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Started by 1937 LaSalle coupe, September 18, 2012, 12:33:26 PM

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1937 LaSalle coupe

Hello everyone. What is the thickness of the plywood in a 1937 LaSalle coupe trunk "shelf"? Mine was missing and I'm thinking about 3/8" thick.  Anybody know of a source for the special flat-panhead screws that hold down the plywood? They are 1/4" by 1 " long. Thanks for any replies. John Lehman... CLC# 26365...

Doug Houston

Any of the tire cover shelves that I have ever seen on any car were 3/4 inch thickness.

The hardware is something that I'll throw out a guess on. There are two routes to try. First, use conventional carriage bolts, with the heads recessed in a counterbore in the top surface of the wood shelf. That will give you a flush fitting of the head in the wood.

The other trick would be to get some elevator bolts for that duty. Elevator bolt heads have a flat surface, probably 1 inch in diameter, for a 1/4 inch thread, and a square shank under the head. When tightened down, the head sinks into the wood, and gives a good surface, with the surface of the wood. I expect that elevator bolts get their name from being used in the floors of elevator cars......I dunno. 
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38-9039
39-9057B
41-6227D
41-6019SF
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41-6267D
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Tom Beaver

As Doug indicated, the plywood in my 38 was all 3/4 in.  My local bolt and hardware store had some large pan head 1/4 in bolts which were very much like the original bolts and are what I used.  Also Restoration Specialties in Winber PA should have the bolts.  They also have the correct teenut fasteners used in the trunk partition plywood.

Tom Beaver