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Old 09-02-2017, 10:12 AM   #2
Marshall V. Daut
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Default Re: '29 cabriolet body parts

The '29-early '31 body parts on a Cabriolet are the same, except for the cowl. The '29 decklid has its rumble seat latch located differently from the '30-31 Cabriolet, but is otherwise interchangeable. The doors and quarter panels are interchangeable until the 1931 slant windshield Cabriolet came out in May. Roadster quarter panels will not interchange with a Cabriolet. Early '29 Cabriolet bodies did not have a moulding over the rear fender, as late '29-early '31 Cabriolets did. So, be careful when buying Cabriolet quarter panels.
Yes, the sub-frame and structural framework is wood. Low production body styles like this were farmed out to Briggs and Murray. It wasn't worth it to Ford to tool up for making the steel structural frame as seen in high production body styles such as the coupe and Tudor Sedan.
By the way, the late '29 top framework is the same as the '30-early '31 Cabriolets. You're in luck there if you need a top. The early '29 and '31 slant windshield tops are different, especially the early '29 style. It's a weird duck! My '29 Cabriolet is an early one and the top is VERY bulky when folded compared to the later style. Passengers in the rumble seat almost disappear behind the folded top, as viewed from the driver's compartment! Sometimes that might be a good thing, depending upon WHO is in the rumble seat
Marshall
May, 1929 Cabriolet
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