29 Chandler

Claudio, I think I see the reason you have not located the serial number of the car. The vacuum canister mounted to the firewall is probably covering it. It should be mounted on the right side of the firewall, same side the carburetor is located. It should also be a Kingston model which was original to just the 1929 cars. Yours looks like the much more common Stewart-Warner unit. If you remove that I hope that you will find the factory serial number plate riveted to the firewall, see below. Ignore the fact that there are twice as many wires running through t he firewall, I was in the process of replacing all of the original wires and left the old ones in place until I had the new wires completely run.

I agree that is possibly a door bell switch that was used a long time ago to replace the original horn button. I have an original on my 1914 Chandler for the Sparton horn. As mentioned above there are contacts in the door frame that complete the circuit, so you can only sound the horn when the door is closed. It's real easy to depress when driving with your knee so you do not have to take your hands off the steering wheel when rounding a corner, which given the effort required to steer would be quite a challenge.

Claudio, What you have is a 1929 Chandler Five Passenger De Luxe Sedan with dual side mounts and rear luggage rack. Over the years several items have been replaced (like the generator) or gone missing (like the front bumper and horn). Aside from being in fairly rough condition, I am really impressed with how complete the car is. It must be the only model like it in Argentina. I have seen one other 1929 De Luxe sedan here in California, there are maybe just a few left in the entire world. This was the last year of production for Chandler and many items like the radiator badge are unique to this model year. I'll have to get out to the garage this weekend and find the exact location of the VIN (vehicle identification number or serial number) for you on my own 1929 Chandler Five Passenger Sedan (standard).

Hi Claudio, If you can please post some pictures of your car it will help us properly identify it.

Eric I looked in the Series 25 Parts Manual and they are listed as seperate parts which leads me to believe they were serviceable by the owner. I cannot compare them to mine as they have a retaining screw on the bottom that allows you to loosen the ring to remove them. I would assume that these "snap" on and off.

Jon thanks as always for adding in your information about carb selection. I am so grateful that you are willing to share your knowledge with us. I'll have to look for a Carter 245s for my own Chandler 65. While engines are the same from '28 to '29 there are many styling differences between the two model years.

Hi Paul, Congratulations on your Chandler 65 acquisition. If the serial number is C45,001 or higher it is from the model year 1929, last year of production. We have a Chandler-Cleveland club that will help you with questions and get you in touch with others with a similar model. Also note there is a separate category down the forum list reserved for discussions like this: Chandler-Cleveland. While there is limited traffic there I wanted you to know there is more help out there. I would love to learn more about what you have and help you. I manage the Chandler-Cleveland registry and would like to see if your car is in my list or if this is a new addition.

Mark sent you an email. We have a few Cleveland car owners in our club that I am sure can help you. Looking forward to your article.

Thanks for taking this on Peter, much better already!

Hi Bill, I think I have now read that book two times cover to cover. I continue to find new information about Chandler's history in the book. Look for the Jordan book that James Lackey did before this one, you'll really enjoy that story! Chris

Congratulations Matt, found the video on YouTube under my recommendations. Love seeing all the hard work you and the team have put in that we all have enjoyed reading about so much.

1928 Chandler, one year only badge.

Hi Pete, This week I got the two 1/2" wide sprockets back with their bores cut to the correct diameter. Next I have to reach out to a local machinist that has the tools to do the broaching on the sprockets. Once this is done I should be able to start the process to put it all back on the engine. Radiator is still in the shop, hoping to hear back from the shop with an update soon.

Looking forward to it Peter! Thanks for sharing your story and the history of the car. Chris

Great to hear Peter! Can't wait for you to use it to start up your old Chandler.

A DA sander is just the classic "dual action" sander that's been in use for decades. Peter I think you are on the right track. Your Dispatch will look amazing in red, just has it always has. According to James Lackey's book the standard color for your car would have been twilight grey. I don't think I have every seen one that color. On the cover of the book is a 1922 Dispatch in maroon taken from an original factory brochure. the maroon was the standard color for roadsters. I expect an owner could order their car in an optional color if they wanted. I expect the red color was reserved for the fire chief cars and other special orders. I am hoping you'll be willing to write up an article or two for our Chandler/Cleveland newsletter we plan to start send out later this fall.

This is what the hobby is all about! I am sure it made you feel good helping another car guy. You'll be paid back many time over for your good deed!

Hi Ole Red, Chandler did not make an 8 cylinder until 1927. Maybe you could post some pictures so we can better see what you have.

To anyone with a Chandler or Cleveland car or an interest in these marques and would be interested in receiving an email copy of our forthcoming newsletter, send me your contact information, privately. I'll add you to the list.

Same here!

Great!! thank you I was not looking forward to smashing the ends of the dowel.

And then not peen the ends and rely on the Loctite to secure it?

Thanks Willard and good to hear from you!. We are going to give the club a "jump start" and see if we can get it going again. Just met with George , Terry, and Wendy & Mac, about getting the newsletter sent out again. Looks like it will be email only if we can. I know there are some that don't have email that might need to pay for a paper copy, we'll see. We plan to have a For Sale and Wanted section in the newsletter. If you want to send me more information on your cars and possibly pictures I will list them in the newsletter. Had I more space I would be driving your way now for that 1917 roadster, but as it I have a full garage and not enough time to keep up with my current projects.

A few of us in the Chandler-Cleveland club are working to get the club newsletter back into circulation. Here's a teaser: Let me know if you have some content to contribute or would like to be emailed a copy.

We went to a shop that has been in business for decades now here in SoCal. Seems most of their clientele are from the low rider crowd. Lots of custom touches and nice work from what we saw. We went in their based upon a recommendation from a friend. Talked to them at length about making a top cover for our 1914 Chandler. I have pictures of what they looked like when new and brought my car down so they could take all the necessary measurements. In the end we got a quote of about $5k to make the cover. We are still looking for a shop...