1929 Ford Model A ‘Fire Chief’ Speedster
When Henry Ford finally retired the Model T in 1927 after nearly two decades, factories sat idle for six months while Ford retooled for its replacement. The resulting Model A became Ford’s second market success, with one million units sold by February 1929 and two million by July of that same year. This particular example has been configured as a charming “Kitty Hawk” firetruck speedster, painted in traditional fire engine red with gold leaf-type lettering, and equipped with fire extinguishers mounted on the running boards.
Powered by a 201 cubic inch (3.3L) L-head inline four-cylinder engine producing 40 horsepower at 2,200 rpm, the Model A utilized a 3-speed manual transmission and rode on a 104-inch wheelbase. Speedsters like this were popular in the 1920s and 30s when making cars faster often meant simply making them lighter by stripping them down to the essentials.
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