30-31 cowl on a 29 Briggs

[eagle]

Does anyone who has a 29 sedan ever have someone come up to them at a gas station or wherever and insist that your 29 has the wrong cowl on it? I have had it happen several times. People associate the smooth cowl with 30-31 only...

[Mike V. Florida]

Yes often happens, they got me when I first entered this hobby and looked it up to be sure I was right.

[Roadster62]

I've often wondered if you had the parts sitting around if the 30-31 cowl would match up with the 28-29 Briggs door hinges and belt line.

[Tudortomnz]

There are so many good picturial A books these days, I wonder why enthusiasts get the different bodystyles wrong. We only had Clymers 'Model A Album' back in the '60's which was enough to teach you what all the Model A's looked like.

[Dick Carne]

My understanding is that the straight windshield town sedans and standard fordors used the same bodies from the front doors back, for '29 - '31, up until the introduction of the slant windshield fordors - Murray of course fitting Murray bodied cars, and the same for Briggs - essentially the only difference being the cowl sections and possibly the floor sill connections at the cowl.

[eagle]

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I had one guy stop me as I was driving and tell me it was wrong! I explained it to him but he just laughed and said someone had been feeding me a line of BS. Refused to even accept the arguement.... I got kind of a kick out of it. I don't prtetend to know too much but, with a little research, you can find out a lot. Thats why I try to read most every posting on fordbarn... Sometimes I get behind and miss a few though.,,,

[Roadster62]

Thanks Tim! Great to see you and the two trucks Saturday. Bob