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Bruce once told me that the Fordor had aluminum doors. But I annoyed him when I pointed out that the doors on my 24 coupe are aluminum. He of course had a response that someone had changed them. Quite honestly I think he was wrong. I can see one being changed due to an accident but not both.
A friend has a Fordor and all four doors are steel (magnetic) so not all Fordors used aluminum door. I would hazard a guess that some doors on the closed cars were built of aluminum during 1924-25.
I believe the front door on the coupe are identical to the front doors on the Fordor.

Having had two 1926 fordors, I don't think any 26-27 fordors were built with aluminum doors. I have seen and heard of plenty of fordors in the 23-24 era that did.

Aluminum doors (and other aluminum body panels) were used on 1923 Fordors. I have been told that some aluminum parts may have dribbled over into the 1924 model year. I believe it was a weight-reduction measure that turned out not to be of much advantage.

My march 1924 Fordor has aluminum doors as well as the upper rear panel.

Rick

They also had them in 15.