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The convertible phaeton style in the cover photo was most well known as the work of Hibbard et Darrin in Paris. They licensed the design to other coachbuilders including D'Ieteren Freres in Belgium, Gill in England, and Derham in America.

Would you by chance have other views of the 1934 Lincoln so we can identify which body style it was?

Quite a pretentious outfit that Moon Motor Company, first with its Rolls-Royce-style radiator, then the Diana imitating the Belgian Minerva and finally the Windsor White Prince styled by Hibbard and Darrin if I'm recalling correctly. It might just be an assembled car but it didn't have to look like one. The Windsor really is quite the handsome car, a roadster appeared at Hershey years ago.

Your great uncle Charles May must have been doing well, he didn't just have any '54 Commander, his was the Land Cruiser. Those were the top-of-the-line sedan on the longer 120.5" wb, easy to tell because they're the only model with vent windows in the rear doors. Snazzy, two-tone red and white, white-wall tires. A '51 Studebaker behind it, was yours a Studebaker family?

We can't identify what we can't see, Try posting your photo again, please.

These should be simply titled: She drives a Duesenberg. Are these well-known women of the era? Have these Duesenbergs been identified as to which J number they were, and do they survive?

Does this help to reveal the details?

This is the best I can get it.

This picture shows what we rarely consider, the logistics of large scale manufacture, in this case stamped roof panels for shipment to GM's many body assembly plant around the country. The designers had a dictum: "Nest! Don't stack." when designing. Best guess is these are '40's A-body roof panels used by all GM makes except Cadillac.

Every auto body repair shop in the NYC/Long Island/NJ metro area when they got an '40's A-body GM coach in that took a rear end hit must have called Cantrell for a quick replacement.

Walt I assume the non-adjustable front seat was due to the B-pillar-to-B-pillar structural member that was common to open cars then. From appearances, the Pirates look to have exceptionally broad shoulder room, is that the case? Covering the frame valence and exposed running boards with the flared-out lower doors gives the affect Dietrich was after but it isn't very attractive when viewed from any other angle than in direct profile. Its like an early form of that roll of fat designers added to '40's cars to cover the broad step sills.

1939 Ford Standard with sealed beam headlight conversions installed.

One way to settle this for sure is to read the data plate on the firewall. A 2 dr convertible coupe 2/4 passenger carries a Fisher Style No. 31668, the 2dr coupe 2/4 passenger is 31658. By the looks of the sagging door and wide hood/cowl gap, there is some serious woodwork needed. If the top irons and hardware are missing, that's a major problem to find. Pricing? Wildly optimistic.

A.J. That Stearns-Knight Brunn would be the prefect stablemate for your REO Royale Dietrich sport sedan, both with wonderful proportions, both one-of-a-kind, both sole survivors.

Thanks A.J. Dutch must have been keeping his shop busy with whatever work came his way. Suppose this was shortly after he set up shop on Sunset Boulevard. Love that Bentley pillarless touring coupe, wonder who the coachbuilder is? Gurney-Nutting, Freestone & Webb, Mulliner?

Buyer beware, its a coupe that's had its top removed. The Fisher convertible coupe had a separate, slanted, cast windshield frame and fully half-door construction. There would also be a lower mounting for the functional exterior folding landau irons visible by the top well.

When and where did Darrin do this rebody of the Silver Ghost? That Franklin Pirate touring was a very avant-garde design for its time

interesting white Rolls-Royce Phantom with the Pirate touring body from a Franklin. When were these photos taken? Or is it a Silver Ghost?

Amen to that, Matt!

Can't drive and enjoy equities on a nice summer day. Just consider your collector cars as assets that may or may not give you a financial return on investment. Their real returns are in enjoyment you derive from their use.

Yes, '51 Chevy Bel Air hardtop with Plymouth taillights and bumper.

Hi Don Correct on the 1942 horizontal side grilles versus the 1941 vertical 'cat-walk' side grille. While the four door Touring Sedans and two door Club Sedans all sported the new Clipper styling, the prior year body was held over for the convertible coupe for the Six, Eight and Super Eight One-Sixty. The Super Eight One-Eighty was the Darrin convertible Victoria. 1942 Packard Six convertible coupe photo courtesy the PackardInfo website Photo Archive.

So many of those converted railway inspection cars turn out to be luxury car, one can surmise they originally belonged to the company president who saw more value in having his aging luxury car turned into his personal railway inspection vehicle. Later on, they probably ended up transporting crews which left them in rather beat-up condition.

Here's a better look at the Chalmers-Detroit.

Here's a better look at the '07 Pungs-Finch.