Throwing Out Good Model A Parts

[Tom Wesenberg]

I see this all too often, where people throw away good Model A parts. I've seen good original parts thrown out and replaced with poor quality repro parts. At the auction I attended last Saturday I found several good engine parts half buried in the weeds and dirt beside the pole barn. Here's a 1928 timing gear cover I pulled out of the dirt and tall grass. I pulled out several other pieces including 2 good oil pans. I let the junk man buy them for just a few bucks, then he sold me this cover for a dollar. Someone bought a pair of doors that were also out in the weeds.

I sandblasted and painted it, so it's ready to use now, but I couldn't understand why someone threw it out in the first place. It even had the original timing pin with copper gasket and the cam plunger and spring. I used G-96 gun blueing to blacken the timing pin. It would be nice to find more dollar parts like this. Better to use or store these parts than to send them to China.