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When I built my '38 Ford pickup years ago, I used the rear leaf springs and hangers/shackles from an '80 Isuzu pickup. Worked well. Of course, I...
Beautiful '55 Victoria! What's the third character of the serial number which indicates the assembly plant? My father worked at the Atlanta...
No idea what it is, but I wish I had found it when I needed to make a transmission cover for my '38 Ford pickup. It would have saved me some...
I'm dreading changing out the starter. It's a pain in the butt on a Y block in '54-'56 Fords. The car has been off the road since the late '80s....
I thought the starter circuit on my '55 Ford was simple. I think this is a bad solenoid, and I think it may have burned up my starter. With...
I like it a lot. Very neatly done.
I'm working on a '55 Ford Fairlane 4 door that my parents bought new. It's the car I learned to drive on. Kinda rough right now but getting...
'37 was the first year that Ford coupes and sedans had a full steel roof and no wood in the body structure/
My late friend Gary Key narrowed a '35-36 dash and put it in his '28 Model A sedan. The gauge panel is either aftermarket or possibly out of a...
Many '54 Chevy grilles were adapted to use in '55 Fords.
Definitely not Fordl. The Ford lights had a recessed pocket on bottom that the headlight stand fits up into, and Fords used a hollow mounting...
The shorty hearse is an ambulance, not a hearse--haven't seen one on a Cadillac chassis but saw a '54 Packard "shorty" ambulance a few years ago....
The cab was only built 2 years, '38 and '39. '40-'47 cabs are totally different but dimensionally the same. I have never seen the metal frame...
Going to be the only Durant at the local cruise-in. Guaranteed to take the "Best Durant" trophy every time. Excellent workmanship, looking good....
If you're in the Rome GA area, Powell's is a good old-time family-owned place that has been in business since the late '40s. A couple of the guys...
With an electric fuel pump, there is a fire risk if you're in an accident, the engine stops, and the fuel pump is still running. If you have a...
What's the labor charge at a dealership to mash the little red reset button? (I'm in Georgia--we don't "press" buttons, we mash them.)
I have an '06 Grand Marquis daily driver, have had two Mercury Sables ('92 and '97), an '00 Focus, and a '90 Ranger, all with the same inertia...
Don't know if coming down from a wheelie would trip it or not. The car I took it off of was wrecked in the front with airbags deployed, and the...
'54 Chevy and a pair of Cadillacs, '60 and '61 at Yarbrough Auro Parts on Collard Valley Rd., Cedartown GA. Both of the Caddys are rough but...
If you are running an electric fuel pump on any of your vehicles, it is critically important that you have an inline inertia switch that will cut...
I got rid of the hydraulic switch on my '55 Ford. Used a brake light switch for '67-72 Ford pickup. It's a push button switch (button in=off,...
I didn't know about the smaller British bug eye lenses. I put '36 car bug eyes on my '38 pickup. '35-'39 trucks use the same lens as '35 car,...
78 lens is for '37. 81A lens is for '38 and Standard '39. 91A lens is '39 Deluxe and Mercury. I am not sure about lenses for Lincoln Zephyr,...
Yes, it's entirely possible. Had it happen on my '55 Ford years ago. Replacing the dimmer switch fixed it.
The paint still looks pretty good on that '38 Ford truck!
Where is that '55 Ford Club Sedan? Looks too rusty to save but it has some pieces I need for my '55!
Don't see many '42 Fords.
Never saw a '38-'47 Ford cabover with the stretched cab for sleeper. Was that regular Ford production or a custom job?
On the '38 Ford pickup, I adapted a hanging pedal assembly from a '52-'56 Ford car. Used a master and slave from a mid '70s Mazda/Ford Courier...
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