Guest kbvaughan Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 This is a photo from an album from the 1920s. Any idea what kind of car it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest James R. Lesniak Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 My best guess is that it is a DeSoto, possibly 1932. It appears to have a winter front covering up the horizontal grill bars, which look like the Miller Racers of the time, and it has the DeSoto Flying Lady radiator cap, split windshield and no center bar in the headlamps, with logo, which is 1933. Having twin horns, and front fender mounted spares, this is the DeLuxe model, and has wooden artillery spoke wheels. A very nice car, which I would love to own today! Jim Lesniak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&J Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I am no expert on 32/33 mopars but... The windshield shape and side window shapes don't remind me of a stock bodied Mopar. Don't the side windows almost look like an English body builder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I do not believe it is DeSoto. The hood vents are not DeSoto. The grille shape is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Looks like a Mopar bitsa. Bits of this and bits of that. Mopar in this case. I can see various pieces of the Chrylser family in the body.Can anybody ID the rego plate. Might give us some idea of its location.Manuel in Oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elmo39 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 1933 LaSalle ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest James R. Lesniak Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Not sure, but the windshield surely looks Chrysler and DeSoto, plus those hub caps, the dual horns, and headlamp shape. I'm not an expert, but all my life I have been fascinated with the 1932 and 1933 DeSoto vehicles. These models have a chemistry thing with me. Just dug out my WPC News Magazines for December 1981 (1933 DeSoto, and Vol II Number Three for 1970) which confirms my belief that it is a DeSoto! Jim Lesniak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elmo39 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 i based my guess on a book i have which is the American car spotters guide 1920-1939 . LaSalle is the only car that came near it , i also looked up anothe book , The PLYMOUTH and DeSoto Story by Don Butler , there was a resemblance there but that was all . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 (edited) 1933-1934 Continental Sedan. Leif in Sweden. Edited October 25, 2009 by Leif Holmberg (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john2dameron Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Looks like a 1933 Continental to me; not the Beacon series but probably the Ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Not sure, but the windshield surely looks Chrysler and DeSoto, plus those hub caps, the dual horns, and headlamp shape. I'm not an expert, but all my life I have been fascinated with the 1932 and 1933 DeSoto vehicles. These models have a chemistry thing with me. Just dug out my WPC News Magazines for December 1981 (1933 DeSoto, and Vol II Number Three for 1970) which confirms my belief that it is a DeSoto! Jim LesniakCan you please show us the photo that will confirm the car is a DeSoto? I still say it is not. Yes, the Plymouth/DeSoto story has similar cars, but not with that grille. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Phillips Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 It looks like a 1933 Chrysler to me. Dodge did not have the split windshield, and DeSoto's grille was more rounded with horizontal, outward curving lines. It also resembles a 1934 Franklin that I once owned, but those late Franklins did not have the split windshield.Pete PhillipsSherman, Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympic Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Leif Holmberg has it corrrect. It is a Continental Ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted to cars Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 here is an article and picture of a 1933 Continental Ace What is it? # 125 (UPDATE) - PreWarCar.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Commodore Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Here is another photo of an 1933 Continental Ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kbvaughan Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Thanks, everybody, for all your help! It looks to me like the 1933 Continental Ace is a good match, for sure.....Katherine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest James R. Lesniak Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 THe photo has sold me that it is a Continental Ace and not the DeSoto as it looked to me.Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Wolk Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Yes, that is the Continental Ace, only made in 1933, as was the Flyer model. The Beacon got a facelift and continued into 1934 as the Red Seal.The Ace was the largest of the Continentals at 114" WB. The Flyer was 107" and the Beacon was 101". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest De Soto Frank Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Are those General "Jumbo" wheels and tires on the car in the original post ?Also, FYI - '33 De Soto grille did not taper and sweep out at the bottom, and the headlights had bezels that incorporated a thin strip that bisected the lens from top to bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 There are soo many Mopar features and characteristics in that car. I wonder if Cont used the same body manufacturers and parts suppliers as Chrysler??Apart from the running gear it would have been cheaper and easier to do so for a little company building cars during the depression.Manuel in Oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Wolk Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 The Continental bodies were supplied by Hayes. The body was designed for Continental, but was also built under license in Canada as Frontenac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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