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Old 03-21-2020, 11:39 PM   #81
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Kevin,

If you use the V8 Club's judging forms at local meets, there's a standard deduction of 2 points for the incorrect stems and 3 points for the incorrect caps, which usually accompany the incorrect stems. It is an expensive hobby and understandably trade offs often have to be made.

A misaligned drain hole is only a rust threat if a car is left outdoors for a very long period of time, which is unlikely the case for cars in hobbyists' hands, especially in Australia where rain is evidently something of a stranger. Notwithstanding, the thread was likely informative for many. How long it should be kept alive is subject to personal opinion as to its "best by" date. There are certainly far worse examples on the fordbarn.com forum.
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Old 03-22-2020, 07:01 AM   #82
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I have no dog in this fight, but what is the difference in cost between 5 concours correct valve stems and re-mounting the spare correctly?
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Old 03-22-2020, 08:24 AM   #83
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I think you missed the point. Is it appropriate to use photos to demonstrate something incorrect in terms of originality that has other items in the photo which are also incorrect without so noting it? Some people rely on such photos for guidance in their restorations and by doing so are misled.
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Old 03-23-2020, 01:17 AM   #84
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We some lucky sob's to have what we have. In prospective, If you were a comic book collector a turned edge could be all the difference.

I'm thinking this would be great with a sbc in it. Serpentine belts and air! I'm being sarcastic. It would be a real shame to ruin it.
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Old 03-24-2020, 11:21 PM   #85
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Fully restored Australian 1933 Ford Coupe with correct Schrader Valve in the correct location. Also has the correct Locking Hubcap. Just for the record, this is the only Early Ford with the correct Schrader Valve that I can recall seeing at an Early Ford V8 National Meet in Australia. I have owned my 1934 Fords for 50 years, and when purchased, they both had the regular style late Valves. I just purchased a replacement "current style" 17" Tube for my 1934 Ford and it cost me $50. You people in the USA don't realize how lucky you are with the availability and cost of parts for our old cars. During the week, our Aussie Dollar slipped to around 55 cents, and our friends in New Zealand even fared worse than us. Do you pay $50 for a 17" Tube in the USA. At least, placing the Valve at the top does not cost anything. Installing Tubes with old style Schrader does. If you lose points in Judging when you don't have the old style long Schrader Valves, you should also lose points when it is in the wrong position. The whole point of this Thread is to try and educate owners of these early Fords the correct position to mount their spare wheels.
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Old 04-08-2020, 05:49 AM   #86
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Just got this picture from an old movie by Ford. It shows a 1932 Ford Sedan on the Ford Assembly Line . Notice the position of the Valve, at the top. So, the Ford Factory Workers did mount the wheels correctly.
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Old 04-08-2020, 11:09 PM   #87
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After initially reading this thread I confirmed both sidemounts on my "A" phaeton and my 33 V8 pickup have the valve stems at the top, HOWEVER the pickup spare was off one position. It is now pointing forwards, not aft.

I like the fact that we want our cars to be "as true to original" as possible. Just as we hunt every swap meet for the perfect deal, we scheme and plot to restore our cars to road-worthy living history. I believe its the getting, not the having.
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Old 04-09-2020, 09:23 AM   #88
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No doubt about it, the hunt, be it for parts or information, is a big part of the whole.
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Not a 32-35 and, definitely not hi end resto but when I put mine on I just figured that position made common sense
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Old 04-17-2020, 06:19 PM   #90
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Todd, I am glad that the message that I was trying to get across is starting to get through to owners of these vehicles. There is no cost involved in mounting the spare wheel in the correct position with the valve at the top.
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Old 05-23-2020, 10:55 PM   #91
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I mount every one of my wheels with the valve at the top. The problem is, after driving I find they are all over the place.
Easily cured Mart, if you avoid driving the car/truck around corners nothing will change and it will always remain perfect, like all of your stuff!!
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No doubt about it, the hunt, be it for parts or information, is a big part of the whole.

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Nice 1932 Ford Roadster with the Spare Wheel mounted incorrectly. The Valve should be placed at the top.
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No doubt about it, the hunt, be it for parts or information, is a big part of the whole.
Well said David.
When I started getting serious with my restorations, I was told that to bring a car to 90% cost X amount of time and money.
To bring it that additional 10% - to a FULL 100% correctly restored car, cost twice as much (2X).
That has, as you surely realize, been a fairly accurate formula.
That is probably a major reason there are so few TRUE #1 cars. That, and the fact that the research required can be not just a "big part of the whole" but rather, a HUGE part of the whole.
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Nice 1932 Ford Roadster with the Spare Wheel mounted incorrectly. The Valve should be placed at the top.
Mercman, I for one ALWAYS appreciate your posts. I find them informative and interesting. Thank you sir.
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No attempt to align hubcap with valve either. Even I do that!
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Old 06-03-2020, 01:32 PM   #97
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This one was made in the USA !

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[QUOTE=V8COOPMAN;1895192]Did ya ever wonder how many of those little square thingies there are in that massive '58 Buick grill? Ask Me!


Had a girlfriend in the early '60s (Linda Leydecker) whose mom had a big pink 4-door '58. DD








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I'm glad you added "4-door '58".
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Don't know what 1958 Buicks have to do with this Thread, but the answer is 160 Knobs.
The 1958 grille cavity contained no fewer than 160 beveled, chrome-plated squares that looked like small kitchen-cabinet knobs. Each reflected light from four different angles to create a "dollar grin" that put Cadillac to shame. Flint marketers came up with a perfect name for this dazzle: "Fashion-Aire Dynastar Grille."
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