Reply To: Interior of a 1949 BL

Hi Larry

Not many screws, just about everything is ‘nailed’ in with gimp nails but I can’t see any nails on that single side panel (yes, all one piece) – haven’t tried taking mine out yet, mind you. I found with some other bits that they used panel pins, so you may find the side panels are nailed in but you can’t see the heads. Don’t know about your car, but in mine the whole of the floor, front and back,was covered in a layer of tar and then the felt must have been laid on top of that while it was still wet, in the front I scraped it all off and replaced it with Dyna-mat rolled on with an old wallpaper roller and then a layer of modern insulation on top.  Have you discovered the two gaps they left right in the corners where the rear axle mounts come through into the car in the back with just a little piece of rubber over? I think I may use some DumDum putty here as it stays flexible and I can’t see the sense in leaving a gap for water to come in.

Paul