|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
03-23-2021, 04:09 PM | #1 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Oregon
Posts: 1,265
|
1935 1936 1937 1938 Cabriolet top iron latch
I am working on making the 1937 cabriolet top iron latch. I received a request from a person with a 1935 cabriolet which has a similar latch. The parts books I have are sketchy and confusing as to what was used.
Questions... 1935 handle should be chrome? 1936-38 painted? When did the bump that is 2/3rds down the handle appear? Are the two versions interchangeable? Are there more versions? Photos are of the 1935, the 1937, and my work in progress 3D CAD model. |
03-23-2021, 06:55 PM | #2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 4,729
|
Re: 1935 1936 1937 1938 Cabriolet top iron latch
Ford Hardware book for 1938 list the 1937 roadster top slant iron locking handle as 78-714832. It has the bump. The handles on my original 35 Cabriolet top do not have the bump. I think you have the finish correct. It seems Ford did not offer the handle as a replacement part, there is no listings in the hardware books for the Cabriolets handles. Don Rogers may be able to shed more light. I am aware this part is often needed.
Last edited by Terry,OH; 03-23-2021 at 07:07 PM. |
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|
03-23-2021, 07:46 PM | #3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: near Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 400
|
Re: 1935 1936 1937 1938 Cabriolet top iron latch
Neither the '35 nor '36 handles have the bump. The '35 handle is chrome plated; the '36 handle is painted. Don Sommer at American Arrow Corporation reproduced these handles in stainless steel.
|
05-01-2021, 03:31 PM | #4 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: LI NY
Posts: 220
|
Re: 1935 1936 1937 1938 Cabriolet top iron latch
I bought mine from Superior Car Parts Inc. few years ago ( Stainless ) 36 Cabriolet.
Phone: 708-390-0377 | E-mail Us: [email protected] Nice to deal with. |
05-03-2021, 09:11 AM | #5 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Snohomish,WA
Posts: 1,025
|
Re: 1935 1936 1937 1938 Cabriolet top iron latch
Quote:
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...rior+top+irons |
|
08-24-2022, 06:31 PM | #6 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2021
Posts: 5
|
Re: 1935 1936 1937 1938 Cabriolet top iron latch
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
|
09-14-2022, 12:54 PM | #7 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Oregon
Posts: 1,265
|
Re: 1935 1936 1937 1938 Cabriolet top iron latch
Hello All
I finished my first run of the 1932-36 and 1937-38 top latches. A whopping 8 each. Yes the roller actually rolls. Karl |
09-14-2022, 01:05 PM | #8 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 7,933
|
Re: 1935 1936 1937 1938 Cabriolet top iron latch
Quote:
__________________
The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... "Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!" "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0 |
|
09-14-2022, 01:47 PM | #9 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Columbus, IN
Posts: 1,401
|
Re: 1935 1936 1937 1938 Cabriolet top iron latch
Karl, those are beautiful pieces!
|
03-24-2023, 06:35 PM | #10 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: LI NY
Posts: 220
|
Re: 1935 1936 1937 1938 Cabriolet top iron latch
Karl
How are you doing with the metal piece that goes across the bottom of the Front Bow on a 36 Cabriolet? |
03-25-2023, 07:39 AM | #11 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Cairns , Australia
Posts: 739
|
Re: 1935 1936 1937 1938 Cabriolet top iron latch
If Karl hasn’t made the tin header plate, it’s available from oak bows in Pensylvania. I bought mine from there. Pm me if you want their contact information. Dan
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|