magic air tin button
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From: La Center WA
magic air tin button
Does anyone know if the magic air button on a 52 truck heater is being reproduced yet? I could use one but not desperate to pay $80 or so for one. Found a couple on farm trucks around here but were too beat or torn to fix. Figure if they get reproduced the price will be reasonable and better than trying to restore one the thickness of two sheets of paper.
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From: Pt.St.Lucie , Fla.
Have some here but they are for heater system restorations . The aluminum motor cover emblems are not being reproduced . Being they are an aluminum embossed item it would required several steps to stamp & emboss the tall FORD & Magic Air on them . Inquired at a CNC shop many years ago about it .The initial investment for tooling was way beyond my means . One would need to sell hundreds to break even . Found a NOS '52 emblem years ago . Price was steep so it became a B-day / Christmas gift to self . Have some heaters to obtain in Oct while on the " Great 9 th Annual Parts Safari "
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From: Monmouth County, NJ
A decent substitute at least until you find one, Iv'e seen is a 1953 horn button. think it fits just about exactly. The 52 Heater Emblems are super rare, one year only, and only on the most expensive of the factory heaters, the Magic Air, and even then a lot of people chose non-factory heaters, if heaters at all! Then add to that they likely got kicked off or destroyed by a passengers foot or boot.
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