VCCA Home Forums TECHNICAL - 1945 AND NEWER 1946-1948 47/48 jacks part 2

They do exist!! That pretty much tells the story. Congratulations! The proud owner of a original '47 jack.

You may want to ask Johnny about the color of his base. It looks like it is black in the pics. Then again, you might just leave it as is.

Mine is a 41 for sure,at least it is a GM..I hope

I am surprised you did not make it to match the CC wood on the outside of your car !!https://vccachat.org/images/icons/default/biglaugh.gif

Dick

The base color is black. Funny thing is I just sold an original jack that has been on my website in the for sale page. it has been listed for about a year and a half. I even took it to the Pomona swap meet a few times with no takers, I was beginning to believe there was no interest in them.

There is interest now!!!

Thank you Johnny for confirming the color of the base.


Dick

Perhaps no one believed it was real, or, it did not look like what they thought it should.

I for one am very pleased to have available a photo of the real deal. At least for 1947!

Now, looking at the spec. listed above, I find it interesting that the lower lifting height is different between '46, '47, and '48. Wonder why??? Different manufacturers got the bid perhaps?? Or, where they completely different jacks.

Johnny, by chance, you wouldn't have checked the lifting heights of that jack? Wild shot, I know. Also, what it would be worth now.

Bruce, old buddy, old pal, I am SOOOO sorry that it turner out you probably have the wrong year jack. I feel your pain. Let the search begin. If you find two, get me one, please!!

Dick, you probably need to contact your insurance company and increase the value of your car in you have that jack on board. Or at least a security guard.

Post another pic when you have it all spruced up, please.

How did you know I was in heavy search...I will score, but who knows when???I have 2 other early 40's Jacks
On the right is a 41 universal the other is the Chevy 1940 unit
I can now add the Chevy 1941 to the wall

Gene sorry about the delay my PC is on the fritz

That is the 1949-1954 jack.
Some 1953 and 1954's has a roller on the ratcheting part that ran on the jack post.

Hello chef-chevy:
In your picture of 2 different jacks, the one on the right is a 1940 Chevrolet jack, not a 1941. The only thing that I cannot see in the picture for the jack on the right, does it just have a round hole for the jacking handle in it?

dtm

yah Dave,your correct and the 41 has a round hole for the jack handle



sorry I am having pC issues could not rotate the poto,but you can see what the hole looks like

WOW. Thta drawing you posted looks like one that I drew up years ago.

dtm

So, if the one on the right is the '40 jack, what's the one on the left???

Where does the 40 jack jack against? The bottom of the bumper? The Bumper brackets? The X configuration confuses me. Sometimes it doesn't take much to confuse me.

The X configuration matches the shape of the brackets close to the body.

The "X" configuration on the 1940 is a little different style for a jack. In other words, the jack goes BETWEEN the chrome bumper and the painted body.

dtm

On April 13th I posted a request for help on identifying the correct bumper jack for my 47. Well, here we are( 1 week and approx 40 replies later) and we are still discussing jacks. Not only did I get my jack identified I am getting an education on jacks in general.
That is what I love about this Club and those members who join in on the chat to share their expertise. I have learned a lot and I'm sure there is more to come.
Dick

I can see how the Jack will work on the rear bumper but not on the front.

Dick, again I say how happy I am you got a answer to your question. And, it was the one you were hoping for.

Maybe I should start part 3 to continue?

Still many unanswered questions about the 1948 jack. If you read the entire thread from Oct. 2007 you will find it remained unanswered from then. VCCA Son was going to post a picture of his and perhaps some info. However, that never happened. Dave Miner said he had one and would post a picture. Also, never happened. There are no instruction card available for said jack.

As for the friction jack mentioned then and now, still open for debate. As per the old thread, '38-'42, Auto Specialies Mfg. was made in Canada. The '46-'48 was made in the USA..??? From the old thread, Dave Miner had a story on the '38-'42 friction jack in the Dec. 1999 G&D.

Bruce, what name and place is on your friction jack??? I have the one with St Joseph Mich.. The head looks the same as yours, but the base is slightly different. In the old thread, at the time, Gene replied, he was 95% sure it was '48, maybe....

No more replies to this thread and it dies, as it did in 2007! Left to the next generation to figure out.

Real bad pic's but said I would give it a try

SO the pic was taken looking up from under the car and I guess it is showing the jack carrier picking up on the bumper bracket w/o touching the chrome bumper ??
Bruce, that doesn't look like a flannel shirt tail to me.

Dick

Well, it looks like it would work just fine to me. We thank you for the demo.

I couldn't: find one of my flannels that was micro fiber