The first tools I bought for myself were my S-K 3/8ths drive sockets and ratchet. Lost the ratchet but managed to replace it and complete the set along with adding a matching set of wrenches from E-Bay. They stay in the basement. My first wrenches and screwdrivers were Westwards. Still have them too.
My second kit was a set of 3/8ths and 1/2 inch Proto Challengers, sockets, ratchets, wrenches and screwdrivers all loaded into a blue Proto tote box. Had to carry the whole thing home from the dealer on foot; weighed about as much as my skinny *ss could carry at that point. Still have and use them a half century later; they have a home in my General roller tool box out in the shop.
My 1/4 drive stuff is a mixture of Craftsman and Napa Ultrapro. I do have some Challenger items but that kit is missing stuff that needs to be located and acquired.
The third set is a legacy that came to from my Dad. They were his tools for working on his 37 sedan. Added a contemporary ratchet to that kit as the original was sort of like a gear wrench that you used a separate drive pin with and flipped over to reverse direction.
Nick
My second kit was a set of 3/8ths and 1/2 inch Proto Challengers, sockets, ratchets, wrenches and screwdrivers all loaded into a blue Proto tote box. Had to carry the whole thing home from the dealer on foot; weighed about as much as my skinny *ss could carry at that point. Still have and use them a half century later; they have a home in my General roller tool box out in the shop.
My 1/4 drive stuff is a mixture of Craftsman and Napa Ultrapro. I do have some Challenger items but that kit is missing stuff that needs to be located and acquired.
The third set is a legacy that came to from my Dad. They were his tools for working on his 37 sedan. Added a contemporary ratchet to that kit as the original was sort of like a gear wrench that you used a separate drive pin with and flipped over to reverse direction.
Nick
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