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1947 Coupe - spare mount
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trjford8 |
07-08-2017 @ 7:33 AM
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I had two '40 sedans and both used that same nut to hold the spare. As with most things Ford I suspect the assembly plants used those nuts until the supply ran out.
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1940 Tom |
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07-08-2017 @ 7:21 AM
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Good Morning, Randy--
See attached photos of the trunk of my 1940 Sedan. The pictures may be a complete waste of time, as far a your situation goes. But I think the close up will show the nut that holds the spare tire in place, which you have inquired about.
At 1st glance, it looks like there are 2, similar-sized nuts that attach separately. I assure you that the nut is one piece and does have the "groove" in the middle, as you know.
I hope the photos clarify things for you.
Good luck on your restoration.
Tom
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randyjohnson1 |
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07-08-2017 @ 4:33 AM
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That would be great! Thanks
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Drbrown |
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07-07-2017 @ 8:01 PM
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I have a '47 sedan (long door) coupe with full back seat. Spare tire is located upright on far-passenger side of trunk. It has a black vinyl cover which I've never have removed so don't know how it held in-place (can do if you wish).
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07-07-2017 @ 4:00 PM
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There's still a number of folks that claim a spare tire lock was standard equipment on passenger cars. And, at a time they were - on certain years. Why I have no clue but they were. From my research that stopped (standard equipment) in 1939.
I have found ONE - only ONE document that even suggested this lock continued in to 1940. That was w wholesale price sheet from ONE assembly plant. It was a very early price sheet (August, 1939) and it appeared to have been a simple mistake as if it was copied from the '39 equipment list. Later price sheets were corrected and that lock was not listed any longer.
That grooved nut continued to be installed at least through '42. I can't say for certain how much longer after that.
Mike "Kube" Kubarth
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randyjohnson1 |
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07-07-2017 @ 3:56 PM
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I thought it was odd.
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42wagon |
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07-07-2017 @ 3:50 PM
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Randy
I don't have a picture of the lugnut in question however such a nut was supplied with Model As for securing the outside mounted spare tire. The groove was for the plunger on a tire lock. Don't know why a nut with a groove for a lock would be required on a car with the spare in a locking trunk.
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randyjohnson1 |
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07-07-2017 @ 3:29 PM
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Yeah, the spare is off to the side in mine too. Any thoughts on the odd lug nut that was on ebay I described above?
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len47merc |
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07-07-2017 @ 2:42 PM
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Thanks 42wagon - normally I'd do some research before posting a question like this but I was in a hurry today. I've heard 2 door 'sedans' (full back seat) referred to, apparently erroneously, and surpisingly at Gettysburg last year, as 'sedan coupes'. Thanks for responding.
Steve
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07-07-2017 @ 12:42 PM
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Steve there is a difference between a Sedan Coupe 79A-72B and a Tudor Sedan 79-70A or B
The Sedan Coupe looks like a coupe except it has a back seat. Not the same shape body as a Tudor Sedan. Whether that affects the spare tire location I cannot say.
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