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Old 05-23-2019, 10:35 AM   #1
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Default Fordoor to Tudor

I am looking at what is supposed to be a 29 Tudor but I have now been told by one of my colleagues that it was converted from a fordor and that I should not buy it. Take a look at some pictures.
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Old 05-23-2019, 10:41 AM   #2
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I think somebody is pulling your leg. Maybe they want to buy it for themselves?
Of course I suppose it could have had the whole body changed.

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Old 05-23-2019, 11:23 AM   #3
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That's a Tudor, the Fordor has the gas tank under the cowl.


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So there is a general consensus that the car is and always has been a tudor?
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Old 05-23-2019, 12:44 PM   #5
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Default Re: Fordoor to Tudor

another vote that it is, in fact, a Tudor.
Fordor would have wooden sills, etc. Nothwithstanding that, it just appears to be a tudor. Would be very interesting to hear your bud's rendition of why he thinks its modified.
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Old 05-23-2019, 12:56 PM   #6
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I am looking at what is supposed to be a 29 Tudor but I have now been told by one of my colleagues that it was converted from a fordor and that I should not buy it. Take a look at some pictures.
There may be more to the story. Maybe your colleague knew the history of the car and it started life as a Fordor and the body was replaced with a Tudor body. If that is not the case, ask why he thinks it started life as a Fordor. I am sure everyone would be interested in the answer.

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Without a complete body change Fordor to Tudor It was and is a Tudor...
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Thanks everybody. I like the car a lot and wanted to see what others said. I have to ask him why he said its a fordor.
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Looks Like a tudoor to me also.
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The only Fordor that had any resemblance to a Tudor [ mostly steel construction; coupe pillar & gas tank; same type door swaging etc] was the Taxi sedan. If you found one of those, buy it! I would love to hear how your friend justifies it once being a fordor!
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Old 05-23-2019, 03:42 PM   #11
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All good points above but I'm surprised no one has stated the obvious thing. The upper body mouldings on all Fordors were night & day different than the 55A mouldings. Unless someone went to a boatload of trouble shrinking out the double crowns in the body moulding to resemble the flat Tudor style, its a no-brainer to speculate its origin even without checking the sills or infrastructure.
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wo seeing the rear of the car


Ill bet two golf club doors were installed...............!


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wo seeing the rear of the car


Ill bet two golf club doors were installed...............!


Here ya go!
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Just compare the rear side window with a fordor
Not even close
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Looks exactly like my Tudor body...
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If you like it and agree on a price, buy it.
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Thanks for the input everybody. I am gonna talk to him today.

There are two extra holes in the firewall which I think are for some kind of heater, though I haven't seen one like it.
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Turns out his vague text message was to get a Fordor, not that it was a Fordor.
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Not the first garbled text message. Dang 'Auto Correct' should say the correct auto......
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