Starting out with small lil trinkets that I love the old school detail on. Got a truck load of other smalls but working on the 50 Chrysler is the priority however I keep seeing this cool little part. No clue or part number but I’ll guess a 1920’s or 30’s window crank embellishment?
Those tail light lenses look to be 1940-50 Plymouth I’d agree that the first item Is a crank or door handle echelon but I’d have to Google around to see what from
I’ve got my hands full waxing the 1950,last time it was waxed my brother & I did it in the 1970’s so just playing identity the parts before going through his collection. My Suburban and 4 door Dakota are full and I have arm loads of NOS Chrysler trim the original owner warned my Dad to buy while he could as this was a rare New Yorker as a 2 door Club Coupe (has simulated convertible top bows and all convertible window trim). Getting there slowly while I amassing everything I need for under the hood to reinstall). Progress though and making me smile just need to turn on some music
Looks like It’s polishing up nice! If you find a 39 Plymouth tail light bezel/ trim let me know I’ve been looking for one.
Be happy to keep my eyes open Tim. I have so much crap to go through. My Dad was born during the Great Depression and he never threw out anything because it translated into wasted time hunting for hardware and parts that took time to drive to find and was usually inferior grades at best and often wrong so he kept everything & I followed since I totally agree. He and my Mom met during WWII at ABL (Allegheny ballistics laboratory) where Dad was the head of the Chem Lab & our later Mom was his assistant. After the war he started working at Celanese but brought home army machinist shops sorting bins. So ever Saturday morning I sat there with old coffee cans of assorted nuts,bolts and washers wire wheeling them and sorting them in the newly marked bins (yes! I definitely brought those bad boys home!). That got my hoarding started heh heh So as a result when both my Dad and Father-in-law as well as my brother passed I got all sorts of stuff I could not bare to junk. Anything of immediate cash value was stolen (not going down that rabbit hole story) and the “good stuff” (to me anyway) that required work and storage was left to me as well as all the labor to clear EVERYTHING out even though I am disabled but I’ve never backed out of a “you can’t do that by yourself “ (interject new falls & injuries for this hard headedness but would do it again). Enough of that stuff though. When my sister visited I couldn’t keep up with her “when in doubt…..THROW OUT!” so she trashed all sorts of parts and service manuals from the 1920’s through early 60’s (still crushed about the loss of the library of Dads passions) but I saved a LOT of cool smalls you just can’t buy anymore like Bakelite knobs of all descriptions and colors that I know would be the “cherry on top” for someone project as well as NOS parts and of course inherited Dads 1950 New Yorker & Moms old Road Master since I was the only gear-head in the family. Spent everything I had on the Road Master (still have lots to do but it drained me because of the headaches of a car rarely used “keep the miles down on the Buick!” sorry Mom,that’s the problem but at 99 she is very happy I have something nice looking with a/c and so am I! Anyhow at some point I will share some of parts I find with y’all. I really want to find the BEAUTIFUL NOS blue background Oldsmobile GM horn centers when I find them. Been a tough hot day so gonna soak up some a/c & grub and pace myself. Thanks for the compliments on the 50’s project.
My family long before I came along “unexpected” the story went that Dad went home for lunch but they ended up having me! Heart warming huh? Ha ha
Just a personal comment about older cab kits. I toss them. Cork and rubber bits are usually dried up and brittle. Again... that's just me. Maybe they are still sellable.
I have the same fears but definitely was in a perfect controlled climate. Time will tell,I knew if I opened one outside the box would get torn or little parts would jumpout and run off. Would look cooler just sitting on a shelf
The boxes are probably worth more than the parts inside! Love seeing original packaging like that. Much better than today’s white boxes and blister packs…
Post #2 looks like a 37 Ford taillight (large one) and a possibly a 39 chevy taillight. If you find another 37 Ford without the license light I'm looking for two.
Thats going to be a nice looking car when you get her polished up. I rode to high school with a classmate and her father in one just like that only it was brown.
42-47 to be exact. I have two complete taillights on my roadster, but it took 8 lights to get 2 undamaged frames. They are oh too thin stainless, wrapped around a steel frame. The fold cracks if you try to remove the stainless to repair the dents. So, I have 6 nice lenses extra if anyone needs some.
The first item is a door and window escutcheon plate, fit's between the upholstery and the door or window handle. Your guess is as good as mine as to what car it came from. HRP
Wooooo weeee these 100 plus heat index’s and all finally caught up with me today so I stopped today above the drivers 1/4 but I almost have the drivers side of the car done. I know myself to well so even when I think it’s done I’ll be nit pickin around trim,emblems,each wire wheel spoke (groan) etc. I purposely did the drives half first though so it’s the 1st thing I see to give me a boost of encouragement.
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