Re: 1942 business coupe

Posted by Ross On 2010/3/31 7:20:07

On the 51 business coupes, and those from other manufacturers, there was a flat wooden platform covered with a rubber mat to level up the floor over the driveshaft hump, etc. These have often gone missing or rotted. So, the hoops you mention might have been there under that platform as they would have been welded on as a matter of course while the floor pan was fabricated. On the 51s I've seen, what was missing were the two hooks on the front face of the parcel shelf structure that would normally hold up the rear seat backrest.