Pete K.

Yup, I have a '31 Ford Model A, Your rear axles have '35 Ford 16" wire wheels on it. Originally the '31 Ford had 19" rims. The emergency brake carrier is gone from the brake ass'y too. I still love to find elderly iron in the woods, but getting very scarce these days.

The grease line to the throw out bearing greases the inner race of the bearing that it slides on the transmission input tube. Some throw out bearing cages,the old type, had a small opening to catch some of the grease to be introduced to the bearings. As was stated, if the throw out bearing was replaced in the last 40 years or so, It would be the sealed type.

Thanks "B"!, So far I'll have to go with your identity of this little guy as being non-Dodge. I've looked again and can't seem to find anything like a bracket that appears to have been mounted to the lamp body.---Pete.

VERY nice Bill- Keep up the great work! Looks like you've got lots of room to work too, wish I did!

Hi Bill, you may be right, I'm not too savvy about the earlier Dodges, since I'm still learning about my own '25. Just because it was in a box of Dodge parts, I guess that's no proof atall it may be a Dodge lamp. It really is a strange one to me too. P.S.-- I used to spend summers at my great grandma's house over in Marked Tree! just east of you in Poinsett County!--Best regards, Pete

Here's another one guys, I found this single bulb, two lens lamp among some early Dodge parts,(1921-1924). I'm wondering what it went to, If Dodge or not. Notice there is a small hole on one side where some kind of bracket was. The white lens is slightly larger than the red lens. Both glass lenses have a beehive pattern in them. To get at the bulb, one must pull a snap ring out from white lens end, whereas, white lens will come off. What's really strange, is that the base stanchion has a pin that can travel in a slot, to move lamp about 30 degrees, back and forth. It is NOT a removable bayonet fitting.

Saw your question and thought I'd throw in these photo's of my '25 Dodge windshield/ to cowl fit to show that little gap you were talking about. Maybe it's just the rubber that makes it look different, I don't know... but I don't think there was a difference between the two years. I do know I wish I had nice wind-wings like the pair on your Dodge.--Someday---

You are correct. Thank you. I spent some time staring at those so-called indentations and I now believe there were the male clips once on there. The little slits that the fastener prongs would have had are almost completely closed up, but it just has to be! When I folded the panel to where it would be fastened to itself, I cannot for the life of me believe this was a pouch for all the side curtains for this touring bodied car. It's just not large enough. I also believe it was not for a jack. Some of us now think it was for the booklets that came with the car. This is certainly a possibility. Thanks again!!!--Pete

Mr. White, I really think you may be on to something with your idea of a cover pouch for booklets. I've read where there were booklets included with every new '25 Dodge which at least included the Book Of Information, the folding top instructions, jacking instructions, and a booklet of accessories, which would have info on the Budd-Michelin disc wheels,etc...Could be even more. The under side of my Dodge's front seat IS grimy, yet I see no fasteners(yet), for the edge of the panel to fasten to. The center section measures 10" X 16" when the "flaps" are folded in.

It doesn't take too much detective work to gauge the age of my Stop-Glare visors. If you expand my photo of the original paper instructions, you will see a Boston phone number that dates it prior to 1928--but, just notice the picture in top left corner of the paper work of the visor on an open touring car's windshield frame, with an early-mid twenties car coming towards him with headlamps a-glaring. They look great on the '25 Dodge now! Sorry, these are a "keeper"----Pete.

Dear Mr. White, I've searched all over here for ammeters, whereas I've got most gauges sorted into one area.---Not one "white faced" ammeter! Was it just like the black faced ones, only reversed "negative" white for black? Are they same diameter?, 2-3/16" (U.S. measure) patent date on the one I have here is; Oct. 7, '19. Marked Dodge Brothers, with Indian head logo. Nickel plated bezel, black face.---Sorry---Pete.

Dear Joe, Thanks for the heads up about the car meet in Ct. I did not know about it. I would love to see your '23! I hope to have some sort of inventory started next week, at least with the abundance of Dodge Brothers parts. I will certainly make plans to visit on the 29th., June. ---Pete.

Yes Dodgy6, I've found the same to be true, whereas the nut is so rusted away you can't even adapt a wrench on it, but with a bit of any type penetrating oil for a short time, and using Vise-Grips, the fastener will yield open. Possibly back in those days, the metal had more chromium or something in it to withstand the weather. I don't think they ever coated the threads with anything, albeit a coat of good 'ole lead paint on the assemblies.---Pete.

Dear Mr. White, Thank you for your kind words and encouragement, the same to ALL of this forum's gentlemen! I feel honored to be a part of this group, and will continue the "conserving" of my '25 Dodge, with plenty of up dates, and many questions, if it's not too much bother for all. After only a few weeks of investigating the car and components,(at this point, very little time), I've found this Dodge to be on the SAME level of workmanship as Packard in the '20's. Possibly better, if one includes the all steel body of the Dodge! As far as the old property goes, the son has the place up for sale, he figured he would save money by having me take everything away free, whereas not paying a clean out crew to scrap everything. I've now finished my 20+ trips to his Dad's place, the last few days I've had to pick through the "scrapper's trailer that has shown up on the scene for "non-automotive" things. I found these accessory sun shades with the original instruction sheet,and bottom half of the box. They were made by the L-W Glare Shield Co., 46 Cornhill, Boston, Mass. "Telephone congress 0623". These were never used and have the most beautiful deep, blue-green hue when held up to sunlight. I'll bet the box cover WAS there a week ago---. Never did find my '25 Touring car saddles. The deal was for me to remove everything automotive from the property. needless to say, a tub full of copper and brass found it's way to my pick up bed.----Pete.

