How to hang fender skirts (?)

[Guest Fr Mike]

Found a pair of nice fender skirts for my '36 Plymouth that fit well and will add a lot to its appearance. The underside of the fenders are clear of any kind of hangers. Does anybody have info about how skirts were originally hung? My guess is that the factory or dealers welded on brackets and then patched the paint for that option. Or (hopefully) maybe some kind of clips were used. (?)

[52deluxe]

if both the fender and the fender skirt have a rolled edge you could probably use some very small c clamps. id use about 4, 2 across the top and one on each end near the bottom, id also put some sort of rubber padding between them like a gasket to prevent squeeks and paint chipping.

[Shop Rat]

Fr Mike, Are they factory option skirts for that year and make? If they are after-market skirts then my advice would be to not put them on, no matter how good they look, because they will cost you points at a show. And if you put the clips on for after-market skirts but take the skirts off you will get dinged on the clips. Also, the more stuff you add to a car the more chance of points being taken off.

[Guest Fr Mike]

52deluxe: Each skirt has a bent-in lip all along where it comes in contact with the fender, turning under so the skirt appears to be a continuation of the sheet metal rather than looking like it was put on top of the fender. On the backside of each skirt are two long rods that are connected to a central hub that is turned like a bolt moving hooks, that extend a little past the skirts at about 10 and 2 o'clock, in and out.

Shop Rat: thanks for the heads up. The skirts are original factory ones, and the car is a driver.

[Shop Rat]

Fr Mike, You are more than welcome. We have friend with one of the plainest cars you have ever seen. Sorry, but I can't remember the year but it is a Studebaker. He pretty much sailed through getting his awards because it is so plain there is not much that could be a deduction. A true example of "less is more". <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> The one thing that always came up was the plum colored carpet that matched the striping on the wheels. It was supposed to be that way and he had his documentation.