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Mine is a customline, but I think the Vics both have them. Not sure about if it was all Fords including 53 trucks also had them.
The reason I ask, is my actual "era" are Model A era, and also P15 Plymouth era. My 53 is the first I've owned of the flathead Ford era, and just...
I had a pair of those on a 29 Ford Closed cab pick up, but they were on it when I bought it, and know they wern't original to it. But I was told...
What year is officially the last year of the "Shoebox" Ford? My car is a 53 Customline and I have always considered that body still in the Shoebox...
lol.. Yeah, that would sting a little. Actually, I am planning to make a bracket to be able to screw them down in place.
I have some retro noise coming from the back of my 53 Ford. I get lots of comments on my "Hi-Fi" speaker system in "Dolores"... Not quite...
Yep.
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That is a Rat Rod's Rat Rod.. ;)
I love treasure hunts like this stuff. I always make it a point to go on treasure hunts when I buy new vintage anything. It's all part of the...
This is no BS, back when I was 19 and in the service, I was driving my 49 P15 Plymouth. The battery died on me, and there I sit on the side of the...
I wouldn't call 6v wiring "Superior" but it is different. 6v wiring is heavier gauge due to the need to be able to draw more amperage due to the...
It's an actual Mustang II front end I had put in my 49. Unless of course your talking about the actual literal "fatman" hanging on the bumper.. lol.
Not to mention, higher volts means less amps to do the same job, which means less heat or risk of electrical fire due to heat (keeping in mind the...
Now that you mention it, no, I didn't. I was just dealing with it and had a carb rebuild planned, which now I realize I may not need. lol.. All I...
It was on the Ta-Do list for my spring tinker. It just made it on the short list today though.. ;)
Yuh wud think huh? lol.. It's an old car, lots of squeeks, hisses and bumps.. lol.. Actually, it didn't hiss. It's a large enough hose it sucked...
My 53 has been having some idle issues. It runs fine, just didn't idle well. I had to pull the choke a bit to keep it running at stop signs and...
Not as pretty as some of these, but she has a great personality.. ;) [IMG]
Two of my previous Fords. The 29 Closed cab truck looked like hell, but ran like a top with the original Ford banger. And also my wife's pride,...
What I did on my 49 GMC years ago, was cut down an El-Camino bumper (tailights already in the bumper.) Sort of made a roll-pan type of thing out...
Nothing to add that hasn't been mentioned yet. But, just wanted to say I just noticed your in Modesto. Love that town. I lived there for several...
I'm commin Elizabeth!!! [IMG]
No pictures, but just wanted to brag on my old shoebox. How come everytime someone sees an old car with the hood up, they automatically assume...
I built a 49 GMC about 20 years ago. I love the GMC of that era simply because you don't see near as many of them. Wish I had better picture of...
I agree. If a ground is bad, the system will try to find a ground where ever it can and feedback through other systems and components. Electricity...
Me and my 16 year old daughter put one of the "Hot Spark" systems in her 1969 VW Beetle, and so far it is sound and proves reliable. Very easy...
When I bought my 53 last year, this was in the trunk. New and never installed on my 239. I been considering going ahead and installing this...
No relay in a coil circuit. Like mentioned above, all it is, is charging a coil, grounded through points, then discharging that coil through...
All of what he said.. ;)
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