Model "A" Owners of Canada Inc.
Click over to the
Registration Page
and print out the Form you see there or you can download the
WORD version by scrolling to the bottom of the page first. Fill in the
appropriate blanks and send
it to the address as posted. You will receive a new membership package with a
copy of our newsletter
and other information about the Club. Should you wish to join any of the outer
area Chapters, then
please indicate this on the form. Contact these Chapters via the E-mail links we
have on the
'Antique Links'
page. Thank you for your interest in our Club.
Go to our 'Antique Links' page and click on the MAFCA
or MARC websites for the latest tech.
solutions to
your problems with restoring the Model "A". You can also attend our General
membership meetings
to find
some help and direction from the members present. Parts
and other sources are also
available
via the
'Antique Links' page. Steve Twiss
(Milton), John McInness (Niagara
Falls), Gene Franklin "Dixie" (Kitchener),
MAC's
(Lockport, NY), and other related supplier(s)/ Clubs are listed here.
It's very difficult to maintain the constant change of data that flows over
the web each day.
This site has been designed to allow for more new ideas and
stories to be presented for everyone
to become more aware of
what
the Model A hobby is all about. Our Club members want to be
kept up to date as to what's
happening around the Toronto area, during the summer season.
Therefore the website is kept
simple
and basic for obvious reasons, this is to ensure that everyone
has access to specific
websites, and related Clubs, that pertain to the Model "A" Ford.
Our Club is composed of an Executive, dedicated in preserving the interest
and restoration of the
Model A Ford. We elect a new group of members to take on the task of directing,
presenting and
ensuring that anybody that is/ or becomes a member, has the ability to draw on
knowledge from
experienced members. This includes help and direction when it comes to rebuilding, overhauling or
just polishing
their Model "A".
At present we have Ross Walter, as President, with a V-Pres, Sec., Treas.,
Editor, and Members at
Large, on our Executive. Elections are held each spring, if you feel that you
are able to do the task,
then by all means come to a meeting and get involved.
We are open for Nominations, starting in October,
are you ready?
There are presently four chapters that offer the similar services the above
Executive group does. They
have regular meetings and events that are central to
their area of representation.
The purpose of owning a Model "A" is to help preserve that part of
automotive history that many have
forgotten. This was the time when Henry Ford made an automobile that
surpassed all the other cars of
that time period. He was also one of the few that maintained cars
sales, and part sales, during the Depression
era.
Many people couldn't afford an expensive car,
so the next choice was the reliable "A". These cars are
very easy
to rebuild,
overhaul, and maintain. The engine is very easy and basic, in design, thus making it
simple to tune up
and
run. The car is very sturdy, safe, and fun to drive. When you see an antique car
for
sale, ask yourself one
question....where do I get parts for it? When it come to the
Model "A", there are lots
of reputable dealers selling
reproduction parts for about any
place in the car, and for any model type. Mind
you, there are lots of New Old Stock
parts
hiding at Flea Markets, garage sales, or in some farmers drive
shed. Part of owning a
Model "A" is finding that
spare part that may one day be handy. The main reason
for
owning a Model "A" ..... it's fun to drive!
Take a look at the Events page, which lists the upcoming meetings and tours.
The MAOCI Club meets at
the Buchanan school on the first Tuesday of the month,
at 7:30 p.m. During the summer months we usually
hold the meetings at a
specified location Check the 'Events' page for these updates on meeting times
and
places. The four individual Chapters, that
are
affiliated with the Main Club, have their meetings at:
>>Huronia Wire Wheel Chapter - Second Wednesday of the month, - Tottenham
Fire Hall, Mill St. Start at 7:30 p.m.,
>>Trillium Chapter -
4th Thursday of the month - Vos Independent Grocers, go to the
town of: Port Perry, - Meetings start at 7:30 p.m.
>>Southern Ontario Chapter - Second Wednesday of the month - Knights of Columbus
Hall, 145 Dearborn Pl., Waterloo, Start at 7:30 p.m.,
>>Just A's Chapter - Meetings are held in Oshawa, call Tom Luke 1-(905)-**** for
dates, times and location.
(Phone #'s will not be posted without the permission of the owner.)
>> Applewood 'A's
- (not a registered Chapter).
