F O R D letters wanted(road car)

I own GT 40 1063P. I am searching for the F O R D letters that are on the front of my car, as replacements(I am restoring my front end, due to fibreglass crazing). I am trying to locate the English Ford that those four letters were originally used on. I wish to buy the letters with the retainer clips. I have been in email contact with Ken Saunders, but no luck so far. I have been advised that the Ford Granada may have been the English Ford with those letters, but this is only rumor. I have done pencil tracing of my F O R D letters, and can forward these via email. Sure would appreciate your help.

In addition, I have a handbrake(chromed) handle-top, similar to an umbrella handle, and black toothed perpendicular rod, only(mine is a road car). I do not have anything else to connect the vertical toothed rod to a cable and to back of my brake pedal. Do you have any source for information as to the dimensions and names of the parts necessary to complete this installation. I do have the blue book illustration of what the parts look like, but have no idea what the sizes would be. Of course I could guess as to the length of the cable, but have no idea of the cable's thickness.

Barry

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Hi Barry

There are two sizes of Ford letters used the nice ones come from a Mk1 Ford Escort and the handbrake is from a Ford Anglia.
Brian Stewart in Newzeland is your best bet as there are many old Fords in Breaker's yards there.

Regards
Chris

Barry,

I have seen P1063 back when Gary had first done the restoration, it was fabulous!

I was under the understanding that the letters were from the MkI Escort, but I could be wrong.

Rick /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Yes, the MK 1 Escort had the F O R D letters, as did the 2nd generation MK IV Zephyr. If people want them I will see if I can source some. Email me.

Hey, Barry! Haven't touched based with you in a while! Give me a call or send e-mail. I think that my GT40 #P1040 had the F-O-R-D lettering stuck on the nose during the cluge Sbarro "restoration" (HA!) in the early 1970s (memory fails at moment; will check the nose clip when I get home this evening), but I don't think that it's appropriate for an original race coupe. If I can find the letters, we can do a swap for something that I need for my 40 or S/C Cobra--or maybe a root canal or two! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Just out of interest, are these the correct type of letter? I think I took them off a Mk1 Cortina many moons ago!

No, the letters on the original road cars were more of a block letter style like on some Ford trucks, although much smaller. The letters you have were also used on 1967 Mustangs. I used these on my car since they are close and I figured the original styled ones would be difficult to get.