Woodwork For The 1926 M-G-M Dodge Brothers Screenside - Part 2 - The Wood Floor Boards

The roof, bed, floor boards and any signs of the original wood were either removed by the M-G-M prop shop or rotted away. I assume the wood rotted as the DB sat outside on Lot 4 in Culver City from retirement until 1951 when the prop department removed all traces of rotten wood before filming "It's a Big Country." The huge M-G-M wood shop added two nicely made side boards, a back board behind the seat, a rear step for the actresses, and plank bed. The cab floor was not "in shot" and in 1970 was a was a nasty scrap of plywood. The reason for this video is to present the sketches, drawings, dimensions, and photos required to reproduce a set of business car floor boards from the first 1/2 ton screenside in October 1917 up to the last 3/4 ton Graham Brothers trucks in 1927. Walter P. Chrysler dropped the Graham name and the screenside in 1928. Special note: The scraps of original floor board I used as a master had no signs of covering and no nail holes for trim of any kind. Part 1 covered details of roof construction. The music is Public Domain - Jig Walk (1926) by Earl Oliver & His Orchestra-Edison Recording. The video portions of this presentation is SD analog video tape shot around 1998.
The DBscreenside channel features video and still images from the first Dodge Brothers car in November 1914 up to present day restorations. This 30 year collection of material has some connection to John and Horace Dodge, the Dodge Brothers Company, DB Commercial Cars, and especially the famous DB screenside Business Cars of the 1920s. Tools and materials are dangerous. Do not attempt to duplicate any part of this video. No ads. No subscriptions. No bell. If you see an ad it is from UA-cam, not me.