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08-07-2020, 04:51 PM | #21 |
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Re: 1932 Ford "Commercial" Rad Cap?
To detour a bit, perhaps an even rarer '32 cap is the black-painted gas cap for commercial vehicles and big trucks. Of course you can just paint one of the stainless- steel-clad passenger car caps as they are otherwise identical. Ford likely saved more than a few pennies with the plain steel, black-painted version as they were out of sight underneath the bottom front seat cushion. Even if it was only a penny a cap, that added up to over $1,000 over the course of the model year. As with the radiator cap with so many produced it is a bit of a head scratcher that their survival rate is seemingly so low.
The sedan delivery had the stainless cap as it was exposed like the passenger car caps. |
08-07-2020, 05:06 PM | #22 |
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Re: 1932 Ford "Commercial" Rad Cap?
So, this is a 30/31 cap?
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08-07-2020, 05:28 PM | #23 |
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Re: 1932 Ford "Commercial" Rad Cap?
and any idea on this one?
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08-07-2020, 07:48 PM | #24 |
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Re: 1932 Ford "Commercial" Rad Cap?
To answer your question from post # 10, Roy (RIP) had a story that a guy he knew bought a 32 pickup truck just to get the radiator cap. They are so "normal" looking that most of them got thrown away as "just a radiator cap". I found one in a bucket of junk a friends garage. He is well versed in early V8's (has a bunch) . He had no idea what it was. When I found it, I told him to get a white glove and wrap it in velvet and take it to the bank vault.
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08-07-2020, 07:51 PM | #25 |
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Re: 1932 Ford "Commercial" Rad Cap?
Yikes!
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08-07-2020, 11:38 PM | #26 |
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08-08-2020, 10:06 AM | #27 |
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Re: 1932 Ford "Commercial" Rad Cap?
I have two '32 commercial radiator caps (at least I believe both are authentic). Both are 3 1/2" OD and 3" ID where it fits over the radiator neck and appear to match the drawing David posted. One is an Eaton and the other EDM. The dented one was found in a bucket of "junk" model A parts! The other came with a really nice original paint '32 commercial shell and radiator assembly.
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08-08-2020, 11:05 AM | #28 |
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Re: 1932 Ford "Commercial" Rad Cap?
2935ford,
Given the depth of the skirt on the cap and the diameter of the center section of the underside, my guess is Model A gas cap. |
08-08-2020, 02:05 PM | #29 |
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Re: 1932 Ford "Commercial" Rad Cap?
Thanks DavidG.
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08-08-2020, 03:14 PM | #30 |
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You're welcome!
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08-08-2020, 05:02 PM | #31 |
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Re: 1932 Ford "Commercial" Rad Cap?
Isn't it interesting what you find out with a little cleaning.
Found a patent number and isn't www a great source! As you see A.C. Lippert et al Filed June 30, 1932 got approval July 9, 1935. |
08-08-2020, 05:13 PM | #32 |
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Re: 1932 Ford "Commercial" Rad Cap?
Fascinating; now the hard part, namely finding the rest of Mr. Lippert's innovative (and complex) gas cap.
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08-08-2020, 05:24 PM | #33 |
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Yes, it notes 5 pages but only one, this one, is available to view.
Well, there's page two. He had several patents. Last edited by 2935ford; 08-08-2020 at 05:34 PM. |
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