Many parts on my car are obsolete and hard or impossible to find if they break or are lost. Unfortunately two parts were lost a couple of years ago when I had some work done to the car by a reputable shop.
The shop lost the wing nut for the air cleaner and the seat adjustment knob on the driver's seat (which was loose and probably just fell out somewhere). I probably sounded like a wing nut myself when I called the shop asking if they had accidentally set the parts aside somewhere.
Luckily I was able to get used replacements for both the wing nut and knob thanks to Mustang II folks, and I replaced the knob recently. It's a small project; it took half a second to pop it on, but any project is an accomplishment, and now I have stock knobs for both seats.
It worries me that one day I won't be able to find a replacement for a part that breaks or is lost. I wish I could order parts for my car out of a catalog. Maybe I will be able to someday. I'm excited whenever I hear of more parts manufacturers producing Mustang II items.
In the meantime, I'm taking the wing nut off the air cleaner whenever I send the car out, just to keep it from getting lost again.
