The Ford Barn

john charlton · 08-02-2017, 05:28 PM

I have seen two different styles of top . My 29 fordor the top welting which runs across the back top above the rear window is in one piece . This terminates each side several inches down the side curve . It looks the same as the archive pics . At a car show in Phoenix I saw a very original looking blind back fordor where the welting started at the back of the rain gutter ,swept down past the rear side window then abruptly up and across the back to the other side,seemed that the welting was in three pieces . This top seemed to be on an unrestored car . Were some cars built this way ???. There is one on You Tube a black car with the same top .Just wondering .

John in heavy rain low pressure Suffolk County England .

Russ · 08-07-2017, 09:49 AM

John, it sounds like you may be describing the difference between a 60-C Fordor and a 170-A Fordor, both of which were made in 1929. It's a bit difficult to visualize what you are describing - can you send a couple pictures?

asapguy · 08-07-2017, 10:14 AM

Russ this is the two types of seams John is referring to. I have seen several 60 A & B fordors done both ways. I believe the left picture is the correct way.

john charlton · 08-07-2017, 12:28 PM

Thats it ,thank you asapguy !!! I have seen several cars with the 3 piece welting,one at a car show in Phoenix that looked very very original . I should have sought out the owner and asked him . Maybe the Town Sedan group might know. I had thought the welting was in 3 pieces but your pic shows maybe one long piece.

John in cloudy evening Suffolk County England .

Russ · 08-07-2017, 01:23 PM

Thanks for the photo-clarification - not what I was thinking.

jrelliott · 08-07-2017, 08:49 PM

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The kit I got from LeBonney has the style of top in the left that asapguy posted.. One fo the books that I have "The cars that Henry Ford built" show the style of the one on the left also.

juke joint johnny · 08-08-2017, 03:40 AM

In the second photo above they have followed the gap in the metal panels panels that are nailed on to the wood frame, Then nailed the welting on to that 1" strip of exposed wood

I don't really think it was done like that at Briggs, not from the original photos I have seen or the 60b that I have. The first picture looks correct.

John Cochran

08-02-2017, 05:28 PM	#1
john charlton Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,304	28/29 Briggs blind back top question. I have seen two different styles of top . My 29 fordor the top welting which runs across the back top above the rear window is in one piece . This terminates each side several inches down the side curve . It looks the same as the archive pics . At a car show in Phoenix I saw a very original looking blind back fordor where the welting started at the back of the rain gutter ,swept down past the rear side window then abruptly up and across the back to the other side,seemed that the welting was in three pieces . This top seemed to be on an unrestored car . Were some cars built this way ???. There is one on You Tube a black car with the same top .Just wondering . John in heavy rain low pressure Suffolk County England .

08-07-2017, 09:49 AM	#2
Russ Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 52	Re: 28/29 Briggs blind back top question. John, it sounds like you may be describing the difference between a 60-C Fordor and a 170-A Fordor, both of which were made in 1929. It's a bit difficult to visualize what you are describing - can you send a couple pictures?

08-07-2017, 12:28 PM	#4
john charlton Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,304	Re: 28/29 Briggs blind back top question. Thats it ,thank you asapguy !!! I have seen several cars with the 3 piece welting,one at a car show in Phoenix that looked very very original . I should have sought out the owner and asked him . Maybe the Town Sedan group might know. I had thought the welting was in 3 pieces but your pic shows maybe one long piece. John in cloudy evening Suffolk County England . Last edited by john charlton; 08-08-2017 at 09:45 AM.

08-07-2017, 01:23 PM	#5
Russ Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 52	Re: 28/29 Briggs blind back top question. Thanks for the photo-clarification - not what I was thinking.

08-07-2017, 08:49 PM	#6
jrelliott Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pine, AZ Posts: 794	Re: 28/29 Briggs blind back top question. Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The kit I got from LeBonney has the style of top in the left that asapguy posted.. One fo the books that I have "The cars that Henry Ford built" show the style of the one on the left also.

08-08-2017, 03:40 AM	#7
juke joint johnny Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London England Posts: 908	Re: 28/29 Briggs blind back top question. In the second photo above they have followed the gap in the metal panels panels that are nailed on to the wood frame, Then nailed the welting on to that 1" strip of exposed wood I don't really think it was done like that at Briggs, not from the original photos I have seen or the 60b that I have. The first picture looks correct. John Cochran