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Is the Syverson Cabinet Company still around making bodies or parts for their Model T bodies? If so, does anyone have their contact information?

Thank you,

Adam

Don’t know if they are around anymore, here is the last email address. sycabinetco@hotmail.com

Will give that email a shot.

Thank you,

Adam

No Longer in existence

AI Overview
Syverson Cabinet Company was a manufacturer of replacement wood parts, particularly for vintage Model T Fords, located at 2301 Rand Road, Palatine, Illinois. The company was known for its dedication to the Model T and HCCA (HCCA stands for a Horseless Car Club of America). While there's no readily available information about the company's current status, it's known that Mr. Syverson, the owner, passed away before 2003. A forum post about the company indicates that a Syverson Trophy was awarded at a Model T meeting, but it's unclear if this is still a current practice. A document from Northwest Vintage Speedsters lists the company's address and a shop phone number, providing further evidence of its existence and location.
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The original location is now a Hyundai Dealership --
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From an early post to the old Forum
By Ray Syverson on Friday, May 24, 2013 - 11:05 am:
Nowell
I will check check that tag number for you and tell you the year it was made.

My father Robert Syverson made Model T wood bodies up until 1980, and then I made them up into the mid 1990s. All in all close to 1000 bodies were made starting about 1955. Syverson Cabinet Co. is still in business and still does a bit of T stuff.
The company was first located in Des Plaines, Illinois and then moved out to Palatine, Illinois in the mid 1960s. Last year I sold that Palatine property and moved the shop up near Mundelein, Ill
My dad had moved down to Florida after he stopped working,

Ray
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found address for the above location Syverson Cabinet Co. 21234 West Coml Drive # B; Mundelein, IL 60060 · (847) 367-7710
Its no longer there
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With all due respect, Frank - HCCA is the abbreviation for Horseless Carriage Club of America.

Steve,

That section of Frank's post was an "AI overview" so the strange wording and incorrect translation of the HCCA acronym is just part of the game. Our current guidelines at work are to proofread any AI generated text before sending it out, to catch this and many other types of errors.

Personally, I an still not intentionally using any AI, although it is creeping into all of the nooks and crannies of things that we do with computers and such. It's even trying to squeeze itself into pretty simple processes that took little to no time without AI helping. Ahh, the price that we pay for tech advancement.

Keep cranking,
Eric

The email worked. They got back to me and answered my questions.

Thank you,

Adam

Why would anyone use AI ??????????????

RajoRacer wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 11, 2025 6:32 pm

Why would anyone use AI ??????????????

I didn't "use" AI. I did a simple search and that was the first thing that was returned. It provided an address an some additional information that led to more information and then more information.

So rather than harp on the current inadequacies of AI at this time. The initial question was answered, Syverson Cabinet Company no longer exists

RajoRacer wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 11, 2025 12:58 pm

With all due respect, Frank - HCCA is the abbreviation for Horseless Carriage Club of America.

corrected

jawa wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 11, 2025 2:07 pm

The email worked. They got back to me and answered my questions.

Thank you,

Adam

I have a Syverson Hack. I'd welcome any information on parts for future needs.

Kerry

Here is their price list from 1974.