Hubley Model A Town Sedan - User 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.
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the
:nstri
re.rt
panel
and
lights
to
read
them
by. There
r'.
as a foot ac"
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the first
time,
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four-wheel
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.^cal brakes, wire
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of-colors.
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Mod"l
A .v.
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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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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'
.jl.
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.
l. Slide
tire
(1)
on
to wheel

Hubley Model A Town Sedan Specifications