Thread: S1 1957 Tailgate size.

Originally Posted by WazDef

Hello all.
I bought a S1 for a restoration project. Once looking at it properly the rear tailgate is a bad homemade job. I bought a replacement original. No good to use but good enough to copy.
My question is what size should it be. The one i have measures up 960x449. It's too small to fit the car. I suspect the rear tub could have been changed.
What size is the gap in the tub for the tailgate? Or what size is outside corner of car to tailgate recess.
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maybe you haves2 or s3 tailgate jim if you send a photo i can see jim

I can measure up mine tomorow (1955 86 inch)

I will take a pic when i get home tonight.

Ok the aluminium skin facing the Cabin( when closed). Measures 85.8 cm x36.5 high


The outer gal capping measures top peice 86.5 full width if gate gal to gal is 89.5 cm with the side gal being 36.5. Bottom opening on Car is 89.5 cm

Tub at rear mesurements
31 wide 38.5 high

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I'm sure it's a S1 Tailgate

Thanks mfc. I get the same width as you but I get 35.0 on height. Probably 14". I don't have top gal cap on mine so plus 5 maybe. I do have 310 x 380 on tub. On closer look my tub rails are tapered outwards. Wider at the back.

Could someone confirm overall across the rear. Measured at the bottom of the tail gate i get 1555mm.

i will have look at my80" and 2 107's tomorrow

Mrs hh