This handsome 82-B Closed Cab Pickup was acquired by its current owner, a prominent New England Model A collector, in September 2006. It had been restored by its previous owner to very high standards. Subsequent to that restoration, it received plaudits from the Model A Restorers Club, culminating in the Henry Ford Award, the Club’s most prestigious accolade. The current owner has maintained it fastidiously and campaigned it in AACA judging competition. It received AACA’s Grand National Senior First in 2012.
Finished in Cigarette Cream, one of 38 colors offered in the commercial line, it has the standard Black-Brown artificial leather interior. Built in mid-November 1931, it has all the very late Model A features, including the indented firewall and re-designed fuel tank. Model A production tapered off at the end of 1931, although some assembly plants continued building until the Model 18 V8 and Model B four-cylinder cars made their appearance in March 1932.
Commercial Model As seldom appear in the limelight, much less on the market. This late-model Closed-Cab Pickup represents a rare opportunity to acquire the best example of this very desirable model.
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