brookville - coupe panel

[dave in australia]

Has anybody here fitted a brookville trunk lid for a 28-29 coupe. Is it close enough for a driver or are there obvious flaws with the panel. Getting good coupe specific sheet metal in Australia is hard as coupes are a rare body style here.

 

[wrndln]

I have not fitted a Brookville trunk lid on a coupe. I do believe that there is a slight difference in the bottom edge of the lids. Original lids have a chamfer (about 1/4") inward on original trunk/rumble lids. I believe this was to provide clearance from the panel below the lid when used as a rumble lid. The repros I have seen do not have the chamfer on the lower edge. If you are planning to use the lid as a trunk, I see no problem with a repro lid. If you plan to have a rumble seat, you may encounter a problem. Hope this helps.

 

[pooch]

I am curious to know if the brookville lower edge of a rumble lid is flat and straight across, no curve, so will cause all sorts of problems unless used with a brookville lower deck straight across panel.

 

[dave in australia]

Thanks wrndln, it is for my special coupe with a trunk.

 

[doug shouldis]

i just went to brookville thursday and picked up a trunk lid . very nice .contour is spot on .the bottom has the bent back edge like the orig.i am going from a rumble to a trunk so i had to get the new outer and inner panel also. very nice people took me through plant spent at least a hour talking with me.