RON P-J

RON P-J’s ENGINES, CARS & PARTS

Ron Price-Jones, PO Box 1116, Melfort, SK SOE 1AO (306) 752-5701 Fax 752-2444

ENGINES:

CHEVROLET:

1925-27 & 1928 blocks & engine parts

1937 – engine was “overhauled” by farm mechanic who installed rings & bearings, fired it up and it

seized.

1939 – engine dismantled by Acklands who found one throw needed turning. Car was sold without

engine and engine stored in parts.

FORD:

1918 Model T – has a small-sized Overland radiator with cap & shell installed on frame – seized

NOTE: I have also a larger-sized Overland radiator with shell, rad cap and badge mounted.

1920s – numerous cleaned up blocks, engine pans, etc.

1925 – Model T engine cleaned up by retired medical doctor in workshop in basement of residence –

not complete but missing parts available

1928 – Model AR – drop in unit with correct flywheel for multiple disc clutch

1930s – 21-stud and other engines

INTERNATIONAL:

C1928 – 3 diamonds cast in side of block (?Wakasha engine?) – a “drop in” unit with manifolds, carb.,

starter, etc., rebuilt by Derrick Smith in the late 1950s but owner refused to pay and made a

grain trailer out of the truck.

SAXON:

1917 S4T – mounted on stand with Willys Knight radiator, small fuel tank and 2 “Dodge” 12-volt

generators and a rheostat – used as arc welder in farm shop.

NOTE: I have a Saxon radiator and shell with badge mounted on a 1928 Ford AA truck

with, probably, the front fenders and one headlight pot from the Saxon.

CHASSIS:

CHEVROLET:

1925 – touring found spread-eagled atop the boulder in a “buffalo wallow”* with front parts removed

but windshield and top bows in place. I had to build a bridge and winch it off. The wooden sub-

rails above the frame had rotted – one side crumbled out but I was able to make a tracing of the other and to attempt to make a new rail out of a birch plank. I removed the headless

engine but have one complete in storage. The wheels all disintegrated but I have a supply of

painted wood-spoked wheels.

* At the end of the last Ice Age, the receding glaciers left large rocks and boulders scattered on

the prairie. The plains buffalo used these to rub on and in the course of going round and

round, churned up the dirt which became mud whenever it rained and the buffalo would wallow

in the mud (to insulate themselves from the mosquitoes), removing the dirt and leaving a pit

around the boulder. The visible boulder in this buffalo wallow would fill a single car garage

while the one near Rockhaven, SK, would probably fill a 2 or 3 car garage.

1926 – “hacksaw modification” (cut off at the windshield posts and the rest of the body thrown away

and a plank deck and seat installed – looks something like a jeep – used by farmer who did this

to haul supplies to cattle and to field). Restored 1928 engine installed. Driveable “as is”.

1927 – “hacksaw modification” – as above but with wood-spoked wheels cut down and 1939 Chev

wheels and tires bolted on. Painted wood-spoked wheels available. Restored 1927 engine

installed. Driveable “as is”.

1927 – complete with disc wheels, rims & rotten tires.

1926/27 grain trucks with rotted-out bodies.

1928 chassis (2) – one with good wheels, rims (old tires), front fenders, splash aprons and running

boards.

FORD:

Quantities of Model T Ford parts ranging from restored 1915 Kingston (brass) carburettor through 1925 front tenders in red undercoat; sealed bearing 4^th mains and 1927 headlights with new reflectors, sockets, bulb and lenses (ready to paint). Lots of kerosene sidelights, whole or in parts (including some brass parts) and some square lamp bodies with lenses). ASK ME…..

1920s Ford Model T frames, some with axles, and a quantity of rear axles with various types of shock

absorbers (Richards, Hassler, etc.) installed

NOTE: I also have front axles with Float-a-Ford shocks and some Hassler mounts & springs and

a complete set of front Hasslers in red undercoat.

1927 TT - one Warford truck transmission in storage. I have 1 extra Ruckstell axle for TT (for parts).

1927 Ford Model T chassis with matching number engine rebuilt by Ralph Anderson but not reinstalled.

1927 Ford Model T Touring Car bodies (1 on frame – matching engine left open and probably not

restorable) and another off frame with new rear panel ready to install. Top bows, windshield

stanchions and windshields with safety glass, fenders and other parts and useable wheels on

hand.

1927 Ford Model T “Fumducker” – was a Fordor but the back wall was moved up to the door post and

a wooden box mounted with strap hinges, making it into a pickup. Right door bent in a bit.

Appears to be all original paint. Cab roof replaced with plywood. Has front bumper with one

mount replaced. Five (5) excellent wire wheels mounted.

