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FWIW, which may be nothing, I rebuild, restore, and reproduce all styles of Heinze coils used on Fords and other early cars, 1906-1914. Exact replacement parts are readily available and I have many satisfied customers. The issue is my getting back out to the shop, if and when this knee/leg will allo...

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Bill is right; I forgot to mention that the registration must be renewed annually, currently about $28 I think, and the car must also have a yearly safety inspection. With a historical registration, the only requirements are that all original equipment must be functional. When I bring my '14 in, all...

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Relax. New York has made it pretty easy to register an antique. Go to the local DMV office and/or the state DMV website for the needed information. The state will not issue a title, just a so-called "transferable" registration that, within the state, is as good as one, so be careful of that document...

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So sorry to hear of the loss of your friend. You and the Kramer family will be in my prayers.

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Thanks, Mark. Overdid it, trying to get out to the shop yesterday. Paying for it today.

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Tried to get out to the shop today. Failed. Going to be awhile yet. Will have remote email access starting tomorrow, and of course my cell number can be used. Thanks to y'all for your patience.

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Keith is correct. The box is post-era and is rather loosely based on the 1907 Heinze box used on the Model R. I have built several of these, along with the correct coils. They are a ton of work to build correctly, just like Heinze did, right down to the correct adjusting sticker pasted inside the li...

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Hi everyone! Thanks to Kim and Larry for their posts. As they said, I am almost totally immobile and thus have no access to my shop or my email as I have only a desktop machine. But I am borrowing my daughter's laptop for a moment to check in. I simply can't thank everyone enough for your kind wishe...

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At the points, there is sparking and then there is sparking. A small amount of it is normal, but a heavy, fat blue spark at the points, with little or none at the plug, means an open condenser. Thin sparks that shoot sideways for a distance means loose contacts. Close examination while nudging the c...

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Brent, they should be ready by the middle of January.

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Brent, are you looking for the body MOUNTING bolts? If so, and you can wait just a bit, these have finally come up to the top on my fasteners project list, now that the rear axle housing bolts/nuts are finished. I have sent the factory drawings to my "small run" automatic screw machine shop (owned b...

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T-2503E, rear axle housing bolt and nut. Full description and photo on Classifieds.

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Bill Calimer built me a 30 x 3-1/2 wheel for my '14 about a year ago, and it was $285. Impeccable quality.

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Original, surfaced New Day, with an original brush. I hear the new ones made in WA State are also good, but I have had no experience with them. The maker has a top notch reputation though.

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The fasteners are smooth, round, tapered nuts about 5/16" thick as I recall from my '27 Tudor, with a screwdriver slot. The bolts are either #12 or 1/4", don't remember which. Getting them off is a lot easier if you aren't trying to save the wood. Most of them came out OK for me, despite the age and...

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No, it wasn't me!

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Did you, Dan? Same address? I was wondering if anyone else here had gotten the same thing, purportedly from the same legit Forum user.

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Obviously staged. Look at that smile

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This doesn't involve Model Ts but I got an email yesterday from a Forum member, Mr. X, whom I know pretty well and have done business with for several years, asking a favor. I said I'd be glad to help. He replied that out in CA where he lives, he was unable to purchase an Apple gift card for his nie...

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I apologize; I misread your post. I thought you were looking for the clamp that secures the hose to the fitting. Stupid.

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What year is your pump, or what year car is your pump going with? There were several different styles. I have the drawings for all of them; they are simple enough that you could make your own.

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I got a cover for my '14 from CA Car Covers. It was originally for a '13 and didn't fit well but they re-worked it and it did fit much better, though still kinda marginal. The biggest complaint I have is that dust goes right through it. It is definitely more waterproof than dust proof and makes a mu...

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What Scott said. While you could certainly have discharged magnets, it's at least equally likely that you have a grounded or shorted field coil. As I posted earlier, the same thing happened to my newly rebuilt '14. I too got only 2 volts at idle when it happened. Hopefully it is the magnets, and you...

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Michael, how soon do you need it? Don Lang is leaving early tomorrow and will be stopping here. I can bring it to Chickasha from here.

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Awhile back, several folks experienced just what you did, and the trouble was traced to the new mag post oilers which were grounding the magnetos. That could be your trouble, but it could also be that a bit of wire was picked up by the magnets and jabbed into the field coil. That happened to my '14;...

