[1928 Chrysler 72 Headlamps]

2 hours ago, Gunsmoke said:

While the George H Dammann book shows several pictures of 1928 Chrysler Model 72's with drum style lights and one with perhaps dome style, the attached page from the pre 1934 Chrysler Master Parts List may help you understand what was occurring at the time. The model is referred to as a "J" in the index, and as seen here, the car came fitted with a range of headlamps, with changes being made mid production, and for some specific models, such as the Convertible Coupe you have. It is also interesting to note reference to Canadian production. As you and others may be aware, it was not unusual for the Big 3 American manufacturers when the upgraded/updated styling changes were made, to send unused in-house parts inventory from previous year's models to Canada or Europe for assembly into models being built there. This was common practice for cosmetic stuff like headlamps, door handles, and other trim items that did not affect much of anything else. 

Using the parts numbers shown on this sheet, you may be able to discern just what you have and what your car may have originally used. You will also note a similar pattern of multiple headlamp options applied to other year/models. 

HI  Gunsmoke

thank you very much for this very interesting information

I am always wanting to learn as much as possible about my car

I have gained a wealth of information from this website

and hope to learn more. your help now and previously is most welcome

[1928 Chrysler 72 Headlamps]

I have a 1928 Chrysler series 72 convertible coupe

 

 I have a question on headlamp fitments for this specific year car

after looking at various pictures of the general 72 models

there seems to be three types of headlamps

{drum type}

{bullet type}

{dome type} which are fitted to my car which ones are correct for my specific model

did Chrysler change lights mid build on such a short production run 

I would have thought this unlikely but from what I have learned so far anything is possible with Chrysler

[1928 Chrysler 72 distributor]

17 minutes ago, leomara said:

I have a 659B for my 1928 Model 72 and this documentation agrees:

HI leomara

can't argue with the information in black and white

thank you very much I am hoping my car will run with the 656n 

anyway thanks again for your help i am most grateful 

[1928 Chrysler 72 steering wheel nut]

HI  looking for the thread size for the nut which holds the steering wheel on

[1931 lasalle carburetor]

On 3/28/2023 at 12:02 PM, edinmass said:

Check your fuel pressure, it should be less than three pounds, if your running an electric pump, most likely it’s you problem. They can be difficult to get set up correctly, and be aware almost ALL parts sold for them are poorly done and fit like sxxt. They often hang up on the bowl if the shape isn’t perfectly correct. Modified needle and seat can also cause problems and most needles and seats are vastly incorrect. Post photos of the carb apart with close ups of the parts, and I will comment on them. Ed

  always a problem when buying repro parts hope im lucky and they fit ok

I am running on original vacuum tank dont like electric pumps I usually find they cause more problems than they solve

[1931 lasalle carburetor]

8 hours ago, 1wonton said:

I have had similar problem with the '31 Cadillac Johnson carburetor.  I replaced the original cork float with a new plastic float which didn't really stop the leak, plus it tends to stick closed unless I tap on the carb body.  My problem is with the float valve hanging up.  This valve is rather delicate, and you have to get the little brass clip bent just right in order for it work correctly.  I have a couple spare V8 Cadillac Johnson carburetors if you need them.

HI 1wanton . thanks for your input to my problem carburetor 

I have managed to get a carb rebuild kit from america (plastic float)

Thanks for the offer of spare carb but thankfully a spare one came with the car

I have seen posts on various web sites as to the difficulty setting up the float on this carb

Due to commitments with my other cars it might be some time before i get round to this task

It sounds like it will be a lot of trial and error with brass hinge

thank you

 

 

 

 

 

 

[1931 lasalle carburetor]

I have a 1932 lasalle 345a town sedan 

when the engine is started it runs ok but fuel leaks from carburetor  (johnson)

 

could this be from a stuck float or could it be something else

[Chrysler 72 spark plugs]

2 hours ago, lozrocks said:

I'm a believer in taking advantage of modern technology where possible.

Spark plug adapters are available to reduce the size of the thread down to 14mm. Then you have a huge range of available heat ranges and technologies to choose from.

I am not a big fan of modern technologies  that's why I have vintage cars

which can be worked on with normal tools. not like modern cars with all the electronics

just my own view

[Chrysler 72 spark plugs]

I have a1928 Chrysler 72 it is presently fitted with champion C4 spark plugs

which need replacing I have managed to get a set of champion C5 spark plugs

would these be compatible with my car

Thank you

[Trying To Trace History Of 1928 Chrysler 72 conv coupe]

43 minutes ago, wayne sheldon said:

That Chrysler "77" is a couple years later than your Chrysler. Although slanted windscreens had been common on roadsters and tourers for fully ten years then, enclosed coupes and sedans were still usually straight windshields (windscreens) with popular common lower priced cars beginning to pick up the trend about 1930. That is part of what makes your convertible coupe so interesting! The door and styling of the later Chrysler is quite different from yours, with its chromed small frameworks around the glass. Yours still has the heavier stamped steel (painted and fully a part of the lower door panel) forward window frame. 

