32 bb service car

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29aaman
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Model Year: 1930

32 bb service car

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hi neil, i was at the towe ford museum in sacramento on sunday and they are restoring a 32 bb it has the same hot riveted rear crossmember as a 31 service car and the u shaped attachment that service cars had and the long and wide running boards that service cars have with dual wheels my question is did they make a service car 32 bb? thanks rich
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Neil Wilson
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Body Type: 82-A/89-A
Model Year: 1930
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Post by Neil Wilson »

Hello Rich,
According to the book "Ford Trucks Since 1905", the 229-A Service body production was discontinued in 1932 due to poor sales in 1931. This book has a picture of a 1934 dual wheel, 131-1/2" BB fitted with a 229-A Service body which is modified to not wrap the cab. The caption indicates that the excess inventory from 1931 took several years to dispose of.

I assume that the rear cross member and u shaped attachment you mentioned is the optional towing clevis available for the AA Service Car in 1931. This setup would have to be modified to fit the '32 parallel frame.
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manyolkars
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Model Year: 1930

a pic

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Will someone please post a picture of the service car? Thanks
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Neil Wilson
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Hello manyolkars,
I don't know how to post a picture on the site. If you send me an e-mail to wilsmor@juno.com I will send you a pictures of a Service Car.
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ssalazar

Re: 32 bb service car

Post by ssalazar »

[quote="29aaman"]hi neil, i was at the towe ford museum in sacramento on sunday and they are restoring a 32 bb it has the same hot riveted rear crossmember as a 31 service car and the u shaped attachment that service cars had and the long and wide running boards that service cars have with dual wheels my question is did they make a service car 32 bb? thanks rich[/quote]

From what I have read there were 1000 bodys built. 500 sold. Thats right there is 500 out there un accounted for. I suspect that they were installed on 32,33,34 or untill they were all gone. Ill check that truck out on my next trip.
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