Running board mount does not line up

[Rubatoguy]

I was looking at my Dad's model a ('30-'31 coupe) and noticed that the running board does not line up with the frame bracket. It looks like my Dad made a hole where the body had one but the frame bracket was not. Can anyone explain why it did not line up? Wrong bracket or running board?

Thanks,
Todd

 

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

I saw that over on Facebook, and the straight answer is this was a running design change with Ford and they only used the one body bolt during this period. We have discussed this several times in the past so let me see if I can find some of those previous discussions. In the meantime, go to Pluck's site where he discusses the running changes of the frame from beginning to end.

 

[J Franklin]

Ford always used up left over parts if he could, so this seems normal.