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The 60-A and 60-B were nearly identical except for production changes common to all body styles. The obvious difference is that the 60-A had a seal brown top while the 60-B had a black top, but the tops have been replaced on many of the surviving cars. From owner data and information, it...

Thought I would jump start this post again. I am working with Steve Plucker on an upcoming (early 2021) article for The Restorer (MAFCA) magazine on the 60-A/B/C Fordors. If you own one and haven't done so already, I would really appreciate it if you could post or send me your Briggs body tag...

Here is a picture of where the Briggs body tag is located on 60-A, B, & C Fordors (possibly other Briggs bodies as well). I would appreciate any body #'s with Firewall dates from the 60-A/B/C in order to reproduce the "production curve", which will finally reveal how many of these body styles...

Thank you Jim. I've seen these photos and I don't think page 291 applies to my 60-C since the switch in integrated into the light. I think the wiring under the tank should be similar to page 356 but the diagram doesn't make it clear whether there are one or two wires running through the...

I have a 1929 Fordor (60-C) and I have a dome light and an electric wiper. I'm trying to find out whether there were originally one or two wires that go through the clips under the gas tank, along the inside of the cowl and firewall on their way to the terminal box. I want to make this correct...

Thanks everybody. This is very helpful as I will be riveting tonight.

Thank you for the picture. This confirms that the rivet head is on the bottom. There also doesn't appear to be a washer between the clip and the upset end of the rivet. I don't think they would use a washer under the rivet head (head diameter is large), so either it was not used, or it is...

I'm making new floorboards and trying to make them to the original specs. The plate clips which rotate to hold on the shift lever plate came with rivets and washers. I believe I read somewhere on FB that the rivet head goes on the bottom of the floorboard. My question is: does the washer go...

I found a quick, cheap, and easy solution at my local Home Depot. They sell post jacks in just the right size to fit between the Model A frame. This is the type of adjustable post that you see holding up the ceiling in old basements. I also used it to straighten my frame. It was between...

Just had this happen recently and it WAS the plastic siphon tube. The media had worn a hole in it on the top end and the machine was barely functioning. It was very frustrating to spend an hour on a part that should have taken five minutes. Inspect the tube carefully (the hole was about the...

Mark, I am seeing a lot of products under the name Gilsonite. Can you please be more specific on the product you are recommending.

Synchro, what you are seeing is an oil pressure sender that is part of the temperature/pressure dual gauge that I bought from Snyders.

Since I just happen to be putting these back on my car today, I took some pictures for you.

31Woody: I have quite a bit of experience with CAD, part design, laser scanning, and 3D printing through my day job as an engineer. I don't own Solidworks (wish I did), but I used it at a previous company. I do have another CAD program at home. At the least, maybe I can provide some advice...

Thanks again for the input everyone. After digesting the info and doing a little more research, I now agree that the brackets should be swept back about 10­° on each side. It would be useful to have this info in a future revision of the Model A judging standards.