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WTB Outside body moldings for a 1914 Ford Model T Roadster. These moldings mount on the back of the body and "curl" down following the lines of the turtle deck just below the deck. The moldingd appear to be solid steel and mounted on the body via screws. any help would be greatly appeciated

Steven,
I can’t speak with knowledge on a 1914 moldings, however the steel moldings you are talking about are probably done the same as the ones on my 12 delivery car moldings. They are 3/4” half oval steel and about 3/16” in height. Easy to heat and bend yourself. If you have a steel supplier near by they usually stock something like that. I live in Elkhart which is the trailer capital of the US, so there are lots of steel suppliers near me.

Hi Mike, Thank You for Your reply. Yes You would be right on the description of the moldings. I was hoping to find set so as not go through the headache of trying to manufacture. I will have to learn how to be a Blacksmith !! LOL

Restoration Supplies used to carry moldings, I haven’t seen their catalog in several years so it’s worth checking with them.

love1913 wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 05, 2024 6:46 pm

Hi Mike, Thank You for Your reply. Yes You would be right on the description of the moldings. I was hoping to find set so as not go through the headache of trying to manufacture. I will have to learn how to be a Blacksmith !! LOL

Steven,
All part of the joy of the hobby!

I bought some of the body moulding material from McMaster Carr for my 1919 Roadster. They were almost duplicate of the originals size and the oval shape. That was several years ago and they still might carry them. They were listed under moulding materials if I remember.
I used a acetelyne torch for heat to shape them. Wasn’t that hard to do.

Thanks John and Steve for Your help !! Ill check out both ideas

The body moulding on a 1914 is one piece. Here is a photo of the moulding on a Wilson body 1914 runabout

Ty his is the body that came with my 14 project. It is different than what Russ has. I do not know how to determine the body manufacturer. Any thoughts ? Art

On many 1913-14 bodies, there is a letter stamped into the kick plate in front of the gas tank. The 1914 body pictured has a "W" stamped into the kick panel and a "W" stamped into the wood frame that supports the seat springs. Also note the Wilson rear body panel is one piece and goes from the the top of the body to beneath the turtle deck.

Here is the "W" stamped into the kickpanel.

Thanks Russ. Mine is B.

Thanks Russ and Art for Your replies. I am going to try and replicate the moldings on Russ's '14 . Still hoping to find a "set" that is" pre-molded". Great pictures Guys !

Steve

One last question, what type of material was used to fill in the screws ?

love1913 wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 07, 2024 7:05 pm

One last question, what type of material was used to fill in the screws ?

My understanding is to use solder.

Thanks Mike, that would make sense considering "in the day" They used lead for body fillers (no plastic fillers then)