I just looked at an early 1958, and there are no pedestals..... Just
floor. I think Randall is right about the changeover at 60K.
Regards to all
Bill
Slightly Classics
Terry Smith wrote:
> Dennis, were these pedestals removable, or tack welded on? ...Or can
> you tell from your pictures? I'm just curious what happened to mine
> and whether I can source some, ...or whether it's just simpler to make
> something out of wood, which I'm probably going to do.
>
> Thanks Dennis.
>
> Terry '59 Tr3A (car is back with the body on and painted, and I've
> installed the new starter and the gas pedal assembly! Whoo Hoo! I
> love a car with floors!)
>
>> Randall et al,
>>
>> I don't have formal documentation, just empirical evidence. I checked
>> the pictures of TS77028L, and sure enough there are pedestals where the
>> bottom-front of the gas tank rests. The pre 60K and post 60K tanks are
>> shaped similarly, I believe that they are different only in outlet
>> configurations. The trunk floor sheet metal of each model is different
>> so I imagine the pedestals compensate for that. I could be wrong,
>> though...it's been known to happen!
>> Dennis
>>
>>
>> Well, dang it, can't someone with the documentation handy help me out
>> here ?
>>
>> I'm pretty sure the pedestals were introduced with the body redesign at
>> TS60K, but I haven't had time to dig through my documentation on the
>> subject
>> or look at my cars.
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