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$20 OBO plus shipping

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$75 OBO plus shipping

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Nothing… wife says I have to finish the master bathroom first! Lol

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Here’s a spindle for a 11-19. It has the full round section instead of the oval. The threads are real nice on this one.
$25 plus shipping

Thanks!
Mike Bird

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This a black and brass tail light. The body of the lamp is in real nice shape the chimney cap has some dents etc. The font looks like there was a solder repair. Missing the blue lense. Burner in tact and in real nice shape. Excellent candidate for restoration or a perfect piece for a unrestored orig...

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This is all great stuff guys! Keep adding more if you have some more content.

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Looking for some photos of period signage that would have been used on any type of delivery vehicles 1900-15. Horse drawn wagons are fine as well. Looking for some ideas and styles to get a layout for my delivery car project.

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I know there are some new guys on here from time to time, so I usually check thier past posts to see if they have contributed in the forums. If not I then proceed with caution, checking google image search. Sometimes the way their emails are written are a giveaway…

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Here’s a good thread about the early hubs
https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/ ... 1239905425

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Frame brackets that the body to frame brackets mount to.
$20 for all plus shipping.

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Have another early water outlet. This one has a Ford script. $50 plus shipping

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inside wood block for mounting fender iron.

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The fenders Rootlieb sells are the same as the 1910 touring fenders the difference is two mounting brackets or the single. The 1910 touring fenders used the butterfly bracket/fender iron that mounted to the chassis. When Ford made the Delivery car it used the 1910 touring fenders but with one bracke...

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Sent you an email about the notched set
Thanks. Mike Bird

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RedDogPilot wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 20, 2025 5:38 pm
mike is the cover a stamping or a casting? also what is the material that the cover is made of, thanks Dan

Daniel, this is a stamping. The material is steel. It’s not as heavy gauge as the originals but it’s not flimsy either.

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Shrshot wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 14, 2025 3:30 pm
Can this tool be used with the engine in the car?

I believe so. Since there is very little room in a three dip pan this allows the user to connect the bolt to the socket and then turn it cranking it out.

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Just received my order. Sorry for those who were unable to get one. If I find some more I’ll let you know.

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Sold to Ron. Thanks!

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This is a new reproduction early style transmission door with Ford Script. Cover used from march 1911-early/mid 1912 Without made in USA
These are no longer being reproduced.

$150 plus shipping

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This is a aftermarket tool for removing and installing the nuts on the third main bearing cap on a 3 dip pan.
$100 plus shipping

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One pair of 1912 brass sill plates new
$35 plus shipping

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New brake quadrant
$15 plus shipping

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Used brass mirror.
$10 plus shipping

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Here’s a reproduction early style water outlet.
Has a crack around bolt boss. Easily repaired.
$50 plus shipping.

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I have an assortment of frame brackets for my 12. These are the ones that are riveted with two rivets to the sides of the frame that the body to frame brackets would mount to. Some the steel is thicker than the others. Anyone know if the earlier brackets were thinner or thicker than later ones? IMG_...

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Keith,
That sounds likely what they were. It’s interesting that there were a few parts in the Model T that were flash brassed.

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A few weeks ago it was discovered that the laurel mountain forge stain supply could no longer be available. https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=49916 I did a search for possible gun refinishing supplies that had it in stock. This is the only one that I found. They have it in stock excep...

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Very interesting Mark. I thought I had saw a photo somewhere of them being black… it looks though if the reproductions are brass.

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I have this original pair of E&J tank brackets. The paddle section is steel that is riveted to the brass piece that clamps the top tank to the bottom tank. Were the steel sections brass plated or painted black?

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These are a pair that I have. They also have the holes drilled for the Speedo gear.

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I sent you an email
I’ll take them.
Mike Bird

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Roger, I'll take it. I sent you an email. Thanks Mike

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Ben, Welcome to the forum! What a great story and a great piece of automotive history you have there! It looks like a real fun ride! Enjoy what you have and fix what's important to make it safe and roadworthy, the smaller stuff "incorrect/modified" things can be replaced one piece at a time or not a...

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Finished the rest of the roof slats today. I’m really excited to see the finished product of the roof slats after I stain and varnish them.

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Kim,
I’ll take them. I sent you an email.
Thanks

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Came across this video about polishing the brass on a Stanley steam car. Thought there was some interesting tips.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W7ZmK3xIcqQ

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Made some more progress with steam bending the roof slats…Had 3 of them split on me in a row. Only 9 more to go!

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Henry K. Lee wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 26, 2025 6:33 pm
Looking Good Mike..., Enjoy those memories with the lil ones!

Thanks Henry!

