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01-23-2024, 09:25 PM | #21 |
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Re: 28-29 Sport Coupe belt trim
Have a few of the old reproductions we found after our move. They all are 'separating' at the ends. Will post a better close up when we locate them. They are here somewhere. All like new.
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01-24-2024, 07:59 PM | #22 |
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Re: 28-29 Sport Coupe belt trim
I found the pictures. Hope this helps.
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01-25-2024, 11:18 AM | #23 |
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Re: 28-29 Sport Coupe belt trim
Tony lived in Southeastern Michigan and worked at the Mustang assembly plant in Gibralter. Back then he belonged to my region of MARC in Monroe. I don't recall his loss of the dies. He couldn't get "run time" where he was having them manufactured due to the small volume and their capacity was taken by the auto makers. After that I lost track of him.
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01-25-2024, 05:05 PM | #24 |
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Re: 28-29 Sport Coupe belt trim
The double curvature of the parts would complicate the pressing operation by a good bit. It would be interesting to see the original dies and know how many pressing operations it took to fabricate the two major pieces of that belt molding. Manufacturing processes generally have dedicated presses for each operation. They wouldn't have had to be really large presses but that depends on whether in was a one press hit or 4 or more different hits with different dies. Ford was manufacturing Special Coupes, Sport Coupes, and Business coupes in 1928 and 29 so they would have needed quite a few of them at that time. After the Special Coupe was discontinued in later 1929, the need for them would have dropped off a fair amount. Sport Coupes for 1930 & 31 have their own belt molding incorporated into the body form. Business Coupes lost out to the Standard Coupe models for those years so the belt molding was no longer produced except possibly for spare parts.
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01-27-2024, 06:56 AM | #25 |
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Re: 28-29 Sport Coupe belt trim
I have a unrestored original dec 28 special coupe and need this rear belt rail trim piece as well.
Im willing to pay fair value plus shipping. If you guys will part with it let me know Thank you Ted Daros |
01-28-2024, 11:16 AM | #26 |
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01-30-2024, 02:25 PM | #27 |
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Re: 28-29 Sport Coupe belt trim
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