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Old 01-15-2021, 08:39 PM   #1
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Default if you could go back in time, what Model "A" parts would you bring back?

sure our money would not match but you guys would overcome that. and you would not necessarily go to 1928-31 since parts were abundant through at least the '30s at the same prices.

I'm guessing spark plugs, "accessories", '28-'29 radiator shells, Electrolocks?
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Old 01-15-2021, 08:55 PM   #2
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Parts?? I would bring back at least a couple of cars, straight off the showroom floor.
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Old 01-16-2021, 06:33 AM   #3
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Parts?? I would bring back at least a couple of cars, straight off the showroom floor.
I know exactly where you are coming from. It's easy to get wistful looking at those shiny cars on the dealers' showroom floors, knowing how well they operated as new vehicles.
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Old 01-20-2021, 01:35 PM   #4
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Parts?? I would bring back at least a couple of cars, straight off the showroom floor.

Yep - Travelers Wagon, Taxi, Town Car Delivery, Special Delivery, Deluxe Closed Cab, Australian Open Cab "Ute", just about any AA...the list goes on. Yeah, I like commercials and they are rarer than passenger cars.
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Old 01-15-2021, 09:15 PM   #5
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a few clean gas tanks and some 400A ash trays.
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Old 01-15-2021, 09:25 PM   #6
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Deck lids 28 -29 and fenders and crates of engines .
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Old 01-15-2021, 10:18 PM   #7
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Walk right past the ford agency and find the local Dusenberg dealer
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Walk right past the ford agency and find the local Dusenberg dealer
A wise, wise move !
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Old 01-15-2021, 10:32 PM   #9
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If you brought back a car off the showroom floor you would depress the Fine Point Judging group.
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Old 01-20-2021, 01:22 PM   #10
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A plain old Model J (who'd want one of those? ) cost as much as $19,000. Modern paper money won't be any good in 1928-31. Probably best to take gold back with you. At the then-current statutory price of $20.67 per troy ounce, you'll need about 65 pounds. Or I suppose you could just steal the Duesy. The statute of limitations will have run out by the time you get back.

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A Town car lol
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Ammeter. Popout switch. Houdaille shocks (though Stipes are very, very good.) Electric wiper. Trunk lid handle.
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Walk right past the ford agency and find the local Duesenberg dealer



overcome 10k for a chassis? dont think that would have been plausible for the likes of me.
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A truck load of engines
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I would second the town car, 2nd town car delivery . But if it is a dream you mize well dream big .
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3X Spark Plugs
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The metal tire cover depicted in the service bulletins, some Unity Sport Lights with closed car brackets, some 1930-'31 fenders lights, a couple of sets of 1930-'31 fenders, at least 2 sets of 1931 running boards, a half dozen 1930-'31 radiators, a half dozen vacuum windshield wiper motors for a 1930-'31 closed car, a couple of gallons of Chickle & Copra Drab paints, 3"x5" original color samples of all domestic & foreign body paints, a set of all branch letters, one each of every owner's manual, and a complete set of service bulletins from 1903 thru 1954.
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Old 01-16-2021, 08:46 PM   #18
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Being primarily an early guy, I would grab as many open bail light switches, on-off-dim light/horn rods, Ford script slant pole coils, upper script fluted headlight lenses, Ford script drum tail lamps, wide bezel speedometers, early hubcaps, script ignition keys, script terminal box covers, wiring looms, radiator hoses, door check straps, red steering wheels, and all of the tire valve stems I could get!
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Old 01-17-2021, 04:27 PM   #19
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Quail radiator caps
Gas tanks (good idea)
Instrument panels/for oval speedometers
HEADLIGHT SOCKETS single and double bulb headlamps.........

AND a whole pallet box full of original fan belts... after seeing what they sell for
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Gas tanks, and Cowl bands
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