31' S/W 4 Door

[JD-OHIO]

Were all 1931 S/W 4 doors considered Town Sedans. If so, does this mean that they should all have wood grained interior trim pieces?

[Bob C]

No and no. Standard Fordor, De Luxe Fordor, and Town Sedan.


Bob

[Brian SATX]

Only the Town Sedan and Deluxe had woodgrain. The Fordor had a maroon color for the window frames etc.

[JD-OHIO]

What other differences separates a Fordor from a Town Sedan or Deluxe?

[160B]

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Originally Posted by JD-OHIO

What other differences separates a Fordor from a Town Sedan or Deluxe?

When Ford built the 31 Slant Window, he had Murray and Briggs build the bodies the same so parts were interchangeable. So all slant windows, Murray and Briggs, have the curved top on the side window openings.

There are some telltale differences such as Briggs used d-nuts on the fire wall and Murray used caged nuts on the firewall. The locations on the firewall are where the speedometer cable clip attaches on the passenger inside, and where the clip for the wire loom from the generator attaches on the driver side near the terminal box.

Also Briggs had a manufactures mark, the Briggs “Bug" on the LH and RH lower cowl between the cowl band and the cowl lacing an inch or two above the splash apron and on some production parts. See the attached photo showing the “Bug’ on the RF cowl.

The 160A. The Ford Standard Fordor Sedan had scrolled door and window handles, painted molding around the windows and painted front dash; the round 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 oval 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 Fordor Sedan - Same as the 160B but no rear quarter window, referred to as a blind back.