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38steel · 10-12-2019, 03:24 PM

Hi everyone who reads this.

I have been looking for lower cowl sides, where the fenders bolts on to the cowl for my 38 deluxe build now for a while, as mine are completely rotten but had absolutely no luck. Now today I have been told 37 cowl sides are the same as 38 deluxe cowl sides, does anyone know if this is correct please ? As this would make my search a lot easier.

Thanks , Benedict

JSeery · 10-12-2019, 04:58 PM

That would seem odd as the is so much difference between 38 std and 38 dxl front ends. But I have never compared a 37 to a 38 dxl.

38steel · 10-12-2019, 05:21 PM

That’s what I thought , then on Wescottsautos.com they sell a cowl patch panel that fits a 37 / 38 deluxe and 39 standard.

RalphM · 10-13-2019, 11:35 AM

Usually the deluxe model, became the standard in the next model year. At least during the late 30’s. Fenders, hoods, grille, were similar, but I don’t know about the cowl.

Karl Wescott · 10-13-2019, 12:54 PM

1937 and 1938 standard cowl sides are, as near as I can tell, identical. 1938 deluxe and 1939 standard used the exact same sides, with the addition of fender mounting holes with captive nuts behind them. The restyle for the 1938 deluxe just moved the fender up onto the cowl side and kept the now abandoned (1937) fender mounting area intact.

38steel · 10-13-2019, 01:37 PM

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Great , this helps me out a lot . Thanks

10-12-2019, 03:24 PM	#1
38steel Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: England Posts: 22	1937 and 1938 cowl sides ? Hi everyone who reads this. I have been looking for lower cowl sides, where the fenders bolts on to the cowl for my 38 deluxe build now for a while, as mine are completely rotten but had absolutely no luck. Now today I have been told 37 cowl sides are the same as 38 deluxe cowl sides, does anyone know if this is correct please ? As this would make my search a lot easier. Thanks , Benedict

10-12-2019, 04:58 PM	#2
JSeery Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 16,132	Re: 1937 and 1938 cowl sides ? That would seem odd as the is so much difference between 38 std and 38 dxl front ends. But I have never compared a 37 to a 38 dxl.

10-12-2019, 05:21 PM	#3
38steel Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: England Posts: 22	Re: 1937 and 1938 cowl sides ? That’s what I thought , then on Wescottsautos.com they sell a cowl patch panel that fits a 37 / 38 deluxe and 39 standard.

10-13-2019, 11:35 AM	#4
RalphM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 2,651	Re: 1937 and 1938 cowl sides ? Usually the deluxe model, became the standard in the next model year. At least during the late 30’s. Fenders, hoods, grille, were similar, but I don’t know about the cowl.

10-13-2019, 12:54 PM	#5
Karl Wescott Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,283	Re: 1937 and 1938 cowl sides ? 1937 and 1938 standard cowl sides are, as near as I can tell, identical. 1938 deluxe and 1939 standard used the exact same sides, with the addition of fender mounting holes with captive nuts behind them. The restyle for the 1938 deluxe just moved the fender up onto the cowl side and kept the now abandoned (1937) fender mounting area intact.

10-13-2019, 01:37 PM	#6
38steel Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: England Posts: 22	Re: 1937 and 1938 cowl sides ? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Great , this helps me out a lot . Thanks