Hard to watch the gauge behind you

[Dave Mellor NJ]

I have to pump from the other side

[wayne sheldon]

I have seen dozens of modern era photographs of model As with eyebrows or visors on the headlamps. I have also seen more than a few model As in person with them! (Including one a very good friend had years ago, he even had the original era accessory NOS box for his.)

However, rarely have I seen era photos of model As with those on them. Other things including the back of a later car would indicate the model A was a few years old when the photo was taken. The shiny mid1930s sedan in the background seems to indicate the model A wasn't very old. I wonder if the A had those visors for very long? Or maybe a "dress up the old car" touch?

[Dave Mellor NJ]

Need Keiser to ID that car with the hump trunk

[Dave Mellor NJ]

16 hours ago, wayne sheldon said:

I have seen dozens of modern era photographs of model As with eyebrows or visors on the headlamps. I have also seen more than a few model As in person with them! (Including one a very good friend had years ago, he even had the original era accessory NOS box for his.)

However, rarely have I seen era photos of model As with those on them. Other things including the back of a later car would indicate the model A was a few years old when the photo was taken. The shiny mid1930s sedan in the background seems to indicate the model A wasn't very old. I wonder if the A had those visors for very long? Or maybe a "dress up the old car" touch?

Stone guard is rarely seen, too

[wayne sheldon]

2 hours ago, Dave Mellor NJ said:

Stone guard is rarely seen, too

 

I was so shocked by the headlamp visors that I forgot to mention the stone guard! I am pleased that you mentioned it.

I sometimes tell of when I was still in high school, we had a neighbor about eight blocks from home than made stone guards for model A Fords. He had the whole process crammed into his two car garage along with the 1930 cabriolet he was restoring. He only made ones for model A Fords, and he wasn't alone in that. At least a dozen other people across the country made and sold them through hobby magazines. His were very highly regarded. He sold them all over the world, and literally hundreds of them within California alone.

I used to stop by his place and chat with him when I was riding my bicycle in the area. He had made jigs to cut and shape all the pieces, bought the materials and after cutting and shaping he welded all the pieces together, cleaned them up very nice and sent them out to be chrome plated. He was a fine fellow, did very nice work, and everybody in the local model A clubs was his personal friend.

I had a great deal of respect for him, and the nice work he did. That said, it didn't take very long for me to realize that by far most of those stone guards seen on model As were modern made and not era originals!

It also made me aware enough that I notice how rarely they are seen in era photographs.

 

Thank you for finding and sharing what you do.

[Reynard]

 

On 9/4/2024 at 9:21 PM, Dave Mellor NJ said:

Need Keiser to ID that car with the hump trunk

 

 

1937 Chevrolet Master

[Dave Mellor NJ]

Thanks, Rey