Vintage Cars

1929 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan

Ford offered nine different style passenger car bodies of which the Tudor Sedan was one. Black was the traditional style as pictured here.

Mechanical upgrades for the Model A Ford included a new 3-speed transmission, hydraulic shock absorbers, and four-wheel mechanical brakes.

The successful development of the new V8 Ford for 1932 would ultimately put an end to the short but successful run for “Henry’s Lady,” the Model A Ford.

If there’s one iconic part of the Model A, it’s the signature “Ah-Ooh-Ga”sound of the horn.

Shown here under the left headlamp..

Production efficiencies brought the price of a new Tudor to around $500; The earlier Model Ts were $850.

1929 Ford Model A Tudor Coupe

The more stylish rendering here is of the author’s design. Chrome wire wheels were never a part of the Model A original production. I’m not sure that Dad would have liked my attempt for this more stylish model design.

Of the Model T, Henry Ford reportedly said: “You can have any color you want as long as it’s black.” However, when he introduced the Model A in 1928, colors were definitely in.

Original Model A wheel colors included black, red, orange, green, and others. The Tudor 2-tones were black or green, gray or beige. For the entire Model A model lineup, there were 50+ production colors for the body, moldings, and hardware.

The successful development of the new V8 Ford for 1932 would ultimately put an end to the short but successful run for “Henry’s Lady,” the Model A Ford.