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Not having seen the reamer in question, I can only guess at the reason for the price. Reaming king pins on any vehicle with an upper and lower bushing requires a pilot style reamer to insure the alignment between the upper and lower bushing is dead on. This alignment is very difficult to...

So you end up with this view.

Jack I'm not so sure on the tire wording, flipped it appears that it might read WARDS

Hi Astro Yes, that is the flex mount version with the jolt absorbing belting that absorbed the road shock and increased the bulb life. Note the ground ******** the back of the belting. Should have trusted my memory (yeh right), they did have amber ‘glass’ lens. Regards Art

Dave Your Auto Lamp signal light switch is likely from the early 50's, and the lights may have been included in a 'deluxe' kit with the switch. Photos ???? Regards Art

Hi Frank Yes it is. (49A Special Coupe) Regards Art

Dave My A is still in survivor trim the way the first owner used it up until he was to old to continue driving. If I ever decided to repaint it I would likely remove these lights and add a RH taillight matching the original LH stop/taillight. It also has sealed beam adapters in the...

When I rethink the above, I not sure the original metal backed - glass lens style came in yellow-orange-amber, as green was used on the front of trucks for clearance lights. Perhaps the amber came along with the change to plastic lenses. The last ones I saw were cheap plastic body and...

Actually they came in red, amber (we called them orange), green and white (clear) and were best known as “clearance lights” My 29 coupe had (and still has) them on each side at the rear. Regards Art

The early cars with the brake lever on the left side used the service brakes for parking brakes as well. Many states had laws that required the parking and service brakes to be separate systems, resulting in a hasty redesign of the Model A brake system, which including as well as the change...

Lots of good advice about SS welding, but with one glaring omission. If the cleaning requires wire brushing or grinding, it requires stainless steel hand or power wire brushes and grinding must be done with discs or wheels specifically for stainless. These should not previously been used...

From Ford Service Bulletin for March – (Page 328) "The A-1015AR wheel is designed for use only with A-1105AR and A-1115AR hub and brake drum. The A-1015 wheel is designed for use with A-1105B and A-1115B hub and brake drum. Under no circumstances must an “AR” wheel be used with a ‘B” hub...

Whoops - I should have mentioned my rebuilt chassis is a 29. The very early (AR) cars can only use the early AR wheels. The later 28 and all 29 cars can only use the later wheels. Early or late wheels will fit either car, but will not be supported correctly. Art

The gentleman who rebuilt the chassis this wheel is on went to a great deal of trouble to blast, straighten spokes, paint and put on all new tires, tubes and flaps on four wheels, but did not realise that 3 of them were the so called 'AR' wheels.

Hi Steve Any chance you could type in the numbers and or dates ? I can't quite make them out in the photos. Regards Art Update . . . I did find a 1929473 patent – looks like Ford licensed all or part of the lever design from a non ‘in house’ inventor’, or perhaps out sourced the lever...