Is anyone making a replacement for the spare tire well. If there is no repo out there, is there one out of another car that will fit, like the T-bird?
I had to buy a good used one for my Ranchero. Worked out
well.
for some reason i thought there was someone making them, but can't find them right now.
For which body style? classicent makes them for retracts
This may have been what I was thinking of, you never know, it might fit
http://macsautoparts.com/1949-59-ford-mercury-trunk-floor-spare-tire-well-ford-8a-7011215-well/camid/F50/cp/JS0R3CHL1138013/
That is an EMS product I think, so you could call them for measurements.
I need one as well for my 63b. If it works out, let us know!
I amd looking for a 63B also....
Quote from: Alex L. on 2011-03-03 08:54
This may have been what I was thinking of, you never know, it might fit
http://macsautoparts.com/1949-59-ford-mercury-trunk-floor-spare-tire-well-ford-8a-7011215-well/camid/F50/cp/JS0R3CHL1138013/
Thought this is exactly what I was looking for, but looks like it is for 1949-1951
It might fit, measure yours and call them. I have seen it being used on other models that just 49-51.
Quote from: Alex L. on 2011-03-04 07:48
It might fit, measure yours and call them. I have seen it being used on other models that just 49-51.
The issue is that mine is missing with a nice flat plate there now from the previous owner. I will call them though and see.
Called EMS, (FYI very nice and helpful people) they said it could fit but there is a difference.
Can someone post some picture of what it is suppose to look like? That would help me to see the difference they are talking about.
My car is in storage so I can't take any pics right now, check eBay or the Hamb or something?
Quote from: TexasFordGuy on 2011-03-04 09:27
Can someone post some picture of what it is suppose to look like? That would help me to see the difference they are talking about.
Take a look at ebay, 1957 Ford cars and trucks, there are a couple there right now that have good photos that should give you an idea of what it is supposed to look like. One car has the shot from under and one car from up top.
OK, from what I can tell by the pictures on ebay, i don't think the 49-51 well is going to work. Time for plan B. Where is a good place to find a clean stock one that is not full of rust?
What part of Texas are you in. If you're in the Dallas area there's a salvage yard north of Fort Worth on I35 that has a few '57's and '58's. I think the name of it is ctc ranch or was it tct?? There is a salvage yard east of ColoradoSprings that has at least a dozen or so I'll try to find there name and contact info. Maybe hogwagon could look it up in his local phone book for you. there's a guy on the 1957ford.com website that advertises lots of '57 parts. There may be one '58 left in our local vintage yard in Amarillo, I can check it out when the weather is good enough for a 1/2 mile walk. Rich
Quote from: RICH MUISE on 2011-03-08 22:53
What part of Texas are you in. If you're in the Dallas area there's a salvage yard north of Fort Worth on I35 that has a few '57's and '58's. I think the name of it is ctc ranch or was it tct?? There is a salvage yard east of ColoradoSprings that has at least a dozen or so I'll try to find there name and contact info. Maybe hogwagon could look it up in his local phone book for you. there's a guy on the 1957ford.com website that advertises lots of '57 parts. There may be one '58 left in our local vintage yard in Amarillo, I can check it out when the weather is good enough for a 1/2 mile walk. Rich
I live down in Sugar Land (S.W. of Houston) and keep my Fairlane in Bandera in the Texas Hill Country. I am not up in the Dallas area often. Plese do let me know if you find the guy's phone number.
Is this the other Guy's site http://www.ctcautoranch.com/ ?
This is the North of Fort worth one I was talking about first..I haven't walked the yard, so I don't know how many '57 or 58's he's got but would be worth a call. I looked in the online yellow pages for the one in Colorado, but couldn't find it...I'll keep looking.
I caught this a couple of days ago but have not had much real time to pursue anything I would like to do as the weather is finally nice and I run a Harley shop. I do have a friend that is from the area and lives in Falcon so will see what I can find out. I personally would like to see the yard also so will. We need a ton of stuff as we just started this project. Sorry I didn't respond earlier with at least a heads up.