[w.michael]

You have a 1930 or early 1931 Briggs body Fordor. In 1931, there were two different fire walls. The area where the gas line attaches at the firewall under the hood is referred to as either "flat" or "teardrop." Firewalls were flat for all of 1930 and until approximately the end of March of 1931. After approximately March of 1931, firewalls were teardrop. Your firewall is flat, meaning your body is from 1930 or early 1931. Based on the shape of the top of the side windows, your body is a Briggs body, not a Murray body. A picture of the gas tank inside the car where the instrument cluster attaches would further narrow it down as to either first half of 1930, or second half of 1930 through early 1931.

The illustration in Post # 13 above is an artist's drawing, and is not accurate. I don't think any Fordor was ever produced with that gas tank/cowl configuration, unless it was something built in Canada or built for export. Don't go by that drawing.

There are approximately forty 'leven different Fordor models. Some of those different models are just trim level changes of the same body shell, and some are different body shells, some with three windows on each side, and some with two windows on each side. I don't know which model yours is. It does not appear to have holes in the cowl for cowl lights, which would mean it is not a "town sedan." (Maybe the holes are there, and I just can't see them in the picture.) Don't be tempted to add cowl lights if it doesn't have the holes. The "standard" models are more rarely restored than the "deluxe" town sedan models. And many standard Fordors are converted to town sedans upon restoration. Everyone seems to want maximum bling when they do a restoration, only to learn later that standard cars are pretty neat also, and maybe more rarely seen today.

W. Michael