Thread: Question about Brookeville roadster

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I'm late here but here's my input.

Mine is a '31. It was factory assembled. They did a terrible job of putting it together. Disassembled is the only way to go but not for the faint-of-heart. If you need more info, I can forward my letter to them with the major problem points I found.

I agree with Dave that if you are shooting for perfection in gaps and fit we can afford to take extra pains in assembling a body that a production company like Brookville probably can't. I know our body will end up being tighter than what they can afford to crank out on the assembly line, but we also took two months to get it done, and it still has more to go to completely finish it up.

We also have to remember that Brookville is working from Henrys old presses, from what I understand, so they are true to what his fit and finish would have been in 1932. All of us who have played with these things know they are no where close to being like 2008 cars as far as tolerances and being dimensionally correct. Cars of that era were different from side to side by a big margin many times. Hot rodders are the ones who take the time to tweak them and make them look perfect.

Overall though I have to give Brookville props. I know Jack has had some issues, but for what they charge the bodies are pretty much a bargain. I also found them to be helpful when contacted for info and advice, but maybe I just got lucky and got the right person on the phone. I would buy from them again, and probably will. My Son Don has his eye on their '32 coupe body and is starting to talk about buying a Deuce frame at Turkey Run this November, so we might be doing one of those.

Don