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Leonard · 01-05-2017, 09:01 PM

I am about to install the new leather roof on my early 1931 Vicky and I can not find out what the front roof moulding looks like or where I can purchase it. I have what I think is the original, it is a 2 piece moulding 5/8 in. wide and seems to fit but the ends are rusted off and can not be reused. I beleve there should also be a clip that goes between the rain gutter and the moulding and also a clip that goes from the rear of the rain gutter to the hidem that goes around the back. I am hoping that someone knows what these items look like and where I can purchase them.

kressej · 01-05-2017, 10:15 PM

You might try the Victoria Association, I bet they have a tech article on it. I have a late 31, it had a thin Hartzcloth top with a metal strip across the front of the top. The Ford Service Bulletin has some original photos of a Vicky top replacement, check those out too. My new top has a hidem strip with arrow metal fasteners at the end. Let me know if you want some pix, I will be home by the end of next week.

Good luck - Joe

Leonard · 01-06-2017, 12:15 AM

I know that the moulding is a metal moulding not a hidem and I am almost positive that there should be a metal clip that joins the front metal moulding to the drip rail.

Mike V. Florida · 01-06-2017, 12:29 AM

There seems to be two for the leather back according to the guidelines,

Style F3,5/8" FRONT ALUMINUM 190-A (to 3/31) and
Style F5 5/8" FRONT ALUMINUM 190-A (after 2/31) including the steel back.

The trouble seems to be in the size. The F3 in the catalogs show the correct 5/8" but the F5 seems to sold in 1/2 inch only. (at least that is what Bratton,s has.)

Terry Burtz, Calif · 01-06-2017, 09:43 PM

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The F5 moulding being 1/2 inch wide is a catalog error.

The F5 moulding (A-163245-A2) sold by the vendors is 23/32 inch wide before installation. After installation and closing, the width becomes .640 inch which is close to 5/8 inch.

01-05-2017, 09:01 PM	#1
Leonard Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 96	1931 Model A Victoria Leatherback I am about to install the new leather roof on my early 1931 Vicky and I can not find out what the front roof moulding looks like or where I can purchase it. I have what I think is the original, it is a 2 piece moulding 5/8 in. wide and seems to fit but the ends are rusted off and can not be reused. I beleve there should also be a clip that goes between the rain gutter and the moulding and also a clip that goes from the rear of the rain gutter to the hidem that goes around the back. I am hoping that someone knows what these items look like and where I can purchase them.

01-05-2017, 10:15 PM	#2
kressej Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: La Grande,OR Posts: 43	Re: 1931 Model A Victoria Leatherback You might try the Victoria Association, I bet they have a tech article on it. I have a late 31, it had a thin Hartzcloth top with a metal strip across the front of the top. The Ford Service Bulletin has some original photos of a Vicky top replacement, check those out too. My new top has a hidem strip with arrow metal fasteners at the end. Let me know if you want some pix, I will be home by the end of next week. Good luck - Joe

01-06-2017, 12:15 AM	#3
Leonard Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 96	Re: 1931 Model A Victoria Leatherback I know that the moulding is a metal moulding not a hidem and I am almost positive that there should be a metal clip that joins the front metal moulding to the drip rail.

01-06-2017, 12:29 AM	#4
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: 1931 Model A Victoria Leatherback There seems to be two for the leather back according to the guidelines, Style F3,5/8" FRONT ALUMINUM 190-A (to 3/31) and Style F5 5/8" FRONT ALUMINUM 190-A (after 2/31) including the steel back. The trouble seems to be in the size. The F3 in the catalogs show the correct 5/8" but the F5 seems to sold in 1/2 inch only. (at least that is what Bratton,s has.) __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

01-06-2017, 09:43 PM	#5
Terry Burtz, Calif Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Campbell,CA, USA Posts: 319	Re: 1931 Model A Victoria Leatherback Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The F5 moulding being 1/2 inch wide is a catalog error. The F5 moulding (A-163245-A2) sold by the vendors is 23/32 inch wide before installation. After installation and closing, the width becomes .640 inch which is close to 5/8 inch.