okdave

i just talked to chris herrel at boos-herrel lincoln and he is now making plastic dash knobs and radio face and dials for 40, 41 and 46-48 lincolns. i have ordered some and will report when i receive them on the quality and color match. his email is boos-herrel@ comcast.net

look at sms auto fabrics on internet and ask them to send you samples of fabrics for your particular auto. they reproduce most lincoln fabrics. web site is www.smsautofabrics.com david

i am looking for air cleaner for my 41 zephyr. the car originally had oil bath type but i would take dry type. david

heres the web address for the henry ford museum research site. http://www.thehenryford.org/research/ david

here are photos of the tools i bought for my trunk. while not very useful they look good. note that the jack is painted ford green not lincoln green. i dont know whether the lincoln jack was the darker color originally. the paint on the oil can is lincoln green from earle brown.

how much? can you post photo. is it just a dust cover or is it a padded cover?

i likewise worked two days trying to get the hub off with a regular puller with no success. with the kr wilson and impact wrench they popped right off. david

i just bought a jack, lug wrench, jack handle, wrenches and alemite grease gun for my lincoln and they are really nice. all are stamped with ford. the seller has researched the ford archives to arrive at the correct tools and will furnish a list to you if you email him. while the tools are not cheap they are of excellent show quality. the email is linstacey@sbcglobal.net he will also send email photos. dd

there is a great looking 41 lc on ebay with videos and great photos and engine photos. well worth looking at. the ebay item # is 290045513274 david

one of the splash pans fits below the steering box and requires removal of some steering rods to install correctly. on mine i split the splash pan between its edge and center hole for the steering rod to slide through without removal of steering rods. it looks fine. you should be able to line up holes on shield with holes on frame. david

i talked to john moglia yesterday about my knobs and trim order from last year and he informed me that he wasnt going to be making any more in the foreseeable future. what bad news. does anybody have any ideas on a person or company that might be reproducing these knobs. i talked to don eash at d&d and he didnt seem interested. i belong to the kaiser frazer owners club and they charge a one time fee for all members for what they call the manufacturing fund. This fund commissions the production of unavailable parts in quantity and then sells them to its members at a reasonable price. maybe this would work for lzoc and lcoc members too. maybe if there were some expression of interest on a large enough scale this could work here. the kaiser club also has large lots of discontinued fabrics made up and sells them at very reasonable prices. i guess for now i will just live with the 41 ford knobs i bought from dennis carpenter. dd [color:"brown"]

i have four 16x4 wheels on my 41 and a 16x5 in the trunk. the extra width prevents the trunk shelf from operating correctly. not really a problem unless you have a flat. david

here's bozarth site on use of puller. good information. dd http://www.mindspring.com/~bozarth/id5.html

heres where i bought my kr wilson hub puller. great tool. i had about given up on hub removal until I got this. nice folks fast shipping. david Winfield Tool Works - Manufacture and sell reproduction K.R. Wilson rear hub puller and steering wheel puller for Fords 437 W. Broadway Port Jefferson, NY 11777 (631) 928-3316

the floor switch is the foot radio station selector switch. the radio has a motor driven station selector that operates from the foot switch. the radio was called the Rotamatic. the switch also mutes the volume when held down. replacements are available from macs antique auto parts. the other switch you referred to is the heater blower switch. david.

my 41 has cast iron heads--some evidence of crack repair but seem to be sealed up

look at my previous posts and you will see photos of my 41 lz. david

HERE IS FABRIC IN MY 41 WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO ORIGINAL BEDFORD CLOTH. IT CAME FROM EITHER SMS OR KANTER AUTOMOTIVE. DD

i likewise tried to remove the rear drums from 41 lz without the krwilson puller; tried heat, two other pullers--all to no avail. with the wilson puller removal was a breeze--use impact wrench. dd

I NEED LOTS OF PLASTIC PARTS INCLUDING TURN SIGNAL KNOB, WINDSHIELD WIPER KNOB, CHOKE, THROTTLE, CIGAR LIGHTER, ETC. I ORDERED THESE FROM JOHN MOGLIA ALMOST A YEAR AGO. DO YOU HAVE ANY USED PLASTIC? THE STEERING WHEEL COST $800. DON SENDS COLOR SAMPLES FOR YOUR SELECTION--I MATCHED IT TO A NEW STEERING KNOB THAT I GOT FROM JOHN MURPHY. I DONT BELIEVE ANYBODY IS MAKING REPRO KNOBS FOR THE DASH AND JOHN M. SAYS HE IS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING THE MATERIAL. I ASKED DON EASH ABOUT IT AND HE WASNT INTERESTED. THE FRONT OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGE HOUSING IS ORIGINAL. I NEED TO TAKE IT APART AND FIX STRING GASKET WHICH YOU SEE IN PHOTO. I DONT RELISH THE IDEA OF LAYING ON MY BACK TO REMOVE THE SPEEDOMETER FROM UNDER THE DASH. ANY SHORTCUTS? THE ATTACHED PHOTO SHOWS MY CAR WITH THE LATER MODEL STEERING WHEEL WHICH I REPLACED. DD

posted wrong photo here is correct one

here is a photo of my newly recast 41 steering wheel. it was done by don eash at d&d automobilia. it is absolutely perfect. i also had the chrome ring replated locally--it turned out nice for pot metal.

thanks for posting great photos. david

i have a few extra 41 parts. let me know your progress and needs. david

thanks. as you well know these cars are never finished but i am down to small things. david