[ivoryjohn]

My Fordor is also a Briggs and is perhaps a later body but there is no wood under the dash. I have to bow to senior experience but I was under the impression that the reason there is no wood filler under the dash is so the air can flow under the dash and down when the window is cracked open as it does in mine. The is also no wood on the door side of the cowl as is shown in the photos and there doesn't seem to have ever been. The kick panels screw in to threaded receivers on the pillar.

When I restored the car I was impressed at the condition of the original body wood and the fact there had never been any rust on this car. The original factory stencil numbers are still on the bottom leaf of the front springs.

Please continue to debate this as I think there is more to the story of wood under the dash. My car doesn't have it and everything is quite proper.

If I can ever figure out how to post pictures of my car I'll include them. It looks a lot different than the photos shown.