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That may be the same car then. Cambridge is less than an hour east of Columbus. If John M. pops in again he may know for sure. Finelli had his car listed in the 1970 CCCA directory, so he owned it over 25 years. He was very old and in declining health at the time o the auction too.

It still could be the same car though. Where was it before Owls head?

CBoz, ask the owner of the Franklin if he bought it in Columbus, Ohio in the late 1990's. Len Finelli had one of those the same maize color. It was entirely original and unrestored. He had a Kruse auction on his property and it sold for around 22K. I have wondered what happened to it.

I know where there’s a Pierce with the same body as that Studebaker in real rough shape.

Yes, that’s the right book. I was off a little on the title.

You need to buy the book “80 Years of Lincoln Mercury”. It shows pictures of most of the different body styles for each year.

To answer the question as to why some late 30s Lincoln Ks have a split windshield versus a single piece of glass the answer is different body builders. LeBaron and Judkins usually had a split windshield, while Brunn was usually one piece. Willoughby had both. The Doepke car is a Judkins, so it’s actually not a sister car to your Willoughby. The factory bodied sedans all had split windshields.

Here's the 1937 Lincoln K that was owned by Richard Doepke in Cincinnati. A nice car, but it needed the sides painted black to match the rest of the car and the blue cloisonné medallion on the radiator grille moved up a few inches.

Can you post a picture please? We don't know what you are talking about.

The problem with the sedan is you can buy a nice older restoration 85 point Cord sedan that runs & drives good for around 50-60K, making restoration of this one an uphill battle economically. But then again, a lot more people have $13000 in disposable income than $50000.

My guess would be a 1931 Packard 833 5 passenger sedan. This was Packard's entry level car.

I looked in 1968, 69, 70, 71, and 72 CCCA directories under the 2 names you gave in Ohio and there were no listings of either being a member. My hope was that they listed the car along with the body builder.

There's a local guy here who has large collection housed in the basement of his business. While he doesn't openly say it, I think he has it set up as a 501c3. Once a year in the fall he has an open house that's open to the public. They used to just make everyone sign a guestbook (that proves to the IRS it is a museum and people are visiting.) Now the past couple years, after signing the guestbook, they also take an individual picture of you (again, proof to the IRS that people were there.) They have it all set up like an assembly line as you enter. Attendance for the open house is also good, as he provides free food.

The car in Cincy was black with silver sides, the car pictured above is dark green. Not the same car.

Mr Zipdang, If you could give me your dad's last name it could help. I could look up that name in late 1960's - early 1970's CCCA directories and see if there's a match. Your brother said it was a family member of his who had the car - perhaps that family member had the same last name. I showed your photo this evening to an old time CCCA guy who knew all the cars in the Akron area in the 1960's and he didn't remember it, nor did he have any pictures of it in his scrap book which is filled with 1950's & 60's photos from car shows. To the rest of the gang: As I know it, there are 3 1931 Packard LeBaron conv coupes in existence. The 1931 model seems to have a very similar door hinge arrangement, but the windshield differs significantly. It is higher and the base is different. Are there any 1930 model Packard LeBaron conv coupes known to exist? Perhaps the subject car is a one off and no other copies were ordered, and then LeBaron resurrected the design and updated it for 1931.

I bet they were from the same batch. The paper was stuck to mine too, but it wasn’t too hard to get off. I bet that vendor bought them from the same guy I did, and then just raised the price.

Here's a few I have. The Hershey one I bought at Hershey a few years ago. Old guy at the top of the Green Field had them. His grandfather was a Ford dealer in Hershey in the teens & twenties and he had a whole bunch of brand new ones wrapped in the original paper. I bought two for $15 each. I figure if I ever get a car restored & show it at Hershey I'll put it on the car & maybe the judges will go easy on me.

Reviewing my 1970 CCCA Directory: 3 possibilities. No body makers listed, but perhaps the last names will jog the original posters memory. Jack W Eichelberger Dayton, OH 1929 Packard, 8, 645, conv coupe. WIlliam Heil Cincinnati, OH 1929 Packard, 8, 633, conv coupe. Brad Hindall Ada, OH 1929 Packard (no body type listed) These are the only 3 cars from Ohio in the 1970 CCCA directory that could fit the subject car.

Doe this radio fit a specific car, or is it a generic aftermarket? It's a Philco.

I recently bought an old Packard, and among the parts in the trunk was this. It's a bracket with an Indian logo on it. Is it for an Indian motorcycle? If so, what era?

The guy who was reproducing them in WA state is not doing it anymore. I hope someone buys the tooling and starts production again. I've been told where they corrode is behind the water pump impeller. I've also been told that they can be fixed by cutting out the corroded aluminum part and welding in a fresh aluminum piece. This is all internal and cannot be seen on the outside.

It's a 1929 Stutz Model M with Weymann body. It's definitely a 1929 as it has Ryanlite headlights and the later style smooth buffalo knockoff caps. 1928 Stutz cars had Parabeam headlights and the hexagonal buffalo caps. Taillights are also 1929-style. This phot has been published before and is often for sale on e bay by one of the literature guys. This car is probably a one off and is not known to have survived. One thing I have now noticed that I didn't before is that it appears to have a sliding roof - like a sunroof.

A lot of the stuff in the auction has been for sale on e bay with high prices for quite some time.

I bought one in about the same shape as the one in your picture at Hershey 15 years ago for $200.

There is no shop manual for late 30's Lincoln Ks. They never printed one. They had service bulletins and I think you can buy the set through the Lincoln Owners Club. The Lincoln Owners Club certainly is active. They have a meet every year in the eastern half of the US, and one Pebble Beach week in CA. They have a great publication, and also a large dinner gathering Thursday night of Hershey week at the Lodge. Most of the large Lincoln parts guys advertise in the publication.