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According to our expert here - IMCDb.org: 1937 Buick Century Bohman & Schwartz in "Topper, 1937" - it is based on a Buick Century. See also the article in the link on that page.

It is certainly not a Chrysler. It has no front brakes and the style would suggest a date of around 1920. I don't think it is a standard production model, rather something customised.

9 am Sunday morning here - about 15 degrees C (60F to you in the north), looking forward to a nice sunny day and should reach 28 degrees C (about 82F). Not too bad when you are just a couple miles from the Pacific coast at latitude 43.5 south - https://www.google.co.nz/#hl=en&sugexp=les%3B&gs_rn=2&gs_ri=hp&tok=vZVUnNmFaoh55ExuQn-MPQ&cp=20&gs_id=2g&xhr=t&q=latitude+of+christchurch+new+zealand&es_nrs=true&pf=p&safe=off&tbo=d&sclient=psy-ab&oq=%22lattitude+of+Christ&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42080656,d.cGE&fp=ad9ac3ca71e43921&biw=1920&bih=934 - and the nearest land is South America, several thousand miles away. Mind you we did get a good dump of snow in June, but not as much as you get mup there in the colder latitudes.

According to The Specification Book for US Cars 1920-1929 the 9K Continental was used in the 1925 and 1926 Jordan Model A and the 1927 Model AA. The bore and stroke are 3.00 x 4.75 and the displacement is 268.6 cid. As Alfre said the output is quoted as 74 hp @ 3000 rpm. Carb is a Stromberg OX-2 and the ignition is by Bosch. An eight with the same bore and stroke figures was also used in 1928 and 1929 but the 1928 is a 14S and the 1929 is a 15S. I think it is a reasonable assumption that the same basic engine in other forms may have been used by other manufacturers as well.

So far the only make I have found which had the fronts of the front fenders like this was Stutz. Here is a pic of a 1912 - http://theoldmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/12-tour.jpg - although the cowl area is quite different.

I think the date is 1913 - the year of interim styling before most cars became torpedo styled with a flowing line from hood to body. The look with the gas lamps mounted on the cowl is similar to this 1913 Chalmers - Chalmers photographs and Chalmers technical data - allcarcentral.com - but it is not a chalmers. Those 'lips' on the front fenders are very distinctive; square-edged where on many cars that had them they were more rounded.

10 spoke wheels suggests GM around 1930. I first thought Buick but it has the wrong number of hub bolts. It might be 1930 Oldsmobile - the only one I found in a quick search that had 5 hub bolts.

This one is a 1932 Essex Terraplane, introduced in July 1932 to replace the 1932 Essex. It is distinguishable by the twin rows of hood louvres. The 1933 model looked similar though had semi-skirted fenders but did not have the windshield visor.

That Buick engine is much earlier than 1930; it is a 6, it has a starter/generator unit and has a multi plate clutch. I think it is a 1925 Standard Six because the 1926 Buicks had a separate starter and generator. Post '30 Buicks were 8s.

The two pics on the right are 1928 (ish) Dodge Victory Six.

Leif, prior to 1913 they were EMFs. The first Studebaker was 1913.

The bore of the Standard Six/Dictator engine is 3 3/8". The Light Six engine is 207 cid and the Dictator is 242 cid.

The disc wheels would have to be a rare find. Disc were available as an option on many GM cars of the period. I have a 1926 Pontiac with them and there is a 1929 Cadillac that has appeared here on aaca forums that has them as well. I know from the Oakland Pontiac Master Parts List that there were at least two different suppliers of disc wheels.

The individual front seats say it was originally a two door coach. I think - but I am not certain - it is a 1928 Pontiac.

I agree with 58Mustang's comments. More pictures would be nice along with some clues to its size. It is not motorcycle - the ports point in the wrong direction. The well-protected valve gear has to be a clue.

Try posting the pic here - History Auto racing 1894-1944 - THE H.A.M.B. . A few hours - days? - spent trawling through the many pics here might give some clues.

The aircraft is a Bleriot - of a similar type to the one Louis Bleriot first flew the English Channel in 1909. Not sure on the car but the position of the exhaust outlet suggests it has overhead valves. It looks to have a gravel shield in front of the radiator which makes identification difficult. I think the date is around 1911-13.

I have no idea what this engine is but the protected valve gear suggests it might be aircraft related - but then I could be completely wrong. Have you any idea how big it is? A picture with a ruler beside might help. A measure of the outside of the cylinder will give a guess to the approximate bore size. If it turns, a wire down the plug hole will will give a measure of the stroke. If it is something industrial/agricultural there are two sites which might be of help - Antique Engines Antique Tractors Steam Engines and Old Iron - and - http://www.rucenterprises.com/asecc-main/index.html - although in both cases there were so many different engines it is often impossible to be exactly certain. This engine though, is more distinctive. I presume that is a clutch on the side? A picture taken from the other side might give more clues. What is that thing sticking up from what would be the end of the camshaft? From the style of the crankcases it looks as though it is intended to be mounted in a frame - motorcycle style. Industrial engines usually have a more substantial base.

Unfortunately the owner was not there when I looked that the parts today and the engine number was not visible. I will make a correction to the casting date on the block - it is I 23 25 and the head is I 22 25 so they were both cast in September 1925. It is also unfortunate that the FEDCO number has been removed from the top of the dash. All we need now is some info on when the first Model 60s were built. I noted also that it has magneto ignition.

Like Leif I too have had a good look through The Standard Catalog and the nearest I can come up with is Commonwealth for that moulding along the side of the body, although I can't find a pic of a car that looks exactly the same. They were one make that retained that separate edge on the fenders through to about 1921 where most other makes had a rolled edge from 1919 or so. If you look closely at the front wheel of the mystery car it looks to have less rim retaining bolts that the rear wheel. I think the rear wheel has 6 but the front has only 4 or 5. Yes the cowl lights are something seen on few cars of that era. I suspect the windshield visor is an aftermarket item.

Thanks for the reply. I will have another look at the engine today and get a closer look at the numbers.

My information came for the 1932 edition of the Master Parts List. It was not very clear as to exactly which model used which carb. Going from what carbking has noted it was probably a difficult thing to explain in a list.

An acquaintance has the remains of a Chrysler 6 which I think is a Model 60 but I am not sure. The casting date on the engine is I2525 which I presume is September 25 1925. The head was cast a day later. The engine number is 60883. I have not measured the wheelbase of the chassis but it looks to be more like 109" than 112". It has external contracting hydaraulic brakes. There is a Fisher body badge on what remains of the body and the instrument panel is white.

This looks to be the car that is on ebay at the moment. Oddly enough it has had an engine change at some time as the engine has a 1928 number.

The original was a Carter, although I am not exactly sure which model. The Master Parts List does not say which model fits which year, but it is probably a DRJHO 104S or DRHJO 109SR. The model DRO was used for 1926 and 1927. Whichever model carb it used it was used for 1928 only. Oddly enough The Standard Catalog suggests that Pontiacs had Marvel carbs form 1929 on but the Master Parts List says Carter. The Oaklands used a Marvel carb. You will probably find that your Pontiac will go better with the Tillotson.