Recent content by Bill Edstrom

There is an original Taxi in the model a museum that I donated a couple of years ago. You may want to take a look at it. Bill Edstrom

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Is there anyone on the Barn that lives around Joplin, Mo? I plan to be in Joplin next week and would like to visit with you. My email is bill@edstrom.com

Does you probe work on a 6 volt battery source or do you use an external 12 volt battery. The specs for the Hook say 12 volt min. Thanks Bill

I have a motor that I installed a Burlington crank in, I now have 5,000 miles on it. A couples of weeks I drove 1200 miles and the car just purred along at 50 to 55 miles per hour. No leakage from the rear main. The engine has a 5.5 head,oversize intake vales, new Bil Stipe touring cam and I...

I have not purchased a car directly from the Page Garage but a couple of years ago I purchased the A400 from John Page Fred's son before he passed away. I now has 10,000 miles on it and is a beautiful original Model A. Bill if you have information on this car I would certainly appreciate it...

Check for lose connection in connection box and the ammeter also in the distributor.

I need a good original gas line for my original 1931 A400 with the indented firewall. Bill Edstrom. 715 686 7298 bill@edstrom.com 7163 Peninsula Rd, Presque Isle, WI 54557

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Brent I have a couple of Grain-it strait grain plates that I plan to use. I have already wood grained a set of slats oak as the standards use to call for and the oak plate is a strait grain. The grain on the original cars rack slat are a little finer and I have another plate from grain-it that...

Jim I do my own wood graining using Grain-it equipment. The wood graining on the trunk rack on my original A 400 is very good after 82 years and I will be using it as a guide to wood grain the rack slats. Yes it is a straight grain walnut and looks very nice. I am sure Grain-it could do a nice...

I have a trunk rack that I need to get Chrome plated. According to the judging standards the inside of the rack where the trunk sits should have the dull chrome finish like the back of bumpers and the outside should have a shinny finish like the front of a bumper. Christensen plating in Calif...

Gary had a lot of knobs made as I supplied an original knob to use as a patfern so Superior should have these, if they do not email me as I may have an extra set and may be able to help you. Bill Edstrom

I will take 3 or 4 sets. Bill edstrom

Here is an article by Murray Fahnstock that may help.