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I'm looking for feedback on the location of original Briggs body tags on early '30 Cabriolets. Most Briggs and Murray bodies had the tag fastened to the wooden floor sills on the passenger side near the floor board and under the carpet in 1929 and at least very early '30. I'm attempting to...

I'm looking for information and a couple measurements around the windshield. In August 1929 Ford began producing all Tudors (and only Tudors) with vacuum windshield wipers. This required a different top section of the windshield frame as well as the upper hinge section that had the inverted...

I'm looking for feedback on body numbers as found stamped on or near the front floor sill adjacent to the lower front floor board. This is an old topic but I'm looking at it from a different slant. I'm specifically looking for two things. First, I'm looking ANY '28-29 body types with a...

A friend of many of us and fairly active poster from time to time can use your best thoughts and prayers. The awkward part will be clear as you read on. While remaining positive he's been quite private about his battle with cancer in part to avoid what he feels would be undue sympathy. Not...

I local buddy picked up a "Barn Fresh" Model A recently. the intake valves are SERIOUSLY stuck! He managed to get one to move enough to remove with considerable force and several hours work. He had soaked them with Kroil assuming it was a rust problem. What he found was what appears to be...

As far as I can tell there were five basic versions of the intake manifold in 1928. It's important to note that an important distinction of 1928 intake manifolds is they had 1-1/2" counterbores for gland rings at the ports just like the exhaust manifolds. Using the notations on the pic above I...