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Line 77: \| designer = [[Henry Ford]]<br/>[[Edsel Ford]] }} The '''Ford Model A''' (also colloquially called the '''A-Model Ford''' or the '''A''', and '''A-bone''' among [[Five-window\|hot rodders]] and [[Custom car#Language\|customizers]])<ref>Bianco, Johnny, "Leadfest" in ''Rod & Custom'', 9/00, p. 86.</ref> iswas the [[Ford Motor Company]]'s second market success, replacing the venerable [[Ford Model T\|Model T]] which had been produced for 18 years. It was first produced on October 20, 1927, but not introduced until December 2.<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2bcW0WDEKgMC&pg=PA10 \|title=Collector's Originality Guide Ford Model A \|last=Schild \|first=Jim \|publisher=MotorBooks International \|year=2009 \|isbn=9781610608886 \|language=en}}</ref> This new Model A ([[Ford Model A (1903–04)\|a previous model]] had used the name in 1903–04) was designated a 1928 model and was available in four standard colors. By February 4, 1929, one million Model As had been sold, and by July 24, two million.<ref name="Gauld, p. 693">Gauld, p. 693.</ref> The range of body styles ran from the Tudor at US$500 (in grey, green, or black) (${{formatnum:{{Inflation\|US\|500\|1929}}}} in {{Inflation-year\|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn\|US}})<ref name="Gauld, p. 693" /> to the town car with a dual cowl at US$1,200 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation\|US\|1200\|1929}}}} in {{Inflation-year\|US}} dollars {{inflation-fn\|US}}).<ref>Gauld, p. 694.</ref> In March 1930, Model A sales hit three million, and there were nine body styles available.<ref name="Gauld, p. 693"/>

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