"keyhole" in floorboard

[lajones]

Found this "keyhole" shape hole in the floor of the 31 slant window. It has a metal plate nailed over it with the same shape. Any idea what this may have been for?

 

[29ModelA]

Early kill switch?

 

[Banky]

Gateway to HELL!!! Don't open it......

 

[Mike V. Florida]

Method to remove the floor board?

 

[FL&WVMIKE]

It looks like it was done BEFORE the black stain was applied. Very interesting !
MIKE

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

I "think" some old Klaxon horns had a push goodie goin' through the floorboard?????? Bill W.

 

[modela@aol.com]

How were those "Bermuda Bells" installed back in the day?

Go to this link to see a picture:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...D2Ub2kJaKRygGeqIHABQ&ved=0CEcQ9QEwAg&dur=6832

 

[lajones]

Interesting thoughts so far...
The hole is right in front of where the passenger sits, about halfway between front seat and toe board. Maybe for a police accessory???

 

[Mike V. Florida]

Interesting thoughts so far...
The hole is right in front of where the passenger sits, about halfway between front seat and toe board. Maybe for a police accessory???

Cut out switch for an exhaust horn?

 

[Steve Wastler]

Hardware left on salvaged piece of plywood

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Maybe for a police accessory???

The Dog & me know how to type ahoooooga, but we cain't know how to tipe a SYREEEN sound. Bill W.

 

[mass A man]

Since the hole does not appear to go through the wood floor, I suspect it is, or was a keyed stanchion hole for some sort of metal rod. I think the floorboard was changed out sometime along the way from '31 to date.

 

[Benson]

Maybe the car used to be a Police Commissioner's car and the hole was to mount a table to hold Doughnuts so the driver could serve them to the Commissioner!