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Started steam bending some of the slats to get the roof squared up. Everything worked as it should! I’ll have a video of the process soon.
Thanks guys for your input and encouragement!

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Mike I was going to wait to offer this but decided to forge forward. Reading all your post and feeling the frustration on things that were trial & error, I want to let you know that after careful consideration I’m willing to let you give me the body once buttoned up & painted. I know that’s a gener...

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Was able to make some more progress with the rear doors and moulding. I know it may not seem like much, but getting all the gaps even for the rear doors was important for me. Now that I’m satisfied with the gaps I can finally move onto steam bending the roof slats!

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I’m putting an early frame back together. I picked an early frame up for $100. It had a really bad rear crossmember. The front crossmember was later with a Ford script. The running board brackets were later and mismatched. I found an early nice front and rear crossmembers, and have a complete matche...

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Found one! Thanks guys!

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I'm looking for a 1911 steering column. The column length should be 23 1/2". I have a very nice, complete 1912 column with the offset hole to trade if need to (depending on condition/completeness of your column). mikebird@lifeattheridge.net IMG_6468.jpeg IMG_6469.jpeg IMG_6470.jpeg IMG_6479.jpeg IMG...

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Mike,
I sent you a PM
Thanks Mike Bird

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Tie rod yolk for 13-18. Very nice. Clean threads. Possibly NOS. $25 plus shipping
mikebird@lifeattheridge.net

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This is an original water outlet for the 09-16 but is the replacement part that was sold by Ford dealers according to Gail Roddas book.

$60 plus shipping

mikebird@lifeattheridge.net

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This a reproduction of the early style water head outlet 09-16
$50 plus shipping

mikebird@lifeattheridge.net

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Have one pair of early style pan ears. Solid. Still has some of the pan that will need to be ground off.
$25 plus shipping

mikebird@lifeattheridge.net

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I looked for such a long time for one of RVs bulbs. Before he passed we were talking back and forth and he was gathering up some of the brass sleeves that had the goofy thread on them that I would be using on my rubes horn restoration. I finally found an original (deflated) bulb on eBay I harvested ...

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Anyone have a carbide generator basket laying around not using like this one?
It has the clean-out on the bottom that flips open.

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Brent will do. Send me an email with your shipping info and I’ll get them packaged up for you. Thanks!

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A while back I made up a batch of these carb adjustment knobs with the arrow detail on them. I was able to get 4 more knobs squeezed off the brass stock I had left. These are the last 4, I'm not planning on making any more. $30 plus $6 shipping to the lower 48 states mikebird@lifeattheridge.net IMG_...

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Someone gifted this to me thinking it was some sort of tool for a Model T oil pan drain plug…
I know that it’s not for that.

Anyone want to take a guess?
The socket is removable with a screw.

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What a great story and piece of history! Thanks for sharing. If I ever get up to Detroit I'd love to see it.

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Here’s John Regan’s decal. I copied my decals after John’s. IMG_3108.jpeg Here’s the one on Bill Brommer’s IMG_3109.jpeg Between the three (Craig’s, John’s, and Bill’s) There are three different types of Fonts. The logo that Bill copied from is the one found on the sales literature for 1911. He did ...

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Here’s John Regan’s decal.
I copied my decals after John’s.

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Jerry VanOoteghem wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 19, 2025 5:48 pm
Is the 1912 Pie Wagon the one built by John Regan some years ago?

Jerry,
That pie wagon was built by Bill Brommer.

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Late '11 do not use the wood frame. They are like a pillow case and the bottom has 'vinyl' covered cardboard. phils cushion bottom.jpg This is the underside of car s/n 82425 front seat cushion. seat frame Chad.JPG Here is the underside of car s/n 83913 front seat cushion. Keith, so it looks like th...

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I’m looking to make a seat cushion for my delivery car. Originally the cushion was just a piece of 2” foam. I’m wanting to incorporate some springs. I’ve read that the seat frame for 11/12 era was a wood frame with the springs does anyone have pictures of what the seat frame looks like/construction ...

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Tim, so I haven’t built a huckster, but I am building a delivery car. The way the roof is constructed might be pretty similar. The roof section consists of 1” wide 5/16” thick slats that run from front to back and are spaced 3/4” apart. I’m using maple but what ever wood species you desire can be us...

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Starting to fasten all the 1/2 oval moulding on. It uses three different sizes: 3/4” along the bottoms and sides (vertical pieces) The center section is 7/8” The rear door moulding ( not on yet) uses 3/4” for the sides,top and bottom pieces and a 1” piece that goes down the length of the two doors w...

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Had to rethink the rear door/windows. Originally my plan was to use two oval frames one inside and one outside with the glass and metal sandwiched between. I then was able to find a high resolution image of a delivery car with the open doors. The image showed that the metal was pushed in to form an ...

