1929 Ford Model A Mailtruck

1929 Ford Model A Mailtruck
Engine no. A3221127
In 1929, Ford Motor Co. was offered a contract to produce vehicles for the US Postal Service. This resulted in the manufacturing of approximately 300 Postal Service vehicles by Ford during 1929 and 1930. The Postal Service had used vehicles before for residential delivery, but had not been satisfied with their reliability. With the introduction of the Model A Ford units, the Postal Service at last had a reliable delivery vehicle.

Bodies for the Model A delivery trucks were specially designed by the Postal Service and constructed in Ford's body building shops. The bodies were made of wood and mounted on the standard 103-inch-wheelbase Model A Commercial chassis, using the Ford's steel cowling and fenders. The standard Model A powertrain, a 40hp 4-cylinder L-head engine displacing 200.3 cubic inches (3,282.3cc) with three-speed manual transmission, was utilized for the Postal Service trucks.

Because their wood body construction did not weather well, few of the Model A Postal Service trucks have survived the ravages of time. It is estimated that fewer than 20 authentic examples remain today.

This Mailtruck has been nicely restored and finished in its correct dark olive-green paint with black hood and fenders. Documentation on file indicate that the truck came from the USA to the Netherlands in 1989. Exceedingly rare in the USA, let alone aboard, it is very likely that this is the only Mailtruck outside of the country of its birth.