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Hey Chippy Dippy.......where is the photo? It doesn't load on the site either initially or when I refresh.

Took a while but think that it is viewable now.

Thanks for the photo Chippy Dippy. You are correct, I do disagree that either jack is correct for 1930. The literature that I have for 1930 all show the same jack, and it is different than both jacks depicted in the photo.

Which if either would be correct for a 29? Also JYD, can you post your picture?
Thanks,
Jim
:) :)

Thanks Chipper.
One more question! Is there anything stamped on them that says GM or Chevrolet?
Gator you are correct. If all of us chip in with usefull imformation this can be the best chat site ever.
I know to this date all of you have bent over backwards to help me out with my 32. I do greatly appreciate you all.

Thanks

Coupefan: I don't have a scanner but I do have a copy machine. If you will send me a self-addressed stamped envelope I will be happy to send you a photocopy of the jack for 1930.

There is nothing on either jack to identify it with GM or Chevrolet. Both the crimped and riveted have AS-51 in the top gear and another number (thought to be a cavity number for the casting). I suspect that AS is Auto Specialties of St. Joseph, Michigan. There is a riveted jack of similar design that has W on the top gear, which is likely Walker and used on those four letter word cars. Occasionally you will find a green jack, which is thought to have been sold as a universal model for automotive general use. Since the records of the jack manufacturers have been destroyed or thrown out or destroyed I don’t know of a way to document this.

Chipper, THANK YOU!, THANK YOU!, THANK YOU!, THANK YOU!, THANK YOU!, THANK YOU!

Ok for you 1930 guys and the Mutt here is an illustration from the 1930 Engineering Features book. Just remember that the book was for internal Chevrolet only. It also was put together some 2-3 months before the first production. So some changes were made before the models were actually produced. It is a good source of information but other official references should be used before anyone relies in the information presented in the EF books.


I have never found a jack exactly like the one illustrated. I do have a couple that are deadringers except with three oblong holes but none with only two.

Also note the lug nut wrench for disk and wood spoke wheels. It does not have the end that fits the lever jack used in the late 20s (yes '29 also). It is shortened so as to not twist off the rim nuts and tapered to be used as a tire tool.

It is also interesting that a similar jack is pictured on page 7 & 8 of the January 1931 Service News. Now there is no way to tell when the photos were taken. It likely was one that was part of the tools at an engineering center, test track, studio or where ever the photo shoot was done. Not likely that it was taken from the tool kit of a vehicle. Those photos and the illustration in the '30 EF are the only ones that I have found today.

Chipper,

You mentioned a lever jack as used in the late
20's & '29. Would said jack look like (very much or not much) the lever jack used some years by the cars from the "dark side"? You know those cars that are fixed or repaired daily.


1929 Chevrolet AC International Coach

The Model A jacks through Aug '30 are very similar to the '27 through '33 Chevy jacks. Some may even be the same models and manufacturers. There were only a handfull of major jack manufacturers during that period that supplied the entire auto industry so jacks for many makes were made by a given company.

I don't think we will ever know for sure which manufacturer and jack model was supplied for a given make, model and year. Our best clues are the literature, film strips, period photos and most likely the jacks and tools found in unmolested vehicles. A single vehicle gives a clue but when several all have the same jack or tools then we can be reasonably sure that they are correct. It is a true detective story that requires logic, time and several verifying sources to give us a reasonable level of confidence.

Chipper,

Thanks for the feedback on the '29 jack. I wonder
why tools for the "dark side" cars are so plentiful and easy to ID? Ah, I know why! Because they had to work on the cars all the time.
And the Chevy's didn't break down much. So why keep the tools around! Sounds good to me......