1926-27 Ford Model T – BUMPERS – I have several sets of front and rear bumpers – new bars all

spring steel triple-plated! Call to discuss your purhase.

1928 Ford Model AR – complete chassis (no engine) – running board brackets torched off!

1928 Ford AA grain truck – radiator and front fenders probably from the same Saxon car (badge is

still attached to rad shell).

PAIGE:

1921-22 – decent wheels with rims and old tires mounted, full power train and extra radiator and rad

shell (both rads and shells damaged).

RESTORABLE VEHICLES:

1970 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – driven until parked – ask me about it.

1965/65 Corvair Monza coupe – hole in windshield.

1926/27 Ford TT 1 Ton truck – I replaced the front wheels with treated and varnished wheels and

new tires and replaced the shift on the Ruckstell rear axle. I re-roofed the cab with thin plywood

instead of chicken wire under the felting and cobra-grained rubberized top material. I had a body

man restore the doors – in grey undercoat (in storage). Engine rebuilt by Ralph Anderson

- installed but never run.

To use with the above (separate purchases):

(a) Manual hoist to dump the box. This had been used on a log-hauling trailer and was bent and

I had it straightened out – plus:

(b) Full-sized wooden grain box with “FORD” in raised script stamped into plate below rear of

box and/or

1929 Model A Tudor – Someone had reversed the exhaust manifold to discharge straight up. Some

denting on body and rear fenders. Headlights & bar, seats and steering wheel missing and

radiator and shell off but replaceable out of stored parts. This car obviously spent much of its

time under cover as the top bows are still in place and sound.

1946 Mercury 4-door. Purchased new by widow, sold by maiden daughter to a body man. One day the

starter would not turn the engine over and he sold it to an auto wrecker. The auto wrecker felt it

was better restored and removed the body and replaced the brake cylinders, etc. Then he went at

the engine from the top down and when he took off the transmission, the broken ring gear fell

out on the floor. He was so angry with himself for not checking that first that he set the car aside

in storage until he sold it to me. Some engine parts have gone missing but I have a 1947 Ford

4-door to use for parts.

1957 Pontiac 4-door. The young fellow I bought this from had started to “customize” it and mentioned

installing a high lift cam in the engine. Radio gone and an attempt to install sterio speakers in the headliner. Model unknown – has vinyl covered seats. Windshield is broken – all other glass good. Paint all faded. Starting to rust below the right front headlight.

1938 Studebaker Commander 4-door. When I got this one front wheel was off for repair. Someone stole

the windshield glasses* and the interior is deteriorating. All other glass is in place. Otherwise a

good sound restoration or rod project.

* Dismounted the sun visor and left it on the ground with all the bolts, nuts and washers together

and a fellow drove in just as I was discovering this theft and asked for and received a good sun

visor which he mounted on his Nash! Just a coincidence.

BODIES/PARTS:

1935/36 Chevrolet bodies on frames are the property of Tom Woodhouse, Estevan.

1929/30 Hudson 4-door – on frame

1940 Plymouth P10 coupe body on frame. Someone stole the trunk lid but a box could be built in to

look like the “salesman’s” model they sold in 1940. Hood and front fenders and glass in storage.

Hood ornament and stainless trim off one side of hood missing

1941 Plymouth P11 4-door body on frame. Bumpers have “flares” mounted on ends. All glass in place.

Hood ornament in place but stainless trim off one side of hood missing.

1928 Studebaker – 4-door body on frame – remains of steering wheel in place – door handles removed

and in storage.

BRITISH CARS:

195? Austin A40 – complete/restorable.

1949 Morris Minor 2-door. The engine was rebuild by Acklands and never re-installed. The previous

owner installed new master brake cylinder. Radiator and other parts in storage.

1950 Morris Minor Tourer. New windscreen rubber, new top material and new tires and hubcaps all in

storage.

1952 Morris Minor – restorable

1950 Morris Oxford 4-door sedan. Basically a complete car*, and

1951 Morris Cowley pickup. Also a basically complete vehicle.*

*NOTE: In a recent article in Old Autos a restorer reported on restoring a 1950 Morris Oxford “woody

wagon” by mounting the body on a Chevrolet S10 chassis. This Chevy was manufactured from 1972 to 2004 so parts are more or less “plentiful”. He says it is a good fit. This gives you a North American engine (V6), transmission and brakes with local suppliers for repairs. Morris parts are readily available through a number of dealers in England, even some in the US and in Ontario, and I have had very good service, especially on orders from “overseas”.

1969 MG Midget Mark III – needs a muffler and some work at the front of the replaced fabric top. Seat

“spiders” on hand to restore seats. A previous owner replaced the steering column (might be

wrong year) and the horn button does not function (has switch on dash). Radyot racing mirrors

also on hand.