The Ford Barn

flatheadfan · 04-20-2011, 07:07 PM

Needless-to-say cloth covered wiring has been the bane of old car ownership causing constant operational problems and an occasional fire just to keep things "interesting."

Any idea when plastic coated wire came into general use by the manufacturers, specifically Ford?

Thanks

Tom

paul2748 · 04-20-2011, 08:13 PM

My 54 Ford had the cloth, my 56 Bird had plastic, so its either 55 or 56 for Ford.

Da Tinman · 04-20-2011, 08:34 PM

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lol,,, 57 ford has mostly plastic, but the horn wire down the tube is cloth.

04-20-2011, 07:07 PM	#1
flatheadfan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: West Michigan Posts: 1,218	A curosity question about wiring Needless-to-say cloth covered wiring has been the bane of old car ownership causing constant operational problems and an occasional fire just to keep things "interesting." Any idea when plastic coated wire came into general use by the manufacturers, specifically Ford? Thanks Tom

04-20-2011, 08:13 PM	#2
paul2748 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midland Park, NJ Posts: 3,982	Re: A curosity question about wiring My 54 Ford had the cloth, my 56 Bird had plastic, so its either 55 or 56 for Ford.

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Da Tinman Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: central Ill-annoyed Posts: 56	Re: A curosity question about wiring Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) lol,,, 57 ford has mostly plastic, but the horn wire down the tube is cloth. __________________ http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff198/Da_Tinman/ www.datinmanjay.com