Pete Phillips Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I"m guessing late 'teens or early 1920s, but not a Buick. A friend pulled this out of the woods and brought it by my shop yesterday. It is a large car but I cannot find any I.D. plates and I know by the rear leaf springs that it is not a Buick. Can anyone identify this? ThanksPete PhillipsLeonard, Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) Has a lot of similarities to a Jordan of 1925-26 vintage, based on no golf bag door and the step to the rumble seat on the front of the fender. Edited December 29, 2011 by West Peterson (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Fenders don't look right for a Jordan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Phillips Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 West and others,I should add that there was a second step plate right on top of the right rear wheel, in addition to the one at the front that I am holding in the photo--it got taken off before I took the photo. He was headed to the landfill with this, and I was grabbing and removing whatever I could quickly save. There was a Dodge Brothers headlight & lens sitting loose inside this car, but I think it is too big to be a Dodge. Judging from the size of the rear fenders, it looks like it takes at least a 30-inch wheel, maybe up to a 36-inch wheel. Also, the rear tub of the body is quite wide. Notice the heavy, folded, outside edges of the fenders.Pete Phillips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) It looks like about a 1926 Dodge Brothers. The step plate probably does not go to that car. Edited December 29, 2011 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 It definitely a Dodge. Here is a rear view of how one looks like. It shares the same fender shape and other telltale features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I think the holes for the fuel filler and gauge would confirm it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 The turtle-deck of the black car doesn't look the same as the junk car. And the Dodge that Keiser posted has a rear step plate as opposed to a front one, plus the amount of "real estate" between the rear fender and the door appears to be much smaller than on the junk car. Just my observations. I agree that the fenders don't look like 1926 Jordan, however, I couldn't find a real photo of a 1925 Jordan to compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepcak Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Could you possibly estimate the wheelbase based on the frame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Here is a link to Dodge 1926 frame. Leif in Sweden.1926 dodge frame picture by helldini - Photobucket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Front cross-member is different, as are the ends of the front frame rails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 How about 1927 then. Leif in Sweden.http://forums.aaca.org/f143/1926-1927-dodge-coupe-294684.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 The rear bumper brackets appear to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Phillips Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 I think you guys have nailed it: 1925 to 1927 Dodge Brothers. Well done, and thanks! I wish this one was in better shape--would be a rare and desireable car to restore. I saved the rumble seat step plates, one headlight lens, and both headlight drums/buckets if anybody needs them.Pete Phillips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Scafani Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 I just came across this thread. The car is what is left of a 1927 model 124 Dodge Brothers rumble seat roadster. The model was sometimes called a fast four but the fast four didn't come on the market until the 1928 model year. do you still have the parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Phillips Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 Yes, I still have the parts sitting around here somewhere. I wasn't able to save much, other than the headlight and the two step plates. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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