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A Whiteman
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- First Name: Adrian
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- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1926 TT, 1923 Colonial Roadster, 1924 'Bullnose' Morris, 1925 'Bullnose' Morris, 1936 JD AR
- Location: South Island, New Zealand
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by A Whiteman » Wed Feb 27, 2019 4:35 pm
A question for any English members who can help: Is this an English T tool kit wrench - or an aftermarket item?
It would be uncommon for Ford to allow his brand on an aftermarket item though?
In New Zealand most Ts are Canadian and early ones US, so we usually have US and Canadian tools. I was intrigued by this one I found in a 'junk shop' (sorry - 'Treasure Store'
). King Dick wrenches are fairly common in various sizes, but I have not seen one with the Ford logo before. It is about the right size for a 'standard' T wrench too.
Thanks
Adrian
(Yes, it looks like it was well used as it has distinct 'bends' in two dimensions)
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Allan
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- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1912 van, 1917 shooting brake, 1929 roadster buckboard, 1924 tourer, 1925 barn find buckboard, 1925 D &F wide body roadster, 1927LHD Tudor sedan.
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by Allan » Wed Feb 27, 2019 5:59 pm
Adrian, my experience with Ford tools leads me to think your shifter is later than the T/A era. We too have the same experience with Canadian sourced cars and the shifters all look similar to your KD, but, I have found an English made shifter which is exactly the same as the Canadian T/A items in the T toolkit. It carried the T part number and was made in Manchester. On that basis alone, it might be that the English T's had the usual T shifter, and yours is a later development for any of the English cars to follow.
Allan from down under.
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Doug Keppler
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by Doug Keppler » Wed Feb 27, 2019 6:41 pm
Is that what KD stands for, well you learn something new everyday
1924 Touring car
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FreighTer Jim
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by FreighTer Jim » Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:18 pm
Doug Keppler wrote: ↑Wed Feb 27, 2019 6:41 pm
Is that what KD stands for, well you learn something new everyday
I am sooooo tempted - but nope - not gonna go there ....
My use of “ KD “ here on the forum is the initials of a friend.
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E THOMAS
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by E THOMAS » Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:48 pm
Here
Here is an "adjustable wrench" from the tool kit of a 1950 MGTD. It is marked "made in England" but no other markings. This is what is sometimes called a "Ford Wrench" in general terms.
Earlier British tool kits that I am familiar, MGTC, or Vintage Bentley, contain a King Dick slider of the earlier pattern.
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Kaiser
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- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1923 Huckster, '66 CJ5 daily driver
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by Kaiser » Thu Feb 28, 2019 5:40 am
Here's an Abingdon King Dick light motorcycle, a special feature of the AKD is that most of the frame is built up of straight tubes which are bolted together, with the bad roads of the day they made sure you kept one of their 'spanners' in your tool kit!
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Ed Baudoux
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by Ed Baudoux » Thu Feb 28, 2019 7:13 am
"Earlier British tool kits that I am familiar, MGTC, or Vintage Bentley, contain a King Dick slider of the earlier pattern."
I have a friend who has worked on more "T's and A's" than anyone else I know. I will now refer to him as King Dick Slider.
Grayling Michigan
1927 Fordor
1926 Huckster
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