1929' Ford Model A Tudor

AUCTION VENUE

Imperial War Museum

Duxford
Cambridgeshire
CB22 4QR

AUCTION VIEWING

Tuesday 17th March 2020 from 12pm to 6pm
Wednesday 18th March 2020 from 9am to 1PM

AUCTION STARTS
Wednesday 18th March 2020 1PM
ESTIMATE £10,000-£12,000


Registration No: DSV984
Chassis No: 1641243
MOT: Exempt

Desirable 3.3 litre engine
Evidently the subject of a comprehensive restoration
All handbooks and manuals present
History file dating back until 1990
Opening windscreen
Fitted with temperature gauge
Indicators fitted
Amid rumours that several States were preparing to ban his Model T due to its 'unsafe' hand-operated braking system, Henry Ford begrudgingly succumbed to pressure from his son Edsel in July 1926 and authorised the development of a successor. Introduced to the public on 2nd December 1927, the Model A was greeted with unprecedented demand. Longer and lower-slung than that of the Model T, its chassis still retained transverse-leaf front / rear suspension but proved significantly more refined. Designed by Howard Hicks, its 3285cc, L-Head four-cylinder engine developed 40bhp (twice the Model T's output) as well as boasting niceties like coil ignition and an integral water pump. Mated to a three-speed manual gearbox, it gave the new model a top speed of 65mph which in turn necessitated the fitment of four-wheel drum brakes.