Model A Vehicle and Parts Weights

Many of us are curious about the weights of Model A Fords.
Below are some sources that have been published:

Model A Weights - Bob Rentz (Albuquerque NM) - From The Restorer Vol 33 Number 1
Letter from Ford Motor Company to Buffalo Branch Dealers, 1931

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Model A Weights
By Bob Rentz
Source: The Restorer Magazine
Volume 33, Issue 1, Pages 30 - 33

Note: weights are approximate and assume gasoline tank and radiator are empty)

Vehicle Weights
"A" chassis 1650
Sport Coupe 2283
Open Cab Pickup 2073
Tudor Sedan 2375
Roadster 2155
Panel Delivery 2416
Phaeton 2212
Fordor (3 window) 2462
Closed Cab Pickup 2215
Fordor (2 window) 2467
Standard Coupe 2257
Town Sedan 2475
Cabriolet 2273
Station Wagon 2482
Deluxe Delivery 2282
Taxi Cab 2500

Bodies
Roadster body 465
Tudor Sedan body 726
Phaeton body 549
Fordor (2 window) body 782
Cabriolet body 575
Fordor (3 window) body 786
Coupe body 591
Town Sedan body 810
Sport Coupe body 596

Miscellaneous Parts
Bumperettes 46
Tire/tube (19") 20
Cowl Tank & dash 43
Tire/tube (21") 18
Front bumper 34
Wheel (19") 21
Rumble seat 55
Wheel (21") 22
Tools ("A") 14
Wheel carrier 10
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BUFFALO BRANCH DEALERS:
Jun 18 1931

Supplement to General Letter #1 (Sales) dated 4-30-31

FORD SHIPPING WEIGHTS

We are reweighing automobile chassis,etc. as shown in our General Letter #1 (Sales) dated April 30th, and are showing below the new weights for the types weighed up to the present time.

With Front and Rear Bumpers

Deluxe Phaeton 2192
Deluxe Roadster 2150
Standard Coupe 2220
Sport Coupe 2248
Deluxe Coupe 2218
Victoria 2310
Tudor Sedan 2315
Deluxe Tudor 2336
Standard Sedan 2462
Town Sedan 2476
Deluxe Sedan 2460
Convertible Sedan 2335
Cabriolet 2278
Town Car Delivery 2462

Your attention is directed to the weight of the Victoria which has the metal back and is 62 lbs lighter than the model with the fabric back.


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