update on windshield lower stanchions
 

"Rough drawing" Nov./29 to Final modification Oct. 1930 , there were 9 changes. NOT all changes were released . First design was for the 1930/31 open cab pickup. Called for chrome plated but was quickly changed in less then a month. DELETE the chrome plating and specity the stanchions be painted. Part # A-37130/31 by Ford. Lower stanchions were made of both steel and brass. Early stanchions was staked in 4 places and then arc welded and then went to butt welded to speed up production. Thanks go out to Ross Milne President of the 180A club and George De Angelis [Ford archives]:D

Re: update on windshield lower stanchions
 

If you look at the Indianapolis Service Letters you will find a couple good entries on this in late October (around 10/22?). Additionally the steel stanchion was made up of two parts, A-37125 & A-37126. The first drawing on these was 9/1/30 as far as I can tell. By October the steel lower stanchions were in full production. I would guess there were still some lingering 180-A bodies at Briggs with the bronze lower stanchions.

Re: update on windshield lower stanchions
 

Hello Marco . How's the B.B.Q. :cool:.Yes by Oct 1930 steel full Production and the REPLACEMENT's from FORD lower stanchions did not come with stud holes for side curtain snaps. NO pre drilled... Left it upto the dealers because the side curtains did shrink or stretch...:eek: .

Re: update on windshield lower stanchions
 

More than once I have come across guys offering for sale a pair of lower stanchions for 30-31 roadsters, where one was steel, one was bronze. It seems to me it was the driver's side that was bronze, and in fact my project came with a (broken) bronze driver's side stanchion. What is with these bronze pieces? electrolysis? channeling psychic forces? seems like strength would be the main concern, not weatherability.

Thanks,
Peter

BTW anybody have a 30-31 (STEEL only, thank you) drivers side stanchion for sale?