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Roadster62 · 04-04-2011, 06:37 PM

Are the doors on a 1929 Cabriolet unique to '29 only or would 1930's interchange?

quickchange · 04-05-2011, 12:04 AM

My guess is the 30,s have a swage at the bottom of the door where as 29 would not.Reason i beleive this is have one of each, Hinges appear to line up , So yes they would fit but , but look wrong. I have one spare 29 here in NZ if you are desperate,

Tudortomnz · 04-05-2011, 01:54 AM

I would like someone with a 68A to confirm my belief that the '29's do have a swage at the door bottom. The Briggs & Murray bodies of '28,'29 do appear to have the same lower swage/ revels as on most '30 '31's. ?
68A's are 'rare as' down here [ there may be remains of only one] unlike the 68B of which there are a few.

jw hash · 04-05-2011, 06:22 AM

basically the doors are the same they were all built by Briggs the only difference is the early 68A had a wooden panel where the window regulator mounts and the wood on the leeding edge of the door is shorter. the 68B used a metal panel to mount the window regulator to and the wood on the leading edge was longer because it went up under the metal panel. John

quickchange · 04-05-2011, 02:19 PM

I have two differant cabriolet doors here , One has no swage on the bottom sams as a 28-29 sedan door, This is an original door, Two more which i recently purchased have the swage on the bottom just like a 1930 sedan door , So beleive that is the differance, 8 days to the nationals, Watch out for all those LHD A,s on the road ??? The Americans are here.

Marco Tahtaras · 04-05-2011, 03:01 PM

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Yes, the doors are interchangeable but have differences as JW noted.

None of the Briggs bodies (except 180-A) had a bead along the bottom of the doors. The bead was a separate skin BELOW the door and was nailed to the floor sill wood.

The statement above does not pertain to any of the slant windshield models which were largely patterned from the Murray design but also had steel doors instead of wood framed doors.

Derek, You sure have me curious just what you have!

mot · 04-05-2011, 04:30 PM

lets add a little more to this
I just checked all my 68B doors and none have the bead at the bottom
and i have both metal and wood where the window and door regulators are
So right off I dont know which cabriolets had a bead at the bottom
But the 68C which is also Briggs has a bead at the bottom
as does my 30 Briggs sports coupe
68C door shown

Marco Tahtaras · 04-05-2011, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mot

lets add a little more to this
I just checked all my 68B doors and none have the bead at the bottom
and i have both metal and wood where the window and door regulators are
So right off I dont know which cabriolets had a bead at the bottom
But the 68C which is also Briggs has a bead at the bottom
as does my 30 Briggs sports coupe
68C door shown

Yep, I said the slant windshields were the exception to the rule (and the doors are steel). You got me on the Sport Coupe!

Stinch · 04-05-2011, 09:45 PM

My early 1930 68B has the wood panel at the top of the doors and no bead at the bottom of the door. The bead that is under the door mounts to the chassis wood and is in line with the bead on the cowl. BTW, my early 68B has the long style cowl band with the three mounting studs.

quickchange · 04-05-2011, 11:56 PM

I purchased the two doors at Selma swap few weeks ago They are due here this week ,I can take pictures then,Look the same as the slant screen ones but the leading post is straight up & down . Unless im seing double, Will report.

d.j. moordigian · 04-06-2011, 10:11 AM

quickchange,

I enjoyed are conversations at Selma, good meet. Take plenty of photos, I'm still
betting on 32 PU, but what do I know, I'm a 28 rag-top guy.

Dudley

quickchange · 04-06-2011, 03:05 PM

Not yet arrived but look the same as 68c but straight posts, time will tell, 7 days till the meet starts, 17 vehicles from USA & Canada here currently touring the country .

PO51 · 04-06-2011, 04:48 PM

There is a 1929 68A for sale on ebay. I'm suprised to see that the doors have the metal in the top where the window regulators go instead of wood, I have never seen a 29 68A with the metal. I have two parts cars that I'm making 1 complete car and they both have the wood top and bottom, A friends 1930 68B also has the wood both top and bottom. The car looks origional just wondering what others thought?

