3baygarage
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Found an old Manzel steering wheel puller recently.
It, like me, originated in the city of Buffalo. It says so right on it.
Fun fact, I used to drive past the former factory with my buddies when I was younger. Not looking for Manzel relics, but you know, just cruising, driving around, looking for what teenage guys typically look for in other neighborhoods, fine young ladies.
I do believe there was another property several blocks down as that’s where I remember the huge name on the building on Seneca St, not the Babcock St address on the catalog, but I know that building as well, located along the bridge. Well anyway, we probably found more dirty looks than anything in that hood, but there were some streets we had fun driving down on numerous occasions, and we nicknamed a couple coworkers after those streets.
Back to the tool. Here it is. Haven’t cleaned it up or anything.
3600AA
This is from the archive.org site, the 1953 catalog cover. I hope they don’t mind me borrowing catalog snippets for tool posts. I enjoy finding corresponding tool photos.
^ Interesting, I didn‘t know there was a Cleveland plant, and quite large looking as well.
From the catalog page, the puller. Apparently for 1950 Ford trucks and wagons. The tool shown has a slightly different pressure screw pad, so I wonder if that’s showing the Lincoln/Mercury listed first. Mine is of course missing any original bolts.
Anyway, just thought this was a neat find in a Florida garage, where it stood out among a box of random well used but more common puller parts. Something new old to enjoy.
It, like me, originated in the city of Buffalo. It says so right on it.
Fun fact, I used to drive past the former factory with my buddies when I was younger. Not looking for Manzel relics, but you know, just cruising, driving around, looking for what teenage guys typically look for in other neighborhoods, fine young ladies.
I do believe there was another property several blocks down as that’s where I remember the huge name on the building on Seneca St, not the Babcock St address on the catalog, but I know that building as well, located along the bridge. Well anyway, we probably found more dirty looks than anything in that hood, but there were some streets we had fun driving down on numerous occasions, and we nicknamed a couple coworkers after those streets.
Back to the tool. Here it is. Haven’t cleaned it up or anything.
3600AA
This is from the archive.org site, the 1953 catalog cover. I hope they don’t mind me borrowing catalog snippets for tool posts. I enjoy finding corresponding tool photos.
^ Interesting, I didn‘t know there was a Cleveland plant, and quite large looking as well.
From the catalog page, the puller. Apparently for 1950 Ford trucks and wagons. The tool shown has a slightly different pressure screw pad, so I wonder if that’s showing the Lincoln/Mercury listed first. Mine is of course missing any original bolts.
Anyway, just thought this was a neat find in a Florida garage, where it stood out among a box of random well used but more common puller parts. Something new old to enjoy.