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BUFFALO, NEW YORK

FORD’S BUFFALO, NEW YORK ASSEMBLY PLANT

LOCATION: 2495 MAIN AND RODNEY STREET MILES FROM DEARBORN: 365

ASSEMBLY PLANT PRODUCTION CODE: BO PARTS ARRIVED FROM DEARBORN BY: SHIP

OPENING DATE FOR MODEL A FORD PRODUCTION: MARCH, 1928 CLOSING DATE FOR MODEL A FORD PRODUCTION: AUGUST, 1931

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FORD’S “NEW” BUFFALO, NEW YORK PLANT

LOCATION: 901 FUHRMANN BLVD. OPENING DATE FOR MODEL A FORD PRODUCTION: SEPTEMBER 8, 1931

CLOSING DATE FOR MODEL A FORD PRODUCTION: UNKNOWN

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 1928…17,970 1929…47,536 1930…43,050 1931…24,481

TOTAL…133,037

ACCORDING TO THE 1927 ASSEMBLY RECORDS, 188 MODEL A AND AA FORDS WERE SENT TO VARIOUS “ASSEMBY PLANTS” IN 1927. NO RECORD EXISTS TELLING WHICH ASSEMBLY PLANTS RECEIVED WHAT AND HOW MANY MODELS OF EACH TYPE. THESE CARS AND TRUCKS, NO DOUBT, WERE USED IN THE TOOLING UP OF EACH ASSEMBLY PLANT FOR MAJOR PRODUCTION OF THE “NEW FORD”.

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BILL OF SALES BUFFALO, NEW YORK

As of October 3, 2008

ASSEMBLY PLANT- BILL OF SALES BUFFALO, NEW YORK (BO)

365 MILES FROM DEARBORN

ENGINE NUMBER

STAMP DATE

DATE SOLD

VEHICLE TYPE

DEALER TOWN

INVOICE NUMBER

DAY TO SALE

0228783 (1) 07/02/28 07/18/28 TUDOR ORISKANY FALLS, NY

UNKNOWN 16

0405449 (1) 09/10/28 09/20/28 FORDOR ORISKANY FALLS, NY

D11677 10

1216629 (4) 03/16/29 03/23/29 TUDOR RANDOLPH, NY UNKNOWN 07 1216701 (4) 03/16/29 03/23/29 STD. COUPE RANDOLPH, NY UNKNOWN 07 1216806 (4) 03/16/29 03/23/29 TUDOR RANDOLPH, NY UNKNOWN 07 1316881 (5) 04/03/29 04/09/29 STD. COUPE UNKNOWN UNKNOWN 06 1353052 (2) 04/10/29 04/12/29 STD. COUPE RANDOLPH, NY E60720 02 1353031 (2) 04/10/29 04/12/29 TUDOR RANDOLPH, NY E60720 02 2047917 (4) 08/07/29 08/07/29 TUDOR RANDOLPH, NY UNKNOWN 06 2273053 (5) 09/06/29 04/30/30 TUDOR LIMA, NY F86723 204 2504769 (3) 10/21/29 10/25/29 CCPU RANDOLPH, NY F72942 04 2855015 (5) 02/11/30 02/17/30 STD. COUPE LIMA, NY F78204 06 2905725 (5) 02/21/30 02/28/30 SPT. COUPE LIMA, NY F79740 07 2933833 (5) 02/27/30 03/04/30 SPT. COUPE UNKNOWN F79801 05 2988753 (1) 03/10/30 03/15/30 STD. COUPE LIMA, NY F80844 05 3024984 (1) 03/14/30 03/21/30 TUDOR LIMA, NY F81442 07 3073027 (1) 03/24/30 03/27/30 ROADSTER LIMA, NY F82117 03 3083647 (5) 03/26/30 04/02/30 TUDOR LIMA, NY F82762 06 3119150 (5) 04/01/30 04/07/30 TUDOR LIMA, NY F83285 06 3119180 (1) 04/01/30 04/07/30 TUDOR LIMA, NY F83286 06 3119446 (1) 04/01/30 04/05/30 TUDOR LIMA, NY F83192 04 3127949 (1) 04/02/30 04/07/30 SPT. COUPE LIMA, NY F83286 05 3144992 (5) 04/04/30 04/10/30 STD. COUPE LIMA, NY F83759 06 3233075 (5) 04/21/30 04/23/30 ROADSTER LIMA, NY F85810 03 3238554 (5) 04/21/30 04/23/30 TUDOR LIMA, NY F85810 03 3273053 (5) 04/25/30 04/30/30 TUDOR LIMA, NY F86723 05 3282577 (5) 04/28/30 05/01/30 TUDOR LIMA, NY F86882 03 3301429 (5) 04/30/30 05/07/30 TUDOR LIMA, NY F87824 07 3304082 (1) 04/30/30 05/07/30 ROADSTER LIMA, NY F87778 07 3308654 (6) 05/01/30 05/06/30 TN. SEDAN RANDOLPH, NY F87575 05 3328801 (5) 05/05/30 05/08/30 ROADSTER LIMA, NY F87915 03 3532638 (5) 06/04/30 06/04/30 TUDOR LIMA, NY F9X074 07 3561694 (5) 06/09/30 06/16/30 STD. COUPE LIMA, NY F89453 07 3591422 (5) 06/12/30 06/18/30 ROADSTER UNKNOWN F936X5 06 3657722 (1) 06/24/30 06/30/30 STD. COUPE LIMA, NY F89817 06 3714751 (1) 07/02/30 07/31/30 CABRIOLET LIMA, NY F97837 29 3720390 (5) 07/02/30 07/15/30 TUDOR LIMA, NY F96650 13 3751746 (5) 07/09/30 08/14/30 STD. COUPE LIMA, NY F99047 35 4018735 (1) 10/06/30 10/22/30 CCPU UNKNOWN G46323 16

