Model A Canuck
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Does anybody here know who actully made the gauges for the model A and T back in the day?.Google and AI says Stewart Warner,Waltham,North/East and Stewart & Clark.Anybody know?
Ford Model A and T Gauges
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rfitzpatrick
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Who made the bracket that allowed a radio controller to be attached to the steering column?
I've found a company that can take an old AM radio and convert to FM while maintaining original appearance
I've found a company that can take an old AM radio and convert to FM while maintaining original appearance
There are a couple of companies (I don't have names handy) whose business is to take classic car radios and replace the guts with modern radio and bluetooth.
rotorwrench
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Speedometers are pretty well known and information is out there but Model T vehicles didn't come standard with any speedometer. They were added as options. The ammeters are a different story. Model Ts didn't originally have ammeters till they started installing electric starters around 1919. When generators and starters were added, the ammeter became a part of the electrical system. Hoyt Instruments, Nagel electric, and Clark Electric Meter (E-M Co.) are listed for them. Stewart and Clark bought up Warner Electric Meter to become Stewart Warner at some point and became part of the supply chain in the early years. Ford may have manufactured their own or possibly units or parts were purchased from previous contractors. All I know is that the model A and B ammeters didn't have any subcontractor names or codes on them. Early model A ones had the Ford name but later ones didn't. They were so simple that there wasn't much to them. They basically had a shunt of sorts between the terminals with a needle to sample the difference in flow and a circular shaped permanent magnet to bring the needle back to the center.
I've seen some later ammeters for model A that were in boxes marked Sterling manufacturing Co. but I think they wer subcontracted later post production or an aftermarket manufacturer.
I've seen some later ammeters for model A that were in boxes marked Sterling manufacturing Co. but I think they wer subcontracted later post production or an aftermarket manufacturer.
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rfitzpatrick
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Rotorwrench At New Orleans AirPort, December 3rd, 1991, when PanAm shut the place down, Russell Holt grabbed all the Roro Wrenches off the wall as we pushed out toolboxes out the door. Forever.
So every time I see your post -- brings back a memory, and not all are sad!!!
Your knowledge impresses me-- Tks
So every time I see your post -- brings back a memory, and not all are sad!!!
Your knowledge impresses me-- Tks
rotorwrench
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Pan American was a product of people like Juan Trippe who could always find a niche market to exploit and improve on. He knew where he could put money to get the advantage like he did to Howard Hughes. Nobody lives forever so after his death, Pan Am just slowly faded away. Situations like what happened to Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland didn't help for sure. Deregulation and loss of pull in Washington DC were nails in the coffin.
ModelA29
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After the Clipper PanAm was another airline. Lots of choices. I'm still waiting for a lot of those planes we saw in Popular Science in the 50s and 60s.
I guess Hughes won in the end. They tore down the last PanAm terminal in 2013 but the TWA terminal was repurposed as a hotel. Bring money it's about $500 a night - https://www.reservationdesk.com/hotel/690033b/twa-hotel-at-jfk-airport-queens-new-york/?cid=sem::TPRD::BA::Reservation%20Desk%20%3E%20US%20%3E%20Northeast%20%3E%20New%20York%20%3E%20New%20York%20City%20Area::US%20%3E%20New%20York%20%3E%20Queens%20%3E%20TWA%20Hotel%20at%20JFK%20Airport%20%3E%20did-690033b%20%3E%20110101307::twa%20hotel%20jfk%20airport::e&creative=82051496286185&device=c&iv_=__iv_m_e_c_82051496286185_k_82053151262262_w_kwd-82053151262262:loc-4084_g_1312819927677280_n_s_e__h_79802_ii_59981_p_2_b_be_d_c_vi__&msclkid=ad0dd3a65ed015bc046fb9703a5b3e2b
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_314_Clipper
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Synchro909
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Over here, ammeters were made by Wilson’s who now make HUGE trnsformers for wind farms. They were branded “Wilsonia”