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| November 22, 2020
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Posted on 11/22/2020 9:31:22 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
I'm working family genealogy and found a photo of my great grandparents and family. That's my grandfather at upper right. The little girl between great grandma and great grandpa was born January 1924 and she appears about 4 or 5 years old here, so I'm guessing the photo was taken in the summer of 1928 or 1929.
Can you help me figure out what their automobile is? I'm guessing it is a 1928 - 1931 Ford Model A Slant Windshield because of the three windows on the side and the suicide door hinges.
Here's somebody's 1931 Ford Model A Slant Windshield...
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KEYWORDS: automobile; history; identification
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Thoughts? What year? Is it a Ford Model A Slant Windshield? It looks like their car had wood spokes, not wire spokes like the second photo. I cannot find the last year Ford used wood spokes on the A.
What do you think? They were farmers in Canada and Idaho, so I'm surprised to see them with such a new car.
To: ProtectOurFreedom
What a wonderful old photo..the two little girls in old-timey dress are adorable.
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posted on
11/22/2020 9:38:11 PM PST
by
Bobalu
("You can't serve papers on a rat, Baby Sister. You gotta kill him or let him be." --Rooster Cogburn)
To: Bobalu
Isn’t it? Truly the salt of the earth!
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posted on
11/22/2020 9:41:40 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Ford 1931 Model A Slant Windshield
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posted on
11/22/2020 9:42:30 PM PST
by
Jyotishi
(Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
To: Bobalu
The little girls were my mother’s aunts, but they were very close in age, so they were much more like cousins. My mom played with them a lot when she was growing up.
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posted on
11/22/2020 9:42:33 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
To: Jyotishi
Is there any way to differentiate the 1928 through 1931 Slant Windshield? Why do you think ‘31?
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posted on
11/22/2020 9:43:21 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
I have photos of my grandfather’s 1930s vehicles. Love those vintage pictures.
To: ProtectOurFreedom
It’s a Dodge or similar make. Look at the beltline on the side, not a Model A. Model A”s never had wood wheels
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posted on
11/22/2020 10:15:37 PM PST
by
setter
To: ProtectOurFreedom
I found it. 1927 Willy’s Knight. Wk made the first keeps in WWII
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posted on
11/22/2020 10:18:57 PM PST
by
setter
To: Bobalu
The 31 above has a spare tire set in the left front fender.
The 31 has a chrome headlight back, and what looks like a small rear-view mirror on the left side that the other does not have.
The trim along the upper doors area is different between the two models shown. They have different wheels also.
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posted on
11/22/2020 10:20:08 PM PST
by
SaxxonWoods
(Ghislaine Maxwell lives and Joe Biden is losing.)
To: SaxxonWoods
It is a 1927 Willy’s Knight
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posted on
11/22/2020 10:22:10 PM PST
by
setter
To: ProtectOurFreedom
1928 Chrysler 4 door sedan?
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posted on
11/22/2020 10:34:00 PM PST
by
GBA
(A = 432?)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
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posted on
11/22/2020 10:34:02 PM PST
by
IYAS9YAS
(There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
“Why do you think ‘31?”
It’s because that’s the name of the picture file:
“Ford-1931-Model-A-Slant-Windshield-Sedan.jpg”
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posted on
11/22/2020 11:08:27 PM PST
by
Jyotishi
(Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
To: Jyotishi
That was my naming of the second Model A photo below the subject photo. That’s when I was guessing Model A.
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posted on
11/22/2020 11:13:00 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
To: IYAS9YAS
I think the Chevrolet is closest. Notice the flattish fenders, the boxy body metal behind the front fender near the running board, the door handle being closer to the lower belt line trim, the middle door hinge being closer to the upper belt lime trim, and the wood spokes.
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posted on
11/22/2020 11:16:12 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
They look grim, like they knew the Depression was just around the corner.
To: ProtectOurFreedom
The guy to the right sitting Looks Like LBJ!
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posted on
11/22/2020 11:22:33 PM PST
by
tallyhoe
To: tallyhoe
He does, now that you mention t! That’s my great grandpa.
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posted on
11/22/2020 11:25:53 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Oh I see. It’s a good guess I think.
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posted on
11/23/2020 12:02:28 AM PST
by
Jyotishi
(Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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