Doing A - ok

A few weeks ago i spent a saturday at an auction hall in Hatfield, PA.. The sale that day featured several woodies, most notably a 38 -39 Ford whose restoration would require the replacement of every stitch of wood (thanks in large part to the work of powder post beetles)

Searching through piles of parts that day, I realized that beneath a pile of model a windshields lay a rear upper tailgate for a 41? - 48 ford woodie (the gate is larger than my 40 gate (taller) but has ford safety glass and a very similar upper hinge..)

I bid it to 100.00 and my pals Tokyo (Bryan) and Maz (Kevin) looked at me sorta silly...



i was worried i had spent too much..

until ebay item 150215576675

1940 Ford Station Wagon Woodie Upper Tailgate Hinge

popped up.. and was subsequently bid to 700!

just for the darn hinge!

I am still doing OK..

Still fenderless..

Having had such luck so far.. I decided I would start emailing every seller that posted parts for FORD Woodie wagons on ebay.

And ask about rear fenders.

I actually found one person who claimed to have 3 sets of fenders
(none for sale) and another seller who simply replied with the following


"yes I have a pair for sale"


but provided no other information.

Several emails went unanswered, and given that he did not indicate his contact information I thought I was stuck..

(even consulting the NWC directory was of little use.)

BUT.... Then in a moment of wisdom I decided to Google his email address..

and alas.. i was pointed right back to a messageboard known as the HAMB..

Apparently the owner of the Woodie fenders had (back in 2004) placed an advertisement for Ford Rear Axle Parts on Hemmings.com,

A member of the HAMB had copied and pasted a number of advertisements into one of the threads.

along with the email address.. Was what turned out to be this gentleman's cell phone number..

As one might imagine, I was somewhat concerned about calling, but ultimately felt I had little to loose. Three rings was all it took.

Wanting to not seem overzealous, I asked questions about other parts first, and then questioned about the rear fenders I needed, the seller (possibly fishing for my ability to spend) asked where I got the car..


*note to self, sometimes be less honest.."

When I mentioned that the wood had come from Hershey this year, his response was..

S***, your the guy that got there before me!

(I was waiting in the sellers space at Hershey to buy the wood when they arrived) thanks again Bryan!

Luckily, after about a month and a half of emails, the exchange of some photos, and A large number of hard earned dollars, the fenders showed up in a big ugly box!


















unwrapping the box I noticed that the fenders had been shipped to my seller.. from some one here in PA..

(guess who I am calling NEXT!)