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Dad and I pulled the front seat which was horribly deteriorated. Once I got down to the burlap that cushions the spring it revealed a fertilizer bag on the drivers side and a wheat bag on the passenger side. At first I thought the seats may have been redone at one time, but then as pops and I looked at them they seem original. Has anyone else ever heard of Henry Ford using surplus sacks for seat material directly after the war????? Talk about cost reduction measures!!!

Last night was really fun. I rarely get to hang out with Don any more as his working and playing schedules keep him busy most days. So it was really a treat for me. I see Dan every day, but only get to see Don once a week or less, but we do talk on the phone just about every day.

I think those burlap bags were original to the car. Henry Ford was known to be shrewd and bought stuff that he could save a buck on. He probably found some supplier with a surplus of burlap bags and cut a deal. I do know that he had some of his suppliers put ship their stuff to him in wooden boxes that he specified the dimensions on, and that was so he could cut up the boxes and use them for wooden floors in some of his cars. Old Henry didn't waste ANYTHING!!!

Don

You do know what Guano is don't you?

I hope these were UNUSED bags!

Don

I second pops opinion! Hopefully they were "new" bags when they were put there!

That was fun tearing her apart with pops. Great to hang out for sure
Don Jr.

That floor pan is amazing, considering you guys live in Florida, you'd think the pans would be long gone, I've seen worse on cars only 10 years old in the Keys!
The burlap sacks are pretty cool find too along with the vintage coins!

Thanks Stovens,
The license plate that was on the car was from South Dakota which explains a bit of the situation. From what I have heard the Dakotas are good for some decent tin.

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

You do know what Guano is don't you?

Seeing as no one else has answeredyou Uncle Bob...yes guano is bird poo...in fact there is a thriving market out there for it..
Mr Blue..that other one being rebuilt from a pile of rusty panels,is in Australia,isnt it??Seem to recall something about that myself..

Watching this tear down with interest- I may be following that same path in the Fall and would hope it's at least as solid as yours- picking mine up this Friday @ 2 PM-

Originally Posted by lamin8r

Seeing as no one else has answeredyou Uncle Bob...yes guano is bird poo...in fact there is a thriving market out there for it..
Mr Blue..that other one being rebuilt from a pile of rusty panels,is in Australia,isnt it??Seem to recall something about that myself..

Lamin8r,
What pile of rusty panels would you be talking about?? Please let me know!

Yes I knew Guano was bird poo. I figured Bob knew what we knew too!

2bubbas,
I am too exited to see your pics of your 41. That car looks very solid too be sure. I have looked at the pics you posted quite a few times and loved them. Please post some Friday night if you can
REGS,
Yes indeed I did not find the quality of floorpans you are sitting on with your wonderful coupe. You will get to it when you are ready and don't have 100 other project pulling you in 100 different directions. I have seen many "project" cars on Craigslist lately that I would like to have, but have decided to dedicate myself to this 46. Pops and I have been having a blast together when we can get together and pull some panels off of her.

Thanks to all for the comments and helping me out.

Don Jr.