Spur strap to hold down touring top

Discuss all things Model T related.
Forum rules
If you need help logging in, or have question about how something works, use the Support forum located here Support Forum
Complete set of Forum Rules Forum Rules
User avatar

Topic author
mbowen
Posts: 333
Joined: Tue Aug 31, 2021 7:45 pm
First Name: Miles
Last Name: Bowen
* REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1925 Express Wagon, 1924 Touring
Location: Brighton, MI
MTFCA Number: 51651
MTFCI Number: 25343
Board Member Since: 2021

Spur strap to hold down touring top

Post by mbowen » Fri May 20, 2022 12:58 pm

I wonder if Henry used spur straps to hold down touring tops back in the day? Both of the straps on my ‘24 were rotten when I got it, and broke on the first pull. I made some straps out of an old belt of mine, but the leather was too thick. After a fair amount of looking online I found these 19-inch Weaver English spur straps that are a perfect fit; $10.19 plus tax and shipping for the pair on Amazon. The buckles are a bit different, but wouldn’t be hard to swap out.

https://www.amazon.com/Weaver-Leather-E ... 140&sr=8-2
New strap shown with old buckle.
New strap shown with old buckle.
Miles
1924 Touring “Bonnie”
1925 Express Wagon “Clyde”

User avatar

CudaMan
Posts: 2385
Joined: Fri Jan 04, 2019 4:17 pm
First Name: Mark
Last Name: Strange
* REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1924 Cut Off Touring (now a pickup)
Location: Hillsboro, MO
MTFCA Number: 30944
MTFCI Number: 23667
Board Member Since: 2013

Re: Spur strap to hold down touring top

Post by CudaMan » Fri May 20, 2022 2:11 pm

Lots of discussion about top straps in this thread:

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/17 ... 1302565582
Mark Strange
Hillsboro, MO
1924 Cut-off Touring (now a pickup)

Post Reply Previous topicNext topic