33-34 restoration guide.

[nelsb01]

No complaints about the effort that goes into making one of these books happen.............I would just like to add that Gene Napoliello worked hard (with help from Don Rogers) and took over when others walked away to finish the 1949-1951 Mercury Book released by the Early Ford V-8 Club in 2023.
While it too is not complete due to the BFRC being closed, it is the best that is out there.

[dean333]

Is this what you need? My 33 built July, 33.

[rockfla]

Tim
While an "A" for effort, David is in search of "EARLY" 33 pieces, seeing that the 33 was officially introduced to the public in February of 1933, your July 33 is way beyond that time frame.....I would imagine David's search falls well within the first 4000 units produced as to his need? Given that there were six major changes within these first 4000 units I suspect the pictures needed are part of one of those six changes???? AND THUS the pool of contestants being very thin on the ground.

[DavidG]

Tim,

Thanks for the photos, although as Robert notes, they are of the cast spare wheel/tire bracket, which replaced the short-lived stamped version used initially. The cast bracket and the second version of the gas tank cover shown in your photos were used throughout the rest of '33 model production and all of '34 model production.

In addition to the spare wheel/tire bracket and gas tank cover, I believe that the cross tube beneath the gas tank cover that the spare wheel/tire bracket attaches to also differed.

[deuce_roadster]

David, Bill Steil and I disassembled a 33 skirtless tudor. I clearly remember taking pictures of all the oddball parts for a V8 Times Article. The front crank saddle on the cross member, arms up through the inner fender panels, rear gas tank cover and spare mount come to mind. It was a long time ago, maybe in late 1970s or early 1980s. Bill is gone, and I will look through my pictures, but I am pessimistic that i have copies. One of my friends that got the Australian 33 phaeton body #8 from Bill's heirs seemed to have some of those skirtless parts on it like the saddle on the front crossmember but not the fenders or gas tank cover. He lives a few miles from me and I will get a picture of anything there that is relevant for you.
I think Bill wrote the article and sent it in himself. Not the 1985 article written about Bill by club member Guy Generaux. I do remember seeing the 33 article published. Pictures overexposed due to bright sun.

[rockfla]

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IF you find them would it be too much to ask to be included in getting a copy of those pictures to?? Thanks

[DavidG]

Mike,

I do recall Bill telling me of his early '33 Tudor sedan, Boy, that was a long time ago.

I've got the frame, front bumper bracket, front fender apron, crank guide, too far rearward front fender wells, and replaceable ball stud sector arm changes and only recently found photos of the unusual first-version main front fender brackets to go with the hand crank guide, so its pretty much down to those super-scare items that attached to the rear of the frame.

Most people are surprised to learn that the number of running changes during the '33 model year rivaled those of the '32 model year. By contrast, the '34 model year was a quiet one with few running changes.

Please let me if something should turn up.


Thanks.