Center Arm Rest

[Bob Bidonde]

This is about three Model A Fords believed to be Murray Town Sedans.
1st is an early 1930 Fordor with mohair upholstery, and a center arm rest in the rear seat back;
2nd is a late 1930 Fordor with mohair upholstery and no center arm rest;
3rd is a 1931 Slant Windshield Fordor with a center arm rest.

The mystery is the 2nd car that does not have a center arm rest. What I need to know is what 1930 & 1931 Murray built Fordors should have a center arm rest in the rear seat back?

[Tom Wesenberg]

My 1931 flat firewall slant windshield Town Sedan does not have a center arm rest, and I didn't think any slants are supposed to have one.

[1930artdeco]

I think only the deluxe and townsedans had armrests in 1930 and early 31 (straight windshields).

Mike

[1931 flamingo]

Unless you can document that all 3 are original cars there's no telling what's been swapped out/in, modified, etc in the last 80+ years.
Paul in CT

[Arlen]

Only on true 29-early 31 town sedans. Believe the JS says existing supplies were used until exhausted on the slant town sddans so maybe May-June 31 they were all gone. Cost cutting I'm guessing

[Kahuna]

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I'd love to have a center arm rest in my 32 Tudor B

[Ed Saniewski]

I thought the slant windshield town sedans 160 B were different in many ways including the wider size of the interior. the earlier straight windshield sedans would not fit correctly so no middle arm rest.

[Purdy Swoft]

The august 1930 Briggs town sedan that I had , had the center rear arm rest. I think that the 31 deluxe tudor also had it, not sure

[Steve Plucker]

According to the August 15, 1930 Body Parts List the following vehicles had the Rear Center Arm Rest:

A-159160-B: Brown Mohair: 155-C (Town Sedan Murray), 155-D (Town Sedan Briggs), 170-B Deluxe ONLY (Fordor-2 window);

A-159160-CR: Green Mohair: 155-C, 155-D;

A-159160-D: Bedford Cord: 155-C, 155-D, 170-B Deluxe ONLY.

Also, as Arlen says, the 1929 Murray and Briggs Town Sedans.

There may be later information in the Ford Service Letters about this.

I looked...there was no other mention of this in the FSL's! HOWEVER...WHAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT IS THE LAST PRINTED BODY PARTS LIST RELATED TO THE MODEL A FORD WHICH I DO NOT HAVE.

Pluck

[Charles Coe]

I have an indented firewall slant window town sedan and it has no center arm rest.

[SteveB31]

Pluck is right. No center armrest ever in deluxe tudor sedans or ANY 160 series slant 4 door sedan, and I would also agree that the reason was to save $$$. That was a complicated little deal that likley sold no extra cars.