Front End Tool Box

[shew01]

At Model A Day, I saw a couple of cars with a front tool box similar to this. (This one was handcrafted by someone who does not make them anymore.)

Are these available anywhere now?




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[Nosetime]

one listed this morning here!

[1931 flamingo]

Joop has one for sale in the swap section now. FWIW


Paul in CT

[shew01]

Thanks. I didn’t know this site had a swap section. I just sent a PM to Joop.

Joop’s tool box looks like it is in pretty good shape. How likely would I be to have fitment problems, especially since this is a used toolbox?


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[1931 flamingo]

Talk to Joop, one of the "Good Guys".

I doubt if you'd have any problems. An A is an A. JMO
Paul in CT

[shew01]

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It sold by the time Joop and I connected.


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[shew01]

Does anyone still manufacture these tool boxes?


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[TSH]

Mac´s has toll box for 30-31. https://www.macsautoparts.com/ford_m...ted-black.html
Part #: 28-21746-1

[Joop]

Part #: 28-21746-1
Alt Part #: A17006B
Availability:
Discontinued
Fitment:
1930 thru 1931
See applications below for exact details.

[duke36]

Try Snyders in Ohio.

[The Master Cylinder]

From the builder of the tool box from another recent thread;

Originally Posted by Jim Huseby

I am the original designer and manufacturer of the tool box that replaces the radiator apron and follows the contour of the frame horns. I believe it is still shown on my website, olympicspeedsters.com . I gave MikesAfordable the exclusive rights to sell them. The image posted by Y-BLOCKHEAD looks exactly like the ones I supplied to Mike's. They were expensive to make and I didn't make a profit, but had the satisfaction of conceiving the product and seeing it through production and sales. I still have a couple set aside for future personal cars. '28/'29 and '30/'31's were different. I still have the patterns, jigs, tooling and several un-assembled panels rusting in the back room. One problem with marketing them is that few frame horns today are shaped like they were from the factory and even though mine are shaped to match the factory shape, they don't fit bent frame horns, so I had to make them to stand nearly 1/4" above the fender flanges that lay on the horn, allowing room to try to hide a bad frame horn. So a big danger in this kind of endeavor is that people will complain that a perfect part doesn't fit. Public complaining can destroy everything I have worked for all of my life and on top of that, I make no profit for the effort. Tonight I considered selling the parts so people could weld them together themselves, but that would quadruple the likelihood of complaints about fit when amateur attempts are made to jig and weld. You can contact me and discuss possibilities. My contact info is on my web site.