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The "AA truck, supplement to Restorers model A manual" from 1985, I read it on someones post so I ordered it. It's pretty good, tough to see some pics but worth getting. I should've ordered the original A manual too.

Hey Roddy, do you have any more pics of that Brantford Cab out in the bush? I am always looking for more reference material on these cabs. If so you could send the by e-mail to tiedemannm@gmail.com Where are you located?

Sure I'll send them, I'm up by dawson creek bc..

It's funny -I have two of those Brantford cabs and neither has metal on the back of the cab and one looks weathered enough never to have had metal on the back. I know the pepsi truck has a metal back but who knows if it was original or not! Anybody have any original pics of a Brantford cab? I like being Canadian but do we always have to be different eh?? Den

Gotta love our weird canuck versions of vehicles!

Hmmm! I've got an American cab as well complete with new corners for the cab. Too bad Vancouver Island is so far away from you! Den

I have a cousin in Naniamo farmerden, a cab relay could happen!

Does anybody know what kind of roof was used on the Brantford cabs. I have a '29 AAC with a Brantford cab and it looks like somebody homemade a tin roof for it. Did the Canadian trucks use a soft-top like the 28-29 US built trucks? Any of you guys in Canada know where I might find some parts for the cable brakes like the cable support that routes the cable behind the rear end?

Thanks, Keith

I am also working on an AA with a Brantford cab. I have a rough cab with a good portion of the original roof in place. I will take some photos and post them as soon as I can. I may have the brake parts you need as well.

I have attached a few photos of the original roof and a few my roof rebuild project in progress. I was able to locate a small piece of the original fabric, from what I can tell the material is very similar to the original Ford top material. I don't think there was any padding between the wood structure and the material. The structure is either oak or maple and the wood strips are ash.

A few more photos

and a few more. Almost ready for the ash strips.

That looks really good Mark, I love seeing the roof line!

Mine was so rotted I never knew there was a sun visor-so I built one -it is uncanny how similar it is to yours! Great minds think alike! Den