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Back at it again…
Finished nailing the other side on.

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Original Smith wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 18, 2025 12:21 pm
I had a bunch of those 1/4-28 bolts made recently. I imagine they will be available soon from Lang's.

Thanks Larry! That's good to know!

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Finished nailing all the side sheet metal on.

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Looking for a brass carbide generator. E and J style.
Thanks Mike

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Pulled it out of the garage to take a picture…

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Have one side on now. Doing a cut and buff on the second side panels.

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Mike, if you haven't already tacked the panels to the rear doors, it would be better to clamp a thin lath of timber over the panel with those same three clamps. This will help to load the panel more evenly against the frame rather than just at the clamping points. When I built my Chocolate van I us...

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I’ll take the carb adjusting rod
Mike

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Starting the tedious process of skinning the body. I’m really liking the look of the stained wood with the carmine red color. Nailed felt on on the pillars and anywhere else that I think might rattle.

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You can get the drawings from the Henry Ford Drawings are $30 each unless it’s already been digitized you can get it for $7. I did a quick search and the #1 floor board is already digitized. 4 pieces in all. Jon Anderson makes really good ones. By the time you spend money on drawings and materials y...

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michaelb2296 wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 27, 2024 9:23 pm
Looks good Mike. Wish i had all that space to paint!

Me too! At a friends barn!

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Got the color on the panels followed by 3 coats of clear. I have few little nibs that will need sanded out but overall pretty happy.

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Shooting some primer on the interior side of the Delivery Car upper and lower body panels. Hope to have color on by Saturday.

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Anyone have some chain links for a Stewart Speedometer they can sell. I need about 10
Thanks

Mike Bird

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Very cool Allan!
Never thought of handheld battery operated polisher. I like it!

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Karl,
It’s very easy to just add material to a bracket and build it up and shape it. I had 3 brackets for a 12 that were a matched set but was missing one. I looked and looked and eventually just got a bracket that was a 14-15 era and added material to match it to the others.

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Made some more progress on fitting the metal panels on the Delivery Car.

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These are many of the patters I made up using 3D printing to make the many brackets/hardware for a Ford Delivery Car. Note: This pile is not all of the patters as many of the other pieces are simply flat pieces of steel such as door bumper plates, door lock guides, stop plate and floor skids skids. ...

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I made up a couple of 3D printed patterns to do a casting for a rear flange for the early oil pans. These are made exactly to the Ford drawings and will suffice for doing a reproduction casting for the early oil pans. $50 each mikebird@lifeattheridge.net IMG_2739.jpeg IMG_2741.jpeg IMG_2740.jpeg

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These are the front step plates for a 1912 Delivery Car. These were made exactly as per the Ford drawings. They are extra to my needs. They could be used for another application such as huckster, depot hack, wagon, etc These will also give you the dimensions and layout of the floor runners for a del...

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Here’s an original steel cable housing only. This is all steel would be correct for late 12. Housing is in nice solid shape. I already degreased and cleaned it. Just needs a coat of black paint. 54” + inches long. $125 plus shipping mikebird@lifeattheridge.net IMG_2735.jpeg IMG_2736.jpeg IMG_2737.jp...

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Most impressive. I really like the look of the interior vertical braces. Its been quite an undertaking. Thanks Richard! I really like the look of the wood as well. It definitely gives it a lot of character and warmth. I purposely chose certain sections of maple and ash that had some unique characte...

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My question is did you make your dash/firewall. If so could you give me the overall height of the dash. Ford drawing I have is missing this information. Thank you JohnR John, I’m using the two piece dash on this project and I making my own dash. I drew it up in CAD using the drawings from The Henry...

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All SOLD
If you got an email from me you have one coming out to you. Thanks guys for your interest!

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Only a few left!

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I made up a small run of these carb adjustment knobs. I used an original one for specs. These are made to same size as the original unlike the repos that are undersized and lack the arrow detail. $30 I can ship these to lower 48 states for $6 in a padded envelope. mikebird@lifeattheridge.net IMG_272...

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Made some more progress. All the metal panels are now fitted and I began working on drilling the holes for the step bolts to pass through the metal for the interior braces. Next I will be drilling several 1/16” holes along the perimeter of the panels for the body nails. Last thing to do before I can...

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Mike, in your opinion, do you feel that the rim nuts pictured are not a match for the valver covers shown? Hi Bill, so those valve covers will fit with those rim nuts, however those rim nuts fit the 725 valve stem size and so you will have to do a lot of turning the cover to get it off the stem. Th...

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I believe those rim nuts fit the 725 valve stems.

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Must of been early AAA roadside service showing up with their own tools

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