West Peterson Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Earl Beauchamp sent me this photo from the California meet. Can anyone give me any information on what we have here. Also, who owns it?1946 Dodge Derham coupe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Don't know who owns it, but there was an article about the Derham bodied Dodges in the WPC News years ago. I have it somewhere, but cannot locate it. The car in question was in the article, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Rohn Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 There is a Derham 300 here in AZ, will try to dig up pics of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DeSoto Frank Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Guess it could be legit... Derham did do custom car bodies for Chrysler Corp, usually limos and formal cars, and usually on Chrysler chasses.Unusual car - looks the backlite was inspired by Studebaker ( an interesting pre-Forward Look amalgam of Exener and MoPar)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 Back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 It's definitely legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 Thanks, everyone,I'm not really asking if it's legit, though. I'm looking for more information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ducrider916 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 That Derham is owned by Dr. Roger Leir of Thousand Oaks. I saw it in an article today. www.vcstar.com/news/2011/mar/16/thousand-oaks-man-restores-one-of-a-kind-dodge/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 Thank you. I've been in touch with Roger and we will be featuring his car in Antique Automobile shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 There was a photo feature in Collectible Automobile August 2010 page 24. Says it was used as a show car by Dodge when new, then sold to someone in Vermont, then bought by a Dr Roger Leir in Thousand Oaks Calif in the 80s in badly deteriorated condition. Was restored and won a First Junior at the AACA Western Fall Meet at La Quinta Calif in 2009.Hope this helps out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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