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On 11/19/2019 at 4:57 PM, AHa said:
Ashland Manufacturing. I swore if I ever found another one I would buy it but when I ran across the second one, I didn't. Only two I've ever seen.
It is my understanding these are not jacks in the normal sense, rather they are called "tire savers". Back in the early tube tire days the tires were very expensive and during the winter cars were mothballed and 4 tire savers were positioned under each hubcap and the cars were only lifted an inch or two to clear the ground thus taking the weight off the expensive tires.
I've seen the tire savers at Hershey in singles and pairs, rarely do you find all four matching. Anyone else have the same understanding ?
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11 hours ago, kgreen said:
Notice the tool kit is correct... using period correct tools for the win. LOVE this photo thank you...!!!!!!
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Were these used industry wide ? I've seen 32-34 Fords look the same.
Since there's 2 tied to the one harness maybe that will help in ID
Very nice shape... someone needs these...!
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No wonder I couldn't visually ID the thing I kept looking under automatic GTO's and Camaros. The pull trigger reminded me of my automatic 67 Mustang shifter.
Looking at some Vega and Monza shifters on eBay I'd say you all are correct. I'll clean it up and get some better photos. Have been storing this for 10+ years. Should get pizza and beer money out of it...!!!!
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>> Jack has found a new home. <<
This is Walker jack and Packard Jack #213028 according to the Packard Tool Guide. Works as it should. The tang hole where the handle inserts shows no wear. This is a very nice jack and handle set.
Correct for 1932-1936 Packards. (Does Not Go with Super 8's or 12's)
I acquired this complete set several years ago. The jack still has some of the Packard blue paint on it. Display as is or restore it to suit. I just saw the jack alsone sell on auction for $200 so for a few dollars more you get the entire package.
Asking $250 ( shipping & handling should be around $25 additional )
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The pair are front hubs from a 1964 Rambler 4 door that had less than 100,000 miles on them. Made in the USA these things will last another 200,000 miles. I've done all the hard work of finding and removing... have been in dry storage for the past 15 years.
Interchange: 61-66 Rambler Classic 6cyl Front, 68-69 Javelin 6cyl Front, 65-68 American 6cyl, 67 Rebel 6 cyl
Very heavy so pickup would be great... but no problem to ship FEDEX or UPS Ground. Asking $150
These are prized hubs that make great custom trailers... These hubs only require 4 bolts to a metal plate of your fashioning. This flexability may be just what you need in building your next custom trailer. The AMC bolt pattern I believe to be the same as FORD.
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New in the box. Will need a little cleaning up. Asking $100 and that includes shipping. If this doesn't find a home soon will listen to offers.
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The caboose on this "train wreck waiting to happen" display of dangerous OEM jacks goes to a post war Morgan automobile... Need I say more.
Be safe and go buy a small hydraulic jack for your trunk... they come with nice carrying cases too. If you have any photos to add to this short history on auto jacks please post away. Happy Motoring...!
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Mom and Dad were married for 50+ happy years. I was one year old and attended my Mom's high school graduation.... just saying.
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12 hours ago, fh4ever said:
I am sure anyone here old enough will remember having to use the "bumper jack". Although I never experienced the Studebaker jack, I did occasionally have to use non Studebaker bumper jacks of similar design. It can work adequate on hard level ground with E brakes on and wheels chocked. But try to use it on the soft sloped road shoulder next to a ditch and its short comings are realized. First, a block of wood was mandatory to prevent sinking in the soft soil and added stability. Then, place the jack vertically straight under the bumper only to have it leaning profusely by the time the tire leaves the ground. More often than not, the car would slide forward or sideways from the leaning jack worsening the situation. Recognizing the unsafe situation, you lower the car and start over by leaning the jack something other than vertical ...anticipating the jack will be halfway straight by the time the tire leaves the ground.
That was a wonderful recollection of how I felt the first time I used a bumper jack on my 65 Rambler Wagon...! An A+ effort...!!!
Let me add that folks in snowy climates have used bumper jacks to get unstuck. Jack up car out of snow/ditch, lean forward... repeat. LOL.
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I drove a Mustang as a teen and don't recognize this... Camaro ?
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5 hours ago, Pfeil said:
Straight out of a Hollywood Science Fiction feature film...! Thanks for posting.
Had not yet decided which jack would be crowned the most dangerous. This jack to me is the most complicated looking. This friction pole principle is the very same that was used in the middle 1930's and featured earlier in my series only this jack pictured has no outer shell and the inner workings are wide open to view. Spill a few drops of motor oil on this by mistake and you'll soon see what a real mistake looks like.
