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AB · 01-02-2008, 06:49 PM

What did you think of their cool convertible car? Wonder what kind of car it was?

Tom Munster · 02-19-2008, 04:11 AM

Nice picture, too!
The car on "The Real McCoys" is a 1928 to 1931 Ford Model A.
I can't tell the exact model year, but they were similar in those 4 model years. Part of the humor at the time of the late 50's and early 60's is that only unsophisticated people would have such an old car as a daily driver. If you look closely at the car, it even has patches on the outsides of the tires!
Of course today, a Ford Model A is a popular collector car, but at the time the McCoys were driving it, it was considered an old jalopy!
Ford Motor Company supplied the cars for the show and you probably notice that other folks on the show had nice late model Fords. I always liked George McMichael's late model Ford station wagons.

AB · 02-28-2008, 08:30 PM

^ The patches on the outside of the tires was a nice touch.

Mikado · 02-28-2008, 08:37 PM

Hmmm the car seems squished down/ slighlty modified but, Id say that I agree with Tom, this seems to be a model A......the painted-in part, on the top of the grill, would suggest its a '31 (the final year) model

honeybea · 06-09-2008, 10:46 AM

I wonder where it ended up? Hopefully not the dump.

01-02-2008, 06:49 PM	#1
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02-19-2008, 04:11 AM	#2
Tom Munster Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: Payson, Arizona, USA Posts: 28	The cool McCoy car Nice picture, too! The car on "The Real McCoys" is a 1928 to 1931 Ford Model A. I can't tell the exact model year, but they were similar in those 4 model years. Part of the humor at the time of the late 50's and early 60's is that only unsophisticated people would have such an old car as a daily driver. If you look closely at the car, it even has patches on the outsides of the tires! Of course today, a Ford Model A is a popular collector car, but at the time the McCoys were driving it, it was considered an old jalopy! Ford Motor Company supplied the cars for the show and you probably notice that other folks on the show had nice late model Fords. I always liked George McMichael's late model Ford station wagons.

02-28-2008, 08:30 PM	#3
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	^ The patches on the outside of the tires was a nice touch.

02-28-2008, 08:37 PM	#4
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,880	Hmmm the car seems squished down/ slighlty modified but, Id say that I agree with Tom, this seems to be a model A......the painted-in part, on the top of the grill, would suggest its a '31 (the final year) model

06-09-2008, 10:46 AM	#5
honeybea Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 06, 2005 Location: SC Posts: 503	I wonder where it ended up? Hopefully not the dump.