Homerun or Strike Out?

when these arrive next week.. we'll know for sure..

I accidentally caught this photo in 2007 when the owner of this very original  1940 Ford Station Wagon was good enough to let me sit inside..

of course.. this was before I knew anything about 1940 ford woodies..

as it turns out, 40 wagons used a lot of "special" parts.. rear gate handles. corner brackets, window regulator covers (which I still don't have) and perhaps the most difficult to locate.. the silly door opener handles..

according to my good friend and fellow 40 Woodie owner, Craig J. (who has had his 40 Woodie for 30+ years) he has never seen another.. (and he still needs one)

I have made it a personal mission to locate these.. I've searched for about 6 months now... off and on.. and found several somewhat less rare window winder handles along the way.

The handles shown above showed up on eBay recently.. the seller identified them as fitting something else.. but admitted that they weren't sure of their original application..

I couldn't really ask for more details, (as the auction photos were really good) rather I had to search for an original 40 Woodie handle in an original photo or car.. luckily I mistakenly taken this picture...


  

and darn if  it doesn't look like this.