WTB - 1915 Roadster fender iron - Closed

[George Mills]

Looking for 1915 Roadster Ford part # T5563, Factory Number 4804E Right rear fender iron. Used 13-19 or so... This is NOT for the Touring car version!

Roadsters and Couplet used unique irons.

No need to suggest using a Touring and cold forming the arch to 'fit' the hole in the fender and the anchor saddle bracket.

...The original on the car had made the right side look like a bird wing gaining flight, someone had bent it up long before me...tried a cold bend to get it horizontal flat, before it yielded even 1/32" it just snapped off clean.

So, help a guy out...if you can? Thanks in advance

[Mark Gregush]

On top of that, the 24/25 were a little different too.

[Allan]

That's really weird George. Those irons are usually steel forgings, and heat is your friend. Is there a chance that your ill fitting one was somebody's cast iron reproduction. That would snap! Perhaps they had the same problem sourcing a real one.

Allan from down under.

[George Mills]

Allan,

The break has me stumped too...the broken one is still hanging, with the chunk held by the fender bracket holder until I find one to replace it with.

I was sort of hoping someone would say..."I have a pair me boy, been saving them for 40 years to build a speedster that will never happen...Don't want to split the set" and you know me...I'd just take both...lol

I am anxious to see the actual break in the light. I have never had one snap on me before and I've bent many to make all four corners be near exact. If I don't find a replacement, well, this one's coming off--I'll look at the break grain...and go from there. If it is cast...well, It WILL conform and be nickel rodded. lol. It's it is steel well---hmmm----guess that pup will be baked overnight, then it should be fairly pliable and it will be stick welded and ground smooth.

I've only known the provenance of this car since about 1962...lol. It was a low mileage garage queen that had been parked in a corner of a warehouse by a major telephone company who had bought it new and decided they wanted the warehouse space back in 1962 , and between '62 and when I bought it from an estate in 1995 it only put less than 1000 miles on it total, probably closer to 100.

We shall see...

[got10carz]

Which 1 do you need?

[George House]

Yes… I have one I’d sell. It’s the only one you can read the part number on. Has an expensive black powder coat on it. What’re they worth ?

[George House]

… on second thought, might just be black paint.

[George Mills]

My many thanks to those who posted above, those who sent emails with 'have some', and those who sent me emails wanting more info on the geometry involved that make the late 'teen' Roadster special. I appreciate the efforts that the community draws upon.

A correct single iron has been found and purchased.