Need help identifying my '31 s/w

[christian]

I'm about to order an interior for my s/w fordor. Need to know exactly what I have for the interior kit. I know I don't have a 160c, but not sure whether mine is a 160a or 160b. It's a Briggs, has cowl lamps, and has the pull rope along the rear of the front seat body. With this in mind, I was thinking 160b, however a friend told me the 160b has a center arm rest on the rear seat, which I do not have.

Any ideas ???

[msmaron]

when was yours made...the date of the car build and that will help you research what it is..where is the dome light center or rear.....center it is most likey a A and converted to a B the "fancier car" but check your build date and you can find out..

[160B]

When Ford built the 31 Slant Window he had Murray and Briggs build the bodies the same so parts were interchangeable. There are some telltale differences such as Briggs used d-nuts on the fire wall and Murray used caged nuts on the firewall. Also Brigg had a manufactures mark the Briggs “Bug”, see the attached photo showing the “Bug’ on the RF cowl .on some production parts, on the front cowl.


The 160A. The Ford Standard Fordor had scrolled door and window handles, painted molding around the windows and painted front dash; the dome light was centered in the car with a switch on the light and a rubber mat in the driver's compartment.


The 160B. The Ford town Sedan had a pull rope on the back of the front seat, simple non scrolled door and window handles, wood grained molding (with a scalloped lower frame ) wood grained front dash, the dome light was over the back window and was controlled by a sliding switch on the door post, cowl lights and carpet.


The 160C. The Ford deluxe town Sedan - Same as the 160B but no rear quarter window

[christian]

Originally Posted by msmaron

when was yours made...the date of the car build and that will help you research what it is..where is the dome light center or rear.....center it is most likey a A and converted to a B the "fancier car" but check your build date and you can find out..

I have no way of checking the build date as the motor is known to be not original and I just have it registered as a 1931. What I do know is that it is not a late 31 based on the fuel shut off and firewall. Currently the car does not have a "roof" I'm still in the process of putting it together, however there is what appears to be a wooden cut out above the rear window with a cloth wire running the length of the car to it; I'm assuming that would be where the dome light was mounted .

[Tom Wesenberg]

Sounds like you have a 160B like mine.

[msmaron]

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Originally Posted by christian

however there is what appears to be a wooden cut out above the rear window with a cloth wire running the length of the car to it; I'm assuming that would be where the dome light was mounted .

160B it is!!!

[christian]

Excellent, thanks guys, I was pretty sure but just needed that reinforcement.