Rear curtain trim: touring -vs- runabout

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2014: Rear curtain trim: touring -vs- runabout
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Keith Townsend ; ^ ) Gresham, Orygun on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 12:21 pm:

From about 1914 through 1922-ish Ford used a metal trim along the bottom of the rear curtain where it attaches to the tack strip on both the touring and runabout.

Here is the rear curtain trim strip on a touring:



Here it is on Royce's runabout:



Richard Eagle made this sketch of the touring trim:



I have two extra trim strips for a touring and four questions:

What are the differences in length and hole arrangements between the two?

Can anyone proved details like Richard's for the runabout?

Can I cut down the trim for a touring to fit a runabout?

Does anybody have a runabout trim they would be willing to trade for a touring?


: ^ )

Keith


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Smith on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 11:00 am:

While we are on the subject, I recently had several rolls of rear window, and side curtain binding made of the correct T top pattern. It is 5/8" wide and is exactly the same as Ford used. Classtique is even using it. If you purchase a top or side curtains from anyone else, the binding will not be correct.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By R.V. Anderson on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 12:55 pm:

Keith, this may or may not help, but I am going to the Archives next month for a week. I can look up the drawing for you. I know they have the touring strip drawing because I looked at it and took down the dimensions. I don't know fur sure if they have the roadster strip but they likely do.


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