The Ford Barn

Badaboom · 09-08-2014, 03:51 PM

I recently became the proud owner of a 1930 Standard Phaeton. After a lot of hours checking and repairing many items she is now running beautifully.
This is very nice offcourse but has presented me with a new problem: When driving relatively fast (80km/h) with the roof down the fabric of the rooftop starts whipping in the wind.
The standard lashings are only on the sides of the car but there is nothing in the middle to hold the fabric together.
I think I read somewhere that back in the days there was a Ford accessory cover to place over the open roof.
Does anyone know if these are still available somewhere? Or does anyone have other tips or tricks to lash the open rooftop?

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 09-08-2014, 04:12 PM

What you need is a Top Boot, ...and most of the kit suppliers have them, --or can make you one.

Tom Wesenberg · 09-08-2014, 10:51 PM

Elizabeth at Classtique upholstery made my 28 Phaeton kit and top boot. I have yet to install it but it looks very good as do the other upholstery jobs I've seen by her.

Badaboom · 09-09-2014, 07:06 AM

Thanks for the tips. I was searching for a lot of words on google but "boot" wasn't one of them ;-)

johnbuckley · 09-09-2014, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Badaboom

....The standard lashings are only on the sides of the car but there is nothing in the middle to hold the fabric together.
... does anyone have other tips or tricks to lash the open rooftop?

Get the nice cover others have suggested but if you're an old skinflint like yours truly a central leather strap from spare wheel ( if at the back) to a lift-the-dot fastener at the top of the back seat looks neat and saves a lot of $$$$ (or in our case over here £££££££)

Badaboom · 09-09-2014, 07:31 AM

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Thanks John, that is a very good tip which I will certainly use! (in any case untill I find a good supplier here in The Netherlands and enough €€€€€'s)

Marshall V. Daut · 09-09-2014, 07:47 AM

"The optimist believes we are living in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true."

Add that one to your tag, "Badaboom".

Marshall

Badaboom · 09-09-2014, 11:41 AM

Haha, that's a good one Marshall

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09-08-2014, 03:51 PM	#1
Badaboom Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 11	Phaeton roof lashing I recently became the proud owner of a 1930 Standard Phaeton. After a lot of hours checking and repairing many items she is now running beautifully. This is very nice offcourse but has presented me with a new problem: When driving relatively fast (80km/h) with the roof down the fabric of the rooftop starts whipping in the wind. The standard lashings are only on the sides of the car but there is nothing in the middle to hold the fabric together. I think I read somewhere that back in the days there was a Ford accessory cover to place over the open roof. Does anyone know if these are still available somewhere? Or does anyone have other tips or tricks to lash the open rooftop? __________________ The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

09-08-2014, 04:12 PM	#2
BRENT in 10-uh-C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Tennessee Posts: 11,972	Re: Phaeton roof lashing What you need is a Top Boot, ...and most of the kit suppliers have them, --or can make you one. __________________ . BRENT in 10-uh-C . www.model-a-ford.com ...(...Finally Updated!! ) .

09-08-2014, 10:51 PM	#3
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Phaeton roof lashing Elizabeth at Classtique upholstery made my 28 Phaeton kit and top boot. I have yet to install it but it looks very good as do the other upholstery jobs I've seen by her.

09-09-2014, 07:06 AM	#4
Badaboom Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 11	Re: Phaeton roof lashing Thanks for the tips. I was searching for a lot of words on google but "boot" wasn't one of them ;-) __________________ The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

09-09-2014, 07:31 AM	#6
Badaboom Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 11	Re: Phaeton roof lashing Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks John, that is a very good tip which I will certainly use! (in any case untill I find a good supplier here in The Netherlands and enough €€€€€'s) __________________ The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

09-09-2014, 07:47 AM	#7
Marshall V. Daut Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Davenport, Iowa Posts: 2,627	Re: Phaeton roof lashing "The optimist believes we are living in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Add that one to your tag, "Badaboom". Marshall

09-09-2014, 11:41 AM	#8
Badaboom Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 11	Re: Phaeton roof lashing Haha, that's a good one Marshall ! __________________ The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.