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Post by Bryant » Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:51 am

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I bought this little model awhile back and there was a picture that came with it supposed to be the original. Has anyone ever seen this truck? Maybe lost to time? Or a photo shop picture?
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Post by TXGOAT2 » Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:59 am

We still had a SnapOn man here until a few years ago.


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Post by Bryant » Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:05 am

Ours visits the farm every Tuesday. Quality tools for mucho money 💰
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Post by Steve Jelf » Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:11 am

Snap-on was founded as the Snap-on Wrench Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1920 by Joseph Johnson and William Seidemann. I would say the photo is legit.
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Post by Norman Kling » Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:14 am

I have a few snap on tools. When I was in high school, I worked in my spare time in a garage. The Snap On tool man would come around from time to time and the employees would trade in other tools for new Snap on. I would buy the used tools for a low price, so my older tools are a mixed variety of brands, among which are even some Snap On.
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Post by Scott_Conger » Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:33 am

One of the National Tours about 10(?) years ago took us to one of their manufacturing plants and they had one of those (real) vehicles on display. It was an enjoyable day. Never saw so many wrenches in my life that day.
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Post by RodellJunior » Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:43 am

The Snap-On Museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin has the truck on display. The Dairyland Tin Lizzies visited the museum after a business meeting years ago.
The museum has a website and you may take a virtual tour.


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Post by Scott_Conger » Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:46 am

James, now that I think of it, I believe I saw it in MN on a tour and that the factory had the vehicle brought in for our viewing...what you say makes perfect sense with what I recall. The vehicle is a very well done example and they are proud of it.
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Post by RodellJunior » Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:52 am

The truck is a faithful recreation. When Keith Gumbinger sees this post he will have more information on the truck, as he assisted the president of Snap On with the project.

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Post by Ruxstel24 » Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:53 am

I have mostly Snap-on sockets and some hand tools. I even owe them a few dollars, but haven’t seen my dealer in a few years. :?:
I need to drop off some to my buddy that has a dealer regularly to replace a few broken pieces.
Pricey yes, but by far the longest lasting, especially when you use them every day.
I have seen this truck before.... ;)
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Re: Snap-on T

Post by 23ford » Thu Nov 25, 2021 2:00 pm

The old time wrenchers had a saying ""Snap on fall off""

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Post by Bill Robinson » Thu Nov 25, 2021 6:55 pm

Scott- I remember that tour- the stop at Snap-on was very memorable. The tour was out of Johnson City TN in 2009.
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Post by Scott_Conger » Thu Nov 25, 2021 7:09 pm

Bill...THANKS!

darn if I could remember!

My dad lives in Jonesborough...one of the stops...It was his/my first-ever National tour and after 25 years of buzzing around in his T we made only the first 7 miles and lost a rod...the remainder of the tour was as forlorn guests in a series of T's and one "A".

thanks again for clearing that up for me
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Post by Bill Robinson » Thu Nov 25, 2021 7:38 pm

While riding on a gravel road, along a ridge, I had a manifold nut crack and I lost my whole tail pipe, which ended up getting runover by the car behind me. luckily Smith & Jones had a parts trailer parked at the motel. They had one of the new stainless exhaust pipes with a stainless muffler. I strongly remember Charlie Owen (deceased) and I in the motel parking lot that night installing it on my '25 touring car. Great memory with a great fellow.

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Post by Oldav8tor » Thu Nov 25, 2021 7:42 pm

Belongs to a friend of mine in Michigan. His brother did the work a few years ago but was an early victim of covid.
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Post by Bryant » Thu Nov 25, 2021 7:53 pm

Iam glad to see real examples! Well done MTFCA 😃
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Post by KeithG » Thu Nov 25, 2021 9:56 pm

The Snap - On re-created Model T is now on display in the Museum at the Snap - On World Headquarters in Kenosha, WI.
I worked with Jack Michaels who was then President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Snap - On to identify and purchase a '23 T Roadster like the original picture posted above in this thread by Bryant. Jack bought this car and had it professionally restored to be almost an exact match for the car pictured in the vintage picture above. Jack is about 6'5" tall and hardly fits in this T, so I drove the car for him several times. I must say it is the smoothest running T I have ever driven.

I mentioned to Jack that the T club national tour was going to be in Johnson City, TN that year and that they were going to visit the Snap - On factory there during the tour. He immediately said that he would have this T taken there for display during the tour, which he did. A picture of the T on display there is posted above in this thread.

I have since pickled the engine in this T and removed the battery. Snap - On has mounted the T on a specially made pallet so it can be moved easily when they take it to dealer shows, etc.

It was a pleasure working with Jack Michaels and Snap - On on this T project. Jack is a car guy just like all of us are, maybe more so. There is more to this story of course, but that's for another time.

