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springerpete · 12-29-2015, 08:24 AM

I too have a home made box that fits between the front bumper supports. Two U shaped steel frames support the box and they were drilled to accept the bolts that hold the bumper braces. Tools, spare parts, oil etc. Only issue is it covers the crank hole. Looks good and I'm pleased with it.

bettlesr · 12-29-2015, 01:39 PM

The contoured box also covers the crank hole. With 7:1 compression .100 over and electronic ignition with centrifugal advance, I don't think I would want to try cranking it by hand. I've kind of gotten attached to my thumbs!

CarlG · 12-29-2015, 01:49 PM

Mike's still list these in their on-line catalog. T1000 for 28-29; T1005 for 30-31

http://www.mikes-afordable.com/mm5/m...vc?Screen=SRCH

town sedan · 07-03-2024, 02:08 PM

I read somewhere that the maker of a front sloped toolbox stopped making them due to complaints but he was willing to dispense the drawings for it should anyone wish to make their own. Are YOU that person? if so, do you still have the plans and are you willing to share them?

ModelA29 · 07-03-2024, 03:26 PM

Ours has a square one made by a guy in CA. It would be easy to duplicate. There are lots of sources of premade metal boxes.

It also makes a good spot for the trophy that would slide off a curved one......

Werner · 07-03-2024, 03:40 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by town sedan

I read somewhere that the maker of a front sloped toolbox stopped making them due to complaints but he was willing to dispense the drawings for it should anyone wish to make their own. Are YOU that person? if so, do you still have the plans and are you willing to share them?

Guten Abend,

A gentleman here in the forum rebuilt the box for me using O-tools. Maybe he'll get in touch? (I don't know if he wants to give you his address.)

mcgarrett · 07-03-2024, 04:04 PM

Werner, love the sleek, aerodynamic lines of your toolbox. Would like to have one like that on my Roadster.

nkaminar · 07-04-2024, 10:10 AM

My car came with one of the square boxes in front. It is for sale. I took it off because I thought it spoiled the looks of the front of the car.

Malibob · 08-06-2024, 08:58 AM

Anyone know if these contoured boxes are still made by anyone?

Bob Bidonde · 08-06-2024, 09:43 AM

I have the square tool box and it is loaded with stuff. This box also is a convenient seat when closed. It looks chunky, but after a while I am oblivious its there.
Purists need not reply to my post because I am not one of you!

MrBruce · 08-06-2024, 10:37 AM

There's a guy making them that I saw in a clubs newsletter. I have it sitting in my office and told the guy he should get on the FB and advertise it but evidently he hasn't. It looks like the one first made and I will check when I get back from Wis and get his info.

Chris Haynes · 08-06-2024, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Malibob

Anyone know if these contoured boxes are still made by anyone?

Call Skyler at 785 691 6747.

Y-Blockhead · 08-06-2024, 11:43 AM

From what I understand, the original maker of these tool boxes quit making them because he was tired of getting complaints about the fit.

It wasn't the fault of the tool box they didn't fit correctly, but because of all of the bent frame horns that occurred over the last 90 hears.

I have had mine for over ten years now, no problems but a few nicks.

Fullraceflathead · 08-07-2024, 05:46 AM

I think the contoured 1 is very nicely done and adds a lot to the looks of the model A!!!

richsfords · 08-07-2024, 08:23 PM

extra tools will fit in the trailer with no problem.

Clem Clement · 08-08-2024, 08:30 PM

I bought a box version by Millard Springer. Loved it. I found a cardboard box that exactly fit in Millard's box. no rattle with all the parts I carried for our tours. I used a plastic fishing lured box for small stuff and fitted it in under the front seat. Sold it on the car. (I'm so lost without my Model A!)

BradinFAT · 08-09-2024, 09:47 AM

I was the guy in Central California that made 100 of those boxes in the early 2000's. Sold them all out in less than a year. There is a fellow named Tom Nelson if Fresno Ca making the curved boxes, and they are very nice and have very good powder coating on them.

1930ModelAcar · 04-01-2025, 07:45 PM

Anyone know how I can still get this tool box. I talked to him and he said he had one but after that never got a reply back

Chris Haynes · 04-01-2025, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1930ModelAcar

Anyone know how I can still get this tool box. I talked to him and he said he had one but after that never got a reply back

Call Skyler at 785 691 6747.

nkaminar · 04-02-2025, 07:55 AM

Sold mine. Although handy, I thought it detracted from the good looks of the front of the car.

