In the course of resurrecting my 59 F250 4x4, I needed a water pump. The one with the 3/4" shaft and big impeller. I found dozens of listings for the A1-Cardone but everyone was out of stock, even Cardone's own website. I searched the internet for days. I eventually found 3 dealers who had NOS and was given the name of a place called Half ton Fun. I gave him the OEM number and he said he had one. $169 with shipping. It showed up and it was the Cardone reman with Fords B9 number written on the box with a sharpie. Heavy sigh. Well it's on the truck now.
So, I'm sure some of you have ran into this. Do you have any good info to help others in their search?