They join in on cruise nights during the summer months, and then they
have
monthly home meetings during the winter months. Note their
times and dates in our newsletter and/ or the EVENTS page.
>Canadian cars: Use Robertson screws throughout the interior body panel
supports.
EVERYTHING inside the car was held with these square headed (Robertson) screws.
>Cast steel (iron?) bowl fuel filter assembly was changed to a glass type Jan 1929.
>Starter switch attached to starter using round headed Robertson screws.
>Champion Spark Plugs had "Made in Canada" on one side & "REG IN 3X CANADA" under
the word
"CHAMPION" on the other.
>Rear lamp housings are different then the US types.
>Car horns were made by E.A. , or G.I.M. and Ames. Spartan is a US company.
>Stainless steel one - piece hubcaps were used on Canadian cars.
>Shock absorbers have "MADE IN CANADA", or "CAS" stamped on the cover.
>Tire valve stems were made by Schrader or Dill, with Canadian ID on them.
>Heinze/Ames wipers were not used on Canadian cars. E.A. and Trico were the most
common.
>Canadian cars ('30- '31) had front forged fender brackets instead of stamped.
>Canadian bumper clamps are not recessed or painted blue. They are chromed, plain
and have nothing on the surface
(front) - June 1928 - August 1930. The rear were
the same,
however, 1928 - 29 had Ford Script recessed in to the
middle of the rear clamps,
with
some finding their way onto all 4 positions. It depended on what was in stock that
day.
The rest of the time period ('31-'32)- had the holding bolt going through the
plate to the back
mounting plate (black)
before being secured with a nut/ washer.
>The front center bumper clamp was a miniature of the above big ones over the
same time period. Except the early
1928's were round, (2 1/2") Ford Script and
had "MADE
IN CANADA", in raised letters, on a nickel finished cover.
>Canadian Radiator badges for 1929 to late 1930 were plain Ford script with NO
paint
in the recess part of the badge.
A chrome finish was added in the late '30s. The
1928's
passenger vehicles had a deep royal blue, almost black, baked
enamel
background
set in a nickel badge. Commercial vehicles had a straight black finish in the
recess.
>Tools for the Canadian cars were under unique part #'s and had MADE IN CANADA
stamped on the majourity of them.
>Owners Manuals, Instruction books also had "Ford Motor Company of Canada,
Limited"
on the front covers.
>Some Canadian Vehicle colours are listed under different names, which were
listed in the May 1930 Canadian Parts book.
This fails to differentiate colour shade/ tone shifts as a result of no
standardized CDN manufacturing procedures and the
actual materials
used.
>> An example; the 'Ford Maroon' is used on the US '31 Town
Sedan, whereas the CDN Town
Sedan was painted with a 'Henna Red' the
difference
being in the shade of paint.
>> A March 1931 Canadian Service
Letter lists 12 standard
colours for the Town Sedan, but doesn't name them. Until the Judging
Standards Committee
authorizes changes to the MARC/MAFCA standards, points may be deducted for any
deviation from them. This
means
Canadian A's, painted in CDN colours,
will loose points if we can't prove the difference outside the standards.
(Thanks to Ian Lavery for this info)
>It was also in 1923, when Ford called the 2-door sedan a Tudor.
Ford of Canada adopted the same name for it, and even went
further and called the 4-door sedan a Fordor. Ford used that term for many years, but it originated in Canada
and used it for five years
before it was utilized in the United States. Both
countries continued on, with these names, from the Model A's and B's and on to
future products.
>The arrival of the Model A brought a much greater variety of body types, though
Ford of Canada never produced quite all the body styles made south
of the
border. I believe Model 'A' Hucksters, for instance, were never made in Canada,
however plans were available to those that wished to
have them made, by the owner or a coach builder.
Ford of
Canada constantly tried to keep a high level of Canadian content in it's
production lines.
(go to:
http://www.ford.ca/app/fo/en/our_company/heritage/pre_war_fords.do for more
interesting info).
The above information was found in the MAFCA Judging Standards (1997 edition),
as
detailed information
in the "Canadian Model A's"
chapter of the binder. There are many other
publications that have more minute details, date, factory sites, etc. which you
might find
interesting research within this hobby.
If you find
mistakes, let me
know. If you have knowledge of other differences, e-mail
the Web Master. Thank-you.
