1931 Ford Model A Tudor - Daily Driver
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- 1931 Ford Model A Tudor - Daily Driver
The Ford Model A (also colloquially called the A-Model Ford or the A, and A-bone among rodders and customizers) was the Ford Motor Company's second market success after its predecessor, the Model T. First produced on October 20, 1927, but not introduced until December 2, it replaced the venerable Model T, which had been produced for 18 years. This new Model A (a previous model had used the name in 1903-04) was designated a 1928 model and was available in four standard colors.
By February 4, 1929, one million Model As had been sold, and by July 24, two million. The range of body styles ran from the Tudor at US$500 (in grey, green, or black) to the Town Car with a dual cowl at US$1200. In March 1930, Model A sales hit three million, and there were nine body styles available.
Model A production ended in March 1932, after 4,858,644 had been made in all body styles. Its successor was the Model B, which featured an updated inline four-cylinder engine, as well as the Model 18, which introduced Ford's new flathead (side-valve) V8 engine.
Prices for the Model A ranged from US$385 for a roadster to US$1400 for the top-of-the-line Town Car. The engine was a water-cooled L-head inline four with a displacement of 201 cu in (3.3 l). This engine provided 40 hp (30 kW; 41 PS). Top speed was around 65 mph (105 km/h). The Model A had a 103.5 in (2,630 mm) wheelbase with a final drive ratio of 3.77:1. The transmission was a conventional unsynchronized three-speed sliding gear manual with a single speed reverse. The Model A had four-wheel mechanical drum brakes. The 1930 and 1931 models were available with stainless steel radiator cowling and headlamp housings.
The Model A came in a wide variety of styles including a Coupe (Standard and Deluxe), Business Coupe, Sport Coupe, Roadster Coupe (Standard and Deluxe), Convertible Cabriolet, Convertible Sedan, Phaeton (Standard and Deluxe), Tudor Sedan (Standard and Deluxe), Town Car, Fordor (five-window standard, three-window deluxe), Victoria, Town Sedan, Station Wagon, Taxicab, Truck, and Commercial.[citation needed] The very rare Special Coupe started production around March 1928 and ended mid-1929.
The Model A was the first Ford to use the standard set of driver controls with conventional clutch and brake pedals, throttle, and gearshift. Previous Fords used controls that had become uncommon to drivers of other makes. The Model A's fuel tank was situated in the cowl, between the engine compartment's fire wall and the dash panel. It had a visual fuel gauge, and the fuel flowed to the carburetor by gravity. A rear-view mirror was optional. In cooler climates, owners could purchase an aftermarket cast iron unit to place over the exhaust manifold to provide heat to the cab. A small door provided adjustment of the amount of hot air entering the cab. The Model A was the first car to have safety glass in the windshield
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This dude reps his high school ride like a champ!! 👍🏻
Yeah, he loves his car. Thanks for watching
You see so many of these put away and rarely driven. It’s so cool to see someone enjoying a car like this daily!
So true, and you can certainly see that Brian really enjoys his car. Thanks for watching
"There were flames coming out of the floorboard. I laugh about stuff like that."
I drive a 1994 F150 and there is nothing more relatable than that sentence right there.
Truth! Thanks for watching!
Horses were a lot stronger before the war... Well done, feller. Great looking car. Nice to come across someone who's not a 'patina' freak.
Thanks for watching!
I use my 1930 Ford pickup as my daily driver too. The only difference is, mine is not restored. Its easy and fun to drive older cars, if you're dedicated to the idea. I've done it with many old cars, not just Fords.
It does take dedication and some basic mechanical knowledge as well but its a blasts to drive these old cars. Thanks for watching!
My idea of a new car is 1970s emission era cars but that is another story.
I have driven unrestored cars that are way older then me my whole adult life (I am. 41 now).
My routine for the last four or five years when buying a new "toy" is complete major tuneup (belts, hoses, ignition and fuel system), then go through the suspension as well as the front end as bad bushings and ball joints rattle and make the car a hand full to drive and coil springs on bad shocks is like being in a boat. Next I completely go over the brakes and when I replace something I no longer go for the cheapest but look for the one that is made in the first world as it useally will be better quality (which is getting harder to do).
Oh and I tend to get the heater working properly as well as the wipers as I hate fogged up windows.
With Rockauto I can usually 've in the car for about $600ish (US) not counting tires and have a car I can drive everyday.
I am getting ready to get my 1960 dodge d100 pickup into becoming my new daily construction truck but that one I replaced a lot of things like weather stripping and upolstry and I really think I want to paint it as "patina" doesn't do it for me... On that truck I would have to add up my receipts but there is no way I am over $3500 counting buying it and it's a nice truck and that dodge Flathead always starts no matter the temperature or how long it has sat. Such a great truck, I think the additions will be a clean looking (era correct looking) homemade center console with a cheap Bluetooth radio and two cup holders along with at least some lap belts as I drive in Southern Commiefornia and nobody is ever paying attention in traffic.
