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03-18-2011, 10:20 AM
Filed under: Classics (http://www.autoblog.com/category/timewarp/), Sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/), Etc. (http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/)
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Jonathan Klinger's 1930 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan - Click above for high-res image gallery
Spend enough time shuffling through buff books or clicking around enthusiast blogs and you'll eventually come up against the term "appliance" used with a derogatory bent. For fans of the automobile, few things are more terrifying than the degradation of the car's reputation. Whereas vehicles once required their operators to possess intimate knowledge of an encyclopedia's worth of quirks to get them to function properly, they've now slipped into the same realm of soulless servile technology occupied by washing machines, refrigerators and the Shake Weight.
But there are still a few relics of this long-forgotten Age of Involvement bumping around. Just ask Jonathan Klinger. The guy has taken on a brave quest to pilot a 1930 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan as his daily transportation for a full year. Through snow, wind, rain and heat, Klinger will turn no wheel other than the wire-spoke rollers of his A.
Continue reading 365 Days of A: One man's quest to drive a Ford Model A for entire year... (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/18/365-days-of-a-one-mans-quest-to-drive-a-ford-model-a-for-entir/#continued)
Gallery: Jonathan Klinger's 1930 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jonathan-klingers-1930-ford-model-a-tudor-sedan)
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365 Days of A: One man's quest to drive a Ford Model A for entire year (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/18/365-days-of-a-one-mans-quest-to-drive-a-ford-model-a-for-entir/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Jonathan Klinger's 1930 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan - Click above for high-res image gallery
Spend enough time shuffling through buff books or clicking around enthusiast blogs and you'll eventually come up against the term "appliance" used with a derogatory bent. For fans of the automobile, few things are more terrifying than the degradation of the car's reputation. Whereas vehicles once required their operators to possess intimate knowledge of an encyclopedia's worth of quirks to get them to function properly, they've now slipped into the same realm of soulless servile technology occupied by washing machines, refrigerators and the Shake Weight.
But there are still a few relics of this long-forgotten Age of Involvement bumping around. Just ask Jonathan Klinger. The guy has taken on a brave quest to pilot a 1930 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan as his daily transportation for a full year. Through snow, wind, rain and heat, Klinger will turn no wheel other than the wire-spoke rollers of his A.
Continue reading 365 Days of A: One man's quest to drive a Ford Model A for entire year... (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/18/365-days-of-a-one-mans-quest-to-drive-a-ford-model-a-for-entir/#continued)
Gallery: Jonathan Klinger's 1930 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jonathan-klingers-1930-ford-model-a-tudor-sedan)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/11-ford-model-a-365-days_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jonathan-klingers-1930-ford-model-a-tudor-sedan/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/26-ford-model-a-365-days_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jonathan-klingers-1930-ford-model-a-tudor-sedan/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/12-ford-model-a-365-days_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jonathan-klingers-1930-ford-model-a-tudor-sedan/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/28-ford-model-a-365-days_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jonathan-klingers-1930-ford-model-a-tudor-sedan/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/20-ford-model-a-365-days_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/jonathan-klingers-1930-ford-model-a-tudor-sedan/)
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365 Days of A: One man's quest to drive a Ford Model A for entire year (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/18/365-days-of-a-one-mans-quest-to-drive-a-ford-model-a-for-entir/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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