Just got this small pile of junk 56 Chevy hood emblem 49-51 ford and Merc Cal Custom trunk latch remote cable kit Steel narrow leaf spring blocks Crusty spider cap rings 2 Chevy spider caps. Might need 2 more
Picked this up guy said his dad had it built in the 90s. Been sitting since in the shop. His dad died a few years back and mom just recently passed, told me to come get it. 55 235 with a nice YF carb. Looks super clean on the inside. Turns. Bore scope indicates it was probably a hone with rings. Has the 913 head. I’ve got a 59 235 with the 848 head. .060 over. I’ve got an Edmunds dual intake with YFs. Maybe go Tripple now ? Hmmmmm
Im a pretty big Proto Tools collector and I was scouring craigslist the other day and low and behold I spotted a rare beast. The 9953 Tool tote tray. Heck they are rare in plomb( I have one) but the more modern proto versions seem to be just as rare. I dont know of another collector who has one although if someone does have one I would be excited to see photos....anyways I made contact with the seller and set up a pickup for today. It was located in a small ag town but luckily I was able to run over there on my lunch and get back in time. Paid $55 for the tray and the pictured sockets. All the sockets on the right are proto la and are either ones I dont have or are more difficult to find so I thought it was a good deal! Super stoked on the tray. It's very straight and not rusty but as you can see it has been repainted. Maybe one day I will repaint it but for now I'm just going to enjoy putting it to use and give my plomb version a break for a while.
Ratfink isn’t really my thing, but recently landed into this original 1968 laughin basket- sock it to me…
I would say so in terms of quality but not in terms of name recognition. They started in 1907 as the Plomb tool company. During the late 30's/ 40's they were bigger than snap on. They had tons of government contracts. In 1949 they were sued over their name and the company started identifying their tools by the name Proto (professional tools). They are still in existence today and are owned by Stanley Black and Decker. They are more of an industrial brand now (like snap on williams)...
Collecting Firestone tools is one of my obsessions. They were made by Plomb and while not real common they do pop up now & then. The unmarked ratchet was made by Penens which was another Plomb brand and internally the same as the Firestone marked ratchet. Always looking for more.
Hey another plomb/ pendleton tool company enthusiast! Nice finds! Do you have any of the craftsman Circle u tools ? Those were made by plomb as well...same thing with certain montgomery wards drive tools from the 40's.
I don't. Have probably had some go through my hands but getting sidetracked by shiny objects not on my list of things to look for I didn't keep any. Here's a cool Firestone sparkplug set I scored last year. Only see them now & then pop up online. Looking to replace the broken double ended socket
I once had a 348 as crusty as that. the distributor was rusted in half inside. I busted my ass trying to take it apart and ended up with no usable parts......
There a 348 there a little better than this BBC. The guy was building a 59 Chevy and 56 ford. Bought ever 348 and 312 he could find in a 3 state area
Man that will amaze me , if many parts are useable . But for me this is what is fun about building from used stuff .
Welp, I hit up the NWDRA swap meet last weekend north of Vancouver Wa. I found a few things. Not a ton of stuff but enough to keep me coming back! -Nehi soda syrup (pronounced Knee High). $60 -mobil coolant can. (a bit newer than I collect but it has the pegasus on the side so i caved) $10 -craftsman flying v flex head ratchet $15 -Ford parts and accessories catalog. Covers 1938-1946 cars and trucks. So cool to look through and it has an identification guide in the back $20 -misc plomb and proto -free large tube of lubriplate in its original box
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