Sill plates

Roadsters and Roadster Pickups did not have flat sill plates like coupes and tudor sedans. Instead, there was a sheet metal "cover cap" that went over the side rail at the door opening they had a raised Ford Script embossed into the top of the cap and were painted body color. These are available from Model A parts vendors. Closed cab pickups did not have sill plates at all.
 
bobbader said:
Roadsters and Roadster Pickups did not have flat sill plates like coupes and tudor sedans. Instead, there was a sheet metal "cover cap" that went over the side rail at the door opening they had a raised Ford Script embossed into the top of the cap and were painted body color. These are available from Model A parts vendors. Closed cab pickups did not have sill plates at all.
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Unless I'm misunderstanding what is being said here I think that Bob has gotten his years mixed up. The 1928-29 open vehicles were the ones that had a "cover cap" that was installed over the subframe side rail. 1930-31 originally had nothing but paint on the subframe rail. Look closely and the rivets attaching the cross sill piece are visible.

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Hello, on both my 1930 Standard roadster and 1931 Deluxe, they have only the body sub frame for the sill plate,which is often nicked up and missing pant . Odd they didn’t have the small plates similar to those on coupes and Tudors , but roadster and phaetons were the lowest price cars .And as mentioned you can see where the cross sill is riveted to body sub frame in door opening, also rivets from the quarter panel angle .
 
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