The Ford Barn

Vanspeed · 02-06-2012, 11:54 AM

I thought NOS meant brand new from the factory. There is a set of Bool hubcaps which I was told by a member here were produced by Western Auto Supply. So he means NOS aftermarket?

Chris Haynes · 02-06-2012, 12:19 PM

NOS Means New, Old, Stock. That is a new item that was made long ago. Generally aftermarket items are called NORS. New, Old, Replacement Stock.

Vanspeed · 02-07-2012, 09:55 PM

I wonder how much they are going to go for? Already at 27.00. I have one bool hubcap and I couldn't get 5.00 for it so it is now an ashtray. Lol!

2manycars · 02-08-2012, 07:33 AM

I have a brand new set of bool hubcaps, and keep them just for fun. I remember when they were sold new. They are another part of all the junk my kids will throw out when I am dead.

Bob-A · 02-08-2012, 08:33 AM

Vanspeed,

Where do you see the "Bool" hubcap auction at? I couldn't find them
on greedBay? I would like to find a decent (light rust/small dents) set of
5 "Bool" or "Fool" caps for my unrestored '31 roadster. TIA

AMF/Bob-A

SSsssteamer · 02-08-2012, 08:57 AM

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About 1968, I bought a set of "Fool" hub caps for our 1929 Model A tudor. I bought them from J.C. Whitney out of their mail order catalog. The "Fool" hub caps were the only hub caps that I could find in 1968 for our tudor. Today, the reproduction car parts market is a real candy store of much better made parts. Some of them actually fit.

wrndln · 02-08-2012, 09:32 AM

The eBay Bool hubcaps are at:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FORD-FLATHEA...item35b947e56a

Keith True · 02-08-2012, 09:52 AM

I have a box of 28-29 Bool hubcaps.It is a box of 24,made by Kent.The box is marked 23 cents each.The plating is extremely poor,not due to age,as they are in perfect boxes,but the quality when new.They plated right over some kind of slag or sand.I've only looked at the top layer of caps in the box,never opened the bottom layers.

newshirt · 02-08-2012, 10:06 AM

I can only guess that having the word "Fool" or "Bool" on your car was cool, back in the day... Sort of like irreverent T-shirt humor today?

JoeWay · 02-08-2012, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newshirt

I can only guess that having the word "Fool" or "Bool" on your car was cool, back in the day... Sort of like irreverent T-shirt humor today?

It was to avoid copyright infringement.

Joe

Purdy Swoft · 02-08-2012, 11:37 AM

I don't think that it was legal to put Ford script on parts at that time without permission from Ford. The first set of the fool-bool hubcaps that I saw was in 1961. I had to look close, at first glance they looked like Ford script and would fool you. I guess at that time, if you wanted real Ford script, you had to locate NOS hubcaps. I was able to buy hub caps with Ford script from J C Whitney in the seventies but they had a ring around the outer edge. The stainless steel version was good. I still have my first set. The hubcaps without the steel liner can usually be straightened if bent, not so for the others.

Vanspeed · 02-08-2012, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeWay

It was to avoid copyright infringement.

Joe

That is what I heard also.

Bob-A · 02-08-2012, 12:31 PM

wrdln,

Thanks for the greedBay item address. No wonder I couldn't find them.

I was looking for the 30-31 caps and not 28-29 ones.

Again thanks,

AMF/Bob-A

Al Bass · 02-08-2012, 02:44 PM

I've got 4 Bools on my car. They were on it when I bought it

ed thibodeau · 02-08-2012, 06:59 PM

Ive got a 28/29 cap with just a Ford "F" on it.

Ray in La Mesa · 02-08-2012, 11:22 PM

I've got a 30-31 cap with the "F" on it, also both styles with a two blade propeller on them. Oh yea, have a few "BOOL" in both styles.

columbiA · 02-08-2012, 11:24 PM

The 28-49 FOMOCO of Canada parts book still listed 30-31 hub caps.In 54,I bought a set of BOOL caps for my 1,st car for 25 cents each,I believe.

MERCNRY · 10-05-2012, 03:03 PM

I sent an email and there is a set on greedBay (i like that name)

Bob-A · 10-05-2012, 06:23 PM

MERCNRY,

Thank you for the pm/email about the bool caps on greedbay.

They are to pricey for me.

I'd like to find 5 low-buck beatup n' rusty, but with maybe a little bit of shine left on them, bool or otherwise 30-31 caps.
They would be for my '31 "jalupy" (as Andy Hardy's dad the judge called it..) roadster.

Thanks again........

Bob-A

redmodelt · 10-05-2012, 07:15 PM

The infringement sounds like what I have heard. Depending on who made the caps they started out saying Ford but were told to cease production. Instead of dumping the hub caps they re stamped them and changed to the Ford to Bool or Fool.

02-06-2012, 11:54 AM	#1
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,384	Bool hubcaps being sold as NOS on auction site? I thought NOS meant brand new from the factory. There is a set of Bool hubcaps which I was told by a member here were produced by Western Auto Supply. So he means NOS aftermarket? __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.*

02-06-2012, 12:19 PM	#2
Chris Haynes Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camarillo, CA and Pine Grove, CA Posts: 2,832	Re: Bool hubcaps being sold as NOS on auction site? NOS Means New, Old, Stock. That is a new item that was made long ago. Generally aftermarket items are called NORS. New, Old, Replacement Stock. __________________ 1921 Runabout 1930 Tudor Early 1930 AA Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go?

