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02-08-2013, 05:43 PM | #1 |
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28-29 Roadster Pickup bodies
Hi everyone. I have been lurking on here for a while, but I thought of a question. I am about to embark on a project to build a 28-29 OCPU to add to the garage with the 30 coupe and 29 fordor. After a quick search, I found some threads discussing the quality of Brookeville bodies and componenets. But, does anyone have any pictures of a finished Roadster Pickup with a Brookeville cab and/or bed? I saw a few people mention minute differences... Thanks!
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02-08-2013, 09:00 PM | #2 |
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Re: 28-29 Roadster Pickup bodies
Depending of the level of "Restoration' you are going for I think the Brookville body looks good. There will be a bit of fine tuning to make it look Ford Factory new, and you'll need an original sitting along side to the see these features. Bob
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02-08-2013, 09:14 PM | #3 |
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Re: 28-29 Roadster Pickup bodies
I looked into it in only a cursory way, but one thing that struck me about the Brookville bodies is the holes on either side of the seat riser on Ford are a punched oval. On Brookville it's two circles overlapping.
Small matter. They may have done this simply to differentiate an original from the repop. Otherwise I could tell no difference. (Touring Class Eyeballs?) Joe K
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02-09-2013, 08:54 AM | #4 |
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Re: 28-29 Roadster Pickup bodies
Try contacting Barry/B.
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02-10-2013, 12:20 PM | #5 |
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Re: 28-29 Roadster Pickup bodies
It sounds like the overall consensus, based on what I've seen, is that the bodies are good quality and very close to the real thing. I think I still would prefer the real thing, but we shall see. Thanks for the input.
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02-10-2013, 05:09 PM | #6 |
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Re: 28-29 Roadster Pickup bodies
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Depending on your restoration skills and financial situation you may be better off finding a complete original roadster pickup to start with. Trying to find and buy all of the needed parts to build a truck from scratch using a Brookville body will be very time consuming and expensive. Last edited by Richard Wilson; 02-10-2013 at 06:12 PM. |
02-10-2013, 06:13 PM | #7 |
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Re: 28-29 Roadster Pickup bodies
You may be right about the cost. I'm open to all options at this point. I've got a restorable chassis lined up, so we'll see what happens.
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