Door pulls 1958/59 T 2 356A

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Brett Johnson
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Door pulls 1958/59 T 2 356A

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Okay, this one is harder, because it was easy to make this wrong during restoration. Did I mention that I need unmolested T 2 356As (and later cars) for reference? Yeah, I thought I did.

When the wood moldings were replaced on the Model 52, a chrome door pull was added to the top of the door panel on all subsequent models except Speedsters and 356Cs. Early ones were flat while later ones were bowed allowing easier grip. The change occurred in late 1958 or early 1959 The only data points I have are VERY far apart. If you don't have build dates, it doesn't matter, just provide chassis number -- off-line is fine 356drb@indy.net.

What I have right now is: Flat 150783 9/25/58 -- Bowed 107454 4/22/59
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Re: Door pulls 1958/59 T 2 356A

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59 Cab., build date 2/59, #151763 ,bowed.
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Built 12/58 coupe
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Have been informed that I should be looking at late 1956/early 1957 for this change...
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Door pull discusion with some data points

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Here's flat ones 9/55 and kinda flat ones 6/56
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