I'm having real trouble obtaining some pictures of side curtains and how there constructed. I've been round all the restorer forums on the net and nobody has any pictures or is even able to decribe how there constructed! Pictures of '30/'31 Model 'A' deluxe versions would be excellent but any early Ford side curtain details would be a big help. Thanks
Hmmm... Tour of world's best '30 roadster here: http://www.abarnyard.com/roadster/roadster.shtml Don't see them...but I know he has published good pictures of original ones, so search "curtains" in the two time frames of Fordbarn search, and click on all stuff from Marco. Probably Lebaron Bonney has pictures of repro ones.
Thanks Bruce. That Fordbarn thread is mine! What I'm looking more for is the actual metal frame inside the curtain and how they attach to the side curtain door rods.
Didn't think there was any...thought all support was at windshield and rear rod. I'd say PM Marco...or Lebaron Bonney. Actually, both...real and repro curtains differ considerably, I think. Common era acessory for touring: A triangular curtain attached at door top and WS post only, offering considerable protection from wind blast without closing in ****pit.
Bruce, Thats what I thought, that they didn't have any frame. But I've been told by the trimmer that there most be some sort frame for support. I always thought the front was clipped to the screen post, the back was supported by the door rod, the bottom is clipped to the body and the top section? How does the door rod attach to the side curtain? Are the curtains just a flap of material or do they have some sort of support in them like stiff card?
Pretty sure rear 2" of main curtain form a vertical pocket (see seam directly abaft the clear part) that just slides down over rod.
canvas and clear material are pretty stiff, I think that and the two verticals at end are total support.
Bruce, Your right found some old posts on Fordbarn and there is a pocket sewn on the back of the cutain that takes the rod. Got alot more search results by using "curtain" instead of the British name "side screen"!
Heres a picture of the ones I had made for my 28. They snap on the windshield post and then there is a metal bar that runs top to bottom on the back and fits in the hole on the door with one snap on the bottom outside. Gary
Cool! Those are exactly what I had seen. The triangular curtain looks like a great way to reduce wind buffeting on a nice day.
Here's some of mine. I didn't take pics of the actual framework before being covered but basically an arc-ing piece of small flat bar stock welded to a small bit of tubing. The tubing then is inserted into the "hole" in the top of the door skin and fits into a receiver I built that fits down inside the door. The lower and front parts of the side curtain don't have any metal re-inforcement.
An old thread of mine. I still haven't managed to get mine made yet but I'm alot closer. Now the winter is here I'm much keener! I'm basically having chopped stock 'A' ones. There is still gaps with how certain pieces mount and what purpose they serve. Been collecting lots of reference pics of stock 'A' curtains so I have something to show the trimmer. I have now got all the rods, fittings, body sockets, Hartz cloth to match the top and special tools . Heres pics of the half curtains. A surprisingly popular fitment. Super simple and I can imagine they work real well.... But man they're ugly!
On anything cloth, Model A people kind of default to what is offered by LeBaron Bonney as correct. Only a few, like Marco on Fordbarn, are dedicated enough to dig past that and try to track down archived specs and actual original parts. If you need more info, in fact, Marco would probably have to be the source...he's very helpful with his ***ulated information.
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