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Bishop Welding

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Has anyone seen one of these banjo wheels without the little ears or button shaped risers that are usually above and below the horn button?? Made for out-of-counrty models? Early re-pop?

It is definitely very old, and has a tapered keyway.

I dig it, it's going on my '36, but I'm curious why it's diferent than ones I've seen, and would like to identify it.

Thanks Barners, in advance, for any information you may have on this.

 
thats an orignal not sure of year 37-39 it don,t have the ears on the horn button because ford went to a dash mounted light switch p.s thats considered the best looking banjo by maney
 
richard crow said:
thats an orignal not sure of year 37-39 it don,t have the ears on the horn button because ford went to a dash mounted light switch p.s thats considered the best looking banjo by maney
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Mr. Crow.....Thank you, this is the information I was looking for. I have to agree, it looks better than the others. Will be pwefect for my '36.

Thank you !!!
 
Yes it is a good looking wheel BUT not correct for 36. I assume you know that. I would use it too if thats all i had. ken ct. Courious how are you going to get the horn to blow and headlites to work ????
 
richard crow said:
thats an orignal not sure of year 37-39 it don,t have the ears on the horn button because ford went to a dash mounted light switch p.s thats considered the best looking banjo by maney
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Richard, I've never seen a '39 Ford with a dash mounted headlight switch (I always thought Ford moved the headlight switch to the dash in ’40) :confused: I've also never seen a "horn button" like that,:eek: but I like it.:D:cool:
 
I wonder if someone got tired of their headlights going out in turns from their sleeves catching on the nubs and done some real nice work removing them.
 
I have continued doing some looking on the internet and still haven't seen any without the nubs. It has also stumped a couple folks I know who are very knowledgable about the early V8's.

Richard Crow. Thanks, good info about the 36 horn rod.

Ken CT, not sure yet about the horn. Light switch will go on the dash. It's an all "old Ford parts" car, flathead, banjo rear, etc....but it's not a "restoration". I'm sure I can machine something or figure out a clean way to get that stock horn button to work, and appear to not have been jiggered with. It's got a really nice 36 standard wheel and center on it now, but I like this a lot better.

Anyone ????
 
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I have a 39 with banjo wheel, but my horn button just shows V8 on it. And, I don't think it's made of metal?
Hmm
 
As the banjo was very popular right from the start, there were many knock-offs made by outside vendors, yours must be either one of those, or a modified Ford wheel because it definitely wasn't supplied by Ford like that. All genuine Ford banjo wheels had horn/light rods and the nubs that are missing on this one.
 
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