Your best NOS Model A/AA Find?

[Steve Plucker]

What is your best NOS Model A/AA item that you have found?

My best find is yet to come (hopefully someday)!

Pluck

[Charlie Stephens]

How about a NOS Model B block (the Russian one imported by Ford Parts Obsolete in the sixties) when I was just looking for a rebuildable block at a swap meet?

Charlie Stephens

[Rainmaker Ron]

Two sets of the 26 inch stakes for my AA.
Rainmaker Ron

[LukeDahlinger]

Set of '31 splash aprons, late '31 gas tank, early '28 radiator shroud, '30-'31 A Pickup rad. shell.

I used to deal in NOS parts before the days of internet. I got paid to travel with a prior job and in my travels I'd hit up every Ford, Lincoln & Mercury dealer I ran across if it looked like they had been there for many years.

Most of the NOS I found was non Model A, but as the saying goes "Even a blind pig finds an acorn once in a while"

[Bick in New Zealand]

NOS Bellvue Handy Dek luggage rack for $40.

[Craig Lewis]

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

The NOS Schrader set was a welcome find...

[Tudortomnz]

One for NOS connoisseurs. Well not really, but an amusing little era NOS item that sat on a dealers shelf for a long time. Fitted on each hood catch supposedly to stop rattles, but the factory fitted rubber stops would have done it anyway.
Has 'one schilling & sixpence' on it. which is old NZ money system equivalent then to about US 25c

[Brad in Germany]

1928-1929 NOS Jarvis Quail (era export to France) Radiator Cap with its original box (Part number A-18385-A2).



Fordially,
Brad in Germany

[Roadster62]

The boss found a Ford Dealership that closed in 1933 about 40 years ago. Just think if it was 10 years ago with an eBay account. Wish I still had the NOS 26-27 T accessory windwing that were still in the Ford box. Back to reality, when I was restoring a 1928 wire wheeled AA rack body with full fenders, I bought NOS rear fenders from Charlie Butler. He had bought them sight unseen as Roadster fenders...bit too large, but perfect for me. I went on to find NOS running boards and aprons, and many other parts.

[Doug in Maryland]

NOS AA u-joint still in the original Ford box. Just what I needed for the restoration of my stake bed truck.

[Kurt in NJ]

A pair of mint keys with the original ring hanging on a nail in a garage I was getting paid to prepare for demolition.

From saturday trash piles at Hershey--
kingpins
dist shafts
u-joint kits
pistons
diff bearings
---and more

set of spring covers for $1 at yard sale

original fan blade --was cheap because it was "different"--the late style --I got it for 12$

Any NOS part that I can buy for less than a repro.

In non A --I just found a nos LF door latch for my 36 --after many years of looking.

[criswellnk]

To date, one of three things:

All being NOS, a front wishbone/radius rod, a set of four early, forged hood latches and while the last not being Ford (Neihoff and Echlin), a very large quantity of powerhouse brushes, both 5 and 3 brush.

[FL&WVMIKE]

When I first started to restore my 1929 Roadster in the early 60s, I went to a Swap-Meet and bought:
1 pair NOS shiney-black welled fenders,
1 NOS shiney-black L/R fender,
1 NOS shiney-black R/H running board apron and
2 used sets of side mount hardware.
For all of this, I had to shell out $90.00 !
MIKE

[Glenn C.]

Two NOS clutch housings, set of NOS connecting rods along with an NOS crankshaft.
Several NOS transmission gears. NOS transmission housing. NOS clutch plate assembly.

[Roger V]

Pair of '31 front fenders, late '30-31 long runningboard aprons, '30-31 pickup radiator shell, '30 pickup runningboard aprons, and front spring. Other NOS were the more common chassis parts.

[Bruce_MO]

Pair of rear fenders for my '29 pickup in 1970...$100 each. The guy had already painted them black and did a beautiful job. I just had to bolt them on.

I've also found some rare NOS and used '32 stuff real cheap...NOS wiring harness, NOS super early hood hook, ash tray, air cleaner, garnish mouldings, guages, etc. that I maybe spent a total of $10 to acquire.

[Bruce]

I purchased a Victoria Leatherback about four years ago. The seller would not budge on his very fair price ... but he did agree to let everything that fit only '30-'31 go. I went away with a trailer full. He had only a '29 Roadster left.
It was a win-win.
For me it was a WIN.
An extra front fender in the pile had this stencil inside.
The price I got for that "extra" fender paid for the gas to drive 2,000 miles pulling a trailer, dindin for two, and 25% of the $$$ of the deal.
(I know. Once-in-a-lifetime. Lightening doesn't strike twice in the same place. And I better just take up golf).

[PC/SR]

A crankshaft. Pure luck. It was on ebay and I rarely look at ebay.

