Model T Ford Forum: Heres your chance to get a little head

Heres your chance to get a little head

Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2015: Heres your chance to get a little head

By Ed in California on Thursday, February 05, 2015 - 09:44 pm:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Henry-Ford-bust-Model-T-radiator-cap-mascot-accesso ry-/261762197726?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cf23e28de&vxp= mtr

By Mike Garrison North of Iowa on Thursday, February 05, 2015 - 09:47 pm:

:-)

By Stephen D Heatherly on Thursday, February 05, 2015 - 09:52 pm:

Wow, that's bold

By Seth from NC on Thursday, February 05, 2015 - 10:09 pm:

Heh! High five Ed, that was excellent.

By Donnie Brown North Central Arkansas on Thursday, February 05, 2015 - 10:33 pm:

Ed, I had to look :-)

By Ron on Thursday, February 05, 2015 - 10:41 pm:

I did too!

By Paul Mikeska, Denver CO on Thursday, February 05, 2015 - 10:43 pm:

Not me. I thought this was about a low head!

By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Friday, February 06, 2015 - 12:35 am:

A couple of the pictures are in focus. There's a pet peeve. With digital pictures a hundred shots cost no more than one. If your first picture is crap, shoot it over and get it right.

By Gary London, Camarillo, CA on Friday, February 06, 2015 - 02:32 am:

And it's not even Saturday yet!

By George n Los Angeles CA on Friday, February 06, 2015 - 03:27 am:

Threads are shot.

By Steve McClelland on Friday, February 06, 2015 - 08:55 am:

Looks like a bad attempt at a sand casting of an original to me...?

By john kuehn on Friday, February 06, 2015 - 09:07 am:

If condition is everything in todays collecting world its worth about 30 bucks.

By Jay - In Northern California on Friday, February 06, 2015 - 10:05 am:

By Ed in California on Sunday, February 15, 2015 - 10:21 am:

Hmmm... 153.00 and climbing...

By Mark Gregush Portland Oregon on Sunday, February 15, 2015 - 10:39 am:

You can see what looks like the mold casting line running through the threads in the one shot. Look along the same casting line, look like a silver colored material (lead? as in, they took it hook line and sinker). In my OP, even if it were real, which I don't think it is, where was it stored that it has that much corrosion to a bronze casting?

By Ed in California on Sunday, February 15, 2015 - 10:47 am:

I think the originals were pot metal? Maybe Jay in Nor Cal has one in his stash. I've seen a few crusty ones over the years. Repos can be found in brass and aluminum once and a while.

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/179374/240976.jpg

By Mark Gregush Portland Oregon on Sunday, February 15, 2015 - 10:55 am:

Ed the one you show in photo, has that real finished look to it where as the one on ebay does not. The seller is saying it a bronze casting anyway and that's why I question what it's made out of.

By Donnie Brown North Central Arkansas on Sunday, February 15, 2015 - 11:24 am:

Its hard to say from the pics, but it "may" be a very corroded original. The weight issue he speaks of makes me wonder about it. The finish may just be a poor "resto" attempt to make a highly corroded piece look a little better. Its not useable but would make a nice display item if original. ??? too high priced for me already ..

By Dan Treace, North FL on Sunday, February 15, 2015 - 12:21 pm:

One wonders of that cap, sure seems like a bad copy of the original?

Here is the one on eBay now:

This is one of the nicer originals, these sell today for $1k or more! They were made of cast pot metal, so condition is of importance.

This is another original, but in poor condition, as the pot metal swells over bad storage conditions.

By Tim Eckensviller on Sunday, February 15, 2015 - 04:40 pm:

Am I the only one who finds that little Henry head more than a little creepy?

It's fine on a shelf, I guess, but on a car? No thanks.

By Ed in California on Sunday, February 15, 2015 - 04:53 pm:

This one would be more affordable and serve the same purpose I think.