Question: 32/34 PU windshield frames vs Model A

Newc

Newc

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I seen several different opinions on these fits. I was given a nice Model A windshield and it compares well with my '34 frame. So i tried the A in a 32/34 cab and it fit well. Except for the A interior lip aren't these the same ?? Newc
 
All model A's are not the same.


Coupe, Tudor, straight windshield Cabriolet, and Pickup use the same size frame... However the upper hinge is different between 1928-29 and 1930-31, and the Cabriolet frames were chrome.


Slant windshield (Victoria, Fordor, Cabriolet, 400-A) have a different shape than the Coupe/Tudor. Again cabriolet and 400-A were chromed.


I will check an original 1933-34 frame against a coupe/tudor model A, but IIRC it has a bit of a different shape in addition to lacking the deflector.


Another consideration, is that Ford may have outsourced the windshield frames (or at least the tubing) on the "open" market and if so there may be many other makes and models that used similar frames and the average A or V8 enthusiast may not be familiar with say (hypothetically) a 1927 Hackenfracker, and confuse it with a model A frame.
 
In my experience my model a frame that I had off my 31 coupe fit my 1932 truck cab and only difference I noticed was the lip and hole for the windshield wiper.
Mr Wescott has pointed out the differences in some frame and he would know as he built hundreds if not thousands of bodies
 
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