Ford Motor Company’s successor to the Model T, introduced in 1927, was the Ford Model A.
Ford developed the Model A after recognizing that the Model T could no longer compete as easily with newer cars. Unlike the T, the Model A offered features such as four-wheel brakes, a conventional clutch, hydraulic shock absorbers, and a wider range of body styles.
Production began in late 1927, and the car became an important bridge between Ford’s pioneering Model T and the more modern vehicles that followed. It was produced through 1931, when the V8-powered Ford models became the company’s main focus.
The name can cause confusion because Ford had used the Model A designation for an earlier 1903 automobile, its first production car. The 1927 car is commonly identified as the “new” Model A.