Well guys, I must reiterate the "center section" of the mystery shroud is only 10" X 16", without the wings. It is way too small for the top boot, since I can almost fit in the boot like a sleeping bag. There's no way the boot can be folded up small enough to even come close to going in the panel in question. The rubberized side of my shroud photo has "lines", sort of in crosses on the panel. These were old tape marks, whereas I removed a few remnants of remaining tape. Most of it fell off. Don't know why someone even put the tape on it--- there's no cuts in fabric under the tape! As far as my big finds, yes, I'm finding many different things for different cars. 2 complete engines & transmissions for a '32 Pontiac, Two complete sets of '22(?) Dodge Budd-Michelin disc wheels and a set for the '25. All with hubs. Two "short" Dodge radiators with a nickel shell & a black shell. A set of side curtains for a '23 Dodge roadster, with top irons AND saddles! They won't fit my '25 which are not to be found. Steering columns, wood wheels, axles, rear ends, fenders (REARS only), brake parts by the ton, a set of dash gauges for a Sunbeam Alpine, tons of Studebaker parts, old accessories, headlamps, lenses, bulbs, WHEW!!! It doesn't END! I am now in the old car parts business. If you could see my back yard, you'd laugh. The owner is long passed on, his son has included the "junkyard" with the '25 Dodge I bought from him. He doesn't care about his father's collection of a lifetime.I do. May he rest in peace.

Jason,I don't think it is anywhere big enough to hold the top boot. That thing is humongous., But good guess! The thing that is throwing me is why just two fastener holes on it? What keeps the rest of it in place? and where? It is canvas with the weather-proof graining on it.---Pete.

Well, a box that deep wouldn't fit under seat, I have the owner's manual that shows the "roll-up" tool bag with Zerk, wrenches, hammer, pliers,etc...The tool roll is just canvas. I don't have the jack. My rear window is a nickel plated frame with isinglass window.Can't be removed, and it is not the same dimensions as the weird panel in question. Please keep any and all ideas coming!!!---Pete.

Well, I'm still not sure about this cross shaped odd ball cover. the center section only measures 10" X 16". WAY too small for side curtain storage. Then there are the "wings". And only one end with fastener holes. This panel matches up as a piece of the set of side curtains I previously posted, laying out in my driveway. I can see that it covered or held something in it's life. 1936D2 had a very good thought as to it being a tool box cover, but a tool box would have to be the "running board" type--don't think Dodge offered one, and what about the wind,blowing the unfastened "wings' of the panel all over? This is driving me bats!

I shall guard it with my life! Thanks guys,--- Pete.

This thread caught my attention, I know there was a Grout in a retired doctor's garage in Lynnfield, Ma. A dozen or more years back. The doc passed on quite a while back, he was going to restore it, but I don't think he ever did. I want to say it was a steam car. For all I know, it may still be there.---Pete.

Yes, Silicone works well in those areas--I've had lots of luck using the Permatex "blue".

Mike, Having done this many times on Model A's with the cork seal, I use contact cement. DAP "Weldwood", in the little brown bottles at any hardware store. Comes with a brush in bottle. Trick is, you have to get ALL the traces of oil off mating surfaces first--follow directions on label to a "T". When you go to put it on, make sure you've really got it lined up well, you'll have only one shot to do it. IT STICKS!----Pete.

Hi all, Thought I'd show you all what I found. I THINK it is a set up for an early Dodge heating system. It's quite rusty, but as you can see, it has a heavy cast iron adapter to go onto exhaust pipe, whereas a lever is attached, controlled by the rear seat passengers(?) to open the by-pass valve in the adapter to circulate hot exhaust gasses presumably through a duct to a floor register that would act as a heat exchanger, similar to a home hot air heating system. Do any of our Dodge Brother's have this system hooked up and working in their car? I would love to hear how it really works.---Pete.

I've posted more photo's of the curtains I'm pulling out. I think I found the set that goes to my '25 Touring. Some of the Isinglass is broken out, but they are pliable curtains. They are marked on the inside, with black stenciled lettering as to the placement of each curtain, Left front, right rear, left center, etc... The top boot is also among the set, That seems to be in the best condition, possibly an old copy? The only marking on it is the zipper that reads "SWIFT". Another set of side curtains is shown, the set with most all the Isinglass missing. I don't know much about them, no inside stenciling either on those. There are more boxes of old side curtains that yet have to be gone through. Unfortunately, I see NO steel rods for any of the sets. Does anyone have the correct rods they can post?? Thanks for looking, Pete.

Well, I'm still going through boxes of parts from the nearby barn clean-out during the last 3 weeks. I've come across the side curtains, this one fabric panel that is "cross-shaped" I do not have a guess what it is for. It has two metal female fasteners on one end only. the opposite end has the depression marks in it from the male fasteners I think were removed. It measures 27" X 39" When UN-FOLDED. It measures only 10" X 16" when FOLDED UP. Can anyone help identify this?