12-29-2015, 08:24 AM	#21
springerpete Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Central Maine Posts: 681	Re: 1930 1931 Model A Ford Accessory Tool Box I too have a home made box that fits between the front bumper supports. Two U shaped steel frames support the box and they were drilled to accept the bolts that hold the bumper braces. Tools, spare parts, oil etc. Only issue is it covers the crank hole. Looks good and I'm pleased with it.

12-29-2015, 01:39 PM	#22
bettlesr Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Florham Park, NJ Posts: 396	Re: 1930 1931 Model A Ford Accessory Tool Box The contoured box also covers the crank hole. With 7:1 compression .100 over and electronic ignition with centrifugal advance, I don't think I would want to try cranking it by hand. I've kind of gotten attached to my thumbs! __________________ 1965 Lotus Elan S2 1930 Model A Sport Coupe

12-29-2015, 01:49 PM	#23
CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,192	Re: 1930 1931 Model A Ford Accessory Tool Box Mike's still list these in their on-line catalog. T1000 for 28-29; T1005 for 30-31 http://www.mikes-afordable.com/mm5/m...vc?Screen=SRCH __________________ Alaskan A's Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska Model A Ford Club of America Model A Restorers Club Antique Automobile Club of America Mullins Owner's Club

07-03-2024, 02:08 PM	#24
town sedan Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2024 Posts: 7	Re: 1930 1931 Model A Ford Accessory Tool Box I read somewhere that the maker of a front sloped toolbox stopped making them due to complaints but he was willing to dispense the drawings for it should anyone wish to make their own. Are YOU that person? if so, do you still have the plans and are you willing to share them? Last edited by town sedan; 07-03-2024 at 02:10 PM. Reason: misspelling

07-03-2024, 04:04 PM	#27
mcgarrett Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Corsicana, Texas Posts: 1,306	Re: 1930 1931 Model A Ford Accessory Tool Box Werner, love the sleek, aerodynamic lines of your toolbox. Would like to have one like that on my Roadster.

07-04-2024, 10:10 AM	#28
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,856	Re: 1930 1931 Model A Ford Accessory Tool Box My car came with one of the square boxes in front. It is for sale. I took it off because I thought it spoiled the looks of the front of the car. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

08-06-2024, 08:58 AM	#29
Malibob Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 9	Re: 1930 1931 Model A Ford Accessory Tool Box Anyone know if these contoured boxes are still made by anyone?

08-06-2024, 10:37 AM	#31
MrBruce Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 327	Re: 1930 1931 Model A Ford Accessory Tool Box There's a guy making them that I saw in a clubs newsletter. I have it sitting in my office and told the guy he should get on the FB and advertise it but evidently he hasn't. It looks like the one first made and I will check when I get back from Wis and get his info.

08-07-2024, 05:46 AM	#34
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,684	Re: 1930 1931 Model A Ford Accessory Tool Box I think the contoured 1 is very nicely done and adds a lot to the looks of the model A!!! __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask

08-07-2024, 08:23 PM	#35
richsfords Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 141	Re: 1930 1931 Model A Ford Accessory Tool Box extra tools will fit in the trailer with no problem. __________________ *Richard in New Bern.* *When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it” - Henry Ford***

08-08-2024, 08:30 PM	#36
Clem Clement Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 3,532	Re: 1930 1931 Model A Ford Accessory Tool Box I bought a box version by Millard Springer. Loved it. I found a cardboard box that exactly fit in Millard's box. no rattle with all the parts I carried for our tours. I used a plastic fishing lured box for small stuff and fitted it in under the front seat. Sold it on the car. (I'm so lost without my Model A!)

08-09-2024, 09:47 AM	#37
BradinFAT Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Fresno Ca Posts: 9	Re: 1930 1931 Model A Ford Accessory Tool Box I was the guy in Central California that made 100 of those boxes in the early 2000's. Sold them all out in less than a year. There is a fellow named Tom Nelson if Fresno Ca making the curved boxes, and they are very nice and have very good powder coating on them.

04-01-2025, 07:45 PM	#38
1930ModelAcar Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2025 Posts: 1	Re: 1930 1931 Model A Ford Accessory Tool Box Anyone know how I can still get this tool box. I talked to him and he said he had one but after that never got a reply back

04-02-2025, 07:55 AM	#40
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,856	Re: 1930 1931 Model A Ford Accessory Tool Box Sold mine. Although handy, I thought it detracted from the good looks of the front of the car. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.