I am going this weekend to buy frame for my 1927 Touring and the guy says he may have the rear fenders for a 1927 Touring, what do I look for to make sure I get the right ones. I have fiberglass rear fenders, would original fenders look exactly the same as or very close to the fiberglass one have.
Bruce
Finding the correct 1927 Touring rear fenders
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Bob McDaniel
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Re: Finding the correct 1927 Touring rear fenders
Give an old car guy a barn and he won't throw anything away.
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Re: Finding the correct 1927 Touring rear fenders
Did dome searching
From http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/41 ... 1395553034
Open the link has picture of the touring/sedan rear. Hope so
By Tom Rootlieb on Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 11:39 am:
Roadster, roadster pickup and coupe are the same. Touring and sedans are the same. 4 different fenders requiring 4 different sets of tooling. The costs become prohibitive at some point. The last time I inquired about tooling costs, I would have to sell a fender for around $1100. So only option is to run fiberglass ones until you can locate some originals.
From http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/41 ... 1395553034
Open the link has picture of the touring/sedan rear. Hope so
By Tom Rootlieb on Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 11:39 am:
Roadster, roadster pickup and coupe are the same. Touring and sedans are the same. 4 different fenders requiring 4 different sets of tooling. The costs become prohibitive at some point. The last time I inquired about tooling costs, I would have to sell a fender for around $1100. So only option is to run fiberglass ones until you can locate some originals.
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Re: Finding the correct 1927 Touring rear fenders
Fiberglass fenders might be similar but may not be identical to steel fenders. Here is how to identify a 26-27 sedan rear fender:
1. Rear fenders have a similar crown shape as the front fenders have.
2. Sedan fenders have an uneven inner edge to follow the rear body shape.
3. Sedan rear fenders have a triangular shield at the inside rear of the fender to fill the gap where the fender sticks out past the lower body.
1. Rear fenders have a similar crown shape as the front fenders have.
2. Sedan fenders have an uneven inner edge to follow the rear body shape.
3. Sedan rear fenders have a triangular shield at the inside rear of the fender to fill the gap where the fender sticks out past the lower body.
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Re: Finding the correct 1927 Touring rear fenders
I have several sets of original 26-27 touring rear fenders available. They range from repairable to NOS condition. None are junk. If interested contact jputnam(at)wcoil.com
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Re: Finding the correct 1927 Touring rear fenders
No. Pre-1926, 1926 and ‘27 fenders have the rounded ends. Not flat like those.
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