Not really finds but i cleaned the diamond t van and found this,,wonder if any are good for sale or to keep.. The van was an RC radio repair van i found some of these in there.. Heater is going to my gmc.
That round housing would make a great spot to hide a speaker, even if you only used the face of it to cover one. The two push****on radios look pretty rough, but I'd at least save the knobs off of the one with the melted face, those could be useful too.
You guys find such choice stuff. How about a full gallon of 2 cycle oil? I'm such a geek for fonts and design of the '60s packaging. It was probably pretty when the gold color shined.
I was kept pretty busy last Saturday doing battle with the antique pickers and the s****pers for both some hotrod bits and farm equipment at a live estate auction. This old fellow didn’t throw much away. These two were in a $7.50 wooden box. One is a slag gl*** shifter knob in beige, blue and white. The other has a map of the world and might be from a toy, more to follow. The quarter is for size reference.
I worked in a Sears auto service center from 1962-1965 and always bought their one gallon cans. The colors changed for different blends but the gold was on all of them as I remember.
Live auction volume two. During the preview I spied one of the reasons for spending a whole day at the recent live auction. This home built flat rack was used to transport machinery with wood block bearings from farm to farm quickly, and to save the road surface. The front axle is hamb era ford- maybe someone can tell me the exact year, rear axle was John Deere combine with steel spindles. So besides the two bashed in Mercury caps it had 15 inch rims with trashed G78-15 tires on it, they are hard to find in this neck of the woods, with the 5x5.5 and nubs to take the dog dish cap- might go on the front of my 35 Tudor. Was it worth the 150 bucks I paid, likely not, but it is going to be once I complete the harvest- plus it hauled the duals home about 35 miles. Any information you want to share is greatly appreciated, wouldn’t mind knowing the year of the caps too, more to come.
Front axle looks like F100 with a hole for swaybar. 1948/50 ??? Where did this black line come from ûnder my text? ^^^^
I'm thinking that whole axle, including the wheels and the caps, are from a 1948-1950 Mercury M-1 pickup truck, which was a Canada-only model. If I'm right, (and I totally could be way off), but if I am right, those are good brakes as well as good wheels. The one slightly less smashed hubcap is probably worth a few bucks too if it can be straightened, they're pretty uncommon, although even a smashed one would make a good wall hanger.
It is more of a wagon than a trailer- vehicle of husbandry with the appropriate signage, was glad it made the trip on rural roads at speeds allowed by slow moving vehicles in my jurisdiction. Safety chain was a bit suspect. I ended up with three of the hubcaps, having trouble pinning down what year they are, thanks for your suggestion- Canada only would be right- I thought the wheels would be car wheels. Would the Mercury axle be the same as the ford truck axle?
Pretty neat tail light- different than a blue dot. Internet says it is right for early 50’s Desoto and mid fifties Dodge or Fargo truck. On the search for a mate, would be good on a fendered model A or period correct trailer.
Never heard of "fire injection" before, would like to see what the tips look like. Cool box for sure.
I hadn't heard of them either: Technical - Surface Gap Fire Injector Spark Plug Engineering?? "REVOLUTIONARY" | The H.A.M.B. Cheers, Harv
Looks like the red is gl***. How about a curb marker. Those little antenna under the bumper need power don't they. Might as well put in a fancy little light.
Looks like most of a lighted hood ornament. But it seems like most of them used an amber or blue lens rather than red.
From this weekend's junkyard trip. The bumper pan is for DeSoto teeth, likely destined for my '53 Ford which needs one, and this one is better than the others I've found (too bad someone had already removed the teeth, pretty brutally judging by the pieces that were left behind.) A few more steering wheels and license plates for my collection, and some shark fin trim that I want to use as fender skirt trim on my '41 Cadillac. I saw someone else do that here on the HAMB and I'm totally stealing the idea, it looked great. I bought a ****load more than just this, but the other stuff not pictured is resale stuff and I don't want this thread to turn into advertising.
I've been junked! LOL @Lloyd's paint & gl*** sent me the clutch parts I need for the '55. Some other treasures made thier way into the box as well. Thanks Lloyd!
Got this today . I helped a friend pickup a sign pole he had bought off of marketplace. The gentleman who sold the sign pole let us tour his barns . There was lots of cool stuff
Cool find. My old employer! It would be nice to get it working and use just as a clock. The old woodcase time clocks are nice as well. I worked there in Gardner in the late 90s. 100 year old family owned business at the time. Sold out to Tyco around 2000 for a billion dollars. It's now owned by Johnson controls as SimplexGrinnel.
Scored a Hurst I don't need at Carlisle, I think its the Street Super Shifter. Bag o goodies to rebuild the pedal ***embly on the 55 and a cool CalCustom jumbo wing nut.
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