Thread: What would identify a Brookville 1931 Roadster Body
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Old 09-12-2019, 11:42 PM   #15
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Default Re: What would identify a Brookville 1931 Roadster Body
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Originally Posted by 40 Deluxe View Post
Since the Brookville bodies are that close to original, what difference does it make which one you have? Most people own an A for its appearance and the driving experience. If it looks and performs as original, does it really matter if the body panels were stamped in 1930, or in 1980, or in 2019? Does it matter if the crankshaft was made by Ford, or made by Burlington? Or if the upholstery was stitched in 1931 or in 2018? A quality reproduction body seems to be a better choice than an original rusted out one that's full of welded-in reproduction patch panels. Really, that patched body is not original either!

The Brookville body costs about $7000.00 So I would say that cost would be the difference between original and Brookville.
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