Technical I got it all wrong, Model A vs 32

I've been on here looking foolish (feel's that way) because I've been referring to a 32 I'm working on as a Model A at times. Give me the 411 between the two real fast and basic please.

 

I'm sure the Model A guys will forgive you.

 

'32; best looking car man ever made. Model A, a close second.

 

Google images. Study them. Easy to spot the differences.

 

Are you sure it's a Ford?

 

Hope so. It took me 35 years to even touch a Ford. I feel like I'm on a first date.

 

Model A, .......Model B, .........easy mistake,........(most don't know the difference,....... except on this forum).

 

Gas tank location, sun visor or not, windshield angle(if any), grill shell, B pillar door overlap or not, there are tons of small details the seperate the two.

 

Though you may find that the '32 guys might not be so forgiving........

 

not to mention an extra 4 cylinders......

 

Model A:1928-1931 four cylinder only, 103 1/2 wheelbase, frame is flat on top front to rear, fuel tank is in the cowl.
'32 whether model B or V-8: 106 wheelbase, frame is swaybacked from cowl to just in front of the rear kickup which is radiused above the rear axle, fuel tank is between rear of body and in front of rear bumper. This is a very rudimentary description of the differences. There are many others.

 

"I'm sure the Model A guys will forgive you."
- Refer to a 32 as a Model A...HA! YOU WISH!

 

Exactly the 411 I was looking for. Thank's, know everyone carry on as I put back a SBC between the frame rail's

 

28-29 is pretty much a different body from 30-31

 

.........................You've not been foolish, just......well, asleep at the wheel.

 

What extra 4 cylinders? My '32 only has 4 cylinders.

Charlie Stephens

 

Soooo...what do you have?

 

Model A was made for 4 years. '32 Ford was made for less then a year.

 

Yea, what do you have?

 

'32 is the first of the streamline era cars. No visor, no longer did Ford build carriages.

 

If you don't know what you got there's nothing I can do to help ya.

easiest way to figure it out is with your wallet, complete rolling Model A worth anywhere from 2K to 10K, rusted out old hulk of a deuce body worth 20K+

 

If you can see the windshield headers you can spot the difference from very far across the parking lot.

Most of the general public will tell its a dune buggy, a rat rod, or a roadster no matter what it is

 

need project pics

 

we need pics, you big dummy

 

Crap! I thought it was model 40, '32, channeled, cycle fender T's, THEN Model A's!!

 

Non of them look worth anything if you build a shit box out of them. my preference is a model 40 over a deuce, but any of the above mentioned can be made into a nice ride, I don't think they look better so much as different.

 

Bingo. We are building hot rods, a cool, well-executed, well thought out fat fender will trump a poorly thought out, "1-800-me too" '32 roadster every time. The raw material is secondary to the vision and execution.

 

'32 is the first of the streamline era cars. No visor, no longer did Ford build carriages.
I disagree with that in a minor way. Ford did the slant window 31's that had no visor and were the same windshield height as the 32. My take on it is the streamlining started with the 31 A slant windows.

 

The 31Vic was a stepping stone to the next generation of Fords. Henry did that a lot over the years.

 

IF YOU HAVE A GAS TANK IN YOUR LAP IT IS PROBABLY A RATTLE A/IF THE GAS TANK IS BACK WHERE YOUR EX WIFE IN A JALOPY CAR CAN HIT IT THEN YOU PROBABLY HAVE RATTLE "B"........