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4018878 (1) 10/06/30 10/22/30 3-W 4-DOR UNKNOWN G46323 16 4041804 (1) 10/14/30 10/22/30 DEL. COUPE UNKNOWN G46323 08 4041809 (1) 10/14/30 10/22/30 DEL. RDSTR UNKNOWN G46323 08 4149574 (1) 11/19/30 12/04/30 TN. SEDAN LIMA, NY G47824 15 4350363 (5) 02/11/31 02/26/31 STD. COUPE LIMA, NY G50800 15 4352591 (1) 02/16/31 09/05/31 STD. SEDAN LIMA, NY 17168 199 4432044 (1) 03/11/31 03/19/31 TUDOR LIMA, NY G52711 08 4432144 (5) 03/11/31 03/19/31 TUDOR LIMA, NY G52711 08 4513052 (1) 03/30/31 09/15/31 STD. COUPE LIMA, NY 17521 165 4554789 (7) 04/13/31 04/29/31 A PNL. DEL. LIMA, NY G58219 16

DEALERSHIP- BILL OF SALES BUFFALO, NEW YORK (BO)

365 MILES FROM DEARBORN

ENGINE NO. STAMP DATE

DATE SOLD

VEHICLE TYPE

DEALERSHIP TOWN

DAYS TO SALE

3169120 (5) 04/02/30 04/18/30 TUDOR UTICA, NY 16

THANKS TO: 1. PETER WINNEWISSER; 2. JERRY BENGEL; 3. STEVE SMITH; 4. TOM WESENBERG; 5. EBAY; 6. JIM SPAWN; 7. DOUG SKINNER; IF YOU HAVE ANY MODEL A FORD FACTORY OR DEALERSHIP BILL OF SALE DATA THAT COULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS STUDY, INCLUDING ANY “KEY” DATA, PLEASE FILL OUT THE QUESTIONNAIRE AT THE END OF THIS STUDY AND SEND IT TO steve@plucks329s.org or to Steve C. Plucker, 12650 Touchet North Road, Touchet, Washington 99360

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SALES AREA FOR FORD’S ASSEMBLY PLANT IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK FROM THE 1926 ISSUE OF FORD INDUSTRIES