The early 1936 Ford clock mirror was a carry over from the later versions of 1935 clocks and was sold as an accessory for closed cars with a painted (non wood grain) dash and garnish moldings. Some dealers ignored a letter from Ford recommending that this clock mirror not be sold for use in open cars due to the possibility of rain damage. Of course , if the top was down there would be damage to more than just the clock in the event of rain.  A tan faced clock was introduced in July of 1936 to coincide with the introduction of the wood grained dash and updated instruments of similar design. The tan face had a variegated center portion and the clock hands were brown. The mirror remained the same. All the 30 hour clocks for 1935 and 1936 had a gasket between the clock and the back of the mirror to protect the mirror from the clock edge.  We can currently supply very nice black faced dials redone as original. |