[Model "A" Fords]

Originally Posted by Bick in New Zealand

The U.S. supplied shells, that required the lacing threaded, also had the two locating slots for the emblem. It would appear that there were two versions of the threaded shells. One with large holes for threading, and then an interim version, that had both large holes for threading, and also smaller holes for riveting. My Canadian version also has a number stamped on the edge, as per photo. Has anyone else noted this feature, I am wondering if these Canadian shells were sequentially stamped?

Bick, can you show us the emblem area, front and back?

Originally Posted by Bick in New Zealand

Here is an interesting photo, of an early shell posted by John LaVoy. It is probably not Canadian, but worth posting. It shows that the shell was stamped originally like the Model Ts, before being stamped to accept the separate emblem.

Is there any front photograph that you know of? Are you thinking it was U.S. or somewhere else? Do you know if a Model A ever used the shell with just the Ford script in the oval stamped directly in the piece as it looks like the hole in this one was an afterthought?