Bill Ford

Were you able to find the hog hair carpet for the rear? I don't think anyone makes it any more. I have never seen a rubber trunk mat for sale have you? In fact I don't know anyone that sells a front mat now. I bought one several years ago and the rubber is brittle. The color of the car is beautiful. You can be proud.

Your car look great. Share with us some details about your car. How long you have had it, is it original, is it restored? Do you drive it often? I have a P-15S. I owned a P-15C 60 years ago. Wish I had keep it , I would have it paid for by now.

Congratulations, Post more pictures and details about your car. Hope you do well in the showing. Would like to see your car and the event.

I saw the picture of the one you show at Napa Monday. It did not look like the ones I have seen pictures of. Bernbalm part number is J-127 and Roberts P39a look alike. What confusess me is the parts book and Bernbalm and Roberts show the thermostat and a thermostat gasket plus the housing gasket. The guy at my NAPA had no idea. Will the NAPA stat need a stat gasket?

Has anyone recently bought a externally bypass thermostat? I checked with Roberts, NAPA, and Bernbaum. Bernbaum has a 185 but no 160 or 165. Do any of you know a supplier?

My stop lights and signal light are not bright at all with my running lights on. I changed the 1158 22cp bulbs out with 1000 32cp bulbs. They are great during the day with no running lights on but at night you cannot see the signal lights at all. No problem with the front lights. My car is wired so that both tail lights and the center light come on together. Is that correct? Have any of you had this problem and how did you solve it?

I think I bought mine from Steele Rubber parts 1-800-544-8665

I am assuming I have a external bypass system and will be buying a water pump soon. I have the cast iron thermostat housing for a external set up but will need the housing for the water pump that will connect to thermostat houseing and heater hose. Do any of you guys have one or know who does? I have been looking for a brass water tube that I could replace while the water pump is out. What type of thermostat will I need for the external setup. Will the thermostat be listed as internal or external? I appreciate all the help I have received. I have talked to NAPA, Roberts and Bernbalm and none of them list their pumps as internal or external. Roberts has a new one for $95 and a rebuilt with grease fitting for $105. Wonder how the rebuilt ones hold up?

I can see now that the heater hose does not connect to the radiator hose. Did not enlarge enough to start with. This is the same set up I have on the P_15.

The hump on the head near the water pump is for internal bypass. Is that a fitting on the radiator hose?

Greg, what I have on the car now is the small sheetmetal thermostat housing. I have a extra cast iron thermostat housing with the hose connection if I find out I have a external setup. With the external setup where do you connect a heater hose. My heater hose now is connected to a elbow on a plate on top of the water pump. Do have a picture of a external set up? What makes a internal or external set up? Is it the water pump or is it the way the cooling chambers are cast?

Greg, how can I know without removeing the water pump whether it is internal or external? I assumed that since it was a 46 and I had no hump on the head that it was external bypass. What should I look for when the pump is removed? I have the cast iron external thermostat houseing. The other piece has a tube that goes to the heater. Where does the heater hose go on a external set up.

I have a 46' P-15. I understand these came with external bypass system. It looks like I have a aftermarket internal thermostat housing. My head does not have the hump. I talked to Roberts and Bernbalm this morning concerning a water pump and neither one knew what I was talking about when I asked about a external bypass water pump. NAPA did not have any thing saying it was internal or external. I think I need a external bypass water pump and hope to locate parts to convert mine to external. Am I own the right track? When purchaseing a thermostat do you specify internal or external?

Does anyone know who might carry a brass water distribution tube for a P-15?

Tim, I need to replace the shocks on my P-15. I was going back with what I had. Is there a better way?

Tim, I had thought of replaceing the shocks on my P-15. I was going to replace just like I had. Is there a better way?

Tim, what did you buy? I don't recognize them. Probably need some myself.

I did mine two years ago and I thought the clips were flat. The clips on the ends of the molding had a bolt in the middle.

John, you are welcome to the Carolina's but leave the snow and ice behind. I am in the upper part of the State and we have had about 4 inches this year and that should do us for a few years. Enjoy Myrtle Beach and stay over until the March event.

Adam, there is a big swap meet February 4-6 in Moultrie Ga. Over 4000 outside spaces. I have never been but I have heard good reports. Call Jerry Kelley at 888-686-2102. Also a big car show at Myrtle Beach on March 17-19. More show than swap meet but still very good. Most of the time there are about 2500 hundred cars.

I just looked at my glove box and it looks like if you had something thin and flexible shaped like a small slim jim that is used for opening doors it would work. It would need to have a hook or something that would catch the latch. The latch is sloped from the rear. Maybe a 20 or 18 gauge wire with a hook on it will do. Don't force it or mess up a good dash.

Bumpers not 38 DeSoda. Tail lights on 38 DeSoda standard was a solid lens.

I like it all. Your don't need any help, you can do it all and do it great. I like the look without the rear bumper. Don't be in any hurry.

Is there a left and right windshield wiper arm? The ones I have on my P-15 are adjustable after market. I asked Gary Jr. at Roberts and he said he would have to see the wiper arm to know what I needed. Does any other source know what arms I need and wiper blades?