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Post by dobro1956 » Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:57 pm

Here is a Snap-On tool cabinet that my uncle gave me several years ago. It came out of an old garage in Yale Oklahoma. It is of the T era, and probably was delivered in a model T. Snap-On told me it was one of the earliest of their dealer cabinets from aprox 1921 to 1922 era. They also said that the photo on the door was their entire product line at that time. I think I may have the only one left. I have never seen another one anywhere and the tool collector forums have never seen it either. When I contacted Snap-On, they said they do not have one. They offered me choice of any tool box they have for it. That was at least 10 years ago. Glad I kept it.



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Post by Bill Robinson » Fri Nov 26, 2021 8:26 am

Keith- it's been 12+ years since that Johnson City tour and I'm just now finding out the details of that truck on display in front of the Snap-on tool factory. All of these years I've thought about the truck on display in the rain, snow, wind, and drive by hoodlums, and only now are we finding out that the truck was brought here JUST FOR US! A belated thanks to you and Snap-on!


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Post by Bryant » Fri Nov 26, 2021 8:28 am

I’d have to say that brings a tear to my eye 🥲 it’s so beautiful! Well done sir 👍
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Post by Dean Kiefer » Fri Nov 26, 2021 10:45 am

A lot of Snap-On tools have a little marking symbol on them to determine the year they were made. The Snap-On truck has the chart in it to compare markings for the year of your tool. I don’t know what year they started or when if they quit doing it.


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Post by Bryant » Fri Nov 26, 2021 11:45 am

Possible these little markings? 4 different ratchets I’ve bought in the past 5 years.
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Post by Dean Kiefer » Fri Nov 26, 2021 2:23 pm

Yes, those are the markings. Each year was a little different. Take them with you or the picture when you stop at the Snap-On truck and he will show you the years they were made.


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Post by Bryant » Fri Nov 26, 2021 3:15 pm

I will ask him Tuesday we he comes by. I asked him if he had any tools to do specialty things on model T’s before but he said not to his knowledge. Makes me wonder if they ever made specialty tools for them? Iam sure if they did someone here will know.🙂
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Post by KeithG » Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:09 pm

Snap - On did in fact make a special tool kit for Model T's, and it was in the early '20's. It said that it had a wrench for every size nut or bolt in T's, and it came in a special tin tool box that said something like "All the tools you need for your Ford" on the lid.

A few years ago, my friend, Jim Rodell Sr. found an ad for this tool kit in an old Ford Owner and Dealer magazine. He found one of these tool kits, & bought it. It is now on display in the Snap - On Museum near the recreated Snap - On Model T Salesman's car pictured above in this thread. I don't have a picture with me but maybe Jim will read this and post a picture.

Also, while Snap - On made this tool kit for Model T's, they also made one for (please don't crucify me) Chevrolet, aka, brand X.

Snap - On is very interested in their history and the manager of their Museum goes out of her way to get artifacts like these and the stories behind them for their museum.

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Post by Bryant » Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:19 am

It’s ok the Chevrolet brothers were Ford men!
I would love to see the model t snap-on kit. We could all petition them to make to modern equivalent of all the specialty tools maybe 🤔
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Post by Lyndon » Sat Nov 27, 2021 8:14 pm

I posted a few years ago pictures of the set that I think you are wanting to see. I am no good at pulling up old posts. I tried searching my old posts, but did not see it. Some of you guys are great at finding old posts. Maybe one of you will see this and find it to post it here. I have a large collection of the early Snap-On sets. Their vacuum grip pliers and the Bluepoints screwdriver and wrenches. 'The early had the "S" at the end of the Bluepoint name. The Bluepoints tools had two arrowheads on them. And I have most all of their early catalogs. The early catalogs are in alphabet order. The first catalog was "A" in 1923. They made a repop of their first catalog in 1985. I also have a couple of the early hats the early dealers wore. Snap-on did not put dated codes on their tools until 1927. Then in the 40's, during the war, they put "E" for emergency and "G" for government. The most common early socket for Model T's was the Camshaft socket. They also offered T handles that the socket did not snap on, just like the Walden Worchester. These were offered in sets for car dealers. They are hard to find.


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Post by PeterN » Sat Nov 27, 2021 8:21 pm

I think I found the post.

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/82 ... 1534016061

I used Google and searched MTFCA Lyndon and Snap.
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Post by Allan » Sun Nov 28, 2021 7:22 pm

I have accumulated some 1/2" drive Snap-on sockets from various sources. They are all 8 point items I use on square coach bolt nuts. The last one cost me US$10 on fleabay. It fits the nuts used on 3/8" bolts.
By far the best tool of theirs that I have is a speedbrace to drive such sockets, and wheel nuts on moderns. It has a swiveling drive end which allows the handle to be cranked sideways, giving a breaker bar some 15" long. My now disabled elder son bought it second hand somewhere, and as he can no longer do any work, it is a sentimental favourite as well.

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Post by Ed Fuller » Wed Dec 01, 2021 4:40 pm

I finally remembered to dig this out of my toolbox at work. Got it from my local Snap On guy years ago. Shows how to date old tools from the markings.
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Post by Bryant » Wed Dec 01, 2021 4:59 pm

Looks like Egyptian hieroglyphics! Nice info👍
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