For a small local coachbuilder to alter a standard straight door frame for a slanted windscreen would be a simple task. It would require altering or replacing the window riser mechanism to support the glass without the forward upper frame to hold it straight. However even that would not have been difficult.

 

I sure do hope you can find out where in all the world that car has been! If only our hundred year old cars could talk and tell us all their stories! The families they carried, the adventures to which they took them!

HI  wayne you are spot on with the year of the Chrysler 77 it is 1930

I have a 1931 lasalle town sedan which came out of a railway museum in america

I have lots of history with the car which I found fascinating to read bit like a window into the past

anyway I will concentrate in getting the Chrysler on the road perhaps one day I will find its history

[Trying To Trace History Of 1928 Chrysler 72 conv coupe]

HI  wayne thank you for your interest in my post

I realise my car is at the lower end of the spectrum so provenance is not important to me

the reason i am searching for its identity is merely my own curiosity 

(part of the fun of owning a nearly 100 year old car)

as to the alteration to the windscreen slant that would be a reasonably straight forward job

but the door is in my opinion a factory stamping (no evidence of welding or body filler ect)

I have shown a photo of a Chrysler 77 convertible with slant screen and similar door to mine

[Trying To Trace History Of 1928 Chrysler 72 conv coupe]

9 hours ago, viv w said:

Catching up on your post and it is interesting that most of the countries with RHD cars were from the British commonwealth where they used miles per hour back in those days.

 I've had several Chryslers here in Zimbabwe, and seen many in South Africa, all RHD, and all of them the speedo has been in Miles per hour.

 I also have a 1927 Nash advanced 6, and interestingly in the original parts book for the car, it lists the speedo for RHD cars was in KPH. I can't understand why Nash would have fitted a KPH speedo for RHD export cars, it does not make sense, when most countries with RHD cars had speed limits in MPH. Sadly the original guages for my Nash were stolen before I got the car, so I cannot confirm if it did in fact have a KPH speedo originally. I have aquired correct MPH speedo for my Nash and also got lucky on EBAY and also found a KPH one.

Hi viv w. the problem I have with my cars history is mainly the fact it is right hand drive and kph

the two facts don't seem to ad up  other than Uruguay ( Montevideo ) if that is what the wording on the screen

translates as.  I Believe the writing on the screen was from the country which exported to the uk over 20 years ago I realise its not a high end car but it origen intrigues me (but the parts availability are a challenge)

do you know if the 1928 model 72 convertible coupe  a one or two year only build 

 

[Trying To Trace History Of 1928 Chrysler 72 conv coupe]

On 3/8/2023 at 2:32 PM, Gunsmoke said:

Thanks for clarifying 31 LaSalle on the folding top, I did note rear glass was still snapped in place and standing vertical, preventing top from lowering further. Top looks to be very high quality job. Perhaps the customizer decided not to have lead bow fold in order to reduce the amount of layers when folded and enable overall result to be lower when folded. Good luck with your continuing efforts to research more about the car.

picture of roof fully down and in its cover on it still looks lumpy but it is what it is

And as george dammann 70 years of Chrysler says in his book a rather lumpy top when folded

he was not wrong there

[1927 Chrysler 50 overall length?]

Lovely car color suit it enjoy

 

[WTB: 6 Champion C4 Spark Plugs for a 1926 Boyer Firetruck]

Is there an adaptor to enable the use of modern 14mm spark plugs instead of champion C4

not sure of the C4 tread size

[WTB: 6 Champion C4 Spark Plugs for a 1926 Boyer Firetruck]

Does anyone know the equivalent to champion C4 with the same thread size 

[1927 Chrysler 50 overall length?]

I think it is a 106 inch wheelbase but don't know the overall length

TRY posting your question in the Chrysler section further down the page 

you might get more response good luck enjoy the car

[Wheel centers maybe? No idea.]

They look like a smaller version of my hub covers on my 1931 lasalle 

mine measure approx 9 inch with a 5 inch bore

[Need to Weld Quarter Inch Square Stock to a Cam Lock, Dissimilar Metals Problem]

On 2/24/2023 at 2:03 PM, leomara said:

Fordy, no, not without going into the lock mechanism.  chistech, no T-handle here, 1928 Chrysler roadster, see photo.  31nash880, I've modified the latch by changing the spring to a lesser tension.

Hi Leomara glad to see you sorted your lock problem

while looking at this photo it has solved a puzzle for me my Chrysler 72 is the same set up

the lock is missing on mine I was looking for a t handle as I thought the handle on mine was the wrong one

but looking at yours its the same so i am looking for a lock like yours

[Trying To Trace History Of 1928 Chrysler 72 conv coupe]

20 hours ago, Aussi John 1 said:

Hi Leif

 

I don't know all the countries that are or were RHD, other than the ones I mentioned, Japan, at least one of the South American countries and there would be others.

 

I don't know much about which countries are metric, most of Europe if not all, certainly France Germany Italy, etc. Australia has been metric since the seventies.

