Model-A coupe body line?

[SUHRsc]

If its not too much trouble... anyone with a 28/29 and/or a 30/31 coupe...
Would you mind measuring the width of the body line bead on the quarter panel for me?

We recently bought an old racecar thats made from a cut down coupe of some sort... and I'm trying to figure out what the body parts are from.

The roof section I am pretty sure if model-A as the lip for the insert is still present... but the quarters were cut away only leaving a short sectin of the body line to go by, aside from the old photos...none of the giveaway body lines at the bottom edge of the roof as it was replaced with flat sheet metal....

The body line that I have looks too small to me to be a Ford... but figured measurements off the 2 styles of coupes could confirm this...

thank you for any and all help
Zach

[Rowdy]

I am not going to be in the shop until this afternoon, but the 28-29 coupe belt line is narrow, but widens some as it gets forward toward the door. I have no clue why anyone ripped this quarter like this, but atleast they saved the ripped off piece, so I think with a patch panel at the bottom and a flat piece of sheetmetal in the middel I can still save this one, but it will be some work. Rod

[SUHRsc]

Thanks Rowdy... looks about the same as a roadster....
Someone just measured a 30 coupe for me to be 3/4"

I'm guessing the 28/9 is similar judging by your photo and my memory.... while the piece I have is only about 1/2" on the racecar body

the car only had the back bit of it that curves down...maybe 18" long horizontally...

this is a cut down "bug" racecar that was flathead powered in the 1960's

thanks alot!
Zach

[painterrick]

Post some pics of it if you can. I love old race cars and hotrods.Very interesting

[Roadster62]

X2 on the photos, old Pennsylvania Race Cars are always good to look at. Bob

[SUHRsc]

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just bits and pieces right now... not much to photo....i guess they sawed off all that was usable to make a new car and this is what was left lying in the weeds!

Zach