Photo Collection

(Some time ago, Bob Rentz of Albuquerque, NM, was fortunate enough to put together

a huge and diverse selection of original Model A Ford factory photos-333 different

views, all 8 1/2X11 in size. These photographic images represent an incredible wealth of

documentation about how the Model A looked "fresh off the assembly line". Many

photos are publicity shots that eventually appeared in Ford newspaper, magazine and

sales literature advertising. Other views portray close-up views of production model

details. The educational and research potential for Model A restorers is outstanding.

Bob generously donated all of these photos to MAFFI.

In October 2005, at Hershey, Maffi Trustee Howard Minners found and purchased an

album with 61 original photos showing commercial Model A's. Howard has loaned these

photos to MAFFI to be scanned and prints added to the photo collection. Additional

photographs have been donated by Tim Johnstone and Tim Kelly.

Ron Ehrenhofer and Stan Johnson have scanned the photos at a high resolution. The

resulting digital files have been electronically stored which will allow rapid downloading

and printing of high quality copies.

The Foundation now offers copies for sale at all summer MARC and MAFCA national

meets. The photos are of considerable assistance to restorers because they show details

of the way the vehicles looked at the time they were delivered from the factory. MAFFI

continues to seek to borrow and scan additional factory-era Model A Ford photos, both

passenger and commercial.