Worcester County Model A Club
Worcester County Model A Club
Started in 1991 the club is for enthusiasts of the Model A Ford both young and old whether you own one now or did back in the day and just want to tell the stories of wrenching on the road, the Roadster that got away, or the Tudor behind your uncles barn when you were a kid.The Ford Model A
The Model A Ford went into production on October 20th 1927, the A was set to replace the venerable Model T that had a hugely successful 18 year production run. The first car was sold on December 2nd 1927, in March 1932 the A’s production run ended after 4,858,644 cars had been built.
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A of the Day
This day in Automotive History
September 19, 1887 Dr. Graham Edgar, developer of the octane
rating system, was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on this day.
Although he may not be a household name, evidence of Edgar's
work lines every highway in America. His rating system measures a
fuel's ability to resist any form of abnormal combustion, in other
words, its ability to burn cleanly. Eighty-eight and 90 are the normal
ratings for everyday unleaded gasoline, while racing gasoline will
often have a rating as high as 115
September 19, 1932 The Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah have been
the site of dozens of world speed records, but Ab Jenkins set a new
kind of record in Bonneville on this day. Jenkins completed the first
24-hour solo run, driving 2,710 miles nonstop in a single day. His
stock Pierce Arrow V-12 averaged 112.94mph.
Henry Ford Quote of the Day
Ab Jenkins in his Pierce Arrow
