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Title: Guide to Jack Handles 1965 to 1978
Post by: anghelrestorations on January 09, 2026, 07:33:05 PM
Posting up here the latest article that just got finished...heve plenty more to come in the next few weeks and months.  This should be helpful for those of us wondering what is correct for the different years we are working on.   Click on the link below to open up the article and let me know if you have questions.  Thanks to those who took time out and helped that I mention in the article.

https://anghelrestorations.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Jack-handles-v1.1-comp.pdf (https://anghelrestorations.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Jack-handles-v1.1-comp.pdf)


(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55019405317_d032151d15_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2rPSQmv)20251230_124241 (https://flic.kr/p/2rPSQmv) by Marcus Anghel (https://www.flickr.com/photos/154714213@N02/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Guide to Jack Handles 1965 to 1978
Post by: JD on January 09, 2026, 11:39:43 PM
Nice work, good info!
Title: Re: Guide to Jack Handles 1965 to 1978
Post by: Kent on January 10, 2026, 03:59:06 AM
When will you have enough material to make a nice book from your collected data? Maybe do it together with all our nice forum members.
Title: Re: Guide to Jack Handles 1965 to 1978
Post by: anghelrestorations on January 10, 2026, 10:22:53 AM
A book?  Another 20 or 30 years before I know what some of these old timers know.   ;)  It takes time.....
Title: Re: Guide to Jack Handles 1965 to 1978
Post by: Coralsnake on January 10, 2026, 10:37:08 AM
All of those articles are posted on Marcus' webpages. Print them out and pretend
Title: Re: Guide to Jack Handles 1965 to 1978
Post by: greekz on January 10, 2026, 11:28:07 AM
Very good information.  One question, other than the Mag Star handle, is the change over date known for the standard handle design(13/16")?
Title: Re: Guide to Jack Handles 1965 to 1978
Post by: WT6066-2600 on January 13, 2026, 07:08:18 PM
As to our 68 Shelbys, should we conclude that either of the 2 folding designs presented for 68s could have delivered or just the AUSCO which is stated as being "mostly seen in Metuchen built cars in or around 1968?"

Tremendous effort in researching and publishing the jack handle data, appreciate the article and look forward to more.
Title: Re: Guide to Jack Handles 1965 to 1978
Post by: Coralsnake on January 13, 2026, 08:20:15 PM
The bull nose is by far the most common for a 1968 Shelby 😄
Title: Re: Guide to Jack Handles 1965 to 1978
Post by: Bob Gaines on January 13, 2026, 10:17:31 PM
Quote from: greekz on January 10, 2026, 11:28:07 AMVery good information.  One question, other than the Mag Star handle, is the change over date known for the standard handle design(13/16")?
Very late at least at San Jose. The reason being I have seen a number of very late 67 Shelby's which had the tear drop style lug wrench.
Title: Re: Guide to Jack Handles 1965 to 1978
Post by: greekz on January 14, 2026, 10:52:20 AM
Quote from: Bob Gaines on January 13, 2026, 10:17:31 PM
Quote from: greekz on January 10, 2026, 11:28:07 AMVery good information.  One question, other than the Mag Star handle, is the change over date known for the standard handle design(13/16")?
Very late at least at San Jose. The reason being I have seen a number of very late 67 Shelby's which had the tear drop style lug wrench.

Thanks, appreciate the information.
Title: Re: Guide to Jack Handles 1965 to 1978
Post by: Special Ed on January 15, 2026, 07:22:15 AM
The angled off end 71-73 jack handle type identified in marcus guide article is used in the 1970 dearborn mustangs anyway replacing the 69 rounded off end jack handle from what i seen over the years having many low mile 70 b9s in our shop over the years.