Turtle Deck MORE PICTURES

[Cowtown]

[/img][/img]SOLD SOLD SOLD!!!!urtle Deck For Sale. Nice Condition, Great Floor, Has 2 small dents just below the handles that I think You could get to pop out. Asking $400.00 OBO. Can deliver to the Sturgis/Rapid City area at no charge at the end of the month. Please call 406-270-8630 anytime. Ennis, Montana. Text for Pictures

[George House]

Now, thats a good deal ! Could be proper for ‘14-early ‘17. Original floor a big plus !

[Charlie_26_TT_Ccab]

Good afternoon, I get photos of the floor inside and outside and or top and bottom and the front that butts
against the seat back, thank Charlie

[Wayne Sheldon]

It might help someone needing one to know if this one had the front notch out for a battery or not.

[George House]

I thought it probably doesn’t because of the cast iron latch handles.

[Cowtown]

I will post more pictures today

[Wayne Sheldon]

I thought it probably doesn’t because of the cast iron latch handles.

Hey there George. Apparently, the two styles of handles crossed over for a couple years. Speculation has been different suppliers of turtle decks changed over at different times.
Really hard to know for sure, a lot of runabouts had decks removed and then replaced later, all sorts of things. But While looking for mine for my 1915, I saw several at swap meets and advertisements with the cast or machine turned handles and the kick-out for the battery. I don't recall seeing any turtle decks with the flat handles and no battery access. I won't claim to know the exact proper answer, but I would guess Ford began switching to the later flat handles right around 1919, but probably some cars were still getting the earlier style handle into 1920.
I may be wrong about some of that? I sure would like to read a real time line for this and a lot of other minor changes.

[George House]

Wayne, you don’t know how much this pains me…..but you’re right….I asked that question to a researcher at the BF Archives and received the following report from Mr. Jim Orr:
According to our (offline) inventory of the Model T part drawings, the Turtle Deck Door Fastener Handle was part T-5644. "Deck Door Handle Fastener - Forging Design" was Part # T-5644-A. "Deck Door Handle Fastener - Pressed Steel Design" was Part # T-5644-B.

The "Record of Changes" cards for T-5644-A and T-5644-B indicate the change was made on September 12, 1921.

If you would like to request images of the drawings, the cost would be $30 each. If you would like to request images of the Record of Changes cards, the cost would be $7 each.

Please let me know if you have any further questions. I hope this helps!

[Wayne Sheldon]

Hey there George H, I can't always be right, but once in awhile I can be?
Thank you very much for the clarification/details.
I always enjoy reading your posts.