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Tom Wesenberg · 06-20-2012, 04:17 AM

I'm thinking the bell shape was to identify the later shell with the larger headlamp conduit holes. Every original bell shape I've seen was on cars using Twolite headlamps and every original oval had the smaller conduit holes and was used with fluted headlamps.

It would be interesting to do a study on this at the Benson Ford Research Center to see what Ford had to say about it.

06-20-2012, 04:17 AM	#10
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: 1929 Repro vs. Original Radiator Shell I'm thinking the bell shape was to identify the later shell with the larger headlamp conduit holes. Every original bell shape I've seen was on cars using Twolite headlamps and every original oval had the smaller conduit holes and was used with fluted headlamps. It would be interesting to do a study on this at the Benson Ford Research Center to see what Ford had to say about it.