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Mitch//pa

10-08-2013 06:58 AM

tudor top material

according to the judging standards acceptable top material for the 28-31 tudor is either long or short grain. what do you guys prefer and why..

Tom Wesenberg

10-08-2013 07:14 AM

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My 29 Tudor came with a replacement short grain. I think it looks a little better than today's long grain, but I'd be OK with either one. The original has a flatter surface than what's sold today. I don't think I have a picture of the original material.

Steve Plucker

10-08-2013 08:46 AM

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The original top material on my February 1929 Tudor was the long grain material.

Now on the other hand...My September 1929 Standard Coupe had short grain.

Pluck

mot	10-08-2013 10:24 AM

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heres an original
tom

Marco Tahtaras

10-08-2013 03:53 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa (Post 740708)

according to the judging standards acceptable top material for the 28-31 tudor is either long or short grain. what do you guys prefer and why..

That is a common interpretation but not exactly correct. It actually says course "long-short" grain and for the open models is states fine "long-short" grain. That is what they've been called in the industry for at least 65 years. and what George DeAngelis came up with when writing articles for the Model "A" News in the 1960's. It seems most folks want to separate that into two differing words.

There were no options.

http://abarnyard.com/temp/55-b/31deluxe-006.jpg

Mitch//pa

10-08-2013 03:59 PM

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marco thanks for clarifying the situation
i would have never figured that out the way its stated in the standards it is confusing.

John Butts in CT

10-08-2013 04:06 PM

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Marco's photo could be my Tudor when I bought it in 1967. It was a fresh top (NOS?) then, and it's still going strong.

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