7937dl/(0515[04 (View a After discontinuing the Model T in 1927. Ford Motor Company closed down operations for almost six months to develop its next effort: the immensely popular ModelA. Responding to a more affluent consumer market. the Model Awas more powerful. more comfortable and better equipped than its predecessor. It boasted a taster engine. modern chassis with founwheel brakes. improved steering. and safety glass It was the most successful new car introduction in history. and went on to sell ve million models over the next few years. Launched in 1930. the striking lines of the Model AVictoria were one of the last and most stylish additions to the Model A body style range. T 1931 ModelAVictoria on display is loaned by Craig and Joan Watjen. Fords all-metal Tnmotor commercral airplane, nicknamed the "Tin Goose". began production in 1928 several years before this promotional pholograph was made 0! Unrversrty of Washington Alumni With a Ford plane and ModelA Ca 1930