Fiberglass fender question

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2012: Fiberglass fender question
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Charles Fox on Saturday, May 05, 2012 - 08:32 am:

A question from a total novice. (I restore pinball machines, not old cars.) I'm building a theatrical prop truck loosely based on a model T. I've bought some repro parts including fiberglass T-bucket fenders from Speedway Motors. They are sold as 1922 parts but seem to be way too short in length according to the old chassis drawings I've found. Anyone familiar with the difference between the T-bucket stuff and original sizes?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tom Miller, Mostly in Dearborn on Sunday, May 06, 2012 - 01:22 pm:

Charles,

Welcome to the forum. If your fenders are the ones on
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/T-Bucket-Bodies.html
then I have some bad news. T-Bucket parts are very stylized and in most cases are not a direct replacement for what Ford originally offered. The T-bucket was never a Ford creation and they came on scene well after T production ended.

Some places which offer bolt on fiberglass for a Model T are Wescott and Gibbon. Rootlieb has correct reproduction steel fenders. You may want to visit the classifieds here or visit swap meets because sheet metal fenders may be more affordable for your project. Of course, if you have to drastically alter the fenders, fiberglass is probably preferable to cutting up orginal metal.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By kep NZ on Monday, May 07, 2012 - 02:50 am:

If they are making a stage prop it is easier to simply change the runningboards and stuff to suit the fenders.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Patrick on Monday, May 07, 2012 - 11:39 am:

Charles, perhaps you can locate a T owner in your area and employ a real T in your endeavor. Most T owners would be happy to help while showing off their T's to the public, but we are very protective of our babies and you would have to let the owner be involved in the production, as a driver and/or, allowing him to be involved in all movements of the T. This is, because awhile back a Model T owner lent his 1912 T to be used in a theatrical production and the only way to get it into the theater was to lift it by forklift up to a raised dock. It tumbled off the forklift forks and sustained extensive damage, so from then on most Model T owners will not let their Model T out of their sight or their control. Anyway, it would certainly save alot of money and work and add realism to the production. Jim Patrick


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