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Posted By Discussion Topic: What I did over Christmas break -- page: 1 2 3     wrosenkrans 12-27-2010 @ 11:57 AM reply profile send p.m. New Member Posts: 134 Joined: Oct 2010 We have a tool display for all of our cars, and I have been working to create one for our '42 V-8. I know it isn't quite correct, but most of its there. Its a simple wooden frame with a handle at the top attached to some pegboard covered with blue felt. The tools are attached with cable-ties poked through the felt. When I find them, I'll display the tire iron/jack handle, hank-crank rod, and burlap bag separately. Satisfying way to spend some snowed-in time. Wayne & Barb '42 Super De Luxe Tudor 40guy 12-27-2010 @ 12:29 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 270 Joined: Oct 2009 That looks very neat. I've been intending to do that with my 1940 tools for some time. Maybe seeing your work will provide sufficient motivation for me to get started. alanwoodieman 12-27-2010 @ 2:58 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 868 Joined: Oct 2009 Neat way to display, when you purchased your last new car-did you get anything like that in the trunk? 40guy 12-27-2010 @ 4:49 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 270 Joined: Oct 2009 Are you kiddin', you don't even get a real spare tire anymore! ford38v8 12-27-2010 @ 5:54 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 2758 Joined: Oct 2009 Wayne, A very neat display, to be sure, but... Henry Ford never showcased the tools supplied with Fords, in or out of a wooden box. The jack had a simple burlap sack, and the small hand tools were stuffed into a pouch of leftover top fabric. For Concourse showing, the Reference Book should be displayed within its correct envelope, inside the glove box. Your tools would not be accessible should a Judge wish to check part numbers, and lastly, there is enough paint on your tools to cover five more sets. Please don't misunderstand me, I don't wish to put anyone down, but to give you a reality check on what is correct on the Concourse. It would be a real shame if you lost a point on something as basic as your tool display. I have not myself, but I have seen Judges zone in on those displays in the past, and have heard Chief Judges rail against display boxes also. Alan trjford8 12-27-2010 @ 7:37 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 4214 Joined: Oct 2009 Great tool display. It's also a good way to show the tools without the possibility of someone trying to take one of yours to fill an empty spot in their collection. Theft is pretty rare, but it does happen. Losing a point or two on the concourse(if you decise to show your car) is a lot better than losing a hard to find tool. This message was edited by trjford8 on 12-27-10 @ 7:38 PM wrosenkrans 12-27-2010 @ 8:14 PM reply profile send p.m. New Member Posts: 134 Joined: Oct 2010 I don't know if I'll ever enter a concours or not, but I like to nicely display the tools - I have similar ones for our Model T's and A's - I think they add to the experience of the car to the viewer. The tool display shows people that times were different then - even in 1942 most people still worked on their cars themselves. I love the looks from kids when I explain what a shade-tree mechanic was,that cars came with the tools to do most of the work, and engine diagnosis was listening rather than checking a diagnostic code - or better yet when their grandfather is telling them that. I guess I'm more into showing the cars for the stories and the history rather than the hardware. Our car has ARC Motor Corps medallions front and rear, a 1942 PA Registration sticker, C-ration sticker, and Tax stamp on the windshield. Concours correct? No, but its part of the image we're trying to project and puts the car in context. Wayne & Barb '42 Super De Luxe Tudor alanwoodieman 12-28-2010 @ 6:07 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 868 Joined: Oct 2009 Congradualations, your outlook is what this hobby is susposed to all about, too much emphasis on "concourse" showing-I have owned several original Fords over the years and NON of them looked like a concourse show car when they were built. trjford8 12-28-2010 @ 8:26 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 4214 Joined: Oct 2009 Amen to wrosekrans and alanwoodieman. In the last few years we are seeing a lot more cars in the touring class and being driven to Ford V-8 meets/events. People are into enjoying the fun of driving their cars. It's the comraderie of touring with others and attending a meet with other V-8 owners. The concourse is a great event for those that want to have a show car and I applaud their efforts. For me the drive to an event and the drive home with other V-8ers is juat as important as the event itself. wrosenkrans 12-28-2010 @ 11:05 AM reply profile send p.m. New Member Posts: 134 Joined: Oct 2010 I enjoy looking at concours cars as well, admiring and respecting the effort it takes to get them to and maintain that condition. Since we're talking about shows, I will share a pet peeve of mine about customs. I was looking at a very well done custom this summer - not my cup of tea, but I can admire the workmanship and design, then I looked at the title card - 1938 Ford. The owner was nearby so I asked how much of the 1938 Ford was still there? Probably less than 10%; new frame, engine, transmission, rear end, brakes, etc., all that was left were portions of the front fenders and cowl/windscreen. "So how can you call it a 1938 Ford, much less register it as that?" I asked. He shrugged and said he had to call it something. I can see his point, but it just doesn't seem right. Today I was looking through the National Woodie Club magazine and one of the feature articles was on a 1939 Ford woodie. Again, beautiful workmanship, but almost nothing left of the 1939 Ford Sedan he based it on. As I said, just doesn't seem right, but I also don't know what the answer is Wayne & Barb '42 Super De Luxe Tudor

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