The Ford Model A proved a worthy replacement of the successful Model T

When Henry Ford was planning a replacement for his epoch-defining Model T, there must have been a few worried people within his motor empire.

The Model A proved to be a worthy successor and the cars were an instant hit with motorists when they hit the road in the US at the end of 1927.

By late 1928, they were being assembled at the Marina plant in Cork and played a key role in the company’s buoyancy at the start of the 1930s.