another mystery part to identify.....

[Chris in WNC]

does this belong to a '29 CCPU?

[Dr Foot]

looks like the front piece of a drivers side engine splash pan.

[Marshall V. Daut]

Too squared-off to be an engine splash pan and the holes are incorrectly located. It doesn't look homemade, so it may be a legitimate antique car part. But what?
Marshall

[Joe K]

The angle and the size seem reminiscent of the front (upper) floorboard. The bend at the narrow end MIGHT fit between the upper and lower board.

Possibly intended for installation of a later transmission in the Model A location?

Owner of a 29 CC Pickup and I don't recognize the part as anything specific.

Joe K

[Tinbasher]

Some of the commercial bodys (trucks) had a box like this attached to the kick panel to hold papers etc.

[Joe K]

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Snyder's take on the 1930-34 "Dispatch pocket" which normally appears on the RH inner cowl (above the floor board.)




And, of course the earlier 28-29 "Mail Pouch pocket" which appears on body both sides between the door and back panel.






Not to say there could not be others - more "specialty."


Joe K

[Chris in WNC]

Mystery solved, perhaps.

Slots in the sides of this part match up with this "heater" on the passenger side of floorboard.

A cover to direct the air downward.

If you notice the ruler in my earlier pics, the mystery part was much smaller than a dispatch pocket or an engine pan.

[Chris in WNC]

Mystery solved, perhaps.

Slots in the sides of this part match up with this "heater" on the passenger side of floorboard.

A cover to direct the air downward.

almost 40 years of Model As and I've never seen a heater like this.

If you notice the ruler in my earlier pics, the mystery part was much smaller than a dispatch pocket or an engine pan.

[Joe K]

The angle and the size seem reminiscent of the front (upper) floorboard.

First impressions are usually the most accurate...

Thanks for the follow-up.

Joe K

[G Baese]

This is my first impression: It is a floor board draft deflector from a Model T Ford. They get bent up from not keeping the bands up and the pedal hits the sheet metal. The one pictured by Chris is in nice condition. Maybe the early Model A's had one too?



T Draft Deflector 2.jpg

T Draft Deflector 1.jpg

[Vern]

Chris, how does that heater thing work?
What’s the knob in the center and how did the cover fit over?
Thanks for the education.

[J Franklin]

Hey Vern, here is a similar hearter. I think the part id in the first post was for a Model T as G Baese suggests.

[Chris in WNC]

Originally Posted by Vern

Chris, how does that heater thing work?
What’s the knob in the center and how did the cover fit over?
Thanks for the education.

I believe the knob either slides or turns to open the louvres.
It is stuck and I have not made the time to fiddle with it.

Will keep you posted when I learn more.

[Vern]

Thanks for the info, that’s a complex device

[Dick Carne]

Over the years I have seen three unique heaters for Model A”$ that had floor vents ( but none of the three was actually installed on a car - pieces of one came with a station wagon project that is on my “to do” list). This type of system was attached over the muffler area and I believe also had a front floor outlet - each outlet had short ducts between the muffler area and the floor. I am prone to believe that the piece in question would appear to be more in line with a deflector used on some of the earlier Model T’s, but since it would also seem that the holes also align with the front floor vent, I can only speculate. The knob in question would have probably been used to open and close the vent.

[Chris in WNC]

Originally Posted by Vern

Chris, how does that heater thing work?
What’s the knob in the center and how did the cover fit over?
Thanks for the education.

took the floorboard out tonight and figured it out.
the button in the center is spring-loaded.
press it down and it slides up/down to open/close the heater.
no ducting, just two metal plates with slots.