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The front of the car jacked up so that the 5 year old Grand-son could eassily turn the steering wheel at play. |
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| The rear of the car |
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| The 'running board' of early days. |
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| The starter handle. |
Friday, November 30, 2012
Model A Ford, Made in Birmingham, UK - 1928
On the road from Karawanella to Kegalle, near Atale, I saw this beautiful car made in Birmingham in the UK in 1928 by the Ford Motor Co. of UK. It was called 'Ford Model A' and was in running condition. The owner in his 70s claimed that this was used as a bus to transport passengers in the early years.
It had the following features :-
1. ThePetrol tank was in front of the dash-board.
2. Petrol was gravity fed. There was no petrol pump.
3. The floor board on the driver’s side had 5 pedals :-
a. The brake pedal on the right
b. The accelerator pedal in the middle
c. The clutch pedal on the left
d. High up on the left side was the starter motor pedal – This was connected by a series of metal links to the solenoid switch on the starter motor. This when activated by pushing the starter motor pedal, started the starter motor.
4. There was a starter handle.
5. There was a distributor which had current fed from an ignition coil.
6. The brakes were linked by metal links to the drums on all four wheels.
7. There were two horns one electrically operated and the other was a rubber bulb horn.
8. There was a luggage carrier in the rear.
I asked the owner whether he got any offers for the vehicle.
He said he had plenty but did not want to sell.
He said he occasionally takes the car for a run.