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I'd say that they could go either way, before the assembly line came into being and the power tools used for tightening fasteners were in fixed locations. No doubt some of Ford's workers were left-handed, so, early on, they did it however it was more comfortable for them.

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It's almost quaint now, but I still like Centari. Still available after lo these many years, though no longer made by DuPont. It's still sort of affordable, and I know precisely how it will perform and behave after having used it for so long.

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This doesn't address the topic, but a few weeks ago my uncle, a local collector/restorer (owns more than 50), was spitting and sparking like a T coil with loose points over the bill he got for a gallon of red enamel: $5,000! Yep, that's five thousand dollars!! For ONE gallon!! Wish I could have foun...

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Looks like a good time as always. Wish I could have been there this year.

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To answer Allan's question, the laminated shims have been around at least since T days. They were likely more expensive than plain ones, so most home mechanics probably didn't use them. They were almost certainly more of a shop item, since to a rebuilder, then and now, time is money.

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That's right. What is cheaper, $200 for the wheel or a $200,000 lawsuit, a damaged T, and lifetime injuries?

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I think I posted a page or two before. Will do so as soon as I dig it up. It's not where it was supposed to be.

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Do you have a photo? I have a Bear catalog; it's probably shown in it.

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My main focus is the early coils, but I rebuild a set of the older style plastic case coils every once in awhile. Everyone who has gotten a set has been very happy with them. Just sayin'.

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I will have sets of both front end and rear end lifting hooks available. Will be picking them up Monday morning to bring to the meet.

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I'd say start with Lang's, Snyder's, Chaffin's, etc., and only go to Rock Auto if they are all out of stock. The hobby is able to exist because of those guys. It works against our long-term best interests not to support those who support us, just to save a few cents or bucks.

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My late aunt used to be a medical secretary to a neurosurgeon. One day a group of Amish came into the office; they had been using one of those saws when the blade came loose, flew across the yard, and hit one of them squarely in the forehead, splitting his skull down to the brain. They had been trea...

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Will also have the last of the new black and brass gas generators, 1912-14 horn tubing assemblies, Watts style clutches, and some correct fasteners not previously available. GBC 33-34. My brother's been building body and top wood for weeks; he'll be in the space next to mine (GBC 32).

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I use the original carbide generator system on my '14. It doesn't make that much of a mess.

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Lots of good options here, but I take mine to the tire shop down the street. They do a great hot patch for a whopping 5 bucks. They probably do it more as a favor, since I buy all my tires for myself and also my wife's car there.

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You can always carry a pair of the square 6V lantern batteries under the seat. When needed, for ignition only, wire them together (+ of one to - of the other) and they will run the car very well for quite awhile. Unlike a storage battery, you don't have to worry about spilling acid under the seat. A...

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Until about October of 1920, the T used not only 2 sizes of tires (excepting the demountables) but 2 sizes of valve stems. The 30 x 3 tubes used stems that were 3" long and threaded 13/32" x 28. The 30 x 3-1/2s used stems 3-3/8" and 15/32" x 26. This larger stem was discontinued and declared obsolet...

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The "fix," the milled slot in the gear box with the longer pin, didn't come about until some time early in 1921. As to Bill's problem, with the steering moving further one way than another, I would be inclined to check out what Norman posted.

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7/16" x 20, 11/16: across the flats.

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Yep, I thought of that many times. But I suppose you are right, Steve. However, if we could get "them" to leave out the brass tube and the valves when they make those rubber stems, well, we may not be in hog heaven but we'd be right next door.

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The thread is 13/32 x 28. I don't think that's commonly available, but the bigger issue is that with the two flat sides on the stems, the typical round die won't work well. The ones I had made were designed to work with the two flats.

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Original stems aren't too hard to find; either the 777 or the 888 will work, as will the Dill #16. They all have the same thread, but sometimes the threads are a little bunged up. A year or so ago, I had a run of dies made to chase the threads on the original stems. I can have a second run made if t...

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Well, Paul, the only real trick is to anneal the rivets. Once that's done, you won't believe how easy it is.

