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1932 Ford V8 Standard Tudor Model 18 with optional color-keyed wheels, white wall tires, and side mounts. When Ford introduced the Model A in late 1927, there were several competitors also offering four-cylinder cars, among them Chevrolet, Dodge, Durant, and Willys. That changed within a few years, soon leaving the new Plymouth the sole major ...
The Ford Model A (also colloquially called the A-Model Ford or the A, and A-bone among hot rodders and customizers) [6] is the Ford Motor Company's second market success, replacing the venerable Model T which had been produced for 18 years.
Shay Motors Corporation was an automobile company founded by Harry J. Shay in February 1978 as the Model A & Model T Motor Car Reproduction Corporation. [1] Harry Shay arranged with Ford Motor Company to build a limited run, modern-day reproduction of the Ford Model A Roadster, with a rumble seat, that was to be sold through the network of Ford Automobile Dealers and built in Battle Creek ...
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The Ford Model A and B engines dominated American auto racing until World War II [41] [43] [44] [13] Some racing is still done with Ford Model A engines, [43] [45] [46] [47] and high-performance aftermarket modifications are available to increase performance, with some achieving 110 horsepower, at compression ratios of up to 6.5-to-1. [13] [39 ...
It was in this climate that Ford experimented with V-8 tractor designs, some individual farmers converted their 4-cylinder tractors to Ford inline-6 or V-8 engines, and a few aftermarket companies offered such conversions for sale. Among the latter, the best-known were Funk conversions by brothers Joe and Howard Funk.
Foose collaborated with his son Chip Foose to create a customized 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery knows as Alien '40. Chip created the design concept. Chip created the design concept. Sam reworked the original sheet metal on the car and fabricated hand-built custom body pieces for the "100% all-steel" car.
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