[Deluxe Delivery]

I just bought this Servis Recorder off the e-bay with the buy-it-now option. It is in pristine unused condition, just some shelf wear. If you don't recognize it, take a look at the A and AA truck accessories. It is pictured there and was used to keep an eye on driver's activities. A stylis attached to a pendulum scratched a line on a paper/wax "record" while the truck was moving. I love the simlicity of this gadget, it is just so Model A !dd 014.jpg

[Gary Karr]

I think that my most memorable NOS find was a box of NOS lower radiator hoses (enough for 8 cars) at Hershey from a guy that sells brass lights, all for $20.00. I always seem to find NOS 28/29 hubcaps, rubber parts, and small trinkets. Over time, I've picked up 5 NOS 8.5" chocolate door straps.I did buy a gorgeous set of '28/29 NOS hubcaps on Ebay a while back for about $65.00. they were advertised as '70's repops. NOS sheetmetal is still out there. I saw several pieces at Hershey last year. It is still out there. You just have to dig a little harder these days.

[Model A Man]

i am afraid i would not know the difference of an NOS part and repo part. It seems like it would be hard to tell

[2manycars]

I found a NOS throwout bearing for multi disk clutch.

[draddog68]

I went to a dealer locally and got to dig around in thier attic. I found 2 nos front crossmembers, a nos metal essex coil, several radius rod bolts and about a truck load of 50-60 model stuff. All this for 500 bucks last year. Sold some of the stuff at hershey and more than paid for all of it.

[Stretch Cab]

Two rear fenders for my rdst. PU still with factory chalk writing on the inside.

[Craig Lewis]

Who needs Hershey? ... this was at the local department store.
New
On
Shelf

[phaetonblue]

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

A friend of mine in high school told me about an old guy he knew had a Model A front fender for sale that I needed for my 30 coupe. I went over to his place to check it out. Up in the rafters of his garage sat the fender. After taking it down it turned out to be a 33-34 NOS Ford left front fender. Selling price was $ 3.00.

[Roadster62]

Back in the 1960's a friend got access to the attic of Danbury Ford, looking for 1932 Ford parts. We stood on NOS 33-34 front fenders, and never gave it a thought, nobody wanted that "New Stuff" back then.

[MikeK]

NOS hidden emergency money. There was a 1923 series $5 Silver Certificate inside a folded page of 1931 newspaper tucked into the rear seat springs of my 160B. Unfortunately it had small rust stains from the springs, but otherwise new, crisp, and vibrant ink color. Not being versed in money laundering techniques, I gave it to a friend. $5 was a lot of cash in 1931.

[Marvin/TN]

I did a 36 Ford 4dr for a customer a few years ago. Ordered Fender Welt from Job Lot. I ordered a certain number of feet. What I got was individual NOS fender welt in original boxes still wrapped up in paper with a Ford parts tag on most of the rolls. Still have some of them.

[Jim Mason]

Originally Posted by Gary Karr

Over time, I've picked up 5 NOS 8.5" chocolate door straps.

[/p]Gary, you interested in selling a pair of the check straps? I have a pair but the colors are miss-matched. jim mason

[Dennis L Oberer]

Back in the 60's I found in a guys garage that fixed old cars in the day:

-1- Otwell Exhaust manifold

-1- Autolite Exhaust manifold

NOS connecing rods, NOS Southwind Heaters, nos transmission complete, NOS headlight shells, NOS wiper motors, etc.

Used them up at the time or traded them for parts. Paid I think about $50 for the lot.

NOS model T side curtains for a 17-22 roadster with the Ford tags on them

Lots of NOS model T stuff....


Dennis L Oberer
Green Bay WI

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Folks, just wait until Marco adds all of his NOS parts to this list!

.

[mot]

Oh Steve,every one is a treasure,how I can I pick just one???
Ill try and pick some of my favorites,
some are NOS but have definite shop wear,or even rust ,but they have never been mounted
here are
Headlamp bulbs
Center Bumper clamps
3X plugs
Late 31 manifolds
30-31 rear tire band --Oakes Brand
Steering sector
Cluster gear

[mot]

more NOS favorites
31 hubcap
lower radiator hose
Spacers for standard trunk rack
30-31 stop light switches
shock absorber
coil
A real fun one,an accessory wiper motor for two wiper blades
tom

[mot]

More of my favorites
several pairs of radiator and gas caps
late 30and 31 Pop out
Heater this one was NOS but stored badly in its original box which got wet and caused rusting,I'm restoring it now,haven't had this one that long
heater
2 Pop out cylinders one 20-3- the other 30-31
two Instrument panels,one Brass ,one steel,both Scovil
another favorite,this is the spacer to be installed when you remove the bumperette bracket in the rear,so you can install the full width rear bumper
it makes up for the lost thickness so the cross brace fits well
tom

[mot]

more NOS A parts
Distributer shaft
late 31 door cylinder
28-29 nickel door handle
Bumper clamp
Moto meter in orig box and bag
Jarvis Motometer in orig box
now honestly how can you pick a favorite???
tom

[Deluxe Delivery Don]

Ha , Mot , Is that 2 cents all you got left after all those nice treasures?

