Hubley Model A Town Sedan Manual

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The
venerable N4odel
T
reached
the end
of
the
line
on March26, lg2T,Herseeminglyimperishablelineshadfinallyrevealed
hc,
,.ge.
While
sales
were
still astronomical, younger competitors were
crowding her off the
stage.
It
was
time
for
a
change
and
Henry Ford knew
it. By May lg2T,theModelAwasoutof theplanningstageandreadyfor
production.
On
October 20, 1927,
the
first
engine came
down
the line.
On
December
2,
the
Model
A
bowed
to
the
public. The
planetary transmissi,:n v':r.i
i
:plice4 by a
stanl
,:r,
ihree-speed
shift.
The
flywheel
magneto gave
way
to coil
and
battery ignition.
There
we.
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the :nstri
re.rt
panel
and
lights to
read them by.
There
r'.
as
a
foot ac"
.:rator and, f61
the
first
time,
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-v€rd sI-cL *usorbers, four-wheel
mc-h
. .^cal brakes,
wire
u
.eels,
and a choice of-colors.
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,
Mod"l
A
.v.
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.,r,-rt, a mo.lern
car
that would bridge the gap
between
the
T
and
later
V-8. Almost
5,000,000
were sold
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r .d
manv
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the
T,
are rr:nnirtg yet
Henry Ford's
20,000,000th
car
vras
a Model
A
Town
Sedan
which rolled
ofi
the River
Rouge assembly
line on
April
14'
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Its
serial number was
A
+521600.
The
''Twenty Millionth Ford"
was
proudly
lettered,
not only
on the
sides,
but
even on
the rooI, attesting
to Henry
Ford's air-mindedness.
The
design
of
the
Town
Sedan
closely
resembled
the
contemporary
Lincoln car and was dubbed
"'fhe
Baby
Lincoln'"
One
Town
Sedan
owner
made
his
trunk into
a kitchenette
which
sported
a table, refrigerator,
pantry
and stove.
He had
a
locker on
the running board, and
even
had
a
hinged
front
seat
thal
made
up into
a
bed.
A
testimony
to the
popularity
of
the
Model
A
is the existence
of
hundreds
of
Model
A
Clubs
all over the country.
Of
the
original
5,000,000
Model
A
Fords produced, there are 80,000 registered
for
daily
use
in
the
State
of
Pennsylvania
alone' An
estimated 929,000 are
registered
throughout the
United
States.
,MPORTANTT
-BEFORE BEGINNING
ASSEMBLY,
READ
AND
UNDBRSTAND
YOUR INSTRUCTIONS.
Use
pliers to break ejection pins
from
castings. Clean flash
from castings
with
file contained
in kit or
pen knife. Using screws
provided, pre-tap
all
screw
holes.
This
is done by
turning the proper sized screws
into
the screw
lioles
and then remoying them again.
(Screws
will
drive more easilv
if
they are
first
rubbed
on a bar
of
soap')
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READ
AND UNDERSTAND YOUR INSTRUCTIONS.
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Slide
tire (1)
on to
wheel