Ford Model A delivery truck

[TerryB]

This is a photo we found of my wife's great uncle standing next to his model A delivery truck he had for his general store in Pine Dale PA in Schuylkill County.  Photo was dated as 1931.  He sold appliances as well as other general store merchandise.  Note his deformed leg.  We have pics of him on a motorcycle so it must have not had much effect on him.  The 1964 Plymouth I used to own was the last car he owned before he passed.

Terry

 

[Frantz]

That's pretty cool! You could make money off prints of that to the antique radio folks! I have some old Philcos, the the Atwater Kent guys are into the good stuff!

[TerryB]

The Atwater Kent stuff was the high end product of the day from what I have read.  I hope digital photo users remember to make physical copies else cool stuff like this will be lost to future generations.

Terry

[motoringicons]

That is a great photo and one of my favorite Model A body styles. 

What a treasure.

[cahartley]

He looks fairly young in the photo.......an early geek perhaps?....... 

[wayne sheldon]

My dad was the radio collector. He had more than 200 of them (mostly earlier than 1935) ranging from 1919 until about 1960. I tinkered with a few of them myself, and listened when he talked about them.

As I recall, Atwater Kent did make some wonderful high end quality radios. But mostly, they are well known for the metal box radios from about 1927 through maybe '31. They were often called the "model T of the radio world" by collectors. A good value, affordable to the masses. One needs to remember that radio technology was growing by leaps and bounds in the '20s. A new state of the art radio was generally obsolete within two years through most of the decade.

This is a wonderful photograph. A terrific blending of two of the technologies of that incredible era. The (by then) well established automobile. And the just really becoming common throughout the land, radio. Which in turn led to so many other technologies over the next 3/4 century. Not to forget, computers and the internet, upon which we get to share this photograph.

Wonderful photo!

[Terry Bond]

Wonderful A.  This was Ford's first effort at a Panel truck and they are not easily found.  More common is the tudor sedan body style with the rear side windows filled in.   I believe one of these is currently advertised for sale on ebay - item number is  152610250876.   I have a friend in North Carolina who also recently purchased one in largely unrestored condition.

Terry

[1937hd45]

I agree that Panel truck is a good looking Model A. I watched one rot away over the years, a very slow restoration that died, sad. Bob

[capngrog]

As someone who is a fan of sedan delivery and panel delivery vehicles, I really like the subject Model A Delivery vehicle.  If it's built on an automobile or sedan frame, I guess it could be considered an early sedan delivery vehicle; however, if it's built on a truck chassis, I would think that it would qualify as a panel delivery.  What frame/chassis was the subject vehicle based upon?  It sure looks like a standard Model A sedan frame/wheelbase to me, but I'm no Model A expert (as much as I like them).

 

What say you, Model A Guys?

 

Cheers,

Grog

[1937hd45]

Standard Model A chassis, the AA trucks had larger wheels and longer wheelbase. Bob

[Terry Bond]

I guess you could really consider Fords first effort at a panel truck to be the 1912 C cab, commonly referred to as the "pie wagon."  It was not a big success and as I understand it, there were a lot of the bodies left over that were either scrapped or sold off to other manufacturers.   It wasn't until this one in 29 that Ford decided to get back into the panel truck business.   I really like the looks of these.

Terry

[1937hd45]

The 1912's did out sell the 1905's. Bob

 

[lump]

Wow, TerryB. Now you've GOT to find a 28 or 29 Model A delivery, and recreate this thing, graphics and all. You've just GOT to. 

[capngrog]

15 hours ago, 1937hd45 said:

Standard Model A chassis, the AA trucks had larger wheels and longer wheelbase. Bob

 

If it's mounted on a standard Model A chassis, shouldn't it technically be called a "sedan delivery"?   Perhaps that term hadn't been coined as early as 1931.

 

Cheers,

Grog

[1937hd45]

Ford did have a "Sedan Delivery" as well as the Panel Delivery. Sedan delivery had one rear door and a body that looked like a Tudor Sedan. The Panel Delivery in the OP's photo had two rear doors and a taller inside, both were on the same chassis. Bob

[1937hd45]

1929 Ford Sedan Delivery

[Curti]

Did those 'Sedan Delivery's' have a rear door?

[1937hd45]

Yes, one rear door with the hinges on the left, this allowed the driver to safely open the door with access to the sidewalk. Bob

 

 

Edited July 26, 2017 by 1937hd45 (see edit history)