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It's quite simple. Since the rim is uniform, first install the door half of the hinge into the steel half in the bucket and put the rim in place on the bucket any old way. Then drill one rivet hole and install a small machine screw and nut, either a #4 or a #6, I forget which. Tighten the nut, make ...

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On my '14, since the rivets were sound and there were no housing cracks, I left them alone and just mig'd over the inside of them. It's been almost 20 years and still no leaks from any of the rivets. There were other areas that required sealing during the restoration but that's a story for another t...

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Andre, I bought new ones from the vendors and transferred the hardware from the originals to them. I was very happy with how they came out. Perfect fit.

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I always put in the beads when installing an original metal stem in what was a rubber stemmed tube. Now THAT takes less than a minute!

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What Keith said, with the additional comment that the gaslight parade was spectacular. Most of the participants where we were (down in Walnut Grove) elected to move back up the hill and park (illegally) in other areas, closer to, or right in, all the action. Hopefully no one got in any trouble over ...

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Looks like a treasure trove of original details! Thanks for posting.

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Nice photo Dan, but I think your 14-1/2" should be 14-1/4".

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OK John; here ya go, from the Ford drawing: Both holes are 5/16" diameter. The center of the upper hole is located 14-1/4" from the centerline of the dash, and 5-3/8" down from the top edge (no molding). The center of the lower hole is 2-1/2" below the center of the upper hole, and 17/32" outboard o...

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My '14 has been off the road for the past year because of a bent left axle shaft. I finally got it rebuilt, just in time for the Old Car Festival, using new shafts on both sides; all other parts, gears, differential cases, etc., are NOS except for the roller thrust washers, which were still in perfe...

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Side note, FWIW: A friend had the small creek bordering his property turn into a raging torrent after yet another horrendous thunderstorm this summer. After the flood subsided he went to check the damage, and found that the flood had washed up gobs and chunks of mud onto his lawn. Sticking out of on...

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The rim with the small clips is designed to be used with the clear, round glass lenses used in 1915-21. The rims with the larger clips are designed for the Ford H lens, which has four flat sides.

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GBC 32-34. Will have most of my line of over 200 reproduction Model T and horseless carriage parts on hand. Rewound field coils, rebuilt early T and pre-T coils, parts for same. Stop by and drop off your coil and field coil cores; save a pile of shipping costs. New item this year: T rear lifting hoo...

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Horrible news indeed. I'm stunned to hear it. Tony was always such fun to chat with at the several swap meets that we both attended. As insignificant as they are in the face of such a tragedy, my deepest and most heartfelt condolences to Susan and the entire family.

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This was the issue that carried the famous first public announcement of the Model T, and which resulted in the Ford sales office being "well-nigh inundated" within just a few days.

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Very sorry to hear of this and see the damage. This probably won't make you feel much better, but Mark is right; you have a lot more to be thankful for than upset about.

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I use Minwax UV resistant spar urethane on my coil boxes, either a gloss or satin finish as chosen by the customer. I also used it on my '14 dash. The gloss is more weather resistant.

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I second Bill Calimer's work. Outstanding.

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I used ordinary Centari as on the rest of the body. Properly set up headlamps just don't get that hot. Surprisingly, the chimneys don't either, not as much as you would think anyway, though you certainly don't want to grab hold of one when the lamps are lit.

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Agreed. Dan's stuff is outstanding.

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Gorgeous!!

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Not all T but most are. My shipping table's getting kinda full. The T Heinze units are all waiting for points, which has been the big hold-up preventing them from going out. The units on the left front are rebuilt 1910 Jacobson-Brandow, waiting for the box to be finished up. The single unit on the f...

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When have y'all heard from the committee? I haven't heard back.

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Model Ts have a "spectator sensor" that kicks in whenever anyone is watching you try to start it. If you have just commented to the effect that the car is very reliable and starts on the slightest twist of the crank, the sensor's sensitivity increases exponentially and will only shut down after ever...

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Yes, every so often many of us get that little tap on the shoulder, our own memento mori. Last month I was working in my shop as usual when I had what amounted to a stroke in my left eye. Luckily I was able to get right in to my opthamologist who injected a steroid directly into the eyeball which st...

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Got the number; many thanks Dan and Dom!

