adam1982 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Don't reconize that emblem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Oldsmobile 1923 model 47? Leif in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Kinda looks like it may have sideswiped something before it got o the pole. Doesn't look like the driver made it to the windshield. Passenger might have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 12 hours ago, Leif Holmberg said: Oldsmobile 1923 model 47? Leif in Sweden. I don't think that is an Oldsmobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwells Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I agree with Keiser, although there are a lot of similarities with the car Leif's suggests. Here's an image of a 1923 Olds Model 47 from the web. The differences I note comparing the two cars: The shape of the top of the radiator shell. Wrecked car clearly has a horizontal part whereas on the Model 47 it is a rounded curve ala a horse collar. Hub area of the disc wheels differ on the two cars. protruding on the Olds, inset on the wrecked car. No molding around the doors on the wrecked car, whereas there are moldings the Olds. Headlamp bar on wrecked seems solid, whereas the maroon Olds it looks to be a U-shaped stamping. The drum headlights also seem to differ in detail. On the maroon Olds, there some sort or bracket or stamping where the w/s post meets the cowl that is absent on the wrecked car. I could believe the wrecked car is some other Olds model execpt for the significant difference between the top of the rad shell. And, no, I don't know what the wrecked car is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Radiator badges look different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) Just wonder if a similar car was identified by "nzcarnerd" a 1/2 to 1 year ago? if so it was a not very well known make if remember right? Leif in Sweden. Edited November 22, 2017 by Leif Holmberg (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 It's a different one, that is for certain.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass is Best Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Looks like they lost the wheel, they hit the pole. I bet the wheel was placed in its current location for the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 This time I think I nailed it ? a Durant 1923. Leif in Sweden. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwells Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Leif, the super sleuth! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 You do seem to have nailed it Leif. The '23 Durant shown is likely restored, which explains rear window having a more squarish shape, the cowl lights in slightly different position, missing side curtain snaps, etc. I've never seen one, thank goodness for Google Images! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 1923 Durant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 23 hours ago, Brass is Best said: Looks like they lost the wheel, they hit the pole. I bet the wheel was placed in its current location for the photo. Could be, lost the wheel, it came thru the fender and running board and tore up the door. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 (edited) Looks more like the car was T-boned, to me. The fender is mashed up against the splash apron/frame and hood. Edited November 23, 2017 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, keiser31 said: Looks more like the car was T-boned, to me. The fender is mashed up against the splash apron/frame. Could be as well. I don't see a lot of damage to the wheel if it indeed was taken off by a T-bone hit. But might explain the steering being jammed all the way to the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Most of the running board is missing; the outer edge is hanging down from the back. And what is that locking ring? at the bottom of the photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 1 minute ago, Spinneyhill said: Most of the running board is missing; the outer edge is hanging down from the back. And what is that locking ring? at the bottom of the photo? The looks to be a sewer manhole cover on the sidewalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 (edited) The hood looks to be off center also maybe due to a T-bone hit. Maybe just pushed up from the inner fender? Edited November 23, 2017 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Agree on the manhole cover or other utility built into the sidewalk. Glad I wasn't in the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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