 

 I don't know if any county was both metric and RHD, other than Sweden, which converted to LHD in 1967, they have use the metric system since 1876.

 

The top will look a lot better when fully folded, especially when the top envelope is on. see photo of my Brooklands Studebaker

 

It's a shame we didn't change to LHD in 1945, but our steering wheel is on the right side, not the wrong side.

My car is a 1929 Studebaker President Eight, the wheelbase is 125 inches, the rear axle ratio is 3.47-1,  3.37 cubic inch I straight eight  side valve engine. I have recently fitted Stahl radials, big differences, no more tram tracking

 I believe that your car is original, as built by the local body builder. I have a 1935 Studebaker Commander Eight with an original Australian custom built body., see pics. I'm in Sydney, where in the UK are you located.

Hi Aussi John that sure is a stunning car you have there

what wheelbase is your brooklands is it longer than the president

I am located in Lincolnshire uk

John  [ 31 LaSalle ]

 

[In Pursuit of The Elusive & Expensive Red Head]

9 minutes ago, leomara said:

The head on my 1928 Model 72 roadster does not have the Silver Dome or Red Head identification, must have not been OEM...

Hi leomara my model 72 convertible coupe does not have silver dome or red head identification either

 

[Trying To Trace History Of 1928 Chrysler 72 conv coupe]

13 hours ago, Aussi John 1 said:

Hi Leif

 

I don't know all the countries that are or were RHD, other than the ones I mentioned, Japan, at least one of the South American countries and there would be others.

 

I don't know much about which countries are metric, most of Europe if not all, certainly France Germany Italy, etc. Australia has been metric since the seventies.

 

 I don't know if any county was both metric and RHD, other than Sweden, which converted to LHD in 1967, they have use the metric system since 1876.

 

The top will look a lot better when fully folded, especially when the top envelope is on. see photos of my Brooklands Studebaker.

 

13 hours ago, Aussi John 1 said:

Hi Leif

 

I don't know all the countries that are or were RHD, other than the ones I mentioned, Japan, at least one of the South American countries and there would be others.

 

I don't know much about which countries are metric, most of Europe if not all, certainly France Germany Italy, etc. Australia has been metric since the seventies.

 

 I don't know if any county was both metric and RHD, other than Sweden, which converted to LHD in 1967, they have use the metric system since 1876.

 

The top will look a lot better when fully folded, especially when the top envelope is on. see photos of my Brooklands Studebaker.

HI Aussi John 1

you are correct about the top of my car when it is correctly folded and in its envelop it looks not perfect but presentable , with help from others on this site if the writing on screen is MONENEGRO in uruguay

they drove on the left side of the road until 1945 when they changed to right side of road

also speed in km as my car

love your car what is the wheel base

[Trying To Trace History Of 1928 Chrysler 72 conv coupe]

5 hours ago, Gunsmoke said:

Interesting well made top. However the decision to not "fold" the front bow leaves the rather awkward appearance in open mode and no way to improve it. Must catch a lot of air when at speed with top down/open, and not any easy way to strap it down. rumble seat passengers would not be having a pleasant experience. I'm speculating a good shop could hinge the sides of that bow to fold and lock like originals, but top fabric might not accommodate such  "folding". Were it my car, I would be spending some time assessing how to make it fold correctly, but might not be an easy or inexpensive job. 

 

The nature of this folding top suggests to me the car may have been a custom or prototype job for a client, who perhaps never planned to drive with top down, wanted more of a sport coupe look.

The photos I posted of my car with the top down are a bit misleading as the top is not fully folded

I cant get to the car for a while but when Ido I will take a photo showing the top fully folded

which looks a lot better. but as George Dammann states in his book 70 years of Chrysler

It looks rather lumpy when folded 

[Trying To Trace History Of 1928 Chrysler 72 conv coupe]

On 3/5/2023 at 8:35 PM, Gunsmoke said:

Does the about 28" long side piece above door opening fold in dead center, or is one leg (like rear piece) longer than the other? (I cannot see a joint?) I assume in original tops as shown on green car above,  this piece folded in half to stack at rear when in open top configuration. If front piece of this 28" part is shorter than rear piece, that may give a hint that top was foreshortened 4"-5" to accommodate a later slanted windscreen alteration. Quite a mystery, we can assume the new wood carcass (especially door posts) was made using original pieces as patterns. The door posts and their various shapes and the dash cross member meeting point brackets should also reveal something, such as what do the 4 extra bolts fasten to?

HI Gunsmoke thank you for your input which I greatly appreciate

I think the four bolts fasten on the cowl

as to the slanted windscreen I  think the door posts could have been done by a skilled body shop

but the door skin slant looks to be a factory pressing no sign of welding or alteration

[Trying To Trace History Of 1928 Chrysler 72 conv coupe]

4 hours ago, AURktman said:

Maybe Montevideo?  

Thank you that could be a possibility

Uruguay drove on the left side of the road until 1945 then changed to the right

also they used km like my car