Does anyone have any pics or info as to what the interior of the '28 Capital one ton looked like from the factory? in particular, the seat, headliner, if any, and the back wall.
To the best of my knowledge, a 28 truck would not have had a headliner. you had the roof framing (bows) then perpendicular to those, 28 slats about 1-1/2 wide with a bead cut down the middle of them.
As far as other interior items I think there were just cardboard panels on the insides of the doors, part way up the panel between the B and C pillar (about the height of the back seat, maybe something nailed (with big thumb type tacks) to the header above the windshield, and pieces on the headers above the doors that acted more as a weather strip than decorative. I'm thinking there also may have been cardboard kick panels on each side of the inner cowl also.
1st picture looking at windshield header nails with cardboard remnant. 2nd stitched flap above doors (weather strip) 3rd closer view of that same flap on drivers side 4th rear window/roof area (note no nail or cardboard remnants apparent) 5th roof framing and full view of flap nailed above PS door.
I hope someone else chimes in because I am not 100% sure on what I just stated. I just have clues from pictures I have seen on the web and of a fellow members original truck.
Fantastic! That's a big help. Thank you very much sir
BTW, the 1928 one ton trucks with front brakes (like yours) were/are a model LP, not AB. The one ton trucks for the first half of 1928 did not have front brakes and they were the model LO. The LPs with four wheel brakes came out for the last half of 1928.
The model AB designation was used for the 1928 cars and 1/2 ton trucks. The smaller trucks used a chassis that is very similar to the cars.
Cheers, Dean
Dean "Rustoholic" Meltz
San Leandro, CA
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1927 LM one ton truck - tinyurl.com/Lurch-VCCACHAT-Gallery
1928 AB Canopy Express (1/2 ton truck) - tinyurl.com/Justin-Stovebolt-Gallery
Thanks Dean!