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27 Roadster rear fender braces

Posted: Mon May 02, 2022 4:52 pm
by Eric Sole
My left rear fender has a bent iron brace (which also has an additional hole between the two standard ones).
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The right rear fender has a stamped steel brace.
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Were there different manufacturers or did they change the style at some point? Just wondering.

Re: 27 Roadster rear fender braces

Posted: Mon May 02, 2022 8:42 pm
by DanTreace
Eric

Think the difference is the year, believe the solid bar type is early, had this solid type on my Nov. '25 Improved Car runabout pick-up. Guess the later pressed steel version saved some cost.
:D

Re: 27 Roadster rear fender braces

Posted: Mon May 02, 2022 8:44 pm
by TXGOAT2
Cost/weight and perhaps cost of stock to make it. The late fenders were probably stiffer to to the changed contours, aslo.

Re: 27 Roadster rear fender braces

Posted: Tue May 03, 2022 4:27 pm
by Eric Sole
Yah, the stamped piece has about 1/3 of the material of one solid one. Makes sense.