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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!

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?

Catalog page from this internet only supply company:

Link:

http://www.restorationspecialties.com/

Thanks, Dan! I also did some searching on previous year forum threads and came up with these pictures:

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.

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.

Great pics of the fasteners and tooling! Thanks Larry!

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

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.