Re: How do I determine body style?

Posted by gerald summers on November 23, 1996 at 21:43:07

In Reply to: Re: How do I determine body style?
posted by Joe Davis on November 10, 1996 at 17:24:35

: : 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".
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: Thanks for the help Martith. If you have a catalog that would help me, I'd love to see it. My mailing address is 9207 Indian Boulevard, Cottage Grove MN 55016-2270. Just to give you a little more information... it does have four doors... six windows... the door windows do have a bit of an arch on top, however it is barely noticable (just a slight arch) does that sound like the Murray? It also has a separate trunk that rests on the back bumper. As for the top, it appears the fabric on top was just a rectangular shape in the center of the top. it does not extend completely to the sides, back or front (visor). If this helps further identify it GREAT. Thanks again for your help.
: Owner of a 1928 Briggs Fordor, the gas tank is mounted as a separate unit within the cowl, (only found later on 30-31 models). By 1929, 60A, 60B, and 60C (re: Body Parts Book) were in production in the two window style (count the the side windows only) -- only produced by Briggs. In passing, the Briggs bodies were iron clad "stage coaches". You will see wood covered with steel in the substructure to a far greater extent than any other type.

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