bclemons Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 I found the bones of an old roadster out at my farm and I'd like to try and figure out what it is. There's not much left but the frame rails and some bits of rusty sheetmetal. The frame looks like a 30s ford but I'm no expert. Here's a pic of the dash, the metal loop at the steering column notch is an old homemade bracket. Does anybody recognize it?BTW, the little arched plaque is a metal tag that says "coasting switch underneath" I'm just about blind from looking at car pictures seeking a match and I'm hoping that somebody here can help me solve this mystery.TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dube Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 I don't recognize that dash, but my take on the "coasting switch", is that what ever it was, it had freewheeling. That narrows it a bit, and makes it definitely not Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanderson44 Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 Not to mention that Ford never built a car with a dashboard like that, T, A or V8.Art Anderson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomchaney Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 This dash is almost certainly from a 1927 Chevrolet closed car. I note that you refer to it as a roadster, but open cars used a slightly different dashboard. You may have the remains of a coupe missing its top. Chevrolet relied a little too heavily on wood construction and the top may have gone the way of the wind. 1927 is too early for free-wheeling so the curved plate may have been added later for some reason. I hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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