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G&N Farms · 06-08-2015, 03:41 PM

More questions.

The last family that had my new truck gave me a box of parts and to my surprise, a Flying Quail.

Questions:
1. Why the quail ?
2. Is it only Model A's for the Quail ?
3. Will the other A owners laugh at me for having WW tires and a Flying Quail radiator cap on a pick-up ?

I searched and found a lot of caps but no info on why.

Thanks

CarlG · 06-08-2015, 03:48 PM

My pickup had a Quail on it when I bought it. It has since flown away and I just have a standard cap on it now. No whitewalls though.

mshmodela · 06-08-2015, 03:58 PM

I was of the understanding it represented "quick starts" like when one would spook an actual quail...

31 Model A · 06-08-2015, 04:38 PM

I was sorta under the impression the Quail was for Phaetons..............

29er · 06-08-2015, 04:58 PM

I wondered about the quail, too and found a previous thread with lots of useful information:

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24375

Synchro909 · 06-08-2015, 10:32 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mshmodela

I was of the understanding it represented "quick starts" like when one would spook an actual quail...

That fits with what I have been told, plus the sound of the Model A exhaust sounds a bit like the sound a quail's wings make as they take off.

C26Pinelake · 06-08-2015, 11:24 PM

It is your truck so do as you want and don't worry about the laughers ! My truck has the Motometer radiator cap. I have Blackwalls on the truck and whites on all my other A's.. If the whites bother you turn them around and let the white side face in and paint the white black. Welcome to the Barn and enjoy your new toy ! Wayne

eagle · 06-09-2015, 08:34 AM

BTW If that is an original flying quail it is worth some pretty good money. I have a repro on my car and love it. I raise some quail and they are an interesting little bird.

C26Pinelake · 06-09-2015, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mshmodela

I was of the understanding it represented "quick starts" like when one would spook an actual quail...

That was how it was explained to me many years ago. Wayne

31 Model A · 06-09-2015, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eagle

BTW If that is an original flying quail it is worth some pretty good money. I have a repro on my car and love it. I raise some quail and they are an interesting little bird.

Damn good to eat also!!!!!!!!!!!

charlie.bowden · 06-10-2015, 08:25 PM

As I understand it, the Quail was selected by Henry Ford from many options. He chose the Quail because it represents a Quick getaway. As for what others think about you having it on a pickup, it may not be correct but at the end of the day its your vehicle so if your happy do it. I have found it doesn't matter what you do, someone will pick it to bits. Just say lets have a look at your car.

06-08-2015, 03:41 PM	#1
G&N Farms Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: At home in my shop working on cars. Posts: 101	Flying Quail radiator cap ??? More questions. The last family that had my new truck gave me a box of parts and to my surprise, a Flying Quail. Questions: 1. Why the quail ? 2. Is it only Model A's for the Quail ? 3. Will the other A owners laugh at me for having WW tires and a Flying Quail radiator cap on a pick-up ? I searched and found a lot of caps but no info on why. Thanks

06-08-2015, 03:48 PM	#2
CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,115	Re: Flying Quail radiator cap ??? My pickup had a Quail on it when I bought it. It has since flown away and I just have a standard cap on it now. No whitewalls though. __________________ 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

06-08-2015, 03:58 PM	#3
mshmodela Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,763	Re: Flying Quail radiator cap ??? I was of the understanding it represented "quick starts" like when one would spook an actual quail... __________________ -Mike Late 31' Ford Model A Tudor, Miss Daisy I don't work on cars --I'm learning about my Model A. Cleveland, Ohio

06-08-2015, 04:38 PM	#4
31 Model A Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Here I am in front of Todd's Grocery in 1931 selling Grit newspapers Posts: 2,548	Re: Flying Quail radiator cap ??? I was sorta under the impression the Quail was for Phaetons..............

06-08-2015, 04:58 PM	#5
29er Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Oregon Posts: 465	Re: Flying Quail radiator cap ??? I wondered about the quail, too and found a previous thread with lots of useful information: https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24375

06-08-2015, 11:24 PM	#7
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: Flying Quail radiator cap ??? It is your truck so do as you want and don't worry about the laughers ! My truck has the Motometer radiator cap. I have Blackwalls on the truck and whites on all my other A's.. If the whites bother you turn them around and let the white side face in and paint the white black. Welcome to the Barn and enjoy your new toy ! Wayne

06-09-2015, 08:34 AM	#8
eagle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Eagle Bend, MN Posts: 2,025	Re: Flying Quail radiator cap ??? BTW If that is an original flying quail it is worth some pretty good money. I have a repro on my car and love it. I raise some quail and they are an interesting little bird. __________________ "There are some that can destroy an anvil with a teaspoon and shouldn't be allowed to touch anything resembling a tool."

06-10-2015, 08:25 PM	#11
charlie.bowden Junior Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1	Re: Flying Quail radiator cap ??? As I understand it, the Quail was selected by Henry Ford from many options. He chose the Quail because it represents a Quick getaway. As for what others think about you having it on a pickup, it may not be correct but at the end of the day its your vehicle so if your happy do it. I have found it doesn't matter what you do, someone will pick it to bits. Just say lets have a look at your car.