Arvin Heater Cartridge core - The Horseshoe
Arvin Heater Cartridge core - The Horseshoe
Arvin Heater Cartridge core - The Horseshoe

Arvin Heater Cartridge core - The Horseshoe

HC Arvin wire space cartridge

Regular price $1,200.00

Originally sent to us a 1936 Dodge and later a 1939 Plymouth we have seen the horsehoe heater core pop up in MOPARs of this vintage as well as Jeep and early Ford.

1939-1948 Model 36 Deluxe Heater Core 

1940-1942 Model 31 Deluxe Heater Core

We affectionately refer to it as the horseshoe heater core a make a low cost formed tube or a cartridge style core for the 6V fans.  

Made in the USA

Each heater core is made to order, please allow adequate time for us to fabricate. 

Present Lead times.


We make to order. Please allow adequate time for us to build.

Build time estimates [Feb 2025]

Brass/Black Model Ts

Our longstanding foundry (supplier) closed and all production was shifted to a neighboring foundry.  Apparently many of the closed foundry's workers were ineligible for rehire by the new foundry due to more aggressive immigration enforcement and the union has no employees to provide.  As of 2-20-25, we should receive castings in March 2025 and can resume production then. 

In the interim, we have been working with our one-off foundry to have pattern boxes made and these are trickling in in smaller batches and we will produce what we can.

Model As 5-6 weeks

Heater cores ~6 weeks

Model A and 32 Ford Street rods 6 weeks

Common street rods ~12-15 weeks

Tricky customs & complicated restorations ~16 weeks months

We appreciate your patience as we continue to recruit and train new fabricators and manage the labor shortfall our country has been experiencing.