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1931? Model A Coupe

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While I was on a business trip to San Diego, I drove out to the big Fry's electronics store there (talk about a kid in a candy store!). On my way out, walking through the parking lot to my car, I spotted this.

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Beautiful car! Back when men were men, and bumpers were bumpers!

Say, did you notice if the roof could be "opened" somehow? Looks like canvas or some other material on the top.

Tom
 
NutmegCT said:
Beautiful car! Back when men were men, and bumpers were bumpers!

Say, did you notice if the roof could be "opened" somehow? Looks like canvas or some other material on the top.

Tom
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No, didn't notice, but then didn't really look at it that closely.
 
Ford didn't go to an all steel roof until the '37 model year. GM came out first with the all steel "Turret Top" in '35. Up till then automobile roofs were open and then canvas covered...but they didn't remove or fold back.
 
I am glad you are having fun in my hometown. The one and only time my wife and I visited frys we couldn't get anyone to check us out. After we waited for ever to be waited on we just left our cart full of the stuff we were going to buy and walked out never been back since.
If you are still in San Diego on Sunday I could meet you somewhere and show you my Bugeye.
 
The Ford all-steel roof waited until 1937?

What was the reason for keeping the "canvas top", especially as it didn't open?
 
NutmegCT said:
The Ford all-steel roof waited until 1937?

What was the reason for keeping the "canvas top", especially as it didn't open?
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I've read that the technology wasn't there. While the steel rolling machines were huge, the steel rolls they produced weren't very wide. Same goes for stamping machines - while they were two stories tall, even a Model T's simple fender was welded up of two pieces of steel (it took till the mid/late thirties for one piece stamped fenders).
 
Hi.....Saw this post and thought I would respond with a photo of my other passion in addition to my Bugeye. Enjoy!
 

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Hi.....Saw this post and thought I would respond with a photo of my other passion in addition to my Bugeye. Enjoy!
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Lovely! And I presume you mean the car and not the woman framed in the front window? ;)

BTW which has more power the A or the Bugeye?
 
SHARYN said:
Hi.....Saw this post and thought I would respond with a photo of my other passion in addition to my Bugeye. Enjoy!
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I restored one of those models, a 30, but it was Burgundy and black fenders. :encouragement: PJ
 
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