Is this cab really a 28?
Is this cab really a 28?
I'd like to change by cab from brantford since I can't find a wood kit and I found this for sale.
http://bc.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-cla ... Z489955379
I know my cab is oddball but was there even a steel cab offered in 28?
Thanks
http://bc.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-cla ... Z489955379
I know my cab is oddball but was there even a steel cab offered in 28?
Thanks
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Re: Is this cab really a 28?
i believe thats a 30/31...
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The back window looked 30/31 to me but the pillars and cowl don't look right. My friend thought it was cobbled together!
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Re: Is this cab really a 28?
I would post that on Fordbarn. I'm thinking that the back of that cab is from a sedan. The body lines look like they are from a sedan. Just my $0.02.
Red
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Re: Is this cab really a 28?
It looks to me like a Frankenstein - the back part of the cab appears to be the rear part of a '28-'29 Tudor Sedan - note in the photos at the bottom of the rear it has the holes for a spare tire mount like a sedan. It'd be hard to mount a spare there between the cab and the pickup bed.
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Re: Is this cab really a 28?
From production start thru August 1930, the 82-A closed cab was used on the A and AA commercial. My recommendation is to not waste time trying to find out details about the cab pictured above.
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Re: Is this cab really a 28?
Ah so it is a mutt, thanks guys. I will look for an 82-A closed cab, I found one that looks like mine but there's metal over the wood, I think it's older. (I'll add a pic)
I'm slow but I get there eventually!haha
I'm slow but I get there eventually!haha
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Re: Is this cab really a 28?
This photos is of a Brantford cab. They came in a number of configurations, all were wood clad with tin. They were used mostly for the 28-29 AA trucks in Canada. It is difficult to find a good one due to all the wood, most don't even have enough for patterns. They were built by the Brantford Coach and Body company in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. I am actually restoring one right now...you just about need to be a cabinet maker to work on these cabs.
Re: Is this cab really a 28?
Ok, mine must be missing the tin over the wood. They are a neat cab and I like the Canadian connection, but I know my limitations. I've watched a woodworker restore an austin ambulance's wood structure and it is a skill I don't have!
If there's anything you need Mark I can look for you, I suspect there's more brantford cabs around here than 82-A's
If there's anything you need Mark I can look for you, I suspect there's more brantford cabs around here than 82-A's
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Re: Is this cab really a 28?
Your friend is correct. That is a cobbled up body. The Ford 28 29 cabs are very distinctive. In the "Legendary Model A Ford" book by Peter Winnewisser a real nice spread of a 29 AA Express truck that will show you the differences.Roddy73 wrote:The back window looked 30/31 to me but the pillars and cowl don't look right. My friend thought it was cobbled together!
Re: Is this cab really a 28?
Good to know, I have the "green bible" on order but I'll get that one coming too.
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Re: Is this cab really a 28?
The Green Bible is not the best book for a Model AA. I have found some 1934,1935 parts books that have illistrations of the parts and part numbers. Many AA parts were long obsolete by the time the Green Bible came out.Roddy73 wrote:Good to know, I have the "green bible" on order but I'll get that one coming too.
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Re: Is this cab really a 28?
Chris, please post those pics from them ole parts books...Chris Haynes wrote:The Green Bible is not the best book for a Model AA. I have found some 1934,1935 parts books that have illistrations of the parts and part numbers. Many AA parts were long obsolete by the time the Green Bible came out.Roddy73 wrote:Good to know, I have the "green bible" on order but I'll get that one coming too.
Dave in Quincy, Ca. I love Pics!!!! Post them All!!!
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Re: Is this cab really a 28?
spectria wrote:Chris, please post those pics from them ole parts books...Chris Haynes wrote:The Green Bible is not the best book for a Model AA. I have found some 1934,1935 parts books that have illistrations of the parts and part numbers. Many AA parts were long obsolete by the time the Green Bible came out.Roddy73 wrote:Good to know, I have the "green bible" on order but I'll get that one coming too.
Which do you need to see?
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Re: Is this cab really a 28?
What is the green bible?