Your best NOS Model A/AA Find?

[Model A Man]

i am afraid i would not know the difference of an NOS part and repo part. It seems like it would be hard to tell

 

[2manycars]

I found a NOS throwout bearing for multi disk clutch.

 

[draddog68]

I went to a dealer locally and got to dig around in thier attic. I found 2 nos front crossmembers, a nos metal essex coil, several radius rod bolts and about a truck load of 50-60 model stuff. All this for 500 bucks last year. Sold some of the stuff at hershey and more than paid for all of it.

 

[Stretch Cab]

Two rear fenders for my rdst. PU still with factory chalk writing on the inside.

 

[Craig Lewis]

Who needs Hershey? ... this was at the local department store.
New
On
Shelf

 

[phaetonblue]

A friend of mine in high school told me about an old guy he knew had a Model A front fender for sale that I needed for my 30 coupe. I went over to his place to check it out. Up in the rafters of his garage sat the fender. After taking it down it turned out to be a 33-34 NOS Ford left front fender. Selling price was $ 3.00.

 

[Roadster62]

Back in the 1960's a friend got access to the attic of Danbury Ford, looking for 1932 Ford parts. We stood on NOS 33-34 front fenders, and never gave it a thought, nobody wanted that "New Stuff" back then.

 

[MikeK]

NOS hidden emergency money. There was a 1923 series $5 Silver Certificate inside a folded page of 1931 newspaper tucked into the rear seat springs of my 160B. Unfortunately it had small rust stains from the springs, but otherwise new, crisp, and vibrant ink color. Not being versed in money laundering techniques, I gave it to a friend. $5 was a lot of cash in 1931.

 

[Marvin/TN]

I did a 36 Ford 4dr for a customer a few years ago. Ordered Fender Welt from Job Lot. I ordered a certain number of feet. What I got was individual NOS fender welt in original boxes still wrapped up in paper with a Ford parts tag on most of the rolls. Still have some of them.

 

[Jim Mason]

Over time, I've picked up 5 NOS 8.5" chocolate door straps.

[/p]Gary, you interested in selling a pair of the check straps? I have a pair but the colors are miss-matched. jim mason

 

[Dennis L Oberer]

Back in the 60's I found in a guys garage that fixed old cars in the day:

-1- Otwell Exhaust manifold

-1- Autolite Exhaust manifold

NOS connecing rods, NOS Southwind Heaters, nos transmission complete, NOS headlight shells, NOS wiper motors, etc.

Used them up at the time or traded them for parts. Paid I think about $50 for the lot.

NOS model T side curtains for a 17-22 roadster with the Ford tags on them

Lots of NOS model T stuff....


Dennis L Oberer
Green Bay WI

 

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Folks, just wait until Marco adds all of his NOS parts to this list!

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[mot]

Oh Steve,every one is a treasure,how I can I pick just one???
Ill try and pick some of my favorites,
some are NOS but have definite shop wear,or even rust ,but they have never been mounted
here are
Headlamp bulbs
Center Bumper clamps
3X plugs
Late 31 manifolds
30-31 rear tire band --Oakes Brand
Steering sector
Cluster gear

 

[mot]

more NOS favorites
31 hubcap
lower radiator hose
Spacers for standard trunk rack
30-31 stop light switches
shock absorber
coil
A real fun one,an accessory wiper motor for two wiper blades
tom

 

[mot]

More of my favorites
several pairs of radiator and gas caps
late 30and 31 Pop out
Heater this one was NOS but stored badly in its original box which got wet and caused rusting,I'm restoring it now,haven't had this one that long
heater
2 Pop out cylinders one 20-3- the other 30-31
two Instrument panels,one Brass ,one steel,both Scovil
another favorite,this is the spacer to be installed when you remove the bumperette bracket in the rear,so you can install the full width rear bumper
it makes up for the lost thickness so the cross brace fits well
tom

 

[mot]

more NOS A parts
Distributer shaft
late 31 door cylinder
28-29 nickel door handle
Bumper clamp
Moto meter in orig box and bag
Jarvis Motometer in orig box
now honestly how can you pick a favorite???
tom

 

[Deluxe Delivery Don]

Ha , Mot , Is that 2 cents all you got left after all those nice treasures?

 

[HoarseWhisperer]

Oh, Tom. I'm having late 31' manifold envy.

 

[Keith True]

I bought a 31 Tudor years ago from a man who had bought it in 1941.He had collected quite a few parts over the years to maintain it.When I picked it up he had crammed every part inside the car.I couldn't even reach in to turn the steering wheel.I got an NOS steering shaft and worm,an NOS sector,NOS bearings and races,and an NOS sector housing.The last three parts were tagged and boxed,but for some reason I got the idea the sector housing was maybe a rebushed exchange item.I put everything together in a steering box for my pickup.I have never,ever,been able to adjust that box properly.I thought that with original parts it would be a breeze.What I feel is the parts had been tossed around over the years and damaged.The steering shaft had a half dozen mailing tags on it,all from one Ford dealer to another.Both ends were coated in a ball of wax with burlap around them,so the ends were not damaged,but I am thinking the thing had been thrown around,stepped on,dropped,used to chip ice outside the dealers door or something.The box does work fine,and nobody that drives the car notices anything,but with all the new parts I just felt I should be able to get a tighter adjustment.In the same car I got lots of Ford marked brake clevis's,a new horn rod(bent)some new headlight sockets(the best find to me)and under the rear seat a Sears Roebuck nickel plated 7 shot pistol.Then years later I had the spare off the back,and thought I would clean the junk out of the spare tire carrier.I found another pistol in there,wrapped in oiled cloth in a leather pouch.It has a little rust damage but not much,it is perfectly serviceable and shoots fine.My father commented it must have been one of yer grandfathers cars,look in the doors for some more guns.He used to slit the door panels and slip his guns in the doors while at work or in a store.

 

[mot]

I had to go out and see some more of my favorites
the mid 30 stamped headlamp bar is hard to find
the two fans were hard to photograph as they are glossy black
the late 31 rear bumper brace,has a lot of paint chipping ,but has never been mounted
the early 30 steering column is for the 7 tooth gears
and it goes with the steering wheel that is splined not keyed for the early 30
tom