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Can anyone post a picture of what the folding roof tie down straps on a 1929 4 door tourer should look like?
I see there are slots in the bracket that the hood irons rest in when it's folded and I am supposing that some sort of strap should be used to hold the hood in place during travel.
At the moment I've been driving with the hood just resting in place and nothing has moved or blown off during travel, but if it should be strapped down I rather find out what the correct strap should look like so I can try and get one reproduced.
Also, was there a hood cover on the original cars? Or did the hood just concertina onto the rest posts?
Andrew
While the rest of the crew may be in the same predicament, it's almost always the pilot's job to arrive at the crash site first.
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For the Americans:
Hood = Top
The hold-down straps are plain black leather straps with simple nickel-plated buckles. They are about 3/4" wide and long enough to hold the top down snugly when in use, about 12" long. Mine have about 8 holes punched in them at 1" spacing for the buckles to allow for adjustment. They are threaded through the two slots in the top rest and can be coiled up and cradled in the top rest when not in use.
Someone else will have to answer the question about whether a hood cover (top boot) was supplied in 1929. I'm restoring a 1929 tourer right now and am not planning on having one, because I don't think Chevrolet supplied one initially. Others may know more about that than I do.
Hope that helps.
All the Best, Chip
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Chip is correct, the rear hood(top) rests have slots in them for a leather strap and buckle.
The information i have on the hood cover is from 1932, so you can use it as a guide.
In 1932 GMH had an optional equipment "Hood Envelope" (ie top cover) only for all tourers and the cheapest roadster( the suburban roadster).
The club roadster and deluxe roadster had the hood envelope as standard equipment.
You will probably find this was also the case in 1929 and 1930, but i have no evidence, 1931 and 1932 were depression years and so models may have been trimmed back a bit on standard equipment on cars from GM-H. Sales dealers may still have offered them when the cars were new.
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Does anybody reproduce the straps and the Covers/Envelopes?
SEARCHING FOR GOOD QUALITY 1933 CHEVROLET MASTER ORIGINAL TRICO MIRRORS FOR SIDEMOUNTS. ALL LEADS APPRECIATED.
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I had the straps made at a tack shop / leather shop. The top boot could be made by any competent upholstery shop. I'm not aware of anyone reproducing either of them in bulk.
All the Best, Chip
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For the Americans:
Hood = Top
The hold-down straps are plain black leather straps with simple nickel-plated buckles. They are about 3/4" wide and long enough to hold the top down snugly when in use, about 12" long. Mine have about 8 holes punched in them at 1" spacing for the buckles to allow for adjustment. They are threaded through the two slots in the top rest and can be coiled up and cradled in the top rest when not in use.
All the Best, Chip Outstanding Chip, that was the details I needed, thanks. And of course I'd overlooked that for you blokes over that way a hood would be a bonnet so all sorts of confusion would have followed.
Andrew
While the rest of the crew may be in the same predicament, it's almost always the pilot's job to arrive at the crash site first.
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Chip is correct, the rear hood(top) rests have slots in them for a leather strap and buckle.
The information i have on the hood cover is from 1932, so you can use it as a guide.
In 1932 GMH had an optional equipment "Hood Envelope" (ie top cover) only for all tourers and the cheapest roadster( the suburban roadster).
The club roadster and deluxe roadster had the hood envelope as standard equipment.
You will probably find this was also the case in 1929 and 1930, but i have no evidence, 1931 and 1932 were depression years and so models may have been trimmed back a bit on standard equipment on cars from GM-H. Sales dealers may still have offered them when the cars were new. Thanks Jack, it's good to hear the actual GM-H options and see that they were available so close to the year I'm looking for, some of this may be applicable for my 1930 tourer as well. I'll have a look through our club library and see if I can find some info on the GM-A options prior to 1931.
Andrew
While the rest of the crew may be in the same predicament, it's almost always the pilot's job to arrive at the crash site first.
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