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Old 08-07-2020, 11:07 AM   #1
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Default 1932 Ford "Commercial" Rad Cap?

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Old 08-07-2020, 12:06 PM   #2
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That does not look like a Radiator Cap for a 1932 Ford to me. It may be a Gas Cap.. The 32 Cap has a Raised Rib which usually runs from front to back when installed. Also it is plated not painted. jmho. kerk
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Old 08-07-2020, 12:10 PM   #3
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Default Re: 1932 Ford Rad Cap?

Not even close.Here is what a '32 pass car rad cap looks like.The pickup or commercial resembles a 31 but larger in dia.
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Old 08-07-2020, 12:14 PM   #4
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32 (33 or 34) "Commercial"????
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Old 08-07-2020, 12:16 PM   #5
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32 commercial was stainless clad like the 31 Model A.33,34 commercial again a different animal.
Here is a pic of the '32 commercial cap,courtesy of Terry
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Old 08-07-2020, 12:19 PM   #6
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It looks like the "million dollar" B-8100B commercial radiator cap. Although I think those were stainless covered. If the outside diameter is about 3 1/2 inches, and it fits a radiator neck, then Bingo! I can't tell the actual size from the picture. The drawing for that part is in David's book.
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Old 08-07-2020, 01:04 PM   #7
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Sorry, I have adjusted the title. I did mean pickup or commercial.
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Old 08-07-2020, 01:12 PM   #8
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Sorry, I have adjusted the title. I did mean pickup or commercial.
You made me go crazy, I knew I read "32 Cap" and the next thing its "Commercial"??? Lol
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Old 08-07-2020, 01:19 PM   #10
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Floyd
What do you mean "million dollar".
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Old 08-07-2020, 01:25 PM   #11
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What do you mean "million dollar".
They are not common, not an "easy" find
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Old 08-07-2020, 01:39 PM   #13
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Picture in #5 post, looks like mine.

Were they stainless colour from factory or painted like mine?
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Stainless clad,made by Eaton which was engraved underneath.
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Old 08-07-2020, 02:03 PM   #15
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Dick Spadaro always told me a 30/31 Model A gas cap was very close in basic design and size to a 32 commercial radiator cap. Since the cap on my deuce pu is a dummy that is what I used and it looks very close.
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Old 08-07-2020, 02:58 PM   #16
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In reference to post #15.Here is a 30-31 Gas cap. 3 1/4 "dia OD .
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Old 08-07-2020, 04:05 PM   #17
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Just saw a real one in a show case yesterday
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Old 08-07-2020, 04:05 PM   #18
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Not "the" cap given the underside. Despite over 100,000 of the B-8100-B caps having been produced, they are scarce today and have a habit of walking away on their own from unattended '32 commercial vehicles and big trucks (along with ash trays from '32 cabriolets left unattended). Used on all '32 vehicles with the commercial/big truck combined grill and radiator shell.
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Old 08-07-2020, 04:07 PM   #19
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I'd post a picture of mine on the truck but I've never figured out pictures? To the average person it looks fine but not to someone like David who knows. I asked about one at the Early Ford Store in San Dimas and he said he'd had very few over the years.

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Not "the" cap given the underside. Despite over 100,000 of the B-8100-B caps having been produced, they are scarce today and have a habit of walking away on their own from unattended '32 commercial vehicles and big trucks (along with ash trays from '32 cabriolets left unattended). Used on all '32 vehicles with the commercial/big truck combined grill and radiator shell.
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