VCCA Home Forums GENERAL DISCUSSION New User Forum 1930 wood patterns?

Is there any company that has patterns available to make the wood components yourself? My 1930 two door coach wood needs some replacing but I'd like to do the work myself. I know I can buy the whole kit or just the pieces I need from a couple auto wood companies. Any suggestions?

There are no wood patterns available for making your own wood pieces that I am aware of. There are several companies that manufacture wood kits for your 1930 as you discovered, but they don't sell patterns as far as I know.

For more response to your question you also might want to post in the 1929-32 forum.

Good luck with your search.

I made my own for my '1931 Coach, used ash, and the old scraps as patterns, along with guidance from the sheet metal, the diagrams in the 29-32 parts price list, and photos of new wood carcasses I pulled off internet. Haviong done so, the only part I would buy in future is the door posts, very complicated profiles, not for the novice. '30 posts are a bit simpler (vertical versus slanted upper post), but still I expect they would be your challenge. So wehy not buy the posts and repair anything else yourself. About 50% -60% of my wood was solid and restorable. Good luck.