Original Ford Model A (Original Series) [Hardcover]

Jim Schild (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 23, 2003 | Series: Original Series

This comprehensive and detailed guide to original factory specifications, equipment, color and trim for 1928-31 Model A automobiles is ideal for the restorer. In addition to more than forty-years of experience with the Model A Ford, author Jim Schild has gathered valuable information from owners, factory literature and judging standards to provide the definitive data for authentic restorations. Accompanying the authoritative text are 275 specially commissioned color photographs to offer the most accurate reference material available for your restoration project. Illustrations of body and trim combinations and chassis parts provide a source of the correct finishes and components found nowhere else. Includes serial numbers, paint, trim, options, technical features and more. Five million Model A's were made and sold from 1928 through 1931, and it's a tribute to the car that more of them are still around today than any other car of that era. This useful guide will help determine the authenticity of your prized Model A and restore it to original grandeur.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

• Original Ford Model A: The Restorer’s Guide augments several other popular titles by Jim Schild in MBI’s "Original" series. Schild first produced Restorer’s Model A Shop Manual for MBI in 1985 and has added to it since.

• Schild has contributed widely to automotive publications as writer and photographer. He is author of nine books, five of them focusing on the Model A and restoration, and is publisher of The Auto Review.

About the Author

Jim Schild is the publisher of The Auto Review and the author of Restorer's Model A Shop Manual. He is vice president of the Society of Automotive Historians and a member of both the Model A Restorer's Club and the Model A Ford Club. He lives in Columbia, USA.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks; First edition (May 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760312524
• ISBN-13: 978-0760312520
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,316,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Original Ford Model A: The Restorer's Guide, November 25, 2003

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Martin L. Hassel (Manchester, Missouri USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Original Ford Model A (Original Series) (Hardcover)

An excellent book...well structured with accurate color plates. I would not suggest the book as a source for all restoration information, but it is truly a great supplement. As with any book trying to recapture history, there are some possible inaccuracies, but it was obviously painstakingly done and the photos represent a pretty good depiction of what the Model A was originally like when it rolled off the showroom floor. When we restore a car, we try to achieve a close approximation of original. An example...try to find pyroxilyn (sp?) material. It just isn't available nor would you want to use it. Vinyl is the fabric replacement of choice. This book can be used with Schild's earlier Restorer's Guide, the Judging Standards of MARC/MAFCA, Shop Service Bulletins, Orig. Owner's Manual, the Dykes Manual, Henry's Lady, Color Chip Chart, etc. When you do a restoration, you refer to many sources of information and this is one of the best supplemental pieces. Printing and layout are excellent...a quality piece for those with a love for Model A Fords. An essential addition to any automotive library, especially one that focuses on the Model A Ford. Buy it and you won't be sorry. Don't expect it to be a panacea for all restoration work though. That was never the intent.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Original Model A Ford, December 1, 2003

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Matthew Tague (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Original Ford Model A (Original Series) (Hardcover)

I have owned Model A Fords for the past 30 years so the book sparked an obvious interest. I truely enjoy reading and re-reading this book. I enjoy sharing this book with my young son as the photography is magnificent. I have many technical manuals and "standards" guides that just don't do Henry Ford's "A" justice like this book does. Money well spent.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice pictures but no help in restoring for judging, August 26, 2006

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Joop Plaggenborg "Nuts about A's" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Original Ford Model A (Original Series) (Hardcover)

Nice addition to all what is out there but as stated before a lot of mistakes in accuracies.
I have other books from Jim but this one was a little bit of a disappointment.