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A friend imported a deceased estate USA 1940 pickup into NZ that had been fitted out with 1968 Mustang engine and running gear, along with big and small fat wheels and tyres. It came with left over bits and pieces from its original 1940 pickup origin. We have not been able to identify the two...

Can somene tell me how the garnish moulding inserts were originally anchored into the garnish mouldings? The only option I see is to glue them in but is this how they were originally fixed in?

I am looking for the interior lower window garnishes for a 1937 Fordor Deluxe. Hopefully already in New Zealand.

Some help please. I have made rear fender braces based on the picture that I have got from one of the supplier's websites. Do the front fenders have a similar style of brace to stabilise the bottom outer of the fender forward of the running board? I can't find any reference to a front fender...

My 1937 Deluxe, 1938 Standard and 1946 Jailbar still run their vacuum wipers. They are all New Zealand assembled RHD vehicles. All of their vacuum motors, along with about six spares, have a 1/4" hex drive spindle (six sided similar to a 1/4" allen key) that the wiper arm pushes on to, then...

I have a stock 1946 jailbar that has been hybernating for the past 35 years. The 6.50x16 tyres on the stock 4.5 inch rims are shot and I want to replace them and get the truck rolling again. What size radial tyre would safely fit the 4.5 inch rim and look similar to the old 6.50x16 aspect? Is...

Would anyone in New Zealand have a pair of surplus Ford V8 37-39 front windscreen hinges that they are ready to part with?

Hello Karl, I have sent you a PM on here. Tried an email a little while back as well.

I bought a 1937 Fordor Deluxe that the previous owner had completely dismantled. I needed to buy a shipping container to move it between islands back to where I live. So far so good with the repairs, painting and reassembly - it's starting to look like a car again. Can someone identify the...

Were all 1937 sedan steering columns/gear levers painted the same colour or did they vary with upholstery colour? If all the same is there a modern paint colour code/name that generally matches the original steering column and gear lever colour? Thanks in advance.

I have painted my '37 Sedan its original Washington Blue that it wore when it rolled out of the factory in 1937. Was the fender welting originally blue or black?

I have got a 1939 24 stud engine (81 on the block and heads) that I am piecing together from parts that I have bought along the way. The block is now fully assembled with new main, big end and cam bearings, new rings, new valves, springs, guides, followers. Can I now use a 1941 inlet manifold...

I have a 1937 transmission that had some damaged gears replaced prior to me buying it. Looking into the tail shaft area I can see the inner ball race and part of the ball bearing cage of the rear main bearing. Does transmission oil come through the rear bearing into the universal joint area? I...

A friend has this photo of his grandfather (the local publican on the left) and the town's chemist maybe. One of them looks proud of the new car. Anyone know what it is?

37-39 engines - Rear main bearing cap oil return tube I think I read somewhere on here that the tube is 1/2" OD and the thread is 32 tpi. Can't find the post any more. Can someone tell me the correct name and size of the thread? Thank you

Could someone please tell me how much end float the pulley/impellor shaft should have on a correctly assembled, good condition, original 37-39 water pump? (Half inch diameter pulley/impellor shaft with the bronze bush) Is 3mm end float good or bad?

I have assembled a 1937 RHD Sedan rolling chassis and am ready to do the exhaust before the body goes on. A 1939 24 stud stock engine is being reconditioned to plant into it. Purely for the sound I want to run dual exhausts. Oh yeah... There is currently a mock up 21 stud engine sitting in the...

The 1937 fuel tank bung was frozen solid with rust and I have had to drill it out then pick the remaining thread out. Can someone please tell me the details of the bung size and thread used? I assume it is a tapered thread.

Is there anyone in New Zealand (preferably North Island) that has a a surplus-to-requirements rotatable engine stand to fit a '37 - '39 flathead V8? Needs to support the block at both ends, or along the exhaust bolt holes, not just the bell housing. Home made would be fine if it is tidy, sturdy...

These new steering sector bushes came with a 1937 steering box that I am planning to use in my 1937 V8 sedan. They differ to the existing solid bushes in the steering box in that they have a split down the side and numerous indents in the inner surface, small oil reservoirs?. I can feel a small...