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fordwife · 03-14-2017, 01:40 PM

I have a '29 briggs body 4 door that appears to be very original. The front fenders do not match. One has a different angle on the inner panel than the other. As a result, the headlights don't center with the radiator. I have tried different fender braces and it makes no difference. Could it be that one fender is an A and the other is an AA? Also the original upholstery is shot. Should I replace it or keep it to preserve the "original": look?

JDupuis · 03-14-2017, 01:46 PM

You may have an early 28 fender. They are slightly different then later 28/29's. Hope this helps. Jeff

Tom Wesenberg · 03-14-2017, 02:30 PM

A and AA used the same front fenders for the year.

flatford39 · 03-14-2017, 03:25 PM

Could be an A and an early AR fender. I have seen this a lot but I don't think that is your headlight bar problem. I think I would be looking for a new headlight bar. Are you sure you have a 28 29 bar and not a 30 31.

Fullraceflathead · 03-14-2017, 03:35 PM

My 1928 Roadster Pickup also has an early front fender on the drivers side and the regular front fender on the passenger side.

SeaSlugs · 03-14-2017, 03:37 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by flatford39

Could be an A and an early AR fender. I have seen this a lot but I don't think that is your headlight bar problem. I think I would be looking for a new headlight bar. Are you sure you have a 28 29 bar and not a 30 31.

or skewed frame horn where the brackets mount...

serf2 · 03-14-2017, 06:26 PM

I have a 28 AR tudor with a standard 29 A left front fender. Are you any where near Pennsylvania? Maybe we could swap.

fordwife · 03-14-2017, 07:40 PM

No, I'm in central Washington state. Thanks anyway.

H. L. Chauvin · 03-15-2017, 12:21 AM

From experience:

Never be surprised with any strange findings on any restored or un-restored Model A Ford.

Volumes upon volumes could have been written over the past 75 years or so by many to describe both heard of and physically discovered Model A mechanical and Model A electrical abnormalities.

fordwife · 03-15-2017, 07:16 AM

From what I am hearing on this forum,I am convinced I have 1 AR fender. But which one?How do you identify each one?

wrndln · 03-15-2017, 09:30 AM

Below is a picture from the Judging Standard showing an early fender (left fender) along side the later more prevalent front fender used in later 28 and 29.
Rusty Nelson

Randy in ca · 03-15-2017, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fordwife

I have a '29 briggs body 4 door that appears to be very original. The front fenders do not match. One has a different angle on the inner panel than the other. As a result, the headlights don't center with the radiator. I have tried different fender braces and it makes no difference. Could it be that one fender is an A and the other is an AA? Also the original upholstery is shot. Should I replace it or keep it to preserve the "original": look?

Any chance its the radiator that's askew due to shimming issues?

03-14-2017, 01:40 PM	#1
fordwife Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 287	model a fenders I have a '29 briggs body 4 door that appears to be very original. The front fenders do not match. One has a different angle on the inner panel than the other. As a result, the headlights don't center with the radiator. I have tried different fender braces and it makes no difference. Could it be that one fender is an A and the other is an AA? Also the original upholstery is shot. Should I replace it or keep it to preserve the "original": look?

03-14-2017, 01:46 PM	#2
JDupuis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Maryhill Ont Canada Posts: 834	Re: model a fenders You may have an early 28 fender. They are slightly different then later 28/29's. Hope this helps. Jeff __________________ Let's let pylons, be pylons!

03-14-2017, 02:30 PM	#3
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: model a fenders A and AA used the same front fenders for the year.

03-14-2017, 03:25 PM	#4
flatford39 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NE Illinois Posts: 499	Re: model a fenders Could be an A and an early AR fender. I have seen this a lot but I don't think that is your headlight bar problem. I think I would be looking for a new headlight bar. Are you sure you have a 28 29 bar and not a 30 31.

03-14-2017, 03:35 PM	#5
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,176	Re: model a fenders My 1928 Roadster Pickup also has an early front fender on the drivers side and the regular front fender on the passenger side. __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask

03-14-2017, 06:26 PM	#7
serf2 Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South east Pa. Posts: 30	Re: model a fenders I have a 28 AR tudor with a standard 29 A left front fender. Are you any where near Pennsylvania? Maybe we could swap.

03-14-2017, 07:40 PM	#8
fordwife Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 287	Re: model a fenders No, I'm in central Washington state. Thanks anyway.

03-15-2017, 12:21 AM	#9
H. L. Chauvin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,179	Re: model a fenders From experience: Never be surprised with any strange findings on any restored or un-restored Model A Ford. Volumes upon volumes could have been written over the past 75 years or so by many to describe both heard of and physically discovered Model A mechanical and Model A electrical abnormalities.

03-15-2017, 07:16 AM	#10
fordwife Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 287	Re: model a fenders From what I am hearing on this forum,I am convinced I have 1 AR fender. But which one?How do you identify each one?