53-55 Trivia

[Roy B.]

Top L/ desicant cover
Bottom L/ 53 having no desicant holes
Top R/ Late 53 desicant holes (square)
Middle mid 54-55 desicant holes (round)

[Roy B.]

Re: 53-55 Trivia

The picture with red paint is for 53-mid 54. flippers

The other picture is for mid54-55, no flipper tops.

[Roy B.]

Re: 53-55 Trivia

The picture with red paint is for 53-mid 54. flippers

The other picture is for mid54-55, no flipper tops.

[Roy B.]

Re: 53-55 Trivia

Square is 53-mid54

Round holes are for late 54-55 door stops.

[Roy B.]

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Square is 53-mid54

Round holes are for late 54-55 door stops.

[Brett H.]

Re: 53-55 Trivia

If you look closely, the rectangular holes have the screw holes for the desicant cover filled in with resin, from the factory. I have verified this with a Flint employee who built #245.

Early-mid 54 have the same rectangular holes but have screw holes for screws.

Late 54 and 55 with the round holes actually have steel inserts with threads for the desicant cover. They attach with regualar threads, not sheet metal type screws.

FYI
Brett

[Brett H.]

Re: 53-55 Trivia

If you look closely, the rectangular holes have the screw holes for the desicant cover filled in with resin, from the factory. I have verified this with a Flint employee who built #245.

Early-mid 54 have the same rectangular holes but have screw holes for screws.

Late 54 and 55 with the round holes actually have steel inserts with threads for the desicant cover. They attach with regualar threads, not sheet metal type screws.

FYI
Brett

[Brett H.]

Re: 53-55 Trivia

Roy, are your door stop holes round??

[Brett H.]

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Roy, are your door stop holes round??

[Kent K.]

Re: 53-55 Trivia

1954 SN 1362 had the round holes.
Kent

[Kent K.]

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1954 SN 1362 had the round holes.
Kent

[Brett H.]

Re: 53-55 Trivia

Kent, do you feel that the trunk lid was original to the car? It would be uncharacteristic for an early car to have round holes. If so, it breaks the norm, but certainly could be real. Just odd.

Were the door holes, behind the dor panels, round or rectangular?

[Brett H.]

Re: 53-55 Trivia

Kent, do you feel that the trunk lid was original to the car? It would be uncharacteristic for an early car to have round holes. If so, it breaks the norm, but certainly could be real. Just odd.

Were the door holes, behind the dor panels, round or rectangular?

[Roy B.]

Re: 53-55 Trivia Read

I was sent this info asking to post them to get a response , it's not my info ! He has restored and owne's many 53's and 54

[Roy B.]

Re: 53-55 Trivia Read

I was sent this info asking to post them to get a response , it's not my info ! He has restored and owne's many 53's and 54