02-07-2012, 09:55 PM	#3
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,384	Re: Bool hubcaps being sold as NOS on auction site? I wonder how much they are going to go for? Already at 27.00. I have one bool hubcap and I couldn't get 5.00 for it so it is now an ashtray. Lol! __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.*

02-08-2012, 07:33 AM	#4
2manycars Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern CT Posts: 2,732	Re: Bool hubcaps being sold as NOS on auction site? I have a brand new set of bool hubcaps, and keep them just for fun. I remember when they were sold new. They are another part of all the junk my kids will throw out when I am dead.

02-08-2012, 08:33 AM	#5
Bob-A Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central FL, USA Posts: 1,138	Re: Bool hubcaps being sold as NOS on auction site? Vanspeed, Where do you see the "Bool" hubcap auction at? I couldn't find them on greedBay? I would like to find a decent (light rust/small dents) set of 5 "Bool" or "Fool" caps for my unrestored '31 roadster. TIA AMF/Bob-A

02-08-2012, 08:57 AM	#6
SSsssteamer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sedro-Woolley, WA Posts: 1,023	Re: Bool hubcaps being sold as NOS on auction site? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) About 1968, I bought a set of "Fool" hub caps for our 1929 Model A tudor. I bought them from J.C. Whitney out of their mail order catalog. The "Fool" hub caps were the only hub caps that I could find in 1968 for our tudor. Today, the reproduction car parts market is a real candy store of much better made parts. Some of them actually fit.

02-08-2012, 09:32 AM	#7
wrndln Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 5,164	Re: Bool hubcaps being sold as NOS on auction site? The eBay Bool hubcaps are at: http://www.ebay.com/itm/FORD-FLATHEA...item35b947e56a

02-08-2012, 09:52 AM	#8
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 2,989	Re: Bool hubcaps being sold as NOS on auction site? I have a box of 28-29 Bool hubcaps.It is a box of 24,made by Kent.The box is marked 23 cents each.The plating is extremely poor,not due to age,as they are in perfect boxes,but the quality when new.They plated right over some kind of slag or sand.I've only looked at the top layer of caps in the box,never opened the bottom layers.

02-08-2012, 10:06 AM	#9
newshirt Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 868	Re: Bool hubcaps being sold as NOS on auction site? I can only guess that having the word "Fool" or "Bool" on your car was cool, back in the day... Sort of like irreverent T-shirt humor today? __________________ Ray White

02-08-2012, 11:37 AM	#11
Purdy Swoft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,099	Re: Bool hubcaps being sold as NOS on auction site? I don't think that it was legal to put Ford script on parts at that time without permission from Ford. The first set of the fool-bool hubcaps that I saw was in 1961. I had to look close, at first glance they looked like Ford script and would fool you. I guess at that time, if you wanted real Ford script, you had to locate NOS hubcaps. I was able to buy hub caps with Ford script from J C Whitney in the seventies but they had a ring around the outer edge. The stainless steel version was good. I still have my first set. The hubcaps without the steel liner can usually be straightened if bent, not so for the others.

02-08-2012, 12:31 PM	#13
Bob-A Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central FL, USA Posts: 1,138	Re: Bool hubcaps being sold as NOS on auction site? wrdln, Thanks for the greedBay item address. No wonder I couldn't find them. I was looking for the 30-31 caps and not 28-29 ones. Again thanks, AMF/Bob-A

02-08-2012, 06:59 PM	#15
ed thibodeau Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pinckney, Mich. Posts: 174	Re: Bool hubcaps being sold as NOS on auction site? Ive got a 28/29 cap with just a Ford "F" on it.

02-08-2012, 11:22 PM	#16
Ray in La Mesa Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: La Mesa Ca Posts: 1,166	Re: Bool hubcaps being sold as NOS on auction site? I've got a 30-31 cap with the "F" on it, also both styles with a two blade propeller on them. Oh yea, have a few "BOOL" in both styles.

02-08-2012, 11:24 PM	#17
columbiA Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 1,746	Re: Bool hubcaps being sold as NOS on auction site? The 28-49 FOMOCO of Canada parts book still listed 30-31 hub caps.In 54,I bought a set of BOOL caps for my 1,st car for 25 cents each,I believe.

10-05-2012, 03:03 PM	#18
MERCNRY Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 4	Re: Bool hubcaps being sold as NOS on auction site? I sent an email and there is a set on greedBay (i like that name)

10-05-2012, 06:23 PM	#19
Bob-A Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central FL, USA Posts: 1,138	Re: Bool hubcaps being sold as NOS on auction site? MERCNRY, Thank you for the pm/email about the bool caps on greedbay. They are to pricey for me. I'd like to find 5 low-buck beatup n' rusty, but with maybe a little bit of shine left on them, bool or otherwise 30-31 caps. They would be for my '31 "jalupy" (as Andy Hardy's dad the judge called it..) roadster. Thanks again........ Bob-A

10-05-2012, 07:15 PM	#20
redmodelt Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland OR Posts: 6,342	Re: Bool hubcaps being sold as NOS on auction site? The infringement sounds like what I have heard. Depending on who made the caps they started out saying Ford but were told to cease production. Instead of dumping the hub caps they re stamped them and changed to the Ford to Bool or Fool.