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Summit Metro Parks unveils restored 1928 Model AA truck

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SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio — Summit Metro Parks is embracing history this year as its 1928 Model AA truck hits the road again. 

What You Need To Know

  • The park’s truck faced a variety of mechanical problems, leading to it being undrivable and in need of professional work

  • Summit Metro Parks said its Model AA was purchased in 2001 by Friends of the Metro Parks and gifted

  • Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland stepped up to help repair the truck

The park’s truck faced a variety of mechanical problems, leading to it be undrivable and in need of professional work. Through a grant from the Summit Metro Parks Foundation and working with Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum volunteers, the piece of history is ready to hit the road once more.

Summit Metro Parks said its Model AA was gifted in 2001 and purchased by Friends of the Metro Parks. It has been featured in parades and on display at events such as the annual Touch-a-Truck. 

“The truck symbolizes the more than 100-year history of the park district and is used in community parades and historical events county-wide,” the park said in a news release. “Even with good upkeep, the vintage vehicle needed some more involved repairs. However, finding a 100-year-old mechanic who had a shop full of specific parts was a no-go.”

Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland stepped in, starting the work almost immediately while other shops had quoted a three-year wait. Summit Metro Parks said it offered to donate its time and labor, so long as the parts were prepaid.

“After a full inspection, the incredibly knowledgeable museum volunteers got to work,” Summit Metro Parks said in a release. “There was a lot to be done, and they collaborated with other vintage car experts on the finer details.”

Work completed included: 

  • Building a replacement engine
  • Rebuilding the transmission
  • Rebuilding carburetor
  • Replaced radiator
  • Swapped out the generator for alternator
  • Steering box, steering column and steering wheel were all replaced and rebuilt
  • Braking system was fixed
  • New muffler installed
  • The seat bottom received padding and replacement springs
  • Various parts were cleaned and repainted
  • Tires and inner tubes were replaced
  • New lights with an original-looking LED bulb assembles
  • The horn was rebuilt and installed

“The 1928 Model AA is now back in action,” Summit Metro Parks said in a release. “Watch for it in local parades or at car shows and community events.”

The truck will also be on display at the park’s annual Touch-a-Truck in August.

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Madison MacArthur

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