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Looks like a new steering wheel! I need to repair my Mercury accessory steering wheel and sure don't want to have to pay to have it recast if I...
MercMan-- Thanks for taking the time to post these pics; there's no comparison between the two rocker panels that you show. You're right, the...
Old Beet - Okay, I went and checked my Mercury Chassis Parts Catalogue from July, 1949 and Body Parts Catalogue from October, 1949 and they do not...
Old Beet-- The Rodder's Journal story about Mercury Charlie's '51, "Nadine", in TRJ # 36 mentions (page 72) that his build/judge book for the car...
Okay, I went and looked it up in McCalley's book (Model T Ford- The Car that Changed the World) and he says that the separate sill plate was in...
Dan, with the separate zinc step plate, I would consider your roadster a '26; for '27 the rocker panel under the door and sill plate were all one...
Don Lang is a great guy and I have never had any problems dealing with him. He also sells original T parts and I have gotten a lot of parts for...
Could be Chevy disk wheels (1928 and maybe 1926-27). Those are a way to get disk wheels without using the very hard-to-find accessory wheels like...
Chad, you asked me, "Do you have an accessory wheel too?" After seeing the pictures of your steering wheel (it looks great, by the way!) I...
Chad, is the steering wheel center for this accessory wheel unique to it or is it shared with a more common Mercury wheel? I'd sure like to...
That's exactly what it is. Your motor looks like it is in great shape! I hope you get it turning over and it cranks off for you; I've heard lots...
Here it is! ---> http://www.fatmanfab.com/07page18.htm
If you decide to replace part of the current wood structure with new wood pieces you ought to check with the Cubel's at www.fordwood.com They...
Check out the February 1996 issue of Rod & Custom for an article on this car with several bare-metal shots of the doors and top under construction...
I bought one of those recently with the "Made in USA" and a casting date of 6-11-40 across the top. The combustion chamber looks like a stock A....
Hey, on most of the original coupe bodies that I have seen these panels (below the decklid) are rusted out and/or very battered. They tended to...
You can get the repro 1926-27 coupe decklid skins from Howell's Sheetmetal in Nederland TX; they are the ones who make them. I have always had...
To tell the difference between a 1926-27 Model T roadster or cut-off touring car, you have to look at the subframe (the structure that the body...
The front fender braces are definitely different for the different years (1928-29/1930-31). The 1928 front fenders used forged braces but then...
I bought some nice ones last year for $25.00 apiece. It seems that they go for less than the 1935 16" wire wheels (which are also sought by the...
Check out the gallery and vintage pics at: www.knechtequipment.com Karl Knecht is in my hometown and I have seen his dash panels in person...
You can get Ford frame diagrams from Wescott's (the 'glass body makers) website. Here's the link to the Model A page:...
I just went and looked at my steering box from a '57 Chevy pickup (pulled it myself). The one that you show with the splined output shaft and...
I just went and measured the door on my Tudor and got 29 1/8" wide (just below the beltline) and 47 3/8" tall (going along the outside of the door...
I got mine done at a place that mostly does suspension work for big trucks. They have the equipment to make leaf springs and coil springs. I...
If you look at the Dennis Carpenter Reproductions online catalog, you can see an exploded view of the brake assemblies. The link is:...
You might check on the Northwest Vintage Speedsters website (www.nwvs.org), the Model T Ford Club International website (www.modelt.org), and the...
Hey 133, you can find the Taschen book at http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/books/popculture/new/facts/03289.htm I also highly recommend...
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