Rarer than Hen's teeth

the most difficult part for me to find for my 37' was the deluxe electric clock and glove compartment door. for the longest time I could not find one,then one day while searching EBAY I found it! apparently several others were looking as well, as I payed over 400.00 bucks for it and the door. Once I got it there was one or two clocks available each week, go figure!
 
the hardest part for me to find for my 33 ford is a desent and straight hood.and inside door and window handles.
 
That smile on your Dad's face will be with you forever, even if the car isn't. You are a good son. It was worth it- trust me. -Dennis
 
I've been searching for 35 phaeton parts for a few years. I met up with another phaeton owner a couple years ago who gave me a tub, cowl etc and now the whole process is starting over for a 2nd car.......you don't have to be crazy to restore a rusted out car but it helps!!! The best "part" I've found is the friendships made along the way.
 
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I know Bill Perry at ALL FORD PARTS Cambell, CA had 46- 48 Sportsman parts....I think NOS rear fenders as well.
Cambell, Ca is next to San Jose, CA
 
I haven't and still can't find hinge mount mirror arms for my 32bb 1.5 ton flatbed. there are plenty for the pickups but the big truck arms are longer. I'm using home made at the moment.
 
1947 air for the tires! Sorry guys....I couldn't resist.

Seriously as a newbie here I can certainly say I am amazed at the work you folks put in to restoring you cars. Its amazing and admirable. I hope you all find what you're lookinig for.
 
The original Ford emblem on the front of my COE truck was smashed into 3 pieces when I got the truck. But I only had 2 of the 3 pieces and repairing the pot metal was pretty much impossible.

Nobody makes reproductions of the emblem and I didn't expect to ever find one. At a truck show someone said he bought an entire front grill off of ebay and had it shipped half way across the country just to get that emblem.

But one day I got a call from someone with a lead. A guy had an extra COE grille with a mostly intact Ford emblem.

A two hour drive, $35, and a couple of days to fix it up and paint it, and I had a replacement as you can see in the photo.

Pretty much any COE body parts fit the "Rarer than Hen's teeth" category.


Tom
 

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The jack for my '48 was the hardest, I think! Odd, because I am used to the '32 stuff being the problem...I must have at least 5 '32 jacks and have found but not purchased probably a dozen more, none of them...hell, no 4 of them...as expensive as the '48.
The back story...my Father tossed the original jack into the trash when the car was still brand new when the thing fell over. No restorer he, he substituted a jack that actually worked safely...he would have been horrified to learn what I paid to replace the worthless thing, and how many years I hunted it.
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Can you post some pictures of that original jack? I got a jack with my 48 and am curious now, as to if it is the correct one.
Thanks
 

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Hardest parts for me to find were the Fulton feather hood trim for the 36 fords and the pines accessory trim for the 36s I found the Fulton trim but I continue the hunt for the pines....the hardest part ever has been the 1940 sedan delivery rear door hinges 3 years still no luck
 
Some wagon parts are hard to get.
My '33 wagon is missing the third seat and one of the middle jump seats.
I believe the springs and wood frames are available as repros. But the backs of the middle jump seats are sheet metal. Don't know if they're '33/'34 wagon only, but I found one at Hershey years ago.
I also found a NOS rear liftgate for a my '39 wagon at Hershey.
I love that place!
And I got a '39 wagon tailgate latch mechanism from Ed Clark.
And a '39 wagon sliding window latch pin from Sawzall. Thanks again guys.
I'm a lucky guy!
 
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The rear fenders for our 1950 Chevy Suburban were hard to find, never did find them, had mine fixed.
Also the second and third row seats for same Burb. Never did find them, made my own.

As far as my '29 Ford sedan project goes, MONEY is the hardest to find, but I seem to squeak by.
 
Now, in all fairness, there's a few things that others have found through me that were rarer than hen's teeth to them:
I found an "old GM tach" in a junkyard for $5.00, it worked, put it in my '66 Nova.
My friend saw it and had to have it, we found out it was worth $500 back in the late '80s.
It was the perfect last piece for his '67 Impala SS convertible. I let him have it for $50 bucks. He was a nice fella who owned the Courtesy Drive In in St. Louis and let us all cruise there.

Another time I found three matching 2bbl Holleys in the junkyard for some forgotten cheap price.
Sold them to a guy who needed them for his restoration of a '67 (I think) Vette. I made like $400, he was thrilled.
 
Brown knob set for my 1950 Crestliner. Cream and black available from several sources. Brown, can't find anywhere.
 
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