[Don Rogers]

John, After 85/86 years it is impossible to say for certain what Ford had in mind with their luggage racks. Perhaps because roadsters, coupes and cabriolets had plenty of storage room in the rear, Ford didn't think that it was necessary to use a luggage rack on those models. Ford never said not to use them on those models, but they sure did ignore those body styles in their correspondence, engineering drawings and releases.

Another contradiction between what Ford said and what dealers/customers did is the string wound clock mirror. Ford advised his dealers not to install string wound clock mirrors in open style vehicles since the clock was not water proof. The glove box clock was an acceptable alternative and even supplied as standard on Convertible Sedans .