Rewooding
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Topic author - Posts: 14
- Joined: Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:10 pm
- First Name: Steve
- Last Name: Mele
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1925 Tudor sedan
- Location: Allegan
- Board Member Since: 2022
Rewooding
I have a 1925 Tudor coupe when rewooding the body found a number stamped in the wood by the drivers door sill should this match up with any other numbers on the car I’m a new member owner wood worker lol anything anyone could tell me would be appreciated
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- First Name: Terry & Sharon
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- Location: Westminster, CO
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Re: Rewooding
Hello Steve,
A majority of the model T bodies were supplied from outside vendors. The different vendors had different practices of keeping records of the number of bodies they sold to Ford. It was/is common to find "body numbers" stamped or carved into bodies IF the body still contains the original part having the number. These numbers really have no meaning other than the serial number from the original vendor. I know some of these vendor numbers have been used as VIN numbers but the actual VIN is the number on the engine.
I hope this helps you out. It's a neat thing to have the original body number.
Good Luck and Welcome to the forum.
Cheers,
Terry
A majority of the model T bodies were supplied from outside vendors. The different vendors had different practices of keeping records of the number of bodies they sold to Ford. It was/is common to find "body numbers" stamped or carved into bodies IF the body still contains the original part having the number. These numbers really have no meaning other than the serial number from the original vendor. I know some of these vendor numbers have been used as VIN numbers but the actual VIN is the number on the engine.
I hope this helps you out. It's a neat thing to have the original body number.
Good Luck and Welcome to the forum.
Cheers,
Terry
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Re: Rewooding
Hi Steve
I have a 24 Coupe that has a stamped number on the left body side on the lower floor. I’ll try to get a picture of it later.
But I do have a T part no. that I found under one of the original front seat cushions when I installed new seat upholstrey in it a few years ago. This car was my Grandfathers and was well used and the upholstry was in tatters.
I don’t know if the open cars had part numbers for there upholstrey.
I have a 24 Coupe that has a stamped number on the left body side on the lower floor. I’ll try to get a picture of it later.
But I do have a T part no. that I found under one of the original front seat cushions when I installed new seat upholstrey in it a few years ago. This car was my Grandfathers and was well used and the upholstry was in tatters.
I don’t know if the open cars had part numbers for there upholstrey.
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Topic author - Posts: 14
- Joined: Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:10 pm
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Re: Rewooding
Thanks guys I appreciate the information anything will help I’m a long ways from home on this project
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Topic author - Posts: 14
- Joined: Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:10 pm
- First Name: Steve
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Re: Rewooding
If you look at the before and after pictures I think I’m going in the wrong direction but hopefully I’ll get there one day
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Topic author - Posts: 14
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Re: Rewooding
It’s been a long winter can’t wait to start assembly
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Re: Rewooding
I have some extra wood from a couple cars I have rewooded, they where coupes and fordors, I made extra's since the saw was setup.
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Topic author - Posts: 14
- Joined: Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:10 pm
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Re: Rewooding
Thanks keep it in mind