The Ford Barn

Greg Jones · 01-12-2014, 04:23 PM

When I was restoring my 26 Ford coupe back in 1980, there was a LOT of Model T New Old Stock (NOS) available. What I found was that probably 20% of it consisted of manufacturing culls that got through inspection. Some were workable, some just junk (bolt holes off in castings, etc.). I imagine the same would be true for Model As. I can just see a mechanic working in a Ford dealership-picks out a new replacement part, goes to install it and discovers it was not made correctly so throws it either back in the parts bin or in the corner. Years later, us Ford parts hunters buy out the stuff from that long ago closed dealership....and now we have the same problem. But it is NOS!

01-12-2014, 04:23 PM	#1
Greg Jones Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Aiken, South Carolina Posts: 697	Re: Manufacturing Mistakes on Original Parts When I was restoring my 26 Ford coupe back in 1980, there was a LOT of Model T New Old Stock (NOS) available. What I found was that probably 20% of it consisted of manufacturing culls that got through inspection. Some were workable, some just junk (bolt holes off in castings, etc.). I imagine the same would be true for Model As. I can just see a mechanic working in a Ford dealership-picks out a new replacement part, goes to install it and discovers it was not made correctly so throws it either back in the parts bin or in the corner. Years later, us Ford parts hunters buy out the stuff from that long ago closed dealership....and now we have the same problem. But it is NOS!