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Old 06-16-2020, 11:01 AM   #61
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I had the privilege of seeing Tim Kellys Tow Car Delivery at a New England meet several years ago. What I saw was a sliding door between the driver and the rear compartment. Also his had only one seat in the drivers compartment. Are these two different models of a TCD?
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Old 06-16-2020, 11:18 AM   #62
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To the best of my knowledge, all TCDs have a partition between the driver and the rear compartment with a sliding door, as well as a single seat for the driver.
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As you have one Jeff could you post some pictures. Thanks
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Old 06-16-2020, 12:37 PM   #64
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Are these two different models of a TCD?
Technically yes; the '30 straight windshield and the '31 slant windshield but the interiors were the same.

Like Jeff said; a sliding door separating cockpit and cargo area as well as a single driver's seat.

The red car posted earlier in this thread is a tribute vehicle with many inaccurate details; including the dual front seats and the stationary partition. It is the unfortunate side effect of creating an interpretation of an actual production vehicle; people see it and think that is how an original is.

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The black 1930 TCD I brought to the Cider Mill in Shelton is not part of the Doug Clayton collection.

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The "Ford Model A as Henry Built It" book states that the town car delivery had an all aluminum body.

I would assume that applies only to the package compartment, and that the front doors and cowl are modified from slant windshield Town Sedans and consequently are made out of steel.

Can anybody confirm/clarify ?

What about the subframe of the TCD ? Is it wood, steel or aluminum ?
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Old 03-22-2021, 07:12 PM   #67
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How many '30 deluxe deliveries (bottom left) were produced ?
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Old 03-22-2021, 07:22 PM   #68
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Roy Frost has been deceased for some, and his son was in charge of selling of Roy's collection. I don't know what has become pf Roy's TCD, if anything...
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Old 04-20-2021, 02:45 AM   #69
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The "tribute" 1931 Ford Model A Town Car Delivery that was in the Den Hartogh Ford Museum, The Netherlands is again for sale online. It just popped up on Pre-War Cars:


https://www.prewarcar.com/323749-for...-delivery-1931



This "tribute" Town Car Delivery has been bouncing around the internet for the last several years:

It was a no-sale in the first Den Hartogh Ford museum auction (September 2014) for 13,800 Euro (https://www.bva-auctions.com/en/auct.../4319146?pid=0) .

It was then offered for sale at the Bonhams Den Hartogh Ford Museum auction (June 2018) and sold for 14,950 Euro (https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25077/lot/103/).

It then popped up for sale again in at www.kenniscars.nl (in January 2019) for 23,500 Euro (https://www.kenniscars.nl/3084606/2149/)

... and now is listed for sale by Juri Castricum Collector Cars (April 2021) on www.Prewrcars.com (https://www.prewarcar.com/323749-for...-delivery-1931) with an asking price of again 23,500 Euro.

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These Model A Ford Town Car Deliveries are certainly great looking old Fords.
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Old 04-20-2021, 06:44 AM   #71
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“The tribute Town Car Delivery......”
I get a charge out of this term especially on B-J auctions. Often used on converted GTO etc
To me it equates to fake, knock-off, etc.
However as long as identified as such there’s no ruse or deception one can enjoy as they see fit!
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Old 04-21-2021, 05:47 PM   #72
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Anyone in the know of Town Car Deliveries that could answer my question ?

The "Ford Model A as Henry Built It" book states that the town car delivery had an all aluminum body.

I would assume that applies only to the package compartment, and that the front doors and cowl are modified from slant windshield Town Sedans and consequently are made out of steel.

Can anybody confirm/clarify ?

What about the subframe of the TCD ? Is it wood, steel or aluminum ?
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I was involved with one a
Long time ago
Yes the doors and cowl are same as slants but there are differences. The header is different from cabby and a400
The rear section is aluminum and the sills are wooden much like the deluxe delivery.
They are one of a kind with lots of similarities. I do not remember if the rear door skin was aluminum or not
Dan Shady in Huntsville did Roy Frosts and had a multitude of pics at one time. His son Deron Is on here occasionally
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Anyone in the know of Town Car Deliveries that could answer my question ?

The "Ford Model A as Henry Built It" book states that the town car delivery had an all aluminum body.

I would assume that applies only to the package compartment, and that the front doors and cowl are modified from slant windshield Town Sedans and consequently are made out of steel.

Can anybody confirm/clarify ?

What about the subframe of the TCD ? Is it wood, steel or aluminum ?

.....here, this might help:



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Old 04-22-2021, 05:57 AM   #75
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.....here, this might help:



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Thanks for replying, but I think that you have forgotten a link or an attachment.

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Old 04-28-2021, 09:22 AM   #76
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One thing that puzzles me when I look at the rear body of the TCD, is that the metal appears to be one continuous sheet metal stamping all the way around the rear body from door to door. I believe that the roof of the rear compartment is a wire mesh/long-short grain covering construction.
Still, it cannot be possible that all the sheet metal around the car is one piece. The deluxe deliveries and the sedans were made in separate pieces bolted together at the rear. I cannot find such construction on the TCD.

Was all the TCD rear body sheet aluminum welded together during assembly?
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The rear body shell came apart at the belt line
However that leaves a lot of forming for those panels and the rear section adjoining thereto
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The rear body shell came apart at the belt line
However that leaves a lot of forming for those panels and the rear section adjoining thereto
Thanks, that makes sense, and seems to correspond to what is in the body parts list (see lines highlighted in photo) However, there is no mention of a Left-hand vs Right-hand part.

It seems next to unbelievable that both the upper part and the lower part are continuous stampings all around the car. One would have expected to see a vertical seam at the back. Was there a weld seam somewhere at the back of the car ?
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Actually don’t remember but I’m sure it was fused in several places. Aluminum can be soldered or leaded together as well. Im not sure of aluminum technology that far back. MiG/tig not invented but there was OA and I’ve seen wonders with torches!

I wish Dan or Deron Shady would post in as Dan has a bunch of original pics
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Actually don’t remember but I’m sure it was fused in several places. Aluminum can be soldered or leaded together as well. Im not sure of aluminum technology that far back. MiG/tig not invented but there was OA and I’ve seen wonders with torches!

I wish Dan or Deron Shady would post in as Dan has a bunch of original pics
I actually sent him a PM to alert him about the discussion here, however his last Fordbarn post was in 2018 and on VFF , in 2019, so chances that he will pick it up are probably small
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