Edit: oh and a under dash AC from somewhere like vintage air. I got spoiled last August when I borrowed a friend's late 1990s pickup with cold AC.
Exactly what I'd like to have as my daily driver :-)
No kidding! I’d love to have one as well. Thanks for watching and don’t forget to subscribe!
This looks amazing. Thumbs up.
It was a great car and Brian is really cool. Thanks for watching
...a Model A engine with 40 horsepower is not the same as a go-cart with 40 horsepower...most people put WAY too much emphasis on horsepower..torque is more important, torque curve and the rpm range in which that peak torque is generated...
You are absolutely correct! I say that all the time as well. Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching!
Great interview; it doesn't look like Brian gets too excited when things go wrong.
He's seen lots of stuff and seems little fazed at much going on. Thanks for watching
I daily drive a '78 Ford F100...have been for almost 3 years now.
Next on the list is to build, in the sense of put back together, a Model A as an every-other-day driver.
Really enjoyed your video!!
Thanks for sharing. Brian loves his Model A and no doubt you will too. Thanks for watching
@@TwoGuysandaRide and on top of that, he works for Advance Auto like myself!
Funny how car guys end up selling parts lol
@@FECRWY yeah, and after my stint in the Marines, I worked for Advance Auto too. Small world huh?
fantastic video
Thank you. Brian is a fun guy and he loves his car. Thanks for watching!
That is one beautiful car man .
Yes it is. Brian is very proud of his car too. Thanks for watching
Wow, I think I want an old Model A now!
Looks like fun right? Thanks for watching
Good interview nice car I enjoyed it. However, I wish that you had stopped and called down the creep that through garbage in the car during the interview for no reason.
That was his Brother In Law and they had been joking around before the interview. Thanks for watching
Hermoso I grow up working on my dad’s ford A. 1929. Not to many parts and simply
Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!
What a great video and car and Brian sounds like the kinda of guy I could become an instant friend with. I own a 1930 Phaeton and would love to hang with someone like Brian. Thanks for the video
Brian is a great guy. Cool guy. We live his story and enthusiasm. Thanks for watching
Phaetons are the best looking body style.
Needs to mention the gearshift that picks up and swivels out of the way so 2 lovebirds could have at it(make sure it's outta gear or ull throw the sync-ro's out. The wiper was run off the vaccum on the engine,so when the accelerator was pushed the vaccum was gone...i.e completely cutting the wiper when ur actual driving down the road
Lol yeah, gotta love that early Ford engineering. Thanks for watching
I'm going to do it. Wife has a new car and I want a Model A for me to drive. I go to town a couple times a week and that's about it . I checked on insurance and it was 25 dollars for 6 months full coverage on 15,000 dollars.
That’s Awesome! We’re jealous. Your going to love the whole experience. Enjoy your “new ride” and thanks for watching!
never knew about the door locks. good information. i guess i shouldnt even try to ask you where i can find a fuel pump for my 31 rumbleseat coupe. lol. love my A also and would be my daily but as soon as i leave my neighborhood its 55 plus mph all the way. dont feel safe. i do love to trailer it down to downtown charleston s.c. and cruise around the historical district on a nice day.
Loving it and enjoying wherever you choose is the best part of ownership. I love that so many are still around and used frequently. Not sure we’ll see many of today’s car still around 90 years from now. Thanks for watching
Too cool.
Thanks Brian is a great guy with a passion for his car. Thanks for watching
This older guy is the ultimate dad joker
So true! Thanks for watching
I would love to give up my modern car for one year of driving this every day
I agree. How fun would it be to go back in time and experience this rolling piece of history. Thanks for watching
Go for it !
Careful what you wish for, these are pretty tough to drive 😂 But seriously my grandfather has a 29 model A and it is a fantastic machine to drive
I regularly drive my 39 Ford that I have had since 1966.
Since people no longer do understand hand signals I have installed signals incl 4 way flashers.
To only have one taillight is simply crazy.
Just another old farts opinion.
Remember, your car, your money, your way.
To each his own...right? Thanks for watching
I've heard the distributer was infamous for being loose making it difficult to start . how does yours handle that ?
I’ll ask him about that. Thanks for watching
Can you please tell me the piano piece that starts this video? Thanks
I believe it’s a generic piece from the TH-cam audio library. Thanks for watching
6:20 I think many cars doors locked like that back then. My 46 Chevy pickup is the same.
Early safety feature. Thanks for watching
The reason is absolutely correct but the main reason was because horses & carriages pass on the drivers side & also wooden sidewalks on the passenger side made it a lot easier rather than stand on muddy roads.
myredute you are absolutely right. Thanks for watching!
