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A deuce coupe (deuce indicating the year "2" in 1932) is a 1932 Ford coupe. The Model 18 coupe with its more powerful V8 engine was more popular than the four-cylinder Model B coupe. In the 1940s, the Model 18 was plentiful and cheap enough for young men to buy, becoming the basis for an ideal hot rod.
The Ford Model 48 was an update on Ford's V8-powered Model 40A, the company's main product. Introduced in 1935, the Model 48 was given a cosmetic refresh annually, begetting the 1937 Ford before being thoroughly redesigned for 1941 .
Ford Model AA is a truck from Ford. As the Model T and TT became obsolete and needed to be replaced, Henry Ford began initial designs on the Model A and Model AA in 1926. Basic chassis layout was done rapidly and mechanical development was moved forward quickly.
The car used a Ford chassis shortened by 16 inches (410 mm) and narrowed at the rear with the transverse spring suspension retained on most cars but reset. The 3622 cc V-8 engine was tuned and with the car weighing only 2,180 pounds (990 kg) in its most basic form, a top speed of over 100 mph (160 km/h) was easily obtained.
It was in production in England, where it is sometimes remembered as the "Ford Eight", [2] reflecting its fiscal horsepower rating, from 1932 until September 1937, [1] The car was also produced in France (where it was known as the Ford 6 CV, despite actually falling within the 5CV French car tax band) [3] from 1932 to 1934, and in Germany as the Ford Köln from 1933 to 1936.
The German-built version, renamed Ford Köln to stress the vehicle's German provenance, was first seen at the 1933 Berlin Motor Show. The name came from the German name for the city of Cologne . The early cars were built with components and other support from the company's English associate, but during the first year of production componentry ...
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The first truck, using a long-wheelbase chassis designated Model TT, was launched in 1917. Although Ford ... was a pacifist, he was ... happy to supply the US Army with more than 12,000 of these vehicles,..." [3] and: "There was no civilian production of the Model Ts between 1917 and 1918."