BRIEF MANUFACTURER DETAILS AND SIGNIFICANT HISTORY OF CAR:

Model As were cars Henry Ford never wanted to build. He firmly believed that the Model T was the ultimate car. He changed his mind only when flashier, more modern cars made by his competitors cut deeply into the Model T’s sales.

Ford shut down his factories for nearly a year while his company worked to create a worthy successor to the T. During that time, car sales everywhere slowed almost to a halt as people waited to see the “new Ford” before buying. When the Model A arrived in showrooms in 1927, even Ford’s huge and efficient factories were not able to keep up with the initial demand.

More than four million Model As were produced in a wide variety of body styles ranging from utilitarian pickup trucks to formal town cars. This deluxe type of Model A was only offered from 1930-1931 and was one of the most expensive to buy. Only 2,229 were built in 1931 and the Museum’s is one of the few that still survive today.

BRIEF STORY OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE: 

THE 1931 FORD PHAETON WAS MANUFACTURER IN 1930-1931. THE PHAETON HAS ONE OF THE RAREST MODEL A BODY STYLE, IT IS CALLED A PHAETON BECAUSE IT HAS NO WINDOWS. THE CAR IS NOTED FOR ITS RAKISH LOOK

CAR HAS 40 HORSEPOWER, FLAT HEAD 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AND 3 SPEED TRANSMISSION