The Ford Model A was a very popular automobile and succeeded the Model T in 1928. During the period of 1928 through 1931 there were approximately five million Model A’s (all body styles) manufactured. The 1931 Model A Roadster was priced at $475.00 and weighed 2230 pounds – that’s 22 cents a pound. There were 456,000 Roadsters produced by Ford during this four year period.