early touring body needs identified

Gentlemen

My friend Dave purchased this touring body. Can someone identify it? Metal skinned wood frame. Appears to be right hand drive with inside body shifter. The drivers door was non-functional and has been removed. The other three doors are present as shown in photos. The aluminum molding around the doors is missing.

Thanks in advance.

Charley

Well, with doors it's 1911 or later. Fairly squared off on the transition to the front door, so I'd say pre 1916, as things started getting rounded off more by then. Medium size car if I'm getting perspective correct from pictures and background cars. Hard to pin down unless someone is familiar with mouldings, I'd say it's a 1912-15 Something, would have to go through pictures of early cars and try to identify as the swooping pointed missing moulding might be a clue.

What's he going to do with it?

What's he going to do with it?

Trimacar

Probably sell it. Hopefully someone has a use for the body.

I don't know the make of your body, but I ended up with a one man top that would fit it if there is any interest. It was supposed to be for my Nash but it was for a much older car with the high back seats and tall windshield. it is also about 2" wider than I can want, but installs on the posts. I could cut the irons and find new bows, but really I need to replace this one with one from the early 1920's medium size 5 pass. Nash.

Edited October 12, 2014 by JFranklin (see edit history)

You say inside body shift, is that:

1, Inside the false door panel as Buick did

2. between the driver and the false door

3. center shift ( middle of the car over the drive line)?

Layden

Looking at the eighth photo and since the false door is gone. My guess would be #2. It's stored about 25 miles from me. Could get a better photo of that area.

Regards

Charley

Perhaps 1912 Elmore

Well done, I've been looking at pictures for a day, think you have what appears to be a winner! Side mouldings sure look the same. There were two Elmores at Hershey for sale, one restored, one a major project. Interesting cars, two cycle engines, in 1912 would have been a four cylinder.

Here is a picture of the restored Elmore, and the back end of the project...these were 1911 models...

The body was found in Shelby Ohio not farm Clyde. Clyde was the home of the Elmore.

Thanks to everyone.