Are these "boards" original?

[d.j. moordigian]

These floor board were sold on ebay. In some respects they sure
look original....then they don't. It would have been nice if he had
posted a photo of the back side of the "toe kick".....
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.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Model-A-Original-Wooden-Floor-Board-Accelerator-Rest-Misc-Parts-/181338544650?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STR K%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=LoPnh6tBiWg278JRsWdHC5o FNQw%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

[28ACoupe]

Auction has ended.

[Bob C]

I though the originals were dovetailed, . In the very last picture
it doesn't look like it is. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Model-A...p2047675.l2557

Bob

[Joe K]

The originals ARE dovetailed - at least those we know about.

The change-over to plywood boards occurred sometime late in 1929 or certainly by the transition to the 1930 body style.

Heh. Some claim Ford very carefully specified the form/format of shipping boxes used to bring subcontractor materials to Ford - in the Ford plan that these boxes would be cut up into floorboards for the Model A. Others claim BALDERDASH on that thought.

The irregularity present on this board MAY endorse that thought given that someone may have had to use up a given box piece - and may have done what he could to make something "usable?" - a Henry Ford standard of excellence? (snicker!)

Unfortunately the pix don't do it justice as one can't tell if the rest of the board is dovetailed or not.

If not, then this likely someone's idea of "home-brew" - although the holes and general dimensions around the "landmarks" seem similar to others of this ilk I've seen.

Or it might have been sourced from a truck? Those truck lines which generally had a lower standard of "usable" by Ford.

Heh. There are even removed "stickers" on the lower RH corner of the upside down main board. Stickers like from shipping boxes?

INteresting - thanks for brining this to our attention.

Joe K

[Fred]

They are 100% Original Ford made, 2nd style Dovetail Boards.. Cant say much for the toe board, to many extra holes etc.. They are now mine & I have enough other pieces to fix the main foot board for the 1st type board..

[Joe K]

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Well, if it's not too much trouble - when these come into your hands can you give us a "read" on these regarding dovetailing?

My March 1929 pickup is needful of a 2nd type main board and knowledge of non-dovetailing is certainly of interest (and worthy of documentation for a later judging standard.)

Thanks,
Joe K

[wrndln]

28ACoupe, that is what he said, they were SOLD. I think they were original floorboards. I have a couple sets that look similar to these. However, as you can see, they are a little messed up. It looks like a heater vent was cut into the sloped one and the middle brackets don't look right - no up turn in the front. They look like the second version with the emergency brake in the front of the shifter, not on the left side,
Rusty Nelson

[28ACoupe]

Originally Posted by wrndln

28ACoupe, that is what he said, they were SOLD. I think they were original floorboards. I have a couple sets that look similar to these. However, as you can see, they are a little messed up. It looks like a heater vent was cut into the sloped one and the middle brackets don't look right - no up turn in the front. They look like the second version with the emergency brake in the front of the shifter, not on the left side,
Rusty Nelson

Oops, my bad, I didn't scroll down to see the boards. Too early in the day and not nearly enough caffeine in my caffeine stream.

Yes, those look like the original boards from my 28 so I would say that while I would replace the wood, they look like they are original.

[d.j. moordigian]

Originally Posted by Bob C

I though the originals were dovetailed, . In the very last picture
it doesn't look like it is. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Model-A...p2047675.l2557

Bob

That one that looks like it isn't dovetailed.....that got me thinking.
Fred that was a good buy....aren't they too late for your car?
Send me the "scrap".....I can use them for my car!

[Tom Wesenberg]

They appear original and what appears to be not dovetailed may be a broken dovetail at the thinnest part of the dovetail, so it looks like a plain cut board.

[1crosscut]

On the underside of the last two pictures in the add are milled out spots to allow room for the mounting hardware for the early split brake shaft hardware that extends up on top of the cross member. I agree that these are original boards. You can see the same spots on the original boards that were on my AA truck. I made a replacement set using the sliding dove tail joints. Not the easiest joint to replicate.