Id love to own and drive one of these babies, but l iving in upstate Ny, having a car with no heater, defroster and cant go above 60 mph is a big no no,,plus parking anywhere at stores and malls, there would always be some ahole with a shopping cart to run into it
I understand but fyi, I own a 1930 here in MN. Thanks for watching!
I need to know does it snow up there? I live in canada and i want a daily driver like this but i keep getting told the snow will kill it but my reasoning to it is winters where harsh in 1930 and these rode in snow fine!
Yes it does, we live in Minne-Snow-Ta (Minnesota) Thanks for watching
What did that guy throw into the cab as he was walking by? You can see it on the ground as they walk around to the passenger side after talkimg about the brake light.
It was either his brother or brother-in-law and he threw some trash in there trying to mess with Brian. Joke was on him as Brian didn't't pay him any attention. Thanks for watching!
@@TwoGuysandaRide,
That makes a lot of sense! 🤣 I noticed that as well, that he didn't pay him any mind. My first thought was, "Wow, what class act; not letting that phase him."
But after reading your explanation, that's a classic move! "Here, have some trash, ya bigshot..." 🤣
You can see that Brian tries to ignore it because it fell out the door and probably hit him on the foot. At the 10:00 mark you can see it's yellow and laying on the ground.
Yeah....not much seems to rattle him
Didn’t know Red Green had a car channel.
Lol...ummm...yeah...thanks for watching
What's with the dude throwing stuff in the car?
Its just an everyday transport for him. To us within it needs to be treated lightly but he'd argue that its just a car and he treats it like nothing special
They were with a group of friends and it was one of them just being goofy!
@@TwoGuysandaRide I don't know... fast forward to the 11:41 - 12:00 minute marks; looks like that same yellow "something" laying in a puddle.
just looked odd... like wtf?
A hole
I'm guessing all the plate glass has been replaced with safety glass? First thing I would do.
No it hasn’t been
@@TwoGuysandaRideYikes! Praying to be spared, I guess...having been cut by plate glass shards before you wouldn't see me daily driving this in todays traffic.
70mph.. ONLY DOWN A VERY STEEP HILL.. or one of those fish stories.. level ground and no over drive, the engine can only go so fast..
Steep hill and strong gusty wind! Thanks for watching
Hope you did a hydraulic brake swap. We had a local guy in the area up until six or seven years ago only owned one car since 1960, a 30 Model A coupe. Drove it every day, rain or snow. At one point somebody gave him a 65 Merc parts car, he took the 390 automatic and nine inch diff and swapped in. No he wasn’t a hot rod guy, just thrifty recycler . Never even boxed the frame as he. Drove itlike normal every day car.
That’s the cool part about these old cars. Easy to work on, easy to swap parts, easy to live with. Thanks for watching
Who's the stupid guy throwing the empty smashed beer can into the car??? At 9:47!
That’s Brian’s brother in law. Thanks for watching
@@TwoGuysandaRide He's probably drinking way too much...
João Alvo probably
Who, was the person to toss a empty can in the drivers' window while filming? Did anyone confront or bring accountability to this rude person? At the least eject him from days' venue! Obviously disrespecting everyone in the vicinity.
It was his brother in law
ford!
YES!
10k miles in 5 years is not what u call a daily driver.
Well he’s an older fella that doesn’t go out and venture far from home. His daily driver routine is definitely different that what we’d drive each year. Thanks for watching
I own a show quality 1931 Ford A Briggs Slant 160B here in Australia. Many shows, many wins but most importantly for a daily driver,you need at least 4 things. 1. A 12 volt system with alternator. 2. Sealed H4 headlights. 3. An indicator system. $. The most important of all....you need to Mitchellize the transmission. A full Synchro Mitchell box & a Mitchell Overdrive on the tail shaft. You can do a whole lot of other things like rubber engine mounts, FSI Electronic Ignition, shorten the Pitman arm by 1", Oil filled shocks front & back & Steering Damper on the I beam. If you want real pleasure out of your 90 year old car, bring it into the 21st.Century for safety & reliability.
Great information to have. Thanks for watching!
@@TwoGuysandaRide Left out one thing......an external FoMoCo oil filter on the right front of the engine.....absolutely necessary! Seeya from Australia.
Guess I've drove my completely stock 6v Model A over 40k miles wrong then...
@@classicjade01 No & the word is "driven" not drove , you've driven it how it was built back 90 years ago but if you've only ever drunk beer & not tried champagne, it would be like giving strawberries to a pig.
It's a whole new experience when you have to compete with modern cars on modern highways in a Model A. Something tells me that experience would be wasted on you!
classicjade01 if you had fun and enjoyed the ride, you could have never driven it “wrong”. Thanks for watching
For the love of all that's holy, buy some new tires! Talk about flirting with disaster!
Thanks for watching!
Two guys and a ride...sounds ambiguously gay
Have another drink