Ford Model AA

Basic chassis layout was done rapidly and mechanical development was moved forward quickly.

Body changes that occurred between 1929 and 1930 were also integrated into AA production, but leftover parts were used longer in the heavy commercial trucks.

The suspension of the AA Truck was similar to the Model A Ford in the front end.

The AA had leaf springs mounted to the chassis and shackled to the rear axle.

The parking brake is a chrome lever on the floor with a release button on the top.

The windshield wipers started as hand operated and later models were powered by vacuum diverted from the intake manifold.

The tail-light lens colors on the AA underwent several changes during the production run.

The throttle can be adjusted to ease the shifting of the transmission and the idling speed of the engine.

The cluster is in a diamond formation, with the start key and pop-out locking switch is on the left point.

Special wheels were produced for ambulances, buses, and funeral coaches (hearses).

Specialty bodies include: Funeral Coach, Ambulance, Express Pickup, Dump Truck, and a chassis-cab (no bed).

Corporations could have custom paint and other modifications made by Ford for fleets of vehicles.

To eliminate the complexity and cost of its variety of postal trucks, and accommodate the needs of parcel post service.

[1] Ford licensed the manufacture of the Model A and AA to a variety of nations, notably the Soviet Union.

[2] In October 1931 a Model AA was the first vehicle produced at Ford of Britain's own new Dagenham plant in England.

The Model AA was also built in several nations in mainland Europe under license from the Ford Corporation.

In some countries, like Uruguay and Cuba, Model AA trucks are still in use, more than 80 years after their introduction.

Final assembly of the first truck of the Nizhny Novgorod (Gorky) Automobile Plant - NAZ-AA, 1932
An AA-based bus, 1932
1929 Ford Model AA Truck
1930 Model AA
1929 Ford Model AA at the Texas Transportation Museum
A 1929 AA still working in Montevideo , Uruguay, in 2005