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Nailhead A-V8 · 02-28-2025, 11:51 PM

I have 2 trunk floor pans, 2 curved inner panels and 2 trunk lids....one of the trunk pans has notches at the front on either side where it is riveted to the crossmember (this crossmember is narrower also) and it has 2 wedge shaped brackets underneath it...around the edges where the (usual) rivet holes go there are nailholes instead...the other pan has a long steel bracket riveted to it and no wedge shaped brackets (but the bolt holes are there) it has the more common wide end and was riveted on to the subframe...
My questions are:
What year or body style did they NAIL the trunk floor down?
Were early '28 coupes or roadster on a wooden subframe?
Were cabriolets on a wood subframe?
Were some early Canadian coupes/rdstrs/cabs on wood subs?
and lastly:
Which of the 2 pans is coupe and which is roadster? or should the question be: Which pan is trunk and which is rumble seat?

Next are the curved panels...one has brackets at the bottom with rubber stoppers, a curved cast bracket riveted to it and a square hole in it...the other has rubber stoppers at the top and is a different shape...I'm guessing the one with stoppers on top is the trunk one?

And finally I'm having a tough time deciding on whether I want a trunk or a rumble seat...one of my trunk lids has a rumble seat handle at the top and is slotted for the latch but the holes for the rumble style hinges were never drilled out and there is a round hole in it at the bottom of it too! I'm confused lol...was someone running around with 2 handles on this trunklid?

nkaminar · 03-01-2025, 06:58 AM

I would go with the trunk rather than the rumble seat. It is so nice to have a place to store stuff and the rumble seat is not used these days.

Nailhead A-V8 · 03-01-2025, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by nkaminar

I would go with the trunk rather than the rumble seat. It is so nice to have a place to store stuff and the rumble seat is not used these days.

I am leaning that way... the rumble seat stuff is in worse condition but I have a wife and a 7 year old daughter I can't see us all squeezing into the front...

I still need to know which trunk pan goes with rumble or trunk and why one was nailed on instead of rivets?

rotorwrench · 03-01-2025, 12:03 PM

The Cabriolet was the only one of the body types similar to coupes and roadsters that had a wood substructure. I think they used wood type screws and bolts for a lot of structural connections although body nails were used to attach sheet metal to the structural wood members. Wood body cars also had steel stiffeners/braces and even adjustable bracing cables in the case of the Cabriolet.

The rumble seat cars had the curved panels but trunk cars had a flat panel that sloped down toward the trunk floor riser panel. Both types had gutter systems to catch and scupper rain water to drain below the floor.

Nailhead A-V8 · 03-01-2025, 01:58 PM

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Thanks @rotorwrench that helps a lot... I'm guessing I have a cabriolet trunk pan that was for a rumble seat car

02-28-2025, 11:51 PM	#1
Nailhead A-V8 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 3	nail on coupe trunk pan? I have 2 trunk floor pans, 2 curved inner panels and 2 trunk lids....one of the trunk pans has notches at the front on either side where it is riveted to the crossmember (this crossmember is narrower also) and it has 2 wedge shaped brackets underneath it...around the edges where the (usual) rivet holes go there are nailholes instead...the other pan has a long steel bracket riveted to it and no wedge shaped brackets (but the bolt holes are there) it has the more common wide end and was riveted on to the subframe... My questions are: What year or body style did they NAIL the trunk floor down? Were early '28 coupes or roadster on a wooden subframe? Were cabriolets on a wood subframe? Were some early Canadian coupes/rdstrs/cabs on wood subs? and lastly: Which of the 2 pans is coupe and which is roadster? or should the question be: Which pan is trunk and which is rumble seat? Next are the curved panels...one has brackets at the bottom with rubber stoppers, a curved cast bracket riveted to it and a square hole in it...the other has rubber stoppers at the top and is a different shape...I'm guessing the one with stoppers on top is the trunk one? And finally I'm having a tough time deciding on whether I want a trunk or a rumble seat...one of my trunk lids has a rumble seat handle at the top and is slotted for the latch but the holes for the rumble style hinges were never drilled out and there is a round hole in it at the bottom of it too! I'm confused lol...was someone running around with 2 handles on this trunklid? Last edited by Nailhead A-V8; 03-01-2025 at 11:08 AM.

03-01-2025, 06:58 AM	#2
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,856	Re: nail on coupe trunk pan? I would go with the trunk rather than the rumble seat. It is so nice to have a place to store stuff and the rumble seat is not used these days. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

03-01-2025, 12:03 PM	#4
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 17,410	Re: nail on coupe trunk pan? The Cabriolet was the only one of the body types similar to coupes and roadsters that had a wood substructure. I think they used wood type screws and bolts for a lot of structural connections although body nails were used to attach sheet metal to the structural wood members. Wood body cars also had steel stiffeners/braces and even adjustable bracing cables in the case of the Cabriolet. The rumble seat cars had the curved panels but trunk cars had a flat panel that sloped down toward the trunk floor riser panel. Both types had gutter systems to catch and scupper rain water to drain below the floor. Last edited by rotorwrench; 03-01-2025 at 12:08 PM.

03-01-2025, 01:58 PM	#5
Nailhead A-V8 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 3	Re: nail on coupe trunk pan? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks @rotorwrench that helps a lot... I'm guessing I have a cabriolet trunk pan that was for a rumble seat car