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Originally Posted by Neil Wilson
The 7" and 5-3/4" frame-flange designs was pointed out to me by Fred Gooding (now departed) many years ago. I have a few sets of these (some d1 and some d2).
I should have tried to include this in the AA Fords supplement when working on that in 2015. But, this was not unique to the AA and I hoped it would be included in the last revision in Area 13. The photo on page 13-6 shows the d2 5-3/4" and the d3 3-1/8" frame-flanges.
Changing the RGJS is close to impossible. With photos, the standards community might take a second look.
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Neil,
I knew nothing of the 5-3/4" d2 front fender till your post and I have about 4 including 4 of the 7" ones. Yes, it is really to bad that it was not pointed out in the Standards as I think it is significant to those wanting to restore their car correctly.
I have not yet proven this fact but I wonder when the FLAT reinforcement bracket went to the forged reinforcement bracket on the inside of the fender to attach the Fender bracket to in April 1928,...I wonder if that was when Ford went from the 7" d1 Fender to the 5-3/4" d2 fender? This would also be in relation the change from Front Fender bracket #1 to Front Fender Bracket #2 at the same time.
It is interesting to see the damage that the shock arms did to these early fenders with the raised bump. I have both types, d1 and d2 type fenders, with the damage so unique that it is in the same spot on both fenders.
No wonder Ford went to the d3 fender just to really stop that problem.
The d2 fender must have been short lived....But I see that you indicate it went from May thru December 1928.
I just can not figure out just when the d2 went to the d3 type fender...Must of been January 1929?
Pluck