Steen1 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 [ATTACH=CONFIG]167862[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]167863[/ATTACH]Hi , need help to identify this car , the owner claim it to be a 1933 De Soto Convertible , and I can only say : never saw a 33 with this body style , any experts out there with an answer.It look like a car there is not tampered with , all parts seem to fit okay and also fit okay in the lines , but who made this body ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Mmmm....interesting with the front hinges. Most had rear mounted hinges on the front doors in '32 and '33. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steen1 Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Yes that´s also my opinion , and also doors looked different in 32-33 , but also lot of other things there is "not" normal body work from De Soto plant in 32-33. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Perhaps because of export duties, the car is a "custom," although other than the hinges, it looks stock. It may have been delivered to Denmark "knocked down," and the shop that finished its production preferred rear-opening doors... or the customer did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I now see that the car is from Denmark. That does change things. I believe that some 1931 bodies were used overseas and continued later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steen1 Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Could very well be a custom built , but also if you look around rear fender you have an extra edge if we can call it that , and door also seem wider than you see them on a 31 De Soto , and the cowl is much much wider than normal for 32 , all in all a very special body Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Could very well be a custom built , but also if you look around rear fender you have an extra edge if we can call it that , and door also seem wider than you see them on a 31 De Soto , and the cowl is much much wider than normal for 32 , all in all a very special bodyI don't know what "extra edge" you are meaning, but this '31 convertible coupe sure looks the same as the car in question..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steen1 Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Try to compare the body around rear fender and you´ll see that it´s different shaped on the body , my previous 31 De Soto had a sharp edge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 (edited) Try to compare the body around rear fender and you´ll see that it´s different shaped on the body , my previous 31 De Soto had a sharp edgeI see now what you mean. It is probably a Dodge body then. It is a convertible coupe, not a roadster. Chrysler did a lot of body/model combinations and used Dodge front ends with Plymouth bodies and vice versa overseas throughout the years. Edited December 16, 2012 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Very cool car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Late 1931 Dodges had front hinged doors with three hinges as the car in question does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steen1 Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Yes it look more like it , John if you have a "BIG" picture of a 31 Dodge Convertible or a 32 depending on which one there is the most "correct" body then please send it to my email steha@tunet.dk , appreciate your help.ThanksSteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 (edited) Here are some teasers....the rest were sent to you. 1932 DB convertible coupe.....slightly altered. Edited December 16, 2012 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steen1 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Yes you are right it is a Dodge , could they have changed the Dodge 33 model to this as we see on these pictures , I think : bumbers is diff. , radiator shell look like De Soto 32-33 , and the question is : did Dodge "inherit" these items to their 1933 model.Would love to see a picture of an original Dodge Convertible Coupe 1933 , if anybody out there have a picture or two then please email to the email address as mentioned above.John : Perfect , and I say many many thanks for all infos/pics about this issue.ThanksSteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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