I assume this is a VW or Mercedes jack probably made by the Bilstein Company.
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2 hours ago, (S) said:
Good info and good advice about not using OE car jacks. From the pics I found out I have a few to get rid of.
Oh my don't toss the jacks... Many owners like to have the original jack for show points. 1948 Studebaker jacks can be hard to find.
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1) Set handbrake and remove your brain.... you won't need it because "sanity" is not required to change a flat using this "rim jack" a style popular in the early 1940's. Packard, Studebaker and Cadillac also used a near identical setup.
The jacks were only used for a year or two and are somewhat hard to find. The accompanying "stand" is many times harder to find fyi.
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1 hour ago, STUDE48 said:
Yes I Do have this jack in my 48 champ
Any nightmare stories of trying to use this jack on your car to change a tire ??? It just looks really dangerous with it being on a 45 degree slope. Studeq's instructions graphic talks about "Placing nub of jack into the hole on the bumper". So I assume the nub on my jack shares the same purpose.
And a big thank you for confirming that I have one of the correct jacks for 1948.
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21 minutes ago, studeq said:
Prior to performing routine maintenance on your Studebaker be sure to read your owner' manual!
Looks like the Studebaker Art Department was drinking again...! The base on figure 2 doesn't match with the base on figure 3. Luckily I have "half a hard drive" full of reference photos and your jack/base illustrated in figure 2 matches a jack in my reference files for the 1948 Studebaker.
On the other hand I have 4 different jacks for the 1948 Studebaker in my reference files... and would like to narrow that number down. The photo below is the trunk from a 1948 Studebaker Commander Convertible that was being shown at the Hershey Swap car show. The jack pictured in my original post matches this trunk photo. I acquired the jack from a jack vendor who was told it was a Studebaker jack.
Please sound off Studebaker owners if you have this jack in your trunk... thank you.
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First 2 in tank fuel pumps were defective. 3rd pump works great. Removed the bed of the 93 Dakota 3 times to access the tank. Whew.....!
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2 hours ago, Jubilee said:
If you think about it for 10 seconds, you’ll figure it out.
Ok so you kiss 💋 bumpers. Grab a towel or gloves and say a few hail Marys... Got it..!!!
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Which of these 3 jacks would be the first to put you in a hospital ?.
I'm not a scientist... but I know what gravity is and these are dangerous. I'd rather play with knives...
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Here's some odd ball research from a 1919 US Patent. An inventor by the name of Delmar Roos, assigner to the Locomobile Company of America filed for a patent for a auto jack that ran on electricity.
Go to this page and type in the patent number 1324851
http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.htm
US Patent 1324851, jack, December 16, 1919
I don't think Delmar's dream ever took flight...
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Well well well... The passing of time here has turned up a bountiful blessing full of info and with much glee visuals too...!!!
The Barrett 44 jack is pretty old and I'd imagine not easy to find one. The handle alone you'd need one of those new 3D printing machines to craft.
The Barrett that is embossed with the Locomobile name I'm sure is rare as well... it's the first visual I've seen anywhere.
Have seen Lane Brothers Advertisements with general references to many makes including Locomobile, have yet to find a link to a specific car / year. The search goes on.
Thanks you...!
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Fence it in and start raising chickens...!
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Nippon-Denso is most likely the maker. eBay only shows motorcycles, but this looks to be mounted to a dash.... maybe a snow mobile ???
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Hello 1948 Studebaker owners... I saw a nice 48 Convertible at a car show that had this same jack in the trunk.
1) Is this correct for the 48 Studebaker ? All cars or just the Commander ?
2) Did the Studebaker engineers bump their heads... this thing looks 1000x more dangerous than playing with knives...! Anyone ever try to use this jack... any misfortunes ?
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How about one more for the road. I've watched parts vendors describe the flat horizontal surface area of the standard bumper jack as "The Shelf" or as some people call it "The Perch". This is the part that slides and rests under the bumper.
The 1948 Studebaker Commander came with the factory jack as pictured below. It doesn't have a "perch" or a "shelf" rather by golly it has in my opinion what amounts to nothing more than "A Slippery Slope". To the benefit of the Studebaker Engineering Department they did put a nice little nipple in the middle of their slippery slope that matches up perfectly with a hole somewhere in the bottom side of the bumper. Skiing in the French Alps comes immediately to mind.
Now as far as that shallow, poor fitting, ill fitting and very much lacking base plate goes... and I really don't even want to go there.... but it's my calling: I nostalgically reminisce back to my childhood toys and those catchy Tv commercials: "Weebles Wobble but They Don't Fall Down...!" This jack will not stand upright on it's own no matter how hard you try it just wobbles and topples over.