Vintageben

Ah of course I think now that you have said this that I remember hearing this before. Thanks for the clarification. cheers Ben

Hi Narve N great info I always love photos they can explain so much more. Just wondering when you say second version series 75 what do you mean? I’m guessing there must have been some significant changes mid production? Cheers Ben

Just measured and both the honeycomb ones are two and a half inches thick

Yeah that was what I suspected

Now lastly is a type more after the honeycomb styleSorry to add to the confusion… perhaps there were changes throughout the 75’s production, hopefully someone more knowledgeable then myself will jump in with some clarification. Sorry I was so long replying to your original post we have been very busy here work wise and I must say I have been pretty exhausted and this is supposed to be our slack time of the year. Cheers Ben

I’m afraid what I’m about to say will only add to the confusion. So I have now no fewer then 4 Chrysler 75’s in various states of disrepair. The first photos are what I believe probably the correct core This type is very similar to what is in my 72/maybe a carry over from the 72’s ??. Next are photos from 75 sedan that I have that was involved in an accident many many years ago This is more after the style of your radiator, I also have a spare of similar design

I’m still sorting through a whole lot of Chrysler 75 stuff I got a while a go and while I know what most parts are there are some I’m not so sure of. Anyway I will post some photos here and see what others know. I seem to have a mixture of sedan, coupe, roadster and tourer parts. Any help appreciated. part a partb part c

Hmm yeah having a look through the manual I cannot see any seal just the slinger and drain hole. I know my 65 doesn’t operate with a seal and works fine.

The Chevy should be an easy enough project and parts shouldn’t be too difficult but I’m a little bias as I think at the last count there are 4 Chev 4’s that are goers in my shed and enough parts to build a couple more.

For those that are interested here is part of the conversation I had with the museum about what the timbers are. Quote From this, I can tell you that the types of wood used in our Chrysler are: Coachwood - Ceratopetalum apetalum (OR North Queensland Coachwood - Ceratopetalum succirubrum) Queensland maple - Flindersia brayleyana Pacific maple - Aglaia spectabilis OR Aglaia cucullata Cudgerie - Hernandia bivalvis (OR Brown Cudgerie - Canarium australasicum). I also found it called Flindersia schottiana and Sloanea australis (via e.g. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cudgerie) Southland beech - NOT FOUND but possibly also known as Silver beech - Nothofagus menziesii (via https://www.lexico.com/definition/southland_beech) Alpine ash - Eucalyptus delegatensis Japanese beech - Fagus crenata (via http://www.tree-guide.com/japanese-beech) Oregon - could refer to Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia), Oregon cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Oregon pine (Pseudotsuga menziesii) I will note that these scientific names are not fixed, but can change over time as our understanding of taxonomy evolves. I hope that information and the resources linked will be of assistance to you. End Quote Just one other thing to note is Cudgerie is sometimes referred to as teak. Anyway thought this info may interest some.

Yeah that’s the one. It was on display years ago now

Yeah it’s pretty cool, have known about it for a couple of years they also have a sectioned 1928 Chrysler 72 chassis which I saw as a kid when on a family holiday to Sydney years ago but it’s only been in the last few years I realised the importance of it all. I did correspond with the museum on the types of wood in the sectioned body as they are labeled using common names that are not always used for the same species, they helped where they could.

Great work the car should e beautiful when finished, loving following the progress and thanks for taking the time to share

Thanks for sharing all this info and great work on your car, I’m really enjoying this thread and should come in handy when I get started on my 75

Here’s the wheel on my 72 coupe, I can get more photos and measurements tomorrow if you require.