| beau | -- 10-14-2010 @ 6:35 AM |
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Hello agian, after reading most of the post last night on the 40 ford , I have a Q , is there a difference between the early models and the late/after Mar trunk handles.Thanks Beau
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| supereal | -- 10-14-2010 @ 7:17 AM |
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I had a very expensive NOS trunk handle on my '47 until a numbskull rear ended me a couple of years ago. I installed a replacement from Drake that looked good, but promptly fell apart. I complained, and they replaced it with one they said they made, which was considerably better than the foreign repro they had been selling. They were right. I can't tell the difference from the NOS, except it was vastly less expensive, and now we don't need to unlock it each time we open the trunk lid. I assume the handle for your '40 would be good, too, but I'd ask who made it when ordering.
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| kubes40 | -- 10-14-2010 @ 12:49 PM |
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Beau, There were no design changes of the trunk handle or base during the '40 model year. The current reproduction that drake offers is pretty close to the real McCoy. personally, I prefer NOS or a replated original part as it has the correct markings on the back of the handle. hope this helps. Mike Kubarth
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