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Identify car 1927


M. Strand

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Radiator badge shape is rectangular, which is wrong for both Roamer and Mr Leno's Elcar. Roamer badge was similar shape to the radiator itself, but the other way up. The car proportions are a bit more boxy than Roamer; and the louvres on the bonnet sides pointing inwards are unusual. (The only other instance of this I have ever encountered is a very ealy Isotta Freschini straight 8, engine number 4). From 1925 Roamer became more scarce, and practically all would have had Lycoming straight 8's of either 4 or 5 litres displacement. This car looks proportionately more as though it was a six, so it is more likely Moon. Perhaps one of the badge specialist from Memorabilia can tell us for sure.

Ivan Saxton

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Guest elmo39

looking at my American car spotters guide 1920-39 i would hazard a guess at Moon 21/22 it states there that the hood louvres are punched inward on the Moon

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