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wldavis

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I'm still going with the 1927 Pontiac i.d....not too many cars had all of the same features....raised bead on the splash aprons, hinge locations, low mounted cowl lamps, seam between the front area of the roof and the landau area roof, visor with the curved bracket.

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Even though the 1927 Oakland and Pontiac appear similar at a glance there are differences. They were, of course, built by the same company but they are entirely different mechanically. The Pontiac has the distinctive 'twin head' six which has a short, by 1927 standards, stroke of 3 7/8" (3 1/4" bore) whereas the Oakland engine is small bore and long stroke -2 7/8" x 4 3/4"m of an earlier design with separate crankcase and block (both engines were about 185 cid). The Pontiac still had only two wheel brakes in 1927 and shared many of its chassis parts with the contemporary Chev 4.

In the picture here the most obvious difference is the cowl lights, which on the Oakland are mounted a little higher and the hood louvres. You will see that the Pontiac has no raised edge around the louvres where the Oakland does. Links here, which I am sure keiser will be able to sort for us - (Oakland) https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6202/6039625990_d7b119864c_z.jpg - (Pontiac) http://photos.aaca.org/files/5/0/0/5/2/dscn1204_original.jpg

The 1927 Oakland landau sedan weighed 2885 lb and sold for $1295. The 1927 Pontiac landau sedan weighed 2565 lb and sold for $975.

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