Dave Mellor NJ

Is it possible that you have the so-called "AR" wheels? they were carried over from the T as far as the same rim and hub.The earliest As had no separate emergency brake shoe.When you applied the E-brake,it merely applied the service brake.Several states (or commonwealths) ruled this illegal so Ford hurriedly incorporated the separate shoe and lever on the rear wheels. this necessitated adding 1/2 inch to the hub rim. The side of the AR hub,which goes over the drum is about 1" while the standard A hub is 1-1/2". If these wheels are in good shape,you have something a lot of people are looking for. Consider posting on fordbarn or ahooga.

Yeah,a clearance light for the roof,would probably use an amber lens.

and it follows that it is probably Volvo or Saab

I think you are confusing membership on this forum with membership in the AACA itself. to become a member of this forum all you had to do was register and log in. you can just browse if you don't care to join. If you join the AACA organization it requires a dues payment of $35 and you would be welcomed enthusiastically.Then you could use the library for free among many other benefits and it would be less than the processing fee and a half hour time.

I'm fairly sure that the 239 ohv was a one year only(1954) engine.It was a transition from the flathead which in 50 was also a 239CI.It's possible that early 55 trucks may have used up the stocks of old 239s but for the most part, if it is indeed a 55, it should have a 272 or 292. The 50 pickup started the year with the floorshifted trans,which went back to the 30s. late in the year,the shifter went on the column. that is one of the very few ways to tell a 50 from a 49.The 50 car trans might be different, you'll have to see if all parts look the same. In any event, if you have both vehicles, you should be able to make it work,keeping in mind that the truck will have a lower gear ratio.

It seems to me there was just recently some discussion on these forums about the early Sears cars and some body posted pictures or ads. The car was made from 08-12 unchanged and it looked like a contemporary 1902 model,like Sears had bought up a load of unsold 1902 cars and took 4 years to finally unload them.

I just wondered if this "Mr.Kelsey" is in any way connected with the Kelsey-Hayes of wire wheel fame,perhaps that would be an avenue you could explore,George.For that matter,I wonder if the "Hayes" is connected to the company that made custom coupe bodies for Dodge and others in the late 30s

Thanks stexch,I knew that,I was even there a few times,courtesy of our Navy,I went back and added fort to the post,but I doubt if either one is the symbol in that horn button.

I didn't think this was model a so I went out and checked the windshield frame on my slant window fordor; 45-1/2 top, 44-1/2 bottom, 14-1/2 sides. I still think it's a repro,but probably for a larger,maybe a classic car, Mr, Farms, which is better for you. Good luck with the CCCA forum. "Self-help group" is an oxymoron

Even if you don't find anything more you've done a great job,Mel, and answered most of the questions.

There actually IS a hog in the picture.

Whenever you are trying out an electric device where you are unsure of the voltage,always try the lower voltage first. If you are wrong,nobody gets hurt. this goes for anything , not just car parts. this probably is 6 volt as were most all cars back then.you should also make sure it turns free before powering it. Take the cover off and try to turn the armature manually.You should hear something.

Most european countries are,in fact,left hand-drive as is most of the world with a few exceptions,most of the British Empire(notCanada),Japan,some of South America.

I think #1 would actually be 49 plymouth.from 40-49 the brake light was by itself in the trunk/license plate holder, as in the picture. In 50 and up they incorporated them into the taillights.

I agree with WLDavis, this is the wrong thread, this car looks like a match for the previous thread "1920's car ID?". you should move it.Note the straight-down fender, the less rounded hood and cowl, the different wheels,back(suicide)door,etc.

To pick up on what JFranklin was saying, Model A came out with certain "rustless steel" parts in 1930 among them, the headlights,cowllights and grille. Most people don't know it, but it's magnetic and not stainless,per se. The windshields were never stainless,but certain models' windshield frames received plating.That said, I don't think it is even a copy of any model A frame the curve doesn't look right.The A open cars had the staunchions made of this "rustless"/stainless.When you come across reproductions they are aluminum

Nice to see the outside of the bldg.Two points:one, the car parked next to the bldg is hard to see but it looks like newer than 1925;two,the original picture circa 28-29 shows being the newspaper office with the publisher identified as being in the back seat,but Melvin just read that the newspaper didn't take over until 1961, Was it a different paper?

Desoto Frank identified #4 as a spotlight mount. I think he means #5.It looks like it's going through the bezel backwards, the short part missing the handle, the long part missing the spot light. #4 looks like it goes on the top front of either front fender on about 63 Galaxy or falcon.missing the ornament growing out of the hole. #6 looks like the hideous padded horn button they stuck on 67-68 Mustangs and Fairlanes,was Montego a place with a castle or a fort?

I was born in April 1949.I don't know if that was in time for the 49 Ford custom tudor my dad traded a 47? Studebaker in on.I still have the invoice to that Ford,I should look at the date the next time I see it.My dad was in the seabees in WWII.After the war, he came back to the home base in Quonset Pt,RIand married my mother who he had met in the USO.They drove toward Philadelphia,honeymooning along the way but their 42 Plymouth 4dr broke down 3 times along the way. They had to leave it in Connecticut and continue by train.His uncle took him back to pick it up later but that turned him off to Chrysler for all time.

Tiny car in a tiny state.

The discrepancy is probably in the totals of "calendar" year and "model" year.If the 30 model was brought out in,say, November,while people were still thinking things would get better, they might take some of that money out of the mattress and buy that car.By the end of 30 they were laid off,trying to get their money back,so the model year ledger would have more sales than the calendar year.The opposite would probably hold true for the 29 year. My dad told us he bought a 1930 Model A deluxe roadster for $100 in 1931(less than one tear old) from a guy who had lost it all.

Packard also was known for hexagon hubcaps

The first one is mopar about 33-38.They have the emergency brake bands on the tailshaft and the shifter is way forward,it comes out of the toeboard, the second one is similar to a model a so it might be a model b. I knew a guy who was looking for one a while back. The third one I don't know.

If you have the picture you should be able to magnify the name on the grille enough to make out the name.