VCCA Home Forums TECHNICAL - 1945 AND EARLIER 1929-1932 1930 3W Coupe -Top Wood & Trim, Wood Kits & Plans

Hello Everyone,

This is my first posting to the forum; I just acquired a 1930 3W Std Coupe that I plan to restore from the frame up. The previous owner had taken it down to the chassis but it is all there except for the wood and a few bits and pieces. Original running gear is in tact. :-)


To keep the roof original I need to find the tack strips and trim for the opening. Any ideas ?

Who are the reputable wood kit suppliers ? I want to do it right the first time so I am looking for good quality, fit and finish for the body and roof kit.

Does anyone have pictures or drawings for the wood body ? I am starting from scratch here and wasn't fortunate enough to disassemble the car myself to see how it all goes together.

Drawings, sketches, pictures of any kind would be wonderful.

Sorry for all the questions, I'm a bit excited to get started... :-)

BTW - Have you seen the '29 3W Coupe on eBay ? Had I not purchased the '30 I may have jumped on this one.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Craig

Hi Craig and welcome to the best Chevy chat site around. I am not sure how different your 30 is compared to my 31. I redid all the wood in mine. I bought my kit from Denis Rodman in Hana, In. If you go to Bill Barkers 31 site there are pictures of my coupe wood. Go to the VCCA home page and scroll down to favorite links. Then look for Bill's 31 site. He has a lot of infrormation on that site. Good luck with your project. :vcca:

Actually, it's James Rodman from Auto Wood Restoration in Hanna, Indiana. Jim makes high quality wood kits and you can't go wrong.

Up until a year or so ago the roof crown mouldings were being reproduced, but I understand that they are no longer available.

Yes Skip you are right. I knew that when I put that in there that it didn't quite sound right. :( :vcca:

Welcome to the site Do you have the Fisher Body Manual and the Maintenance Manual for you year if not they are available at www.fillingstation.com they have an on-line catalog. I would like to invite you to become a member of the VCCA which is one of the best investments you could make in your car and they are responsible for this site. Again Welcome

Thanks everyone for your comments and advice...

I have looked at the Auto Wood Restoration and Filling Station sites, I'll be contacting them as I get started, the manuals will also come in handy.

Sal
Thanks for the link to Bill's site, its amazing how much information is there and awesome pics of the '31. The pics of the wood on the 5W Coupe really help.

I appreciate all the assistance; this will definitely get me started.
Craig

And... after you become a VCCA member we have over 800 pages of past G&D articles available on-line for you to search. (G&D is the monthly club magazine.) Some of these past articles are invaluable in restoring your vintage Chev.

Another "plug" to join.
http://1931chevrolet.com/vcca.htm

Membership Info
http://vcca.org/application.htm

JY-D, you indicate the roof crown mouldings for his car are no longer in production. How about those for a '31 Coach. I will need a set of them soon? If not available, are people using some reasonable alternative?

this is the molding that used to be available. I guess I was luck to get my order in before the supply disappeared.

The roof crown mouldings for 1931 are not available either. Glad that I ordered the roof crown mouldings for my 1930 before they were discontinued.

It sure would be nice if someone would have another set of dies made to produce the molding. They were apparently lost or destroyed by the company that produced the moldings for Bob's Automobilia.