For those interested in very early Model A stuff

[Ray Horton]

Friend Tom Godish stopped by with this early pan, along with some other stuff he had just acquired, and I had never seen one like it. I thought maybe some people here might like to see it. IMG_2047.JPGIMG_2048.JPG

[Jim Mason]

Post pics of any early 28 parts you have. like to see them.

[Rowdy]

Thanks for posting pics. I have only seen one other in all of my years in the hobby. Depending on how the engine/chassis numbers shake out with the tudor I may buy from a friend and a seperate early chassis I am looking at I may need one of those. I know the tudor has had the engine and front end changed. Based on the few pic's of the chassis I have seen it may be a relatively correct January chassis. Too early to tell for sure as info has been slow and it is 500 miles away. Rod

[Ray Horton]

Post pics of any early 28 parts you have. like to see them.

Hi Jim,
I actually don't have any early A parts. This pan belongs to Tom Godish.

[Rowdy]

Ray. Tell Tom I said "Hi". Been a good long while since I visited with him about KRW stuff. Did he ever start making the replacement KRW handles? If so I would be intersted in a couple of them. Rod

[Tom Wesenberg]

Guess that's what happens when you use water instead of oil. LOL

I haven't seen a splash pan like that before. Even though it's shot, it still needs to be saved as a display item.

[Ray Horton]

Guess that's what happens when you use water instead of oil. LOL

I haven't seen a splash pan like that before. Even though it's shot, it still needs to be saved as a display item.

Tom Godish saves EVERYTHING. I know he'll keep that pan, and those dip trays are especially interesting, I think.

[Charles Reese]

I believe Mr. Godish’s pan is likely the first version. The bolded text represents my (have 3) pan.

(A6675) OIL PAN
● {BOP-Jan‘28}: Plain sides with no ‘ribs’ to secure the interior tray
Ÿ valleys (cannot see) in the oil tray were initially small but enlarged later.
Ÿ tray screwed (4) to support brackets that were spot welded (may be visible) to the inner sides of the pan.
● {Feb’28-EOP}: Ribs added to both sides to support a snap-in tray; valleys enlarged
● {BOP-Apr’28}: no reinforcement strips on mounting flange (single layer).
● {May’28-EOP}: Reinforcement strips added along the oil pan mounting flange
● {BOP-Dec’27}: finish was initially either zinc or cadmium plated; changed to black pyroxylin lacquer [sprayed outside only] by December 1927); no attempt to fill/hide natural texture of metal
● (BOP-e’29): removable cleanout plate

(A6726) OIL PAN CLEANOUT PLATE
{BOP-Jan-‘28}: removable clean out plate below the oil pump. (cadmium/zinc/black paint)

(A6730) DRAIN PLUG
● (BOP-May’28): brass drain plug: 1/8” thick head; copper gasket
● {Jun’28-EOP}: changed to steel; 1/8” thick head; copper gasket