Re: How do I determine body style?

Posted by Marith McCoul on November 09, 1996 at 15:37:20

In Reply to: How do I determine body style?
posted by Joe Davis on November 09, 1996 at 11:53:49

Catalogs are not year/model specific. Since chassis parts are all so similar/frequently identical, "one size fits all" in mail-order catalogs - I'll send you mine, if you want one. If the sedan has two doors, a back seat, and no "trunk lid", and is a 1928 or 1929, it's a "tudor". If it has a trunk lid, it's some kind of coupe. If it has four doors, it's some kind of "fordor" - now the fun begins. If it'a a Briggs, the line of the door window opening is flat, if a Murray, the window top opening looks "arched". If it has windows in each door, it's called a "six-window", but that's not a "Ford" term. If it has no little quarter window behind the rear door, it's called a "blind-back". These are further broken down into "steel-backs" and "leather backs" depending upon whether or not the back of the body above the belt line and below the roof line is left bare and painted or covered with top fabric. Still further - there are "town sedans" and "standard sedans". The former has a "cowl band" and cowl lights". The latter does not. There's other differences too but these are "glaring".
Giant Schnauzers and Model A Fords

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Re: How do I determine body style? Joe Davis November 10, 1996 at 17:24:35(2)
Re: How do I determine body style? gerald summers November 23, 1996 at 21:43:07(0)
Re: How do I determine body style? Marith McCoul November 12, 1996 at 16:58:44(0)

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