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jm29henry · 02-10-2025, 08:05 PM

Did slant window four door have pockets in the doors? Does this interior look original

jm29henry · 02-10-2025, 08:16 PM

Also would all slant window four door have visors from the factory?

JayJay · 02-10-2025, 08:41 PM

Best source of information on this would be the Restoration Guidelines and Judging Standards. My copy seems to have disappeared so I'm sorry I can't answer your questions.

jm29henry · 02-10-2025, 08:48 PM

Trying another picture

Bleedblue4life · 02-10-2025, 08:48 PM

Early slant window cars did not have door pockets and had a pocket on the kick panel. Early slant window cars also only had one drivers visor. This is outlined in the judging standards.

jm29henry · 02-10-2025, 08:51 PM

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Thanks so very much does this interior look original?

jm29henry · 02-10-2025, 09:15 PM

Trying another picture with

Bleedblue4life · 02-10-2025, 09:39 PM

I have looked at this car online as well, hard to tell for sure from those pictures. I have an original car and this one if original is a bit nicer. It doesnt state if it has been repainted but that stripe is an incorrect color. A closer look at the construction and materials of the interior would tell you if its original or not.

Oldbluoval · 02-11-2025, 08:29 AM

Also, there’s differences in standard sedan and town sedan interiors.

Ayers1 · 02-11-2025, 10:12 AM

I have a 31 SW Town Sedan and when I pulled what appeared to be the original upholstery out, there was a pocket in each door.

Upholstery Mike · 02-11-2025, 12:20 PM

Most Fordor Slant Windows didn't have door pockets, but there are some that did. The front passenger kick panel did have a pocket, and there was a pocket pouch that went on the back of the front backrest.

Mike Francis
Classtique Upholstery

Herb Concord Ca · 02-11-2025, 03:12 PM

My Slant T/S built in August 31 had pockets in all four doors. No pocket on back of front backrest. Had a rope for a blanket.

Wick · 02-11-2025, 09:40 PM

My 31 Slant window has a pocket in each door and 2 visors

tmiller6 · 02-13-2025, 11:12 PM

I had a standard SW Fordor, Murray body, that had two wood blocks for visors. Only the left side had a visor. There were no holes in the right block.

Pilotdave · 02-14-2025, 09:54 AM

I also have a 31 SW Fordor that has the same green mohair interior as I think I'm seeing in the photos. My car has door pockets in all 4 doors, a single sun visor, and a block above the head liner for the passenger visor. I have spent a fair amount of time looking at the judging standards which list no green mohair trim scheme for the SW Fordor. (I am currently trying to find a source for the windlace and trim welt which is "green worsted cloth with oval chain pattern".)

I THINK that the car in the photos (and my car) has the 1930-1931 Town Sedan (155-C,D) Green Mohair interior listed in the JS. My understanding is that this body type is the pre-SW version....but I may be misreading/misunderstanding the JS.

JayJay · 02-14-2025, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Pilotdave

I also have a 31 SW Fordor that has the same green mohair interior as I think I'm seeing in the photos. My car has door pockets in all 4 doors, a single sun visor, and a block above the head liner for the passenger visor. I have spent a fair amount of time looking at the judging standards which list no green mohair trim scheme for the SW Fordor. (I am currently trying to find a source for the windlace and trim welt which is "green worsted cloth with oval chain pattern".)

I THINK that the car in the photos (and my car) has the 1930-1931 Town Sedan (155-C,D) Green Mohair interior listed in the JS. My understanding is that this body type is the pre-SW version....but I may be misreading/misunderstanding the JS.

It may be the computer monitor, but the color of the mohair in the photos looks to me like brown mohair, which was a color choice. I've seen green mohair and it's really, well, green.

Pilotdave · 02-14-2025, 04:20 PM

JayJay, you make a good point. The seat cushions in my car - can't say much about the OP's car - are clearly green. But the door coverings, for instance, are the color I'm seeing in the photos. Perhaps some fading took place over time? Or someone restored the car I have with some non-JS colors. It'd be great if someone had good photos of either or both interiors!

SAXBY2 · 02-15-2025, 07:30 PM

Some deluxe came with Bedford cord. There were a few different versions for the 160 B deluxe:
Some had no front door pockets, some no pockets at all, some with front door pockets/ no rear door pockets but with a package pocket on the front seat back, some with a cowl panel pocket. One or 2 sun visors.
the sw 160 A std.had no cowl lights, different upholstery schemes, etc. . See the Ford Model A book by De Angeles, Henry, Francis for photos and info. Also, the parts books have lots of info.

