33 vs 34

I'm staying outta this BUT if the EV8club's 33-34 book didn't catch all the differences are you planning on catching them all here ? Then you may as well unravel the early 33 , mid 33 , late 33 , early 34 , mid 34 , late 34 differences etc . Not badmouthing the effort but this is not a simple question if you want to PROPERLY answer it . Post 22 is right and as you can see the floorpan isn't even the same . Also 34 cabriolets do NOT have crows feet either .
 
I have a '33 Tudor with a serial number indicating it is an April '33 car. It has the crow feet embossed rear wheel wells. I purchased from 2nd owner in 1960 and there is no indication of them being replaced.
 
David J said:
I'm staying outta this BUT if the EV8club's 33-34 book didn't catch all the differences are you planning on catching them all here ? Then you may as well unravel the early 33 , mid 33 , late 33 , early 34 , mid 34 , late 34 differences etc . Not badmouthing the effort but this is not a simple question if you want to PROPERLY answer it . Post 22 is right and as you can see the floorpan isn't even the same . Also 34 cabriolets do NOT have crows feet either .
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In my case, as well as some of the others who posted, I tried to point out some of the easy spotting features that differentiate a '33 from a '34. The OP asked for nothing more than that.
 
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I guess the " Not badmouthing the effort " wasn't clear enough .
Fordors said:
In my case, as well as some of the other who posted, I tried to point out some of the easy spotting features that differentiate a '33 from a '34. The OP asked for nothing more than that.
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The best one I'm aware of is the one by the EV8 club described in TonyM's post . Cliff Helling is the author . I sometimes criticize it as it doesn't cover all the differences BUT it covers MANY and again it is the best I'm aware of . Some on here make mention of an article in the V-8 times in the past ? on this subject . Pretty sure that is where the " 75 " or whatever differences comes from . I don't have access to that info but many here are involved with the EV-8 club or have old issues of the " V-8 TIMES " so that shouldn't be an issue . The " Early Ford V-8 as Henry built it " has some good info also . DeAngelis is the author of that one . Good book but it is a 32-38 book so it has many distractions :D !!
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Anyone know the Title and Author of the Book on the Differences between 33 & 34's ????
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When I Built my 33 in the early 1980's I had Done a couple 34's and used Stainless parts on all Door Latch parts and Dovetails ,knowing I was going to be building my 33 I saved extra pieces for my own car,but when I went to use the leftover Dovetails on my 33 I was surprised to find the Locater is off center in relation to the 2 attaching screws,so I had to make new pieces for the 33,see photos
 

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The headlight and cowl light buckets on the '33 are a bit deeper than the '34. The '33 radiator grille has a gentle sweep while the '34 stands proud. the side vents on the '33 have a slight curve while the '34's are straight. the hoods are not interchangable due to the thickness of the '34 grille, and lack thereof on the '33. The '33 has one hood release handle on each side while the '34's have two. The '33 has an "Engine turned" dash instrument panel. This is just a start. There are many subtle differences. The 1933-34 restoratiion book is awesome on these differences.
 
On the bottom outside of the cowl, the 34 has a hole for the second hood latch and of course, with only one hood latch per side, the 33 does not have this hole. Also, if they have their stock engines, the 33 should have the Detroit Lubricator carb and the 34 will have the Stromberg 97.
The 33 had 16 inch wheels and the 34 had 17 inch wheels.
Next Barner's turn.... :)

 
Bumpers are different, on 1933s the spacing of the inner attaching bolts is 22 inches while on 1934s the spacing is 26 inches. All 33 and 34s had the same 17 wheels.
 
thirt4 said:
On the bottom outside of the cowl, the 34 has a hole for the second hood latch and of course, with only one hood latch per side, the 33 does not have this hole. Also, if they have their stock engines, the 33 should have the Detroit Lubricator carb and the 34 will have the Stromberg 97.
The 33 had 16 inch wheels and the 34 had 17 inch wheels.
Next Barner's turn.... :)
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I thought the 34 was equipped with a Stromberg 40 carb, 35 with a 48 and 36 with a 48 on the earlier modles and the 67 (a/k/a 97) on the later models. What say you?
 
About the Headlights I think they are both (In fact I think the 32-33-34 lenses will all interchange??) the same diameter but the 34s are shorter in length because of the front hood handle (Hitting)
 
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