What a great old truck! This 1929 Ford Model A has been owned by the seller for the last 43 years. It’s showing 23,192 miles but who knows how many times it’s been around–and who really cares? It’s now in Shawnee, Kansas. The seller has listed it here on eBay, with bidding starting pretty low but there’s a reserve. Let’s look a little closer.
image courtesy of Model A Ford Club of America
As it turns out, there were a lot of these Model A mail trucks made; you can read about them at this link, and there’s a video of a nice one here.
Around 1400 of these “A” based trucks were produced by Ford for the
USPS, along with some “AA” based larger vehicles as well. There was also
a book
written in 1999 specifically about these mail trucks, so if you want to
restore this one or at least check it for originality, it won’t be
difficult.
As you can see, the body is still relatively solid, although obviously there would need to be some careful conservation work done. In my dreams, it starts up first try–if it does, I’d leave this one alone and preserve it as-is once I made sure it was safe to drive.
Here’s where Mr. Postman spent his time. I’ll bet that steering wheel could tell some stories! The driving arrangement doesn’t look that comfortable, with other interior views revealing that there is no backrest cushion and doesn’t look like there ever was one.
It sure looks like it would start right up, doesn’t it. Even the pipe bolted to the exhaust manifold looks new. I know I’d like this truck, and I don’t even like Model A’s that much! How about you?
Source: barnfinds.com
