February '01 Special Interest Autos Features Ageless Model A Ford, Early Detroit Electric Car and Super-Sized 60's Soft-Tops
17 January 2001
February '01 Special Interest Autos Features Ageless Model A Ford, Early Detroit Electric Car and Super-Sized 60's Soft-Tops
BENNINGTON, Vt., Jan. 17 Built in more than 30 distinct
body types to satisfy the demands of a diverse motoring public, the Ford Model
A is featured as today's most affordable, pre-World War II collector car in
the February, 2001 issue of Special Interest Autos magazine.
From late 1927 through 1931, Ford produced more than 3.5 million
low-priced Model A cars and trucks before replacing it with the handsome
styled 4-cylinder Model B and the first of Ford's famous flathead V-8s, the
Model 18. As Special Interest Autos editor Richard Lentinello relates in the
issue's cover story, the Model A is the perfect pre-war vehicle to restore and
enjoy.
"There are tens of thousands of Model As out there, and hundreds of Model
A parts sources, and Model As are easy to work on," said Lentinello, who
directs readers to the Model A Ford Club of America for an information
starting point, accessible by visiting http://www.hemmings.com, and clicking
on "Car Club Central."
"There is a large aftermarket parts network, and the chassis spawned so
many different styles of vehicles - from sedans to school buses -- that there
is a Model A to satisfy any collector," he added. The cover story, "Model A
Milestones", features landmark years, features and styles of the Model A, plus
an in-depth resource guide for Model A owners and restorers.
Lentinello's article is followed by an extensive driveReport road test of
a 1931 Ford Model A coupe -- which carried an original sticker price of $525.
The same issue of SIA features a driveReport on one of the earliest
zero-emissions cars, the 1918 Detroit Electric -- the most successful prewar
electric car ever produced. In addition, there's a driving comparison and
evaluation of two of the largest convertibles ever made -- the Buick LeSabre
facing off against the Edsel Ranger of 1960, as well as a detailed inside look
at a forgotten engine of automotive history -- Pontiac's 287-cu.in. V-8.
Since 1954, Hemmings Motor News has served the collector-car hobby as its
primary trading place and currently carries over 800 pages of hobby
advertising each month to a paid circulation of nearly 260,000 and readership
over 500,000. Loaded with tens of thousands of classified and display ads for
collector cars, trucks and motorcycles, parts and services, clubs and events,
and other hard-to-find resources for the hobbyist, Hemmings has become
indispensable to the collector car enthusiast.
Along with the monthly Hemmings Motor News and bi-monthly Special Interest
Autos, the company also publishes the Hemmings' Vintage Auto Almanac, the
world's most complete directory for the collector-car hobby and industry, as
well as Hemmings Rods & Performance, the only street rod and performance car
magazine featuring technical articles, vehicle build-ups, a directory of parts
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