[HoarseWhisperer]

Oh, Tom. I'm having late 31' manifold envy.

[Keith True]

I bought a 31 Tudor years ago from a man who had bought it in 1941.He had collected quite a few parts over the years to maintain it.When I picked it up he had crammed every part inside the car.I couldn't even reach in to turn the steering wheel.I got an NOS steering shaft and worm,an NOS sector,NOS bearings and races,and an NOS sector housing.The last three parts were tagged and boxed,but for some reason I got the idea the sector housing was maybe a rebushed exchange item.I put everything together in a steering box for my pickup.I have never,ever,been able to adjust that box properly.I thought that with original parts it would be a breeze.What I feel is the parts had been tossed around over the years and damaged.The steering shaft had a half dozen mailing tags on it,all from one Ford dealer to another.Both ends were coated in a ball of wax with burlap around them,so the ends were not damaged,but I am thinking the thing had been thrown around,stepped on,dropped,used to chip ice outside the dealers door or something.The box does work fine,and nobody that drives the car notices anything,but with all the new parts I just felt I should be able to get a tighter adjustment.In the same car I got lots of Ford marked brake clevis's,a new horn rod(bent)some new headlight sockets(the best find to me)and under the rear seat a Sears Roebuck nickel plated 7 shot pistol.Then years later I had the spare off the back,and thought I would clean the junk out of the spare tire carrier.I found another pistol in there,wrapped in oiled cloth in a leather pouch.It has a little rust damage but not much,it is perfectly serviceable and shoots fine.My father commented it must have been one of yer grandfathers cars,look in the doors for some more guns.He used to slit the door panels and slip his guns in the doors while at work or in a store.

[mot]

I had to go out and see some more of my favorites
the mid 30 stamped headlamp bar is hard to find
the two fans were hard to photograph as they are glossy black
the late 31 rear bumper brace,has a lot of paint chipping ,but has never been mounted
the early 30 steering column is for the 7 tooth gears
and it goes with the steering wheel that is splined not keyed for the early 30
tom

[mot]

this is one of my favorites
its an early 30 sports coupe rear valance for the top
one view is inside ,one outside and one is the whole thing
its very stiff,and unusable for a car,but its great to study
I got this decades ago
tom

[mot]

love, to see You and Debbie

[Craig Lewis]

Not much to brag about in the shadow of Mot. His collection makes me drool!
It took aprox 20 years to find this stuff, but I'm confident it's still out there.
Like someone else said...you just gotta dig deeper

[Marco Tahtaras]

Originally Posted by mot

this is one of my favorites
its an early 30 sports coupe rear valance for the top
one view is inside ,one outside and one is the whole thing
its very stiff,and unusable for a car,but its great to study
I got this decades ago
tom

Tom,

It's not as bad as you think! The diagonal outer layer was always a bit stiff and not great for folding. Ford planned a '29 Roadster top out of that (including assigned part numbers) but never implemented it for reasons I believe obvious. Additionally you will find your rear curtain has a layer between the diagonal grain pyroxyline and the Mock Twist lining. That inside layer is "buckram" which is impregnated burlap. Buckram is stiff by design and makes that rear curtain almost more like a panel. Also note the the buckram inner layer stops short of where the other layers tack to the rear bow. This is so the curtain assembly can be folded up inside the car and fastened to the straps overhead.

[Bob-A]

My best find just sort-a repeated itself if you can beleive it?!? A couple of months a go I found an NOS Boyce Ford Model-A MotoMeter on eBay.
It had a buy it now for $49.95, so I grabbed it of course. Well, the same
auctioner had another Boyce Ford Model-A MotoMeter on eBay with a
buy it now for $39.95, so I scarfed it up too! It is not NOS like the first one. But is in excellent shape just not as shinny.

Bob-A

[ahoogakev]

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

Well this is so easy, not becuase I only have one NOS item, but becuase of who gave it to me, thats what REALY makes it special! Sometimes it takes a disaster like the Japan quake for us to remember whats really important;the fragility of life and the best thing of all,the kindness of others...I've been helped by so many Model A experts on this board through the years, I've lost track! ( I'm not building my car, I 'm just doing what I'm told on Fordbarn,ha ha!)
I won't embarrass the fella by name who gave me this NOS key ring, but I know he has helped many others through the years, not just me ...he's truly #1 !!! If I ever get my car done this will be the item I show off proudest, for sure,Kev.

[Tom Wesenberg]

I bought an NOS camshaft, but would love to score a crank and rods, or better yet a short block.

[Ray in La Mesa]

Not "A" but a NOS "B" rear main cap.

[gunmetal blue]

To get my first AA truck and have the time and money to restore and enjoy it. This makes 6 model A's great but now can really have fun.