What is the hardest Model A accessory to find
 

Is there one accessory that seems to have disappeared and what was it ? Do you have a rare accessory and want to sell it. Give me an email and lets talk wayne
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"What is the hardest Model A accessory to find"

The accessory I don't have.

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There are two very rare examples on ebay item 190610829514. It's an early '28 roadster with very cool after market headlight lens and the most elegant rear view mirrors I have ever seen. "Nymph" rear view mirrors, mounted on the dual spares... I, who have always thought too many excessories detracts from the car, will admit, I love these two items.

Richard

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id think that the model A snowmobile conversion is about the hardest to find.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve9s223EKT4

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They are beautiful, I've never seen mirror mounts like them before. Now, I want a set.

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The genuine Ford fender mounted parking lights. Are the rarest Model-A
accessory that I can think of. "Supposedly" authentic ones have been offered for sale on eBay, but I had my doubts. Occassionally you will see
a pic of a car with them on it. However, never a good close up shot to
really see what they looked like. :o

Bob-A:D

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I think the hardest to find, unautherized accessory is the gas tank filler box. There was a post a year or so ago about them, soon after one showed up on ebay, brought big money. Sorry I don't have a picture...

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The Tux away rumble top is a rare one also.

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Anyone have a picture of these fender mounted parking lights?? I have a set mounted on a set of 29 CCPU fenders obtained from a friend, and if they are rare, then I need to return the lights to him. Obviously, I am NOT an expert on the "A" - nor much of anything else!! If you have a picture or a reference - please send it to [email protected].

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I think the hardest accessory to find are the Lap Robes. I have only seen just one example.

They were:

52" x 64": A-18545-A (Gray); A-18545-B (Blue); A-18545-C (Brown);

52" x 58": A-18545-A1 (Gray).

Why? Deteriotion of the cloth over the past 80 years or so.

Introduced in early 1931.

I bet between all of us we could put together a great "site" showing all the Ford Accessories if there is not one already...is there?

Pluck

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I'd like to find a rear end that looks completely stock, but has an overdrive in the differential. It's in that yellow accessories book.

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Hi Steve,

There is a site for accessories-I will try and find it and post it.

Here it is: http://users.erols.com/b-dwheeler/indexacc.html

Mike

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The cast iron dual updraft manifold, like I have on my roadster is not easy to find. xxxhttp://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...rld/Jam784.jpg

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purdy, nice set up, but for me, it looks like the carb almost touches the tail pipe. It would be my luck if I was running that, the rear carb needle and seat would get debris to stick it open and catch my car on fire...

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Here you go

Click here: RARE MODEL A ACCESSORIES

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http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...nifoldcopy.jpg

The only thing I know about this intake is that it was bought at a farm auction about 50 miles north of the Twin Cities about 15 years ago. I suspect that someone made a one off experimental intake back in the 20's or 30's.

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Didn't his came up once before, was it a bat wing manifold?

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Tom, Thats one goofy looking intake, have you tried it out yet? Have you figured out what the jets or screws in it do?

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Thanks Steve, it is hard to tell by looking at the picture but the Trojan manifold has long runners and stands way out from the exhaust manifold. It was necessary to drill a new hole for the choke rod. Any debris that would enter the choke end of any carburetor would go up the manifold and out the exhaust. Debris would have to enter through the fuel line to clog the needle valve. Here is another dual updraft manifold that I run on my speedster. This intake hugs the exhaust manifold like the original but the rear carb angles outward to help clear the exhaust manifold and prevent breathing the hot air. This manifold was easier to set up because I didn't have to relocate the choke rod, it also outperforms the Trojan because of larger runners and swan design. xxxhttp://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...dsterengin.jpg

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Try this rare intake & exhaust manifold that takes a standard carb but is documented to give 36 miles per gallon . I have the full history as to when they where made , who by , turned up on NZ e bay, couple of years ago, Have dismantled it & taken picture of inside. Will fit RHD vehicles .
Had a pair of 28-29 fender lights few years ago, pos english, gave them away. early AR RHD hand brake , have a couple of them.

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Here is another sort of hard to find period correct accessory. The Fumaze has come up and been discussed here recently. Here is mine. xxxhttp://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...rld/Jam786.jpg

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"Debris would have to enter through the fuel line to clog the needle valve."

I should have been a little more specific, that is what I was refering to, in turn dumping the fuel onto the muffler, thats my kind of luck...

Quickchange and Tom, you guys find some wierd stuff....

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I agree with Bob-A. There are two distinctly different catagories of Model A accessories. Authorized and Unauthorized. On the Authorized list for things that attach to the vehicle I vote for the fender lights. I have a set for the 29 vehicles but they are not with me here in AZ to provide a picture. The lights mimic the headlights down to the lens style only in miniture. I looked at Hershey for over 15 years before I found the 29's. Altough I wanted 30's I didn't pass them up just because of the rarity.

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Maybe the original Fulton Wind wings with the glass fitted .To clamp between the upper and lower glass opening in closed cars.

Coming up for sale in a while in Swap meet section.

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Hey What about the Full Glass Enclosure for the Phaeton....I have seen the ad for it in the Book called "Those Wonderful Model A Accesories" But I have yet to Ever See One Or even a Picture.

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The cigar/cigarette lighter that mounts on the steering column. I am pretty sure these are an authorized accessory.

I have only seen one but then maybe they our quite common in other areas.

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heres two
these are original accessories as opposed to ones from western auto

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Here is a picture of my Fulton Upstarter, installed on my 28 Roadster, and I have never seen another one....

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Got one of these, except don't have the rod that goes to the starter- how many rods is it one-two three? What's the diameter of the rod? What are the threads (if it has several rods) and whats the dimensions on the end that fits into to handle? I'd like to make the rod?

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I think it came off a police engine. See the two donuts!:D

What is a bat wing manifold?:confused:

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The odd manifold isn't mine, but was on display at the Kansas City national meet a dozen years ago. I don't know who owns it, but he told me it was bought at the auction north of the Twin Cities.

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Holley prototype carb is pretty unique...

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w...g?t=1308156130

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I had these Perfect-O-Lites New Old Stock Aftermarket 6 volt headlight bulbs that when installed would actually show you the road around a curve.

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do you still have them ?

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Maybe these two items. The marbles are on my 1930 Station Wagon.

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Sorry, I sold them earlier this year on EBay and they are now down in a museum collection in Austrailia. :(

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on my grandpa's coupe (now my brothers) he has that dog bone on the radiator cap. I've never seen another one like it.