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I am not able to participate on the the tour; far too busy with coils and mags, but I am going down for part of a day since it's fairly close to me. I am scheduled to meet one of the participants who is bringing a load of cores for me but I don't have his cell number to arrange the meet-up. Anyone k...

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Looks like nice weather. Wish I was there. Nothing but rain for days here. Flood watch for today and tonight.

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No, I'm staying in a motel

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To answer Keith's question, none of the makes of early coils have the same dimensions as another make; all are different. To address Mike's question, the most common make (today) of the early units is Heinze, followed by Kingston, especially the T-4238 (1912) units. The J-Bs were the least used, ori...

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Got an email this morning from the Registration Team:

"We are carrying forth with Old Car Festival September 11th and 12th, 2021. Our application will be opening later this week."

Woo hoo!!

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Well Alex, I do too, now. When I find one I'll let you know. You'll be welcome to come over and use it whenever you want

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I have one of Donnie's and also a copy of an earlier one, around 1920, but neither has the stand listed. Of course it's possible that the stand wasn't developed until after the earlier catalog was printed. The ad was from 1926. OK, now to repeat my earlier question: Does anyone have one of these bab...

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Measuring from the socket "eye", #2 & 3 are 23-1/2" and #4 is 28-1/2". These are original Ford measurements; reproduction sockets may vary.

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I meant "my" ad, not the one that Sean graciously posted.

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I have a much larger version of that ad that I can email if anyone would like to be able to see it better.

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I never knew these existed until I saw this ad in the May 1926 Ford Dealer magazine. Does anyone out there own one, or even seen one?

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Did that once about 34 years ago on my '23. Not knowing any better, I ran it for a year with the washer in there. Then I took off the inspection door to adjust the bands, and there it was, sitting pretty as a picture on top of one of the band springs.

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I sent them an email; waiting to hear back. It usually takes a few days but with the holiday it will take longer. I emailed them about a month ago and they said they hadn't yet made up their minds, though the MM was scheduled.

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Most likely it was a carriage or possibly a step bolt, with the head under the wood decking; either 5/16" or 3/8" with a square nut and lock washer.

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Larry, the two valve sizes ended in October 1920 when the Ford obsoleted the larger size valve stem. That one was 3-3/8" long x 15/32" diameter (just shy of 1/2"). The remaining valve stem was exactly 3" long x 13/32". Just FYI.

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Should have mentioned that the above information was taken from the factory drawing for the 1914 touring top.

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According to Ford, the front bow is driven 7" into its socket, and the inside edge of the bow has between 1" and 1-5/16" clearance in front of the top of the windshield frame. The #2 (first upright) bow height is 30-3/4" from the center of the "eye" (where the socket pivots on the body iron) to the ...

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It's attached with the 90 degree bend facing down, centered side to side, and is held with #8 x 3/4 slotted oval head wood screws, raven finish steel. Black oxide would be the closest modern equivalent to raven finish.

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Det är verkligen ett stort originalverk i Svensk historia!

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Joseph M. is correct. It's #12-24. Yours may be worn, as you say, or the contact stud is an incorrect replacement.

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In addition to the timer rotor, check for an obstruction in the intake manifold. Mice and mud daubers like to make a condo out of it.

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According to John Regan, mounting the hood support to the firewall is simple if the dash, frame, and brackets are all correct Ford. His method: just center the support side to side on the dash, then lay a piece of 1x stock (3/4" thick) on each side of the frame. Rest the support on them and drill fo...

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Too much air will cause the reed to choke. You can overcome this by fitting a piece of tubing (rubber or plastic will do fine) inside the bulb's brass sleeve that reduces the amount of air to the reed. If you have the original type setup on a late '12-'14 style horn, just be sure that your new "bulb...

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Personally I can't see it not happening since the Motor Muster's a go.

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I couldn't find any information on The Henry Ford website about this year's OCF; even their official calendar doesn't list it even though the Motor Muster is going forward. So I emailed the staff directly and this is what they sent: "Thank you for contacting us regarding Old Car Festival. At this ti...

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Two problems with the early 09-12 (long) repop bracket: 1. They are, as Keith pointed out, sort of swedged together and soldered, an arrangement that is easily knocked apart in actual use; 2. Not a problem with the piece per se, but a lot of guys use this bracket on the late '12-'14 cars, which shou...

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