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Model T Ford Ignition Switch(s)

Post by Been Here Before » Sun Aug 21, 2022 8:37 pm

Reading Ford Times of the period the owner is encouraged to use only Ford Replacement parts.

So you take your Dash apart only to discover that when you helped your mate, you find his dash was not Ford Motor Company, but C.D. CO. and yours was a Briggs and Stratton
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Re: Model T Ford Ignition Switch(s)

Post by RajoRacer » Sun Aug 21, 2022 9:42 pm

I've never seen a Ford script ignition switch assembly - stamped script panel, yes - I understand there were multiple suppliers to keep up with demand. Ammeters were also from outside suppliers.
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Re: Model T Ford Ignition Switch(s)

Post by John kuehn » Sun Aug 21, 2022 10:03 pm

Ford outsourced ignition switches along with different body makers over the years. If you went to a Ford dealership for a new switch assembly you got one of the outsourced products. If I’m not mistaken there were about 5 companies that made ignition switches for a T from 09-27. It may have more than 5. Others would know for sure.

Carburetors such as Holley and Kingston comes to mind also. They weren’t Ford.
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Post by DanTreace » Sun Aug 21, 2022 10:19 pm

Ford couldn't service the combination light and ignition dash panel switches either at the branches. Dealer told to replace. Some of the makers were Briggs and Stratton, Caskey- Dupree, Clum, and others.


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Re: Model T Ford Ignition Switch(s)

Post by Steve Jelf » Sun Aug 21, 2022 10:35 pm

Several parts of a Model T were made by other companies — tires, wheels, spark plugs, speedometers, carburetors, bearings, bodies — and of course all those Dodge Brothers front axles and other chassis parts.
The inevitable often happens.
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Re: Model T Ford Ignition Switch(s)

Post by TRDxB2 » Sun Aug 21, 2022 11:36 pm

They didn't make the ammeters either - Hoyt, Tiffany (not that one), Nagel, Liberty, Sterling and likely many others
Then there are the locks & keys......
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