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Until the '50s, few cars and fewer trucks had a heater/defroster installed at the factory. Even heaters rthat carried the car manufacturer's name...
They could also be Hudson. Hudson used dowel pins to locate the wheel and attached the wheel to the hub with lug bolts rather than studs and nuts.
I'm thinking they are in the Chrysler family. Many years ago, I had a '69 Dodge A-100 van, one of the old-style vans where the driver and front...
;55s have a 2 tooth sector as did early '56. Most '56s got the 3 tooth sector. You can use the shorter '56 column to get the 3 tooth sector and...
Buckskin and white '56 Ford Victoria. I'd rather have the Victoria than a Crown Victoria. My mother's youngest sister had a '56 4 door Victoria...
I learned when I was his age on a '55 Ford with 3 on the tree. Parents bought the car new and I'm working on getting it back on the road. One of...
I've driven trucks that looked a lot worse than that '57 Ford.
I put a SBC with the same steering box in my '38 Ford pickup (basically the same frame as your '36). I used Chassis Engineering mounts and used a...
One of my cousins wrecked a '55 Ford back around '68 or so because the control arm bolt pulled through a rusty crossmember. In areas where they...
That '57 Chevy looks like a basically solid car with just surface rust. People who disparage 4 doors just make them more affordable for those of...
I got rid of the pressure switch on my '55 Ford. I used a switch for a '67-'72 Ford pickup which is on with the button out, off with the button...
If you want a hanging pedal assembly, the one from a '52-'56 Ford car will fit the '40-'47 cab like it was custom made for it. About the doors--I...
That '56 panel is really well-preserved. Wouldn't do anything but get it mechanically safe and reliable and drive it. Maybe letter it for some...
theCommon problem on '54-'56 Fords. One of my cousins wrecked a '55 because the lower A-arm attachment pulled through a rust-weakened...
As far as finding a donor cab to use in stretching yours, the cabs are the same '40-'47. Now here's the problem you're going to have: That cab...
Rear fenders are the same '38-'41.
Good looking '56 and glad you're keeping the Y block since no other engine sounds like a Y block. As others have noted, a 390 is not a difficult...
I like hanging pedals better for access to the MC to add fluid, and it eliminates the problem of maintaining a weather-tight seal around the hole...
King pins and bushings that are worn or rusted up can make steering harder. On a '55 Chevy pickup I had and the '38 Ford pickup, new kingpins and...
Somebody could use that '54 Ford front clip.
The post on Saturday by 65Pacecar, about one page back.
I just noticed the tag on that Plymouth--Polk County GA--that's where I live.
I bought one 30 years ago from a company called Fairlane for my '38. It was fiberglass. Worked OK. Wish I could have gotten one in the orginal...
On my '38 Ford pickup with SBC and T-5 out of an S-10, I used a master and slave cyliner out of a mid '70s Mazda/Ford Courier pickup. Fabricated...
I'm thinking '57 or thereabouts Olds chassis too. That would be consistent with the 5 on 5 bolt pattern, but I don't recall any GM cars having LH...
Where in Etowah County did you find this? My wife is from Gadsden, and I live about 60 miles from there, so I know the area pretty well. This...
I used a GM manual box out of a '64 Chevelle in a '38 Ford pickup. The stock Ford pitman arm has the same splines to fit the GM box. Stock beam...
On GA Route 100 north of Cave Spring GA. A '52 or '53 Chevy pickup and an early '50s Haybaler R-110. The Haybaler is the better of the two. The...
Please confiscate this guy's welder before he cobbles together another monstrosity. Ruined a sweet '39 Ford pickup. So hard to find decent...
'42 was the first year that Ford pickups had a totally different chassis from passenger cars. '40 and '41 pickups use essentially a '40 car...
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