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That wagon isn't a 32 no matter what the ad says.

The quality of the work done on the cars will have a huge effect on what one is willing to pay. The level of paint and chrome, the upholstery work and overall assembly are all factors. How long have the cars been setting in their current state? You would probably be better off finding a Dodge Brothers enthusiast looking for a project. The Dodge Brothers Club would be a good place to start. -place an add in the club magazine and on the website. I would also place an ad right here with lots of pictures and detailed information. The good news... 34s are a good looking car and popular, with nice styling and easy to work on mechanicals. IF you have all the parts, new tires, good chrome and paint and material for completing the interior, you will score brownie points with perspective buyers. The bad news... Sedans are the least valuable body style. The cars cruise at 50 to 55 mph. Too slow for many folks looking for a highway cruiser. A car that doesn't run and drive will turn a lot of buyers off. If the cars have been sitting gathering dust for several years and haven't been proper;y stored, it will hurt the value. You will never get even close to what you have in the car. This would be true even if the car was finished. Expect to get half what the finished car would have brought. A nice, running, restored 34 sedan will be worth 15 grand at best. Be prepared to take a deep breath when you're offered five grand for all your hard work. This may be good or bad news depending on your taste in cars, but they are popular with hot-Rodgers. This is bad news for folks like me who like them original. Good luck, and I hope you find the cars a good home.

Not in the US built cars. My 32 sedan has wooden floorboards and a few odd wooden pieces to tack on the interior trim, but the car has no structural wood in the body. I believe most the Australian built cars received the chassis from the states and had a Holden body installed. I believe the Holden bodies used wood framing, but our friends from down under will probably quickly confirm or deny my conjecture.

Hoping you get good news, Ron.

Thanks everyone for the kind words. My stress test revealed no problems with clogged arteries or my heart muscle, so I may last a few more years. I was out in the garage today working on my BB1 carb - which I rebuilt last year and discovered it had frozen up sitting on the shelf for twelve months. Some disassembly and a bit of lube and she's ready to go again.

I'm not running at the moment. A visit to the hospital and a battery of tests have put me out of commission for the time being. Hoping to get my energy back and get out in the shop in the next day or two.

Rear foot rest by any chance?

I can do one for you. I'll send you a PM.

Well, that's good news on the transmission. I know on my 32 it would be a real job due to the design of the rear transmission mount. The 33 and up may be different - I sure hope so.

Went to the link, saw the price, chuckled, left the site.

Nice car. The good news.... 1933 was the first year Dodge Brothers used insert bearings rather than poured Babbitt bearings. Much easier to rebuild the engine. Solid x-frame chassis made for better handling and ride. Four wheel, hydraulic brakes. Very dependable and well built car with an all steel body. The not so good news... Engine, trans and rear end combination mean a cruising speed of 55. It will go faster, but your engine revs will be very high. Due to the Floating Power engine and transmission mounts, putting a different or later transmission in is not as easy as in some other cars. No water jacket around the engine cylinders, the full water jacket and water tube came several years later. Good luck!

Good eye, keiser31. And I looked at that add and totally missed it.

Just hit edit and revise the ad, then hit save.

If you can live with yourself and look your loved ones in the eye - go for it. ?

Thanks, I suspected the cleaner may have left a film. Since I'm putting the carb on and immediately starting the engine this time, I shouldn't have a problem. Famous last words.

I rebuilt my Carter BB1 updraft carb a few month ago and it's been sitting on the shelf waiting for installation. Today when I took it down, I noticed that the throttle lever was stuck. I took everything apart and found that the accelerator pump was sticking. I seemed to have a film of gunk on it although I swear I cleaned it when I did the rebuild. Anyway, is there any type of lubrication I should use when i put things back together, especially on the shafts? Would a light bit of lube on the brass drum of the accelerator pump be a good - or a very bad idea?

Sent a PM. Thanks so much!

The infamous Tri-State Gang operated through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia during the early to mid-1930’s.

Worked fine for me.

Sorry, that's all I have of the visor. That car is in Connecticut and I'm in Illinois. So, maybe a 33 or 34 footrest would work. Anyone have a spare?

I don't see anything. It would be in that pile on the other side of the seat frames among all the small stuff. If something is there, the wood cross piece is probably gone - rotted away - and only the metal side pieces would remain.

Thanks, but I can get the parts cut out with a water-jet for less than the cost of that footrest. I may have to resort to that, but hoping I can find something close that's original. The one on eBay looks like new castings with (as you pointed out) modern bolts.

Here is the footrest from my friend's (and former owner of my car) DL, Phil Kennedy. And the sun-visor hinges.

I'm closing in on the completion of the restoration of my 1932 Dodge Brothers DL sedan. Some of you may have followed my Resurrection Of Daphne thread documenting the process. I'm still missing two parts that have eluded me since 2013 when I got the car back, despite three trips to Hershey and much whining and pleading. If anyone has in their possession or has even a slight lead on the whereabouts of a back seat footrest and the sun visor hinges for this car, please let me know. I will gladly crawl on my hands a knees and kiss the boots of the person who can help me. On second thought, maybe I won't go that far.

It figures I don't have the steering box hooked up at the moment- waiting to put on the body. I can copy the pages in my owners manual for instructions on adjustments and diagrams if that would help. Phil Kennedy, the chap who came with me when I bought those bumpers from you, lives in your neck of the woods. I'll get in touch and see if he can help as he also has a 32 DL. You might even be able to go to his place and check his car out. I think he's only 30 or40 minutes away if I remember correctly - maybe even less.