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hotroddeuce · 12-05-2011, 08:29 PM

I just bought a 34 roadster and have a question where all roadsters rumble seat cars or some decklid cars? looking for b pillar supports also for it
Thanks

David J · 12-05-2011, 09:26 PM

I had a 33 std v-8 roadster back in the 70's & it was a trunk . Cabriolets are the ones that are all rumble seats . The B-pillar castings are reproduced by several different folks . One type is steel & one type is bronze . Gennies are steel castings .

DavidG · 12-06-2011, 12:00 AM

In theory, Ford stopped making standard roadsters after the '33 model year, hence all '34 roadsters were deluxe models and the rumble seat was standard equipment.

I say in theory as they supposedly stopped making standard phaetons after the '33 model year also and yet I once had a '34 stadard phaeton and have heard of a couple of others since then.

If those windshield posts on your car in your photo are originals, then the car was originally a deluxe model and it did have a rumble seat. Does the dash have an ash tray in the center of it? If so, that is another tell tale of a deluxe model.

Mike in AZ · 12-06-2011, 11:49 AM

and a '32 3-window...sigh.....nice pair for your garage.....Mike

hotroddeuce · 12-07-2011, 09:50 AM

Thanks windshield posts are original but I do not know if original to this body as they are just loosely bolted on did not come with a dash.
can any one post up some photos of what the brackets under top panel would be like on a decklid car which sounds like would be a 33 car and photos of rumble seat mounting area and inner rear panel area for a 34

David J · 12-07-2011, 10:02 AM

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The 33 trunk roadster I had in the mid 70's is long gone & I have no detail pics of the trunk area . The pic attached is a 34 .

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Originally Posted by hotroddeuce

Thanks windshield posts are original but I do not know if original to this body as they are just loosely bolted on did not come with a dash.
can any one post up some photos of what the brackets under top panel would be like on a decklid car which sounds like would be a 33 car and photos of rumble seat mounting area and inner rear panel area for a 34

12-05-2011, 08:29 PM	#1
hotroddeuce Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: MI Posts: 88	34 roadster questions I just bought a 34 roadster and have a question where all roadsters rumble seat cars or some decklid cars? looking for b pillar supports also for it Thanks

12-05-2011, 09:26 PM	#2
David J Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: St Croix Falls WI Posts: 2,080	Re: 34 roadster questions I had a 33 std v-8 roadster back in the 70's & it was a trunk . Cabriolets are the ones that are all rumble seats . The B-pillar castings are reproduced by several different folks . One type is steel & one type is bronze . Gennies are steel castings .

12-06-2011, 12:00 AM	#3
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,670	Re: 34 roadster questions In theory, Ford stopped making standard roadsters after the '33 model year, hence all '34 roadsters were deluxe models and the rumble seat was standard equipment. I say in theory as they supposedly stopped making standard phaetons after the '33 model year also and yet I once had a '34 stadard phaeton and have heard of a couple of others since then. If those windshield posts on your car in your photo are originals, then the car was originally a deluxe model and it did have a rumble seat. Does the dash have an ash tray in the center of it? If so, that is another tell tale of a deluxe model.

12-06-2011, 11:49 AM	#4
Mike in AZ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Waddell, AZ Posts: 2,540	Re: 34 roadster questions and a '32 3-window...sigh.....nice pair for your garage.....Mike

12-07-2011, 09:50 AM	#5
hotroddeuce Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: MI Posts: 88	Re: 34 roadster questions Thanks windshield posts are original but I do not know if original to this body as they are just loosely bolted on did not come with a dash. can any one post up some photos of what the brackets under top panel would be like on a decklid car which sounds like would be a 33 car and photos of rumble seat mounting area and inner rear panel area for a 34