1930 Model A Cowl?

I am pretty sure this pile of rust is a 1930 Model A Cowl. Any additional insight would be appreciated.






This one is looking up from the bottom at the gas tank.

Yep. '30 or '31 closed car.

I'll second the '30/'31! A '30 was the first car I built. That cowl section would make a great Woody! I've been wanting to do one similar to the '32 Speed Wagon that was making the car shows back in the '90s. I think Dan Fink built it?

edit: Dan Fink and designed by Thom Taylor.

It's a '30.

1930

Late 1931 production changed to indented firewall for fuel filter. Flat firewall with nickel cowl band makes this a 1930 or early 31.

year of cowl

The cowl you have is an early '30. The reason I sat this is based on the dash cluster, it's the same as the '28-'29. The dash didn't change 'til about mid year of '30 if I remember right . The late '30 and '31 had a wider dash cluster. I did have what was left of an early '30 cowl with the same dash cluster that you have, I stipped what was useful , but the cowl itself was beyond salvaging. Hope this helps.

bad addictions

klink said:

It's a '30.

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Every time I find one of these dash clusters cheap, I buy it. Why ? Heck if I know, probably the same reason I've bought 14 Judson Magnetos over the years, Maybe I got one of them compulsive disorders !

date code

most, not all 28-early 30 cowl gas tanks had a build date stamped on tank, upper passengers side, underneath.

Thanks for all the information! I have not done much with it since the day of the photo. It is on a rolling cart in the corner of the garage. There is serious rust along the bottom... but it just makes me smile when I go out to the workshop.

Rusty?! That cowl is mint compared to the Essex coupe I just picked up!

Here is one that is perfect ..laying in my back yard.

I don't really need to keep this at the top of the list but since it is already there....

By "rust along the bottom" -- I mean the bottom of the cowl. You can see here that both the left and right side are pretty rotted.





I have purchased patch panels but will need to build up some type of substructure before there is any place to attach them.



Enough for now.