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Old Ford Part & Info Links 1926 Ford Model T Coupe drawing
1926 Ford Model T 2-door Coupe    Drawing by Chuck Gardiner
2 dr, 2 pass. $520 F.O.B. Detroit. Engine: I-4 L-head 2-side-valve, CID 176.7 (2.9-L), Bore 3.75," Stroke 4," HP 20 @ 1600 rpm, Torque 83 lb-ft @ 900 rpm, Comp Ratio 3.98:1, Cast Iron mono-bloc w/ detachable head. Transmission: 2-spd (+ 1 reverse) manual, planetary gears, & oil shared w/ eng. Rear Gear Ratio 3.63:1. Tires front 30x3" & rear 30.5x3" (Canadian f & r 30.5x3"). Top Speed 45 mph (72 km/h).  Wikipedia

1926 Ford Model T Coupe 1926 Ford Model T Coupe Royal Maroon body & Black fenders, splash aprons, & running boards

Model T Colors   • 1908-13 colors only (no black)   • 1914-25 black only   • early 1926 colors & black   • late 1926 & 1927 colors only

Early 1926 colors are Ash Black, Windsor Maroon (Fordor Sedan), or Deep Channel Green (Coupe & Tudor Sedan). Late 1926 & 1927 colors are Royal Maroon, Highland Green, or Fawn Gray (closed cars), & Phoenix Brown or Gunmetal Blue (open cars). Roadster Pickups are Ford Commercial Green or special-order Black (to match existing fleets).  Model T Ford Club of America
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Old Ford Part & Information Links
UNITED STATES
Burton Antique Auto Parts  www.burtonantiqueautoparts.com
Bob's Classic Auto Glass  www.bobsclassicautoglass.com
Bob Drake Reproductions  www.bobdrake.com
C & G Early Ford Parts  cgfordparts.com
Concours Parts & Accessories  www.concoursparts.com
Coker Tire - Wheels Too!  www.cokertire.com
C. W. Moss Ford Parts  cwmoss.com
Diamond Back Classic Tires  www.dbtires.com
Dennis Carpenter Ford Restoration Parts  www.dennis-carpenter.com
Early Ford Store of California  www.earlyfordstore.com
eBay - Ford Vintage and Classic Car & Truck Parts  www.ebay.com
Early Ford V-8 Sales  www.earlyford.com
Inline Tube  www.inlinetube.com
Kanter Auto Products  www.kanter.com
MAC's Auto Parts  www.macsautoparts.com
Marti Auto Works  www.martiauto.com
Midwest Early Ford  midwestearlyford.com
Mike's Carburetor Part's  www.carburetor-blog.com
NAPA Auto Parts  www.napaonline.com
New Port Engineering  www.newportwipers.com
PerTronix Ignition Products  www.pertronix.com
Speedway Motors  www.speedwaymotors.com
Sacramento/California Vintage Ford  shop-vintage-ford.odoo.com
The Clock Works  www.clockwks.com
Tee-Bird Products  www.tee-bird.com
Vintage Air  www.vintageair.com
VanPelt Sales LLC  www.vanpeltsales.com

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1934 Ford 40 V8 Series Roadster drawing
1934 Ford 40 V8 Series Roadster   Drawing Chuck Gardiner
V-8 L-head 221-cid 30-hp eng, standard 3-spd trans, & rear gear ratio 4.11:1. Colors: Cordoba Gray, Coach Maroon, Vineyard Green, & Dearborn Blue.

CANADA
Archer Plastics, Port Coquitlam, B.C.  www.archer-plastics.com  (1955 Crown Victoria T/T & 1956 Crown Victoria Skyliner transparent tops)
B & W Metal Cleaners, Coquitlam, B.C.  Facebook
California Rod and Custom, Langley, B.C.  californiarodandcustom.com
Kool Coat Ceramic Coating, Langley, B.C.  www.koolcoatceramiccoatings.com
Kinetic Powder Coating, Courtenay, B.C.  kineticpowdercoating.com
Lordco Auto Parts  www.lordco.com
NAPA Auto Parts  www.napacanada.com
National Tire Wholesale  Delta, B.C.  www.nationaltirewholesale.com
The Old Car Centre  Langley, B.C.  www.oldcarcentre.com
Vintage AutoSound/WoodRadios, Mission, B.C.  www.woodradios.com
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1934 Ford 40 V8 Series Roadster drawing
1934 Ford 40 V8 Series Roadster   Drawing by Chuck Gardiner

FORD & Y-BLOCK REFERNCE WEBSITES
The Old Car Manual Project  1956 Ford Owner's Manual  (42 Pages)
The Old Car Manual Project  1955 Meteor Brochure
The Old Car Manual Project (All Models)  www.oldcarmanualproject.com
AutoTran - Vintage Automatic Transmission Parts  www.autotran.us
The Carburetor Shop - Ford Applications & Repair Kits
     www.thecarburetorshop.com/Kford.htm
John Mummert's Ford Y-8 Website  www.ford-y-block.com
Tim McMaster Engine Builder  yblockguy.com  &  mcTim YouTube Channel
Wikipedia - Ford Y-block Engine  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Y-block_engine
Y-Blocks Forever  www.y-blocksforever.com
Timmy's Y Block Ford V8 Page  m571.com/yblock
C & G Ford Parts  cgfordparts.com
The Classic Ford  www.theclassicford.com
Y-block Info - Ford Lincoln Mercury Edsel   www.y-block.info
Automobile Catalog™ - Ford (USA)  automobile-catalog.com/LIghter-ford_usa.html
Paint Ref - 1955 Ford Paint Color Names & Codes  PaintRef.com
Paint Ref - 1956 Ford Paint Color Names & Codes  PaintRef.com
PaintScratch - 1955 Ford All Models Touch Up Paint  www.paintscratch.com
PaintScratch - 1956 Ford All Models Touch Up Paint  www.paintscratch.com

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1971 Ford Maverick Grabber drawing
1971 Ford Maverick Grabber - Automobile Catalog™   Drawing by Chuck Gardiner
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