What was mounted on my FIREWALL?

[Cool Hand Lurker]

I think it really is a "W" letter mounting place, like in "Wolksvagen"....

[Dave in Boise]

I can't think of anything that would be nounted on the inside of the firewall, as they would interfere with the drivers legroom...

It is odd that the holes do appear to be punched rather than drilled, and if there were significant weight, the holes would be tapered outwards (as if there were carriage bolts tightened on the mystery object).

I vote for battery box (note the battery base would be closer to the 2 lower holes than to the top 3, due to the radiator rod placement, so likely a box or basket rather than tray) or a toolbox of some sort..

Bullet holes are a possibility, but these do seem to be pretty a pretty regular pattern.. Maybe an old farmer did not have a drill to mount his battery basket, so used old betsy to put holes in the firewall?

It is a mystery...

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

My '29 has a 2"X4" oval area pounded in by a ball pein hammer, directly behind exhaust manifold??? It adds to the MYSTIQUE of the car. Inside, it shows NO signs of a big welded up hole, only some small welded up holes.
Puzzled, Bill W.

[Bruce Adams]

Originally Posted by Mike V. Florida

Battery box.

I wonder what was mounted on my son's firewall?

Looks like a SHOTGUN, Mike.

[1930artdeco]

I figured it out! Two slugs from a 12 Gauge, two rifle rounds and a pistol. It can't be a battery as it would interfere with the hood.

Mike

[Tim]

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That's my vote,

Deer slugs and .38

tim

[Mike V. Florida]

My vote is a battery holder. I believe that the holes were "punched" in not drilled. When they were filled in the backs were ground smooth.

[Richard in Anaheim CA]

Making a really wild guess, could it be a patch over the indented late 31 firewall on a right hand drive Model A? :>)

Richard
Anaheim CA

[gpits68]

id say a small toolbox,maybe a toolbox from an old ford tractor,i think its too high for a battery tray.

[CHuDWah]

I'd say most likely a battery box or tool box. But I do have a wilder guess. Does the car have hydraulic brakes or any evidence that it once did - or that the body was on another chassis that did? I'm thinking master cylinder or booster - four mounting bolt holes and one for the pedal rod. Course, there's nothing saying all five holes were for mounting the same thing - could have been different holes for different stuff throughout the last eighty years.

[Roadster62]

Cut it out, frame it, and pass it off as artwork.

[James Rogers]

Originally Posted by Veedubcollector

Three holes across the top and two beneath. The holes are inset and almost appear to have accepted a tapered secrew head. Nothing looks as if it mounted inside and the car was obviously painted after the holes were filled with filler. Any helpful suggestions appreciated. And YES i would like to reinstall what ever it was to take it back to the correct time period. To answer a simple question in advance I would ask the original owner but he passed away years ago.

If those are bullet holes, the shooter is a master. I don't think I have ever seen anyone who could hit on a perfectly straight line and space the hits so accurately apart . Not bullet holes.

[MikeK]

The top three (across) held a three-prong blivit like this:


The bottom two holes were for the accessory support bracket.

[Roadster62]

They look metric.

[85930tudor]

Blivit? Is that the mount for a after market Roton Blisterflux?

[sturgis 39]

I thinks it might have been a water injector or a lubricator. Might have been a gas can used to start the engine and then the car was run on diesel fuel.

[Fred]

Originally Posted by Veedubcollector

Three holes across the top and two beneath. The holes are inset and almost appear to have accepted a tapered secrew head. Nothing looks as if it mounted inside and the car was obviously painted after the holes were filled with filler. Any helpful suggestions appreciated. And YES i would like to reinstall what ever it was to take it back to the correct time period. To answer a simple question in advance I would ask the original owner but he passed away years ago.

Easy, Fill the holes with welded steel, sand & paint smooth, & you are back to the correct time period..

[Chris in WNC]

looks like the mounting bolt pattern for an old vacuum tube type disgronificator..

[Richard Wilson]

My Victoria had a hot water heater mounted on the inside firewall above the steering column at some point in time. That way the heat would blow on the driver. Similar holes.

[Veedubcollector]

WOW! Of all of the so-called Model A "EXPERTS" and "HOBBIESTS" out there I'm not at all shocked to see just how many of you jump on the "MOCKING" bandwagon. If You can not offer a useful suggestion just don't offer one at all. You might as well all post your thoughts on sites like VWforum and those alike , with the rest of the immature teens. Here's another pic for you who say it's a series of gun shot holes, let's try to be a bit more optomistic from here on out. A little more history for those who are concerned with the "FILL and PAINT" suggestions, a more accurate time period would've been the early 1950's since the car has been parked indoors since then. An accessory WAS mounted here at one point 60+ years ago and would love to know more about what it could have been. The water heater was the most intelligent suggestion so far.