The Ford Barn

Bud · 11-21-2020, 02:00 PM

I remember visiting a person's garage in a nearby town. The car for sale was a 1930 or 1931 Coupe that had been partially street rodded. What impressed me was that the Coupe had a Briggs Body tag. I mentioned this to someone (I cannot recall where or when) and the explanation I was given is that Briggs built Coupe bodies for Ford but that Briggs bodies had "sharper lines" than the Ford bodies. What I believe was meant is that the Briggs dies were crisper in detail than Ford's.
A. Is it true that Briggs built 1930-31 Coupe bodies?
B. Is it also true that one can tell the difference without the body tag?

nkaminar · 11-21-2020, 04:25 PM

Google Briggs bodies. There is an interesting story of the history of the company on the internet.

My 1930 Fordor is a Briggs. The Briggs bodies have a squarer front door window frame at the top than the other manufactures, including Ford. I think Briggs had a different cowl for 1929 coupes.

nkaminar · 11-21-2020, 06:47 PM

Good article at http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/b/briggs/briggs.htm.

rotorwrench · 11-22-2020, 11:33 AM

Briggs made some coupe bodies in 1930 but no where near as many as Ford did. They are actually kind of a rarity. Ford Dearborn plus the Ford branch plants made all the 1928/29 45A coupes and the 1931 45B coupes.
http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/US2831bodystyles.htm

Bud · 11-22-2020, 01:37 PM

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Thanks for the link to Vince's website. I did not think to refer to that. Obviously it was a 1930 Coupe that I saw. I appreciate the information.

11-21-2020, 02:00 PM	#1
Bud Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 819	Just curious about Briggs bodies I remember visiting a person's garage in a nearby town. The car for sale was a 1930 or 1931 Coupe that had been partially street rodded. What impressed me was that the Coupe had a Briggs Body tag. I mentioned this to someone (I cannot recall where or when) and the explanation I was given is that Briggs built Coupe bodies for Ford but that Briggs bodies had "sharper lines" than the Ford bodies. What I believe was meant is that the Briggs dies were crisper in detail than Ford's. A. Is it true that Briggs built 1930-31 Coupe bodies? B. Is it also true that one can tell the difference without the body tag?

11-21-2020, 04:25 PM	#2
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,898	Re: Just curious about Briggs bodies Google Briggs bodies. There is an interesting story of the history of the company on the internet. My 1930 Fordor is a Briggs. The Briggs bodies have a squarer front door window frame at the top than the other manufactures, including Ford. I think Briggs had a different cowl for 1929 coupes. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

11-21-2020, 06:47 PM	#3
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,898	Re: Just curious about Briggs bodies Good article at http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/b/briggs/briggs.htm. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

11-22-2020, 11:33 AM	#4
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,422	Re: Just curious about Briggs bodies Briggs made some coupe bodies in 1930 but no where near as many as Ford did. They are actually kind of a rarity. Ford Dearborn plus the Ford branch plants made all the 1928/29 45A coupes and the 1931 45B coupes. http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/US2831bodystyles.htm

11-22-2020, 01:37 PM	#5
Bud Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 819	Re: Just curious about Briggs bodies Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks for the link to Vince's website. I did not think to refer to that. Obviously it was a 1930 Coupe that I saw. I appreciate the information.

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