02-10-2025, 08:16 PM	#2
jm29henry Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: michigan Posts: 1,138	Re: Slant windshield interior ? Also would all slant window four door have visors from the factory?

02-10-2025, 08:41 PM	#3
JayJay Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 2,110	Re: Slant windshield interior ? Best source of information on this would be the Restoration Guidelines and Judging Standards. My copy seems to have disappeared so I'm sorry I can't answer your questions. __________________ JayJay San Francisco Bay Area ------------------------ 1930 Murray Town Sedan 1931 Briggs S/W Town Sedan It isn't a defect, it's a feature!

02-10-2025, 08:48 PM	#5
Bleedblue4life Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Carey, Ohio Posts: 72	Re: Slant windshield interior ? Early slant window cars did not have door pockets and had a pocket on the kick panel. Early slant window cars also only had one drivers visor. This is outlined in the judging standards.

02-10-2025, 08:51 PM	#6
jm29henry Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: michigan Posts: 1,138	Re: Slant windshield interior ? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks so very much does this interior look original?

02-10-2025, 09:39 PM	#8
Bleedblue4life Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Carey, Ohio Posts: 72	Re: Slant windshield interior ? I have looked at this car online as well, hard to tell for sure from those pictures. I have an original car and this one if original is a bit nicer. It doesnt state if it has been repainted but that stripe is an incorrect color. A closer look at the construction and materials of the interior would tell you if its original or not.

02-11-2025, 08:29 AM	#9
Oldbluoval Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Signal Mtn, TN (SE TN) Posts: 2,591	Re: Slant windshield interior ? Also, there’s differences in standard sedan and town sedan interiors.

02-11-2025, 10:12 AM	#10
Ayers1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Waynesboro Va. Posts: 509	Re: Slant windshield interior ? I have a 31 SW Town Sedan and when I pulled what appeared to be the original upholstery out, there was a pocket in each door.

02-11-2025, 12:20 PM	#11
Upholstery Mike Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2024 Location: Lindstrom, MN Posts: 11	Re: Slant windshield interior ? Most Fordor Slant Windows didn't have door pockets, but there are some that did. The front passenger kick panel did have a pocket, and there was a pocket pouch that went on the back of the front backrest. Mike Francis Classtique Upholstery

02-11-2025, 03:12 PM	#12
Herb Concord Ca Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Concord CA Posts: 755	Re: Slant windshield interior ? My Slant T/S built in August 31 had pockets in all four doors. No pocket on back of front backrest. Had a rope for a blanket.

02-11-2025, 09:40 PM	#13
Wick Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gwynn's Island Va Posts: 1,605	Re: Slant windshield interior ? My 31 Slant window has a pocket in each door and 2 visors

02-13-2025, 11:12 PM	#14
tmiller6 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Livonia, MI Posts: 201	Re: Slant windshield interior ? I had a standard SW Fordor, Murray body, that had two wood blocks for visors. Only the left side had a visor. There were no holes in the right block.

02-14-2025, 09:54 AM	#15
Pilotdave Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Grafton, MA Posts: 1,273	Re: Slant windshield interior ? I also have a 31 SW Fordor that has the same green mohair interior as I think I'm seeing in the photos. My car has door pockets in all 4 doors, a single sun visor, and a block above the head liner for the passenger visor. I have spent a fair amount of time looking at the judging standards which list no green mohair trim scheme for the SW Fordor. (I am currently trying to find a source for the windlace and trim welt which is "green worsted cloth with oval chain pattern".) I THINK that the car in the photos (and my car) has the 1930-1931 Town Sedan (155-C,D) Green Mohair interior listed in the JS. My understanding is that this body type is the pre-SW version....but I may be misreading/misunderstanding the JS.

02-14-2025, 04:20 PM	#17
Pilotdave Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Grafton, MA Posts: 1,273	Re: Slant windshield interior ? JayJay, you make a good point. The seat cushions in my car - can't say much about the OP's car - are clearly green. But the door coverings, for instance, are the color I'm seeing in the photos. Perhaps some fading took place over time? Or someone restored the car I have with some non-JS colors. It'd be great if someone had good photos of either or both interiors!

02-15-2025, 07:30 PM	#18
SAXBY2 Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 95	Re: Slant windshield interior ? Some deluxe came with Bedford cord. There were a few different versions for the 160 B deluxe: Some had no front door pockets, some no pockets at all, some with front door pockets/ no rear door pockets but with a package pocket on the front seat back, some with a cowl panel pocket. One or 2 sun visors. the sw 160 A std.had no cowl lights, different upholstery schemes, etc. . See the Ford Model A book by De Angeles, Henry, Francis for photos and info. Also, the parts books have lots of info.