Recent content by Dan Partain

Copies of ORIGINAL FACTORY Bill of Sales needed 05-22-2026, 11:33 PM This is for a project that I am putting together for the 2026 MAFCA National Meet in Pendleton, OR in a few (8) days. I am in need of "copies" of original Factory (Assembly Plant) Bill of Sales from the following Ford...

It was Sept/Oct 2011 Restorer.

For anyone who has a 78-A pickup bed and hasn't seen, or filled out one of these, here is a link to the questionaire. If you could take a few minutes out of your day to fill it out and send it to Pluck we would appreciate it. Thankyou to those who have already filled one out and sent it back...

Joe, thankyou for your thoughtful reply, we really appreciate it. Your thoughts mirror our thoughts, and we have seen the articles you mentioned. We know there were rivets installed in those holes on assembly, and at this point we are looking for actual examples of original strips to determine...

I'm looking for anyone with an original pickup with the narrow bed (78-A), or even just the a narrow bed that has the original bed skid strips. There was a rivet in the outside strips even with the center pan in the bed. If you have just some original strips without a bed, that will work also...

After you take the top off of the transmission, make sure the shift lever ball is in each shift fork as in the photo, this is the neutral position. Make sure the shift lever ball didn't go past one of the forks. It would be a good time to make sure the shift lever ball is round and not worn out.

noboD Great story, it looks like I'm about 10yrs too late on that one! We may turn up some photos yet, maybe those golden Ford/Budd photos. Thanks. rotorwrench We have been through the info at the Benson and have found some gaps that we are hoping to fill in with new/other information. I've...

Yes, Steve and I are working on the pickup book together. We are aware of the Budd pickup photos, but we are trying to dig deeper into the Budd involvement with Ford. It's probably a longshot, but it doesn't hurt to ask. We may turn up a lead or a hint to guide us to more info. rotorwrench...

The research for a new Model A Ford Pickup book continues. Looking for information from the Budd Manufacturing Company as it relates to constuction of the 1928-1931 Model A Ford bodies, especially Model A Pickups and Pickup Bodies. Any knowledge of a Budd archive or source for Budd...

Original block dimensions are 1 7/8" x 1 7/8" x 3"

Thank you guys for the input and the photos. I believe that, as Brent says, these visable waffled rivets on the pickup bed are an assembly line anomaly. It's still interesting to see where they show up, and I encourage anyone else to post photos if they run across any on their pickup bed.

While doing some research I have found a pickup bed with waffle stamped rivets in an unusual location on the bed. I haven't seen any other beds with waffled rivets in this location. These do look like they were done at the assembly plant. If you guys with pickup beds can take a look at your...

Have you tried pre-heating the broken stud with a torch to get better penetration with the mig welder? I haven't tried it yet, but have been thinking about it since I've had similiar negative results in getting the nut to stay attached to the stud from the cold weld.

I am looking for 2 Model A Ford Inside Rear View Mirrors that may or may not seen some production time during the time the Model A Ford was being produced. The first one is represented as A-17706-A2 (Style I) in the Standards and was used from March 18, 1929 thru June 21, 1929 as an alternate...

Simmons Carburetor for Model A's: Is there anyone out there who may have some parts for the Simmons Carburetor that was used on the Model A (non-production). If so, please contact me. Steve pif@bmi.net Thank you.