I took these off of my brothers 30-31 model a, which started off as a tudor or fordor and was turned into a pick up. any help or what numbers to look at would be great.
Yea Doc that's where they came from its an old, old school hot rod trick. I remember going to Diego to pic up an old canyon racer with a friend beck in the later '70s or Early '80s. It had that brake setup and a super trick caddy mill. It was going to become a high zoot (for the time) street rod. But then I was along for the ride (and then of course there was advice from the Ol' Man when we got back to the bay area) and became a super trick old timmy canyon racer. Cleaned up and freshened in its true hot rod form. If ya gotta have old time racer chit that's the stuff there brother.
Check the diameter; if 11" they are A, not '32-4. They are sometimes called Rocky Mountain, but in fact are standard production parts from the very end of Model A production. They are actually valuable--post'em on Fordbarn if 11"! They are the only good OEM drums for A, and the only originals likely to be in safe condition.
The drums that came off of my low mileage 32 Spt Cpe are closed design. It was first registered in Penn. June 6 of 32 and I'm pretty damn sure they are the ones that it left the factory with. Could it be that different plants used different parts giving credence to the Rocky Mountain folk lore?
wow thanks, great to know, its great to tap into the vast knowledge that is the H.A.M.B., i only hope i can return the favor as many times a possible.
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