Hot Rods 31 Briggs body A. What's the difference?

I'm going to look at a dis***embled 31 Briggs 2 door sedan tomorrow. The seller said there is diamond shapes near the belt line. He also said there was wood in the doors? Only messed with coupes so I need a quick education.


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Did Briggs make a 2dr body?? I think the 4dr bodies even had wood subrails... I would stay away from that...

 

Stay away from the wooded bodies unless you are a master wood worker and a glutton for punishment

 

Diamond shapes along the belt line were N.Y. Yellow Cabs.
Seen some 'leatherback' Tudors, but Briggs were 4 doors, AFAIK.

 

I had a Briggs (4 door) loved the car! All wood inners. screws and nails always falling out. If I was going to take a long drive I always hoped for rain and high humidity to make the old car swell and fit better. Takes a lot of work to make a good car!

 

Briggs only made a four door that im aware of,wood sills,wood in the doors,not a real great unit.


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Murray made fordors also


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http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/US2831bodystyles.htm

 

I believe all the Vicky's were built by Briggs, also.

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Gotta Love it

 

Briggs was a major body supplier, built many of the body styles including coupe. Never seen an A tudor with wood in the doors.

 

Here is the ad.


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I asked was he sure it was Ford. He said one of the rocker pieces had the Ford emblem on it and he is sure the cowl is Ford.


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All the books I have say that Ford built their own tudor sedans, Briggs did make a two window four door sedan. Was called a two window since it didn't have the windows behind the rear doors.

 

Ussually referred to as a blind back.


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Did any A's have wood doors?


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All the 4 door doors were wood structure with tin shin nailed to it.

 

I will be curious to see what this is but my guess it is a four door the only other possible car is a Victoria or a 400 a and they didn't have wood in the doors.

 

Based upon what's been posted (diamonds shapes near belt line and Briggs body) sounds like it's not a 31 but a 29 Taxi body.