AA Ford Discussion Group relating to the repair and restoration of your AA Ford.
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birdacre
- Posts: 460
- Joined: October 8th, 2013, 2:37 pm
- Body Type: AA express
- Model Year: 1928
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by birdacre » August 1st, 2018, 5:48 pm
your intro sounds like the opening statement at a AA meeting. not to joke about addiciton, but AA's can become a compulsion and expensive habit. nice truck, great photos. thank you.
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Chris Haynes
- Posts: 2135
- Joined: September 7th, 2003, 5:18 pm
- Body Type: 82A
- Model Year: 1930
- Location: North Hills, CA/ Pine Grove, CA
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by Chris Haynes » August 2nd, 2018, 6:53 pm
Some stake bed models had long running boards and rear fenders. I would start a hunt tracking back owners and see what you find. There may be an Express bed laying by a barn.
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Hayslip
- Posts: 223
- Joined: February 26th, 2007, 6:20 am
- Model Year: 1930
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by Hayslip » August 3rd, 2018, 6:39 am
Long runningboards were discontinued in July 12,1929 (7-24-29 Indianapolis Service Letter page 2) Your truck was probably an express. You'll need to replace the 1928-mid 30 headlight bar with the curved 1930-1931 style as shown on your car in the photo. Nice truck. Best, Ed
Hayslip
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AAholic
- Posts: 256
- Joined: October 27th, 2010, 7:24 pm
- Body Type: 88-A
- Model Year: 1931
- Location: N.E.Illinois
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by AAholic » August 3rd, 2018, 2:21 pm
My truck also had the long running boards and aprons (what was left of them) when I got it and I've wondered if it wasn't an express as well, However couldn't someone have ordered them as an option from the factory or from the dealer back in the day for a stake bed? After all the beds all have fender brackets.
What would the judging standards say? Are period modifications/options points off? What about Coty's 29 headlight bar it may not have left the factory that way but it's still of the period? Regardless it looks like a good solid truck.
John
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Neil Wilson
- Posts: 2907
- Joined: February 5th, 2003, 9:42 pm
- Body Type: 82-A/89-A
- Model Year: 1930
- Location: Boulder, CO
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by Neil Wilson » August 3rd, 2018, 6:42 pm
AAholic wrote: ↑August 3rd, 2018, 2:21 pm
My truck also had the long running boards and aprons (what was left of them) when I got it and I've wondered if it wasn't an express as well, However couldn't someone have ordered them as an option from the factory or from the dealer back in the day for a stake bed? After all the beds all have fender brackets.
What would the judging standards say? Are period modifications/options points off? What about Coty's 29 headlight bar it may not have left the factory that way but it's still of the period? Regardless it looks like a good solid truck.
John
I suggest you take a look at the introduction of the RGJS. "The Guidelines attempts to define....... as it was driven off the assembly line." If you are interested in having your vehicle agree with the standards, then "period modification" is not what you want. Most don't plan on having their vehicle judged. So, almost anything goes. After sooooo many years parts get changed to whatever fits.
An 88-A platform (like is on your AA) would not have had the fender braces installed from the factory. It is likely the platform on you AA was a replacement sometime in the past. Also, Ford didn't make fenders for dual wheel in 1930.
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garagekulture13
- Posts: 15
- Joined: July 6th, 2018, 8:50 am
- Model Year: 1930
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by garagekulture13 » August 4th, 2018, 10:31 am
Thanks everyone. All this information is exactly what I need. There is a round shelf on the interior of the truck on the passenger side in the back cab corner. Is this there for something specific? I will take a pic asap. I also will take a pic of the end of the running board area. As far as where I plan to take the truck I'd like to keep it stock. If possible I'd like to take it back to how this one was made. I don't mean judging condition but I'd like it to be as it was when built.
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RustydoubleA
- Posts: 108
- Joined: June 18th, 2014, 10:22 pm
- Body Type: express
- Model Year: 1930
- Location: N. Calif.
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by RustydoubleA » November 5th, 2018, 8:36 pm
Hi, nice truck! That headlight bar may be original. I bought a late 30 open cab AA farm truck that was kept indoors all of it's life, no rust and mostly stock with the exception of a FABCO frame extension and spring set. It had the 28/29 straight headlight bar with the painted steel 30/31 headlights. I am looking for a picture of it. I actually swapped cabs with a small Model A closed cab pickup, because I wanted a 30/31 Model A roadster pickup and a closed cab AA. I shortened the frame to 131 1/2" so that I could turn around better. I also put in a high speed rear axle as well as cast iron brake drums from a 33 Ford truck, '28 underdrive (retaining the 4 speed) and a B head/cam. And 7.50 x 20 tires like on your truck (you need a lot of LARGE C clamps to squeeze the tire so that the lock ring can be installed). It's fun to bring them back to factory specs, but it's also fun to find the odd parts to enhance the performance. Trucks are what you make them so have fun, learn all that you can and pass it along! Oh, and try not to judge what other people do!
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Bob C
- Posts: 1348
- Joined: April 24th, 2003, 11:50 am
- Body Type: Mail truck, Stake tr
- Model Year: 1931
- Location: SO CAL
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by Bob C » November 23rd, 2018, 4:10 pm
The bracket is probably for a fire extinguisher. I got a bumper bar for $10 at a swap meet and a bumper and brackets
from a guy for $25.

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ModelAkid
- Posts: 478
- Joined: June 3rd, 2013, 6:15 pm
- Body Type: 186-B stake
- Model Year: 1931
- Location: SoCal
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by ModelAkid » November 25th, 2018, 8:37 pm
Hey GK, good news, bad news: I have a front bumper with brackets you can have for $25, bad news is: it is in Upper Michigan, only available in the summer, and I don't want to ship it.
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KimVanOrder
- Posts: 702
- Joined: August 11th, 2013, 4:25 pm
- Body Type: 82-A Platform
- Model Year: 1928
- Location: Hamilton, Mich.
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by KimVanOrder » November 26th, 2018, 4:27 pm
ROAD TRIP!!!!!
KVO
Dec. '28 AA