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I am going this weekend to buy frame for my 1927 Touring and the guy says he may have the rear fenders for a 1927 Touring, what do I look for to make sure I get the right ones. I have fiberglass rear fenders, would original fenders look exactly the same as or very close to the fiberglass one have.

Bruce

Did dome searching
From http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/41 ... 1395553034
Open the link has picture of the touring/sedan rear. Hope so
By Tom Rootlieb on Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 11:39 am:
Roadster, roadster pickup and coupe are the same. Touring and sedans are the same. 4 different fenders requiring 4 different sets of tooling. The costs become prohibitive at some point. The last time I inquired about tooling costs, I would have to sell a fender for around $1100. So only option is to run fiberglass ones until you can locate some originals.

Fiberglass fenders might be similar but may not be identical to steel fenders. Here is how to identify a 26-27 sedan rear fender:
1. Rear fenders have a similar crown shape as the front fenders have.
2. Sedan fenders have an uneven inner edge to follow the rear body shape.
3. Sedan rear fenders have a triangular shield at the inside rear of the fender to fill the gap where the fender sticks out past the lower body.

Are these 1927 Touring rear fenders

No. Pre-1926, 1926 and ‘27 fenders have the rounded ends. Not flat like those.

bmklawt wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 18, 2022 12:14 pm

Are these 1927 Touring rear fenders

Its hard for my eyes, to tell whether the black ones at the top, are or aren't, because of the side view. A clear end view would definitely confirm. The ones at the bottom (fore ground) definitely are pre-26