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Old 10-28-2015, 10:11 PM   #3
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Default Re: Roadster door mystery

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Originally Posted by 31steve View Post
I'm rebuilding a couple of 31 roadsters and while putting on a new door skin I noticed a punched hole on the inner door next to the latch. Looked like a 357 shot through the door with jagged edges but not exiting the outer skin. At a Model A event with my club recently I had the opportunity to examine several others 30-31 roadsters and all had the same holes in the inner door. some 32's also had this hole. Does anyone know what this hole if for and why it's punched in and not drilled? Thanks, Steve
Hey Steve,
My '30 has the same 'punched' holes. I haven't a clue why. I have a guess that the holes were punched by a tool that held the part thereby somehow, while it was worked ? Expedient way to locate/hold inner skin, but probably a wild guess,eh ! I agree with your description though, as I've seen/made many such holes thru metal that way (.357).
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