AA radiator guard

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Hayslip
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Model Year: 1930

AA radiator guard

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A NYC popular item for trucks. Digital gallery NYPL 707907f
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flatford39
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Body Type: Express
Model Year: 1928
Location: NE Illinois

Re: AA radiator guard

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That looks really familiar. Is that under the "L" on the south side of Chicago where Warshawski's was??

State and Archer was where the Store was.

For those that don't know who or what Warshawski's was they evolved into J C Whitney over the years.

It was the place you went to to get parts for your "A" or "AA" in Chicago even into the early 70's.
ModelAkid
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Body Type: 186-B stake
Model Year: 1931
Location: LHC Arizona & UP Michigan

Re: AA radiator guard

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Warshawski aka JC Whitney was at 1916 S. State St. They had a lot of Model A parts even in the '60's, I used to go down there until the neighborhood got too dangerous. My car was broken into while I was in the store, and a friend of mine told me he was robbed at gunpoint in the Warshawski parking lot across the street from the store. Most of their parts were pretty crappy anyway. That's where the Model A hub caps that say "Fool" instead of "Ford" came from.
Stakebed
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Model Year: 1929
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Re: AA radiator guard

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wow neat pic. i wonder what their thinking was on what the guard would actually prevent...
Hayslip
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Re: AA radiator guard

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1937 2nd Ave. and 70th St. New York City.
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