Why is everyone out of chassis springs?

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Originally Posted by Bob Bidonde

Many of the wonderful assortment of reproduction parts available to us have gone or are going away because of reduced demand and increased costs to manufacture. The reproduction parts market is retrograding back to what is was near its infancy. I do believe there are not enough salvageable Model A's left to bring back the demand for the plethora of restoration parts we enjoyed just 20 years ago. What will continue in my opinion are the common parts we need to maintain our Model A's such as ignition, tires, tubes, water pumps, fan belts, gaskets, etc.

The emphasis for restorers today is salvaging original parts, even those in horrible condition. We are blessed to have craftsmen using modern tools & techniques that can make miracles out of bent, cranked and corroded metal.

Is it believable that these replacement parts would become available again if the hobbyist would pay more money making the risk worth the effort?

With regard to your thoughts about Craftsmen using modern tools & techniques, one of the struggles I have seen is many Model-A hobbyists apparently just do not have the skillset to do even the most basics of maintenance & upkeep. As a young child in the 60s and 70s, I remember going with my father to club member's houses where many of these hobbyist/club member had a small lathe, milling machine, compressor, welder, etc. in their garage where they could restore/repair worn Model-A parts. In the last couple of decades or so, I think it became easier for the Model-A owner to buy reproduction parts vs. restore/repair original parts. Nowadays, it appears that very few hobbyists have even the basics of tools to do restoration work much less have the shop tools. Am I wrong in this??