Howell’s Roadster deck lid and lower panel

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fordt
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Location: Comfort, TX
MTFCA Number: 19169

Howell’s Roadster deck lid and lower panel

Post by fordt » Fri Sep 06, 2019 12:16 pm

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Bought these from Howells years ago, understand he just started making the whole deck lid again recently. I’m going the Roadster pickup route instead.
$500 for both or $475/lid, $25/panel PLUS whatever UPS shipping would be from Comfort TX.
Also have the old whole trunk as well with the original deck lid. Contact for those picts....


Topic author
fordt
Posts: 134
Joined: Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:21 pm
First Name: Rob
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* REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 18 Ames bodied Cloverleaf, 27 Roadster PU (in progress)
Location: Comfort, TX
MTFCA Number: 19169

Re: Howell’s Roadster deck lid and lower panel

Post by fordt » Wed Sep 11, 2019 3:30 pm

BTT


Chris Haynes
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Re: Howell’s Roadster deck lid and lower panel

Post by Chris Haynes » Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:56 am

Howell's stuff is crap. No customer service either.


Kevin Pharis
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Re: Howell’s Roadster deck lid and lower panel

Post by Kevin Pharis » Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:59 am

I had a one of these deck lids on my ol roadster. I wouldn’t say it was crap... it definitely wasn’t perfect (either was my car), but was a lot better than nothing at all! From my perspective, the skin needed a few hours of tin work to raise some some much needed compound shape, and the inner panel needed to be adjusted to fit the opening, then reassembled. Not an impossible task


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fordt
Posts: 134
Joined: Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:21 pm
First Name: Rob
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* REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 18 Ames bodied Cloverleaf, 27 Roadster PU (in progress)
Location: Comfort, TX
MTFCA Number: 19169

Re: Howell’s Roadster deck lid and lower panel

Post by fordt » Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:39 pm

Btt


RGould1910
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Re: Howell’s Roadster deck lid and lower panel

Post by RGould1910 » Sat Oct 19, 2019 5:03 pm

I just puchased a new hump for the trunk deck of a 27 roadster. Had it here 2 days after ordering it. Cost less than $50. Darn glad they had it.


Topic author
fordt
Posts: 134
Joined: Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:21 pm
First Name: Rob
Last Name: Trippet
* REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 18 Ames bodied Cloverleaf, 27 Roadster PU (in progress)
Location: Comfort, TX
MTFCA Number: 19169

Re: Howell’s Roadster deck lid and lower panel

Post by fordt » Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:07 pm

Yup, I don’t get the customer service gripes, my cowl pieces were here in 2 days as well


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Re: Howell’s Roadster deck lid and lower panel

Post by John kuehn » Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:55 pm

I wouldn’t complain to much about their items. It’s not that bad and nobody else is making it. I’m glad at least somebody is making T sheet metal.

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