The Ford Barn

daoust · 11-29-2011, 02:04 PM

Anyone have any idea where I might be able to find/buy the appropriate jack, jack handle and lug wrench for a 1947 Ford car?

Bruce Lancaster · 11-29-2011, 02:58 PM

This stuff is rare, for some reason scarcer than any prewar jack...'32 jacks are dime-a-dozen in comparison.
My Father threw away the jack from my '48 Ford while it was still new, about 1949 and in China. The thing fell while he was doing something, and he replaced it with something far more functional...
Just recently I bought a replacement at Hershey...wildly expensive, and one of only 3 or 4 I have ever seen at fleamarkets. My Father would have laughed at me for paying a fortune for a worthless jack...
I think you will have to keep after the want ads in V8 times and here, and be ready to jump with plenty of money.

Gary in La. · 11-29-2011, 03:20 PM

They show up on Ebay once in a great while and usually start out around $300

Vic Piano · 11-29-2011, 03:21 PM

The original jack was in the trunk of our '47 convertible when I got it, not sure if the jack handle/lug wrench was the original. If and when you find one I would suggest that you use it for display purposes only!!! I had an original jack in my '48 TuDor when I was in High School, I learned quickly not to use that jack.

Bruce Lancaster · 11-29-2011, 03:23 PM

Yeah...if my Father had not thrown that jack away and put a nice scissors jack into the trunk, I would likely be a grease spot on a driveway somewhere. I would have used it for everything mechanical when I was a kid, not a survivable situation...

4dFord/SC · 11-29-2011, 04:06 PM

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daoust · 11-29-2011, 04:51 PM

Thank you 4dFord/SC. I'll give that a try.

11-29-2011, 02:04 PM	#1
daoust Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Stratham, NH Posts: 66	Jack and jack handle Anyone have any idea where I might be able to find/buy the appropriate jack, jack handle and lug wrench for a 1947 Ford car?

11-29-2011, 02:58 PM	#2
Bruce Lancaster Member Emeritus Join Date: May 2010 Location: Madison, NJ Posts: 5,230	Re: Jack and jack handle This stuff is rare, for some reason scarcer than any prewar jack...'32 jacks are dime-a-dozen in comparison. My Father threw away the jack from my '48 Ford while it was still new, about 1949 and in China. The thing fell while he was doing something, and he replaced it with something far more functional... Just recently I bought a replacement at Hershey...wildly expensive, and one of only 3 or 4 I have ever seen at fleamarkets. My Father would have laughed at me for paying a fortune for a worthless jack... I think you will have to keep after the want ads in V8 times and here, and be ready to jump with plenty of money.

11-29-2011, 03:20 PM	#3
Gary in La. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 866	Re: Jack and jack handle They show up on Ebay once in a great while and usually start out around $300

11-29-2011, 03:21 PM	#4
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: Jack and jack handle The original jack was in the trunk of our '47 convertible when I got it, not sure if the jack handle/lug wrench was the original. If and when you find one I would suggest that you use it for display purposes only!!! I had an original jack in my '48 TuDor when I was in High School, I learned quickly not to use that jack. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

11-29-2011, 03:23 PM	#5
Bruce Lancaster Member Emeritus Join Date: May 2010 Location: Madison, NJ Posts: 5,230	Re: Jack and jack handle Yeah...if my Father had not thrown that jack away and put a nice scissors jack into the trunk, I would likely be a grease spot on a driveway somewhere. I would have used it for everything mechanical when I was a kid, not a survivable situation...

11-29-2011, 04:06 PM	#6
4dFord/SC Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 1,579	Re: Jack and jack handle Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Try the EFV8 Club's Tool Advisor, Lin Stacey: [email protected].

11-29-2011, 04:51 PM	#7
daoust Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Stratham, NH Posts: 66	Re: Jack and jack handle Thank you 4dFord/SC. I'll give that a try.