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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...
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