Love it! My brother and I have the same jack. We've known it nearly all our lives. We became first aware of cars... which was early. Our uncle had a one-man auto-body shop, which he started before 1950 and by the time we were maybe around 10-12 years old (late 50s, we'd be at the shop, noticing things. In fact, the summer I turned 15, I spent it at the shop, bringing back a '34 Chevy ad things Uncle Joe taught me that summer still come in handy.
With its rounded fenders, we always felt that Blackhawk jack was so cool, and after he retired in the 1970s, he let us have quite a few tools. I had the barn with the room to work on cars, and there was nothing better that that Blackhawk jack for swapping Corvair powertrains - which we did a lot.
Maddeningly, the place got robbed and most of Uncle Joe's tools went away. Luckily, the jack and a few other items were at my brother's house for a project he was working on. He's still got it there... and I don't think in all the time he and I have had it, it's ever needed hydraulic work. Amazing. BTW, do you know when these were manufactured?
that is one hell of a story! So incredible he let you guys have his tools, and awful that someone you know broke in and stole them. But incredible that the jack wasn't there and you still have it! And google "Blackhawk floorjack, model SJ 18" to find out when it was made
Love it! My brother and I have the same jack. We've known it nearly all our lives. We became first aware of cars... which was early. Our uncle had a one-man auto-body shop, which he started before 1950 and by the time we were maybe around 10-12 years old (late 50s, we'd be at the shop, noticing things. In fact, the summer I turned 15, I spent it at the shop, bringing back a '34 Chevy ad things Uncle Joe taught me that summer still come in handy.
ReplyDeleteWith its rounded fenders, we always felt that Blackhawk jack was so cool, and after he retired in the 1970s, he let us have quite a few tools. I had the barn with the room to work on cars, and there was nothing better that that Blackhawk jack for swapping Corvair powertrains - which we did a lot.
Maddeningly, the place got robbed and most of Uncle Joe's tools went away. Luckily, the jack and a few other items were at my brother's house for a project he was working on. He's still got it there... and I don't think in all the time he and I have had it, it's ever needed hydraulic work. Amazing. BTW, do you know when these were manufactured?
that is one hell of a story!
DeleteSo incredible he let you guys have his tools,
and awful that someone you know broke in and stole them.
But incredible that the jack wasn't there and you still have it!
And google "Blackhawk floorjack, model SJ 18" to find out when it was made