T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,965 #1 Posted 7 hours ago When Ford brought out the 9N in 1939, the stamping dies for the hood wasn't available yet. So, the first 600 to 700 9Ns had a cast aluminum hood, but they were painted gray in the factory. The rarity of the aluminum hoods, were were prone to crack, current owners have polished the aluminum to a bright shine and leave them unpainted. The video below (not mine) shows one of these polished aluminum 9Ns. 3 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 13,073 #2 Posted 4 hours ago Nice! Looks to be a Flathead 4 cylinder... Polished aluminum similar to what some folks do to 701, 702 one piece gas tanks.... Some folks, not me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davem1111 2,372 #3 Posted 2 hours ago That is sweet - my brother still has Dad's 9N, need to get him to check for aluminum but I'm pretty sure it's not aluminum. I owned an 8N for quite a few years, not a whole lot of difference between the 2 models at first glance. Wish I still had that tractor. I see these all over the place, begging for rescue, but I don't have the time or the money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
