Johnny B

http://www.plucks329s.org/pdf/studies/BodyIntroductionDatePassenger.pdf

I realize I’m about 9 years late in climbing into this discussion, but I only stumbled upon the Q&A chain this afternoon. I acquired a 1930 Murray Body TS several years ago from a Master Model A restorer from Maine who’d restored over 50 A’s during his life. The only gripe I’ve had (and still battling) is engine overheating due to poor cooling. Haven’t run the car since last fall, but have conducted a plethora of tests, checks, measurements, flushes, inspections, etc. Keeping fingers crossed. I came across this AACA link while researching info about my Murray TS. The data I found (multiple reliable sources confirmed, all had same numbers) was: 1930 Total Production for Town Sedans (both Murray and Briggs) was 104,913 built in 32 different locations in the US. Two other US Ford factories did not produce Town Sedans in 1930. There were another 12,476 built in 13 overseas factories located in England, Europe and South America(which apparently never entered the US market.) Total 1930 Model A domestic production (all body styles) in the US was 1,267,013 (foreign production in 1930 for overseas markets brought the world-wide total up to 1,415,329.) These #’s do not include production at the Ford Walkerville Plant, which I am still researching (not sure why the production #’s for Canadian Ford Corporation were kept separate, unless it was a totally unique entity incorporated unto itself and not a Ford subsidiary.) Also the production numbers I located did not differentiate Murray versus Briggs production totals, they were all lumped together as 155C and 155D Town Sedans. The Walkerville, Ontario factory produced 5,125 Model A Town Sedans in 1930, and 70,233 total Model A’s (all body styles) that year. Canadian Production Ford Walkerville, Ontario plant In 1904, the Walkerville Wagon Company signed a contract with Henry Ford to establish a branch factory in Canada. The Canadian company was given the sole rights in the British Empire and became the second largest automobile producer in the world from 1918 to 1923. The Model T was introduced in 1909 and continued in production until 1927. Unlike the American Model T, the Canadian Model T was available in blue.