be distinguished by their radiator shells. Saving up for my new ones. I can say one thing for sure as different as each car is with it's own personalty so is the driving style of each driver! I also find that it will run smooth up to 55 mph. The Convertible Cabriolet was added to the line in 1929 and included some design details, like the revised cowl, which foreshadowed changes made to the entire line for 1930. 045-B 30-31 Standard Coupe Restorers today are free to paint their cars in any color they want but the original factory colors were as follows:
1931 Cabriolet (Type 68B) & Slant Windshield Cabriolet (Type 68C)
Don't know. Tacoma Cream
Motometer or Quail radiator caps
Many people drive their cars quite fast, but I have always found that the car is happiest between 35 and 45. The little Ford was just as happy in FL as it was when we left WI. 165-C, D 30-31 Standard Fordor Sport Coupes: The Model A Sport Coupe was introduced among the original Model A body styles in 1927 as a 1928 model, predating the introduction of the Cabriolet. HA! (Murray, Briggs), 160-A 1931 Standard Fordor Sedan (Notice Bumpers were NOT standard equipment!). here are some of the costs you can expect when restoring a car: This there is not a simple answer too, but many of the vendors on our parts and vendor pages carry repop and some new parts. 1928 and 29 Sport Coupe bodies have the early style Model A cowl, whereas the 1929 Cabriolet has a hood and cowl design similar to the1930/31 models. % Kewanee Green & Elkpoint Green w/Apple Green stripe
. however if you are in a cold climate and will be storing your car in an UN-Heated garage. Thanks guys for all the different answers and different speeds that you all seem to go. I had a Tudor with only a HC head that we drove from Brent's to Dearborn in 03 and ran at 55 or more all the way there and back. 055-A 28-29 Standard Tudor, On a smooth road my model A seems really happy when my speedometer is at 48mphand according to my GPS I am going 53mph. Body Colors:
I just got a new engine with new crankshaft, new cam, inserts, Brumfield head, lightened flywheel with V8 clutch, sleeved to standard, new inserted rods. But I guess this is the nature of the beast with the stock motor in the A and the standard 3 speed transmission, I wish that I could ride and drive in a stock A so that I could compare, the only other A I have rode in was equipped with the Mitchel overdrive transmission and that was when I first bought mine and the first time that I had rode in one since my youth so I was overwhelmed with trying to take "everything" in that I could so maybe someday I can try another..but for now I will drive mine at the speed that I am comfortable with till I get better accustom with it. 150-A, B 19 30-31 Station Wagon My Phaeton is all stock restored to original condition and well maintained. When the Model A was, launched on 2nd December 1927 it caused an immediate sensation. This refers to the non-folding windshields, not the folding Roadster and Phaeton windshields which may appear to be slightly raked. mine was cruising along really nice about 78 mph today coming down the northway from lake george area,,,,but then again i do have a 239 flathead in it. Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements). It is happy at 55 mph. Typical gas mileage was between 20 and 30 mpg using a Zenith one-barrel carburetor. Start below and I am sure with what we have to offer we can get you on the right track, In 1927, after producing the Ford Model T since 1908, HENRY Ford closed his plant for seven months to switch his production to this very secretly and hastily implemented new design. Hessian Blue (Beginning 9/30 until 6/30)
The recommended interval has always been every 500 hundred miles. Nowhere can you see so many different Model A cars and trucks. Below I have listed the open and closed Model A Cars to make your choice easier. When driving a car without properly operating shocks 40 mph is fast. << /Length 4 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> Overall, the Roadster was a sportier and more affordable alternative. I was sold on a mod that could do 65. 20900 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, MI 481245029, Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation Overview, Teacher's Choice @ Giant Screen Experience, Simmons Graduate Internship: Rare Book Survey Internship, Simmons Graduate Internship: Roadside Collections Processing Project Internship, Simmons Graduate Internship: Science Based Collections Development Plans for the Agriculture and Environment Collections, Henry Austin Clark, Jr. Graduate Internship, Clark Travel-to-Collections Research Fellowship, Diversity and Inclusion Internship Program, Teacher's Choice @ Giant Screen Experience, Educator Professional Development Overview. Rotate the tires every 2000-2500 miles for even tire wear. All the guys doing 60-ish good on them, I just don't like the vibrations, sound of engine and the thought of having to do an emergency stop at 60. Search our website to find what youre looking for. If I'm just going around 50 to 55 mph I rarely take it out of 4th gear. Stay in the safety zone. (S/W Blindback)
Cigarette Cream & Seal Brown w/Orange stripe
What am I in for if I choose to buy a car that needs total restoration? Gift of John and Helen Morse. Its a simple overlay once the background is removed from one. From the Collections of The Henry Ford. The crank operated side windows could be rolled up or down to provide weather protection with the top closed or to serve as wind wings with the top open. The Model A Ford line included two other body styles which are easily and often mistaken for Convertible Cabriolets, the Roadster and the Sport Coupe. 050-B 30-31 Sport Coupe 140-B 1930 Town Car Bronson Yellow & Seal Brown w/ Vermillion Stripe (Beginning 7/31)
Off the top of my head I think the ratio is 3.78 to 1. Cruising at 30 MPH cuts fuel consumption by at least a quarter but you get more traffic backup behind you .
Purchasing YOUR car is a very personal thing, remember is YOUR CAR and you have to like it and drive it! 180-A 30-31 Deluxe Phaeton 035-B 30-31 Standard Phaeton Because of her Flat Head Ted brake system she stops very efficiently from her comfort zone speeds. 170-B Dlx 30-31 Deluxe Fordor 3-speed manual, Overall length:
The Roadster was considered an open car rather than a convertible. Fenders and Splash Apron Colors:
When those of us with overdrives get off by ourselves, we are in the 50 - 55 mph range. Unlike the Model T, the new ford came in seven body styles and an amazing four colors! Sign up for a free account, or sign in (if you're already a member). But what i noticed in our sedan, is we just go through that little vibration speed of 50-55 and it smooths out past that speed and just humms. Mind you I have made some mods to the engine and it is fairly fresh. Your modern car also has a top spped but would you or the engine like that speed very long? The Model A had 4 wheel mechanical brakes and Houdaille, double action hydraulic shock absorbers with semi-elliptic front and rear transverse springs. 060-A,B 28-29 Fordor Sedan Black w/Vermillion stripe (Beginning 3/30 until 9/30)
My old gal is 1930 coupe, pretty much stock but with a Mitchell OD. on tours we usually run around 40-50.
Whitewall tires
At $495.00, the new Ford Coupe was nice but for $550.00 the Sport Coupe with a standard Rumble Seat was a hot seller. Sport Coupes can be distinguished from Cabriolets by an exterior visor over the windshield, solid door frames which surround the side windows and partially painted instead of fully chrome plated landau irons. I run the original 3.78 gears . Also one actually folded up while trying to hold the windshield open. 150-A, B 19 30-31 Station Wagon Mine has exactly that and it does go away at higher speeds of + 50. me & my tudor are most comfortable at 55-60 mph . 1929 Cabriolet (Type 68A)
Don't think so but can't say for sure. Thanks guys for all the posts, Robert DeBord. (Drop Floor) The De Luxe Roadster was introduced in 1930, equipped with a standard single side-mounted spare tire in the left front fender, a single rear bumper, a luggage rack and coordinating colored wheels. I have a mostly inserted motor with a snyder hc head from Rich in Skokie Il. It was, at least sold as foreign made. 068-A 1929 Cabriolet, 068-B 30-31 Cabriolet