The Ford Barn

alt63bird · 08-30-2014, 12:38 PM

What is the correct vertical location for the pleats/ribs/whatever they're called on '40 Ford door/quarter panels? I've seen pictures with them between the door handle and window cranks, going through the door handle, going through the window cranks or anywhere in between. To add to this, it seems like they should line up (top and bottom) with the trim strips on a '40 Deluxe dash, but wouldn't that put them too high in relation to the window garnish moldings?

john worden · 08-30-2014, 02:38 PM

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08-30-2014, 12:38 PM	#1
alt63bird Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: outside Omaha, NE Posts: 276	40 Door/Quarter Upholstery Pleats What is the correct vertical location for the pleats/ribs/whatever they're called on '40 Ford door/quarter panels? I've seen pictures with them between the door handle and window cranks, going through the door handle, going through the window cranks or anywhere in between. To add to this, it seems like they should line up (top and bottom) with the trim strips on a '40 Deluxe dash, but wouldn't that put them too high in relation to the window garnish moldings? __________________ Alan H. Tast AIA, LEED AP BD+C Technical Director/Past President-Editor-Publications Director, Vintage Thunderbird Club Int'l. (VTCI) http://www.vintagethunderbirdclub.net Author, "Thunderbird 1955-1966" & "Thunderbird 50 Years" 35+ year member, Crown Victoria Ass'n.