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09-18-2020, 10:40 AM | #21 |
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Re: 1939 1940 1941 firewall wiring kidney shaped cover
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Cyclone: Here is another one from my collection that is so far not identified. It is similar to 1941 pickup except it has two small size wire openings and one larger opening at the bottom. There are two cover part numbers that we know of that have not as yet been matched up with a cover. They are the 99A-14600 and the 21A-14600. Could this be one of these two? 40larry |
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09-29-2020, 03:10 AM | #23 |
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09-29-2020, 11:31 AM | #24 |
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Re: 1939 1940 1941 firewall wiring kidney shaped cover
IS the black finish correct??? NOT body color???
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09-29-2020, 12:18 PM | #25 |
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Re: 1939 1940 1941 firewall wiring kidney shaped cover
Black was the intended color for all vehicles regardless of body color. There are a few folks that contend "some" cars had these originally painted body color.
However, none of these folks has ever offered any proof of this actually occurring. The engineering release clearly indicates black.
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09-30-2020, 06:55 AM | #29 |
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Re: 1939 1940 1941 firewall wiring kidney shaped cover
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In the interim I found this picture of our Merc at the 09 Central National in Auburn and you can see our cover is body color!!! NOT saying you are wrong by any means......BUT here is my bases of proof thus far!! Last edited by rockfla; 09-30-2020 at 08:14 AM. |
09-30-2020, 08:45 AM | #30 |
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See attached.
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There haven't been many "colored" covers witnessed that could offer more than "I think this is original" offered as proof and / or theory. While researching for my book, the priority was always what was intended. When a deviation occurred on a basis so vast it couldn't be cast as "worker error" or "ran out of cadmium bolts (ex)" then I'd include that in the text. This cover is one of those things that simply has not been witnessed on more than a very infrequent basis. I did find that very early cars of any model had more anomalies than later production. A perfect example of that? 1940 Deluxe grille trim with squared off ends. The engineering releases clearly show this design as obsolete prior to "Job #1". Still, this squared off end trim showed up on a vast number of very early vehicles. Too many to believe with any common sense it was worker error or simply an oversight. Nope, most likely, the early design was used up prior to the speared end design was the "norm".
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09-30-2020, 10:44 AM | #32 |
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I was coming from the stand point of your statement above that "Nobody has offered Proof" side of things and also not to be argumentive. I don't dispute the "norm" being black and STILL not convinced yet that mine was originally body color till I get mine back in hand!! SO my picture was merely to show that my statement of body color was also an offer of "proof". AGAIN, I'm still not convinced I am right.....YET!! Lol |
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As I'd stated earlier, it seems that occasionally when starting a "new" model, there were things that needed to be "dialed in" whether for efficiency, design and / or function. As (another) example: '39 Deluxe Fords had a grille cross brace that was body color on early models. This particular brace was bolted in place. Mid year change saw this brace riveted to the grille and subsequently painted body color - a definite cost savings.
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