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Extreme Trivia

Post by Original Smith » Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:43 pm

Those of you who know Model T's well also know that Ford used Anzo Fasteners throughout Model T production. The problem today is apparently Anzo is no longer in business. I pick up those fasteners whenever I can, and have enough for my use. When I restored my '25 pickup a few years ago, I was determined to use Anzo fasteners. I found a guy who had the original crimping tools, and he loaned me the tools to copy. Today I was able to use those tools to reconfigure the used fasteners from an original top. I've been having problems with the female fasteners coming loose on the sides of the rear top sockets. I determined those fasteners were slightly sprung, and was able to bring them back in shape with the tools I had made. I'd like to thank Don Skille for making the tools for me, and today was able to use it for the first time. Love those original parts!

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Re: Extreme Trivia

Post by CudaMan » Tue Nov 19, 2019 9:20 am

Thanks for the info! If you get a chance, can you post some pictures of the original Anzo fasteners so folks can recognize them if they see them?
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Re: Extreme Trivia

Post by DanTreace » Tue Nov 19, 2019 9:37 am

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Catalog page from this internet only supply company:

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http://www.restorationspecialties.com/
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Re: Extreme Trivia

Post by CudaMan » Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:57 am

Thanks, Dan! I also did some searching on previous year forum threads and came up with these pictures:
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anzo_socket_and_button.jpg
anzo_side_curtain_snap.jpg
anzo fasteners and tool.jpg
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Re: Extreme Trivia

Post by Original Smith » Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:27 am

Referring to the photos above, the only photo I recognize is the middle one. Who knows, that picture may even be my car! The female fastener in that photo is exactly the one I had to resize to work. I'll do my best to get some pictures for everyone before I put everything away today.


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Re: Extreme Trivia

Post by Original Smith » Tue Nov 19, 2019 2:26 pm

Here are the most common Anzo's used from late 1922-1925. I don't know about any other year, but do know they were used throughout Model T production. The parts that I have are all NOS, and are made of brass, raven finished. I hope these photos will do for now. I'm not very good at taking pictures.
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MVC-018F[1].JPG
Anzo Tool Top.JPG
Anzo Tool Top.JPG
Anzo Tool Side.JPG
Anzo Fasteners 2.JPG

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Re: Extreme Trivia

Post by CudaMan » Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:01 pm

Great pics of the fasteners and tooling! Thanks Larry! :)
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Re: Extreme Trivia

Post by YellowTRacer » Wed Nov 20, 2019 5:00 pm

Hey Larry, wrong title for this post. A lot of people that love authenticity are going to miss it This is great stuff. Should have been labeled for purists, or the title I like to use, for the Authenticians, those of us that love correct authentic minor details. Thanks for this post.

Ed aka #4


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Re: Extreme Trivia

Post by Original Smith » Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:43 pm

Ed: You are right! I should have labeled it for what it is, Anzo Fasteners! I just didn't think that anyone other than purists like me would even be interested. Not all Anzo fasteners were used on T's, only some of them, therefore, most of the pictures that Dan Treace posted are not relevant.

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