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01-29-2023, 01:29 PM | #1 |
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1930 town sedan hole in cowl…what attached here?
On a 1930 Murray Town Sedan, what was attached to this hole in the front door opening of the cowl?
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02-04-2023, 09:59 AM | #2 |
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Re: 1930 town sedan hole in cowl…what attached here?
I would guess possibly a wood screw, but not certain. I am in the process of restoring a '29 Murray Fordor for my daughter and her family, so I will look the next time that I am over at their place to compare cowl sections. Obviously the Briggs and Murray bodies are different, as the Murray bodied fordors had indentions in the floor sills at this point (the lack of a bead on the bottom of the doors did not require the Briggs bodies to have the indentation. I'm curious as well if anyone has a more definitive response.
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02-04-2023, 10:05 AM | #3 |
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Re: 1930 town sedan hole in cowl…what attached here?
It’s a conundrum for sure. I don’t know what the wood screws would attach to since the floor rail doesn’t come into contact with that hole, unless a separate piece of “filler “ wood was used.
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02-04-2023, 10:58 AM | #4 |
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Re: 1930 town sedan hole in cowl…what attached here?
I'm guessing a body drain?
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02-04-2023, 12:24 PM | #5 |
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Re: 1930 town sedan hole in cowl…what attached here?
I have those same holes in my unrestored '30 Murray Town Sedan, both sides. Nothing in them. I suspect they may have been part of the manufacturing process, maybe a locator hole for a dowel in the press that formed that pillar.
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02-04-2023, 03:28 PM | #6 |
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Re: 1930 town sedan hole in cowl…what attached here?
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02-04-2023, 07:57 PM | #7 |
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Re: 1930 town sedan hole in cowl…what attached here?
Building on MAG's observations, could Ford have supplied the cowls to Briggs & Murray.....everything from the cowl back being individual to the body builder ??
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Re: 1930 town sedan hole in cowl…what attached here?
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02-04-2023, 10:47 PM | #9 |
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Re: 1930 town sedan hole in cowl…what attached here?
A good place for a rubber bumper.
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