04-04-2011, 06:37 PM	#1
Roadster62 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ridgefield, Ct Posts: 3,441	1929 Cabriolet doors Are the doors on a 1929 Cabriolet unique to '29 only or would 1930's interchange?

04-05-2011, 12:04 AM	#2
quickchange Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nelson. New Zealand Posts: 2,009	Re: 1929 Cabriolet doors My guess is the 30,s have a swage at the bottom of the door where as 29 would not.Reason i beleive this is have one of each, Hinges appear to line up , So yes they would fit but , but look wrong. I have one spare 29 here in NZ if you are desperate,

04-05-2011, 01:54 AM	#3
Tudortomnz Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canterbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,242	Re: 1929 Cabriolet doors I would like someone with a 68A to confirm my belief that the '29's do have a swage at the door bottom. The Briggs & Murray bodies of '28,'29 do appear to have the same lower swage/ revels as on most '30 '31's. ? 68A's are 'rare as' down here [ there may be remains of only one] unlike the 68B of which there are a few.

04-05-2011, 06:22 AM	#4
jw hash Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Auburn Washington Posts: 2,552	Re: 1929 Cabriolet doors basically the doors are the same they were all built by Briggs the only difference is the early 68A had a wooden panel where the window regulator mounts and the wood on the leeding edge of the door is shorter. the 68B used a metal panel to mount the window regulator to and the wood on the leading edge was longer because it went up under the metal panel. John

04-05-2011, 02:19 PM	#5
quickchange Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nelson. New Zealand Posts: 2,009	Re: 1929 Cabriolet doors I have two differant cabriolet doors here , One has no swage on the bottom sams as a 28-29 sedan door, This is an original door, Two more which i recently purchased have the swage on the bottom just like a 1930 sedan door , So beleive that is the differance, 8 days to the nationals, Watch out for all those LHD A,s on the road ??? The Americans are here.

04-05-2011, 03:01 PM	#6
Marco Tahtaras Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 3,099	Re: 1929 Cabriolet doors Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Yes, the doors are interchangeable but have differences as JW noted. None of the Briggs bodies (except 180-A) had a bead along the bottom of the doors. The bead was a separate skin BELOW the door and was nailed to the floor sill wood. The statement above does not pertain to any of the slant windshield models which were largely patterned from the Murray design but also had steel doors instead of wood framed doors. Derek, You sure have me curious just what you have! __________________ http://www.abarnyard.com/

04-05-2011, 09:45 PM	#9
Stinch Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Connecticut Posts: 220	Re: 1929 Cabriolet doors My early 1930 68B has the wood panel at the top of the doors and no bead at the bottom of the door. The bead that is under the door mounts to the chassis wood and is in line with the bead on the cowl. BTW, my early 68B has the long style cowl band with the three mounting studs. __________________ E30 68-B Cabriolet

04-05-2011, 11:56 PM	#10
quickchange Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nelson. New Zealand Posts: 2,009	Re: 1929 Cabriolet doors I purchased the two doors at Selma swap few weeks ago They are due here this week ,I can take pictures then,Look the same as the slant screen ones but the leading post is straight up & down . Unless im seing double, Will report.

04-06-2011, 10:11 AM	#11
d.j. moordigian Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fresno, Ca. Posts: 3,636	Re: 1929 Cabriolet doors quickchange, I enjoyed are conversations at Selma, good meet. Take plenty of photos, I'm still betting on 32 PU, but what do I know, I'm a 28 rag-top guy. Dudley

04-06-2011, 03:05 PM	#12
quickchange Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nelson. New Zealand Posts: 2,009	Re: 1929 Cabriolet doors Not yet arrived but look the same as 68c but straight posts, time will tell, 7 days till the meet starts, 17 vehicles from USA & Canada here currently touring the country .

04-06-2011, 04:48 PM	#13
PO51 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Upland Ca Posts: 274	Re: 1929 Cabriolet doors There is a 1929 68A for sale on ebay. I'm suprised to see that the doors have the metal in the top where the window regulators go instead of wood, I have never seen a 29 68A with the metal. I have two parts cars that I'm making 1 complete car and they both have the wood top and bottom, A friends 1930 68B also has the wood both top and bottom. The car looks origional just wondering what others thought?