Guest MrRepair Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I have become an owner of what I believe is a 1926 Duesenberg, but it doesn't have the orginal engine. How can I know what it really is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 A picture couldn't hurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8096 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Please post some pictures and we can tell you what you have. In the engine a straight eight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Some pictures will tell the story. The average hit ratio on the "I found a Duesenberg" story is about 1 in 100 so I wish you luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrRepair Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I hope these will help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&J Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 nope, fraid not, it says ford on the radiator. ...and Bosch on the taillights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I would say a assembled group of parts from many different kinds of cars (none of which were Duesenberg) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Call Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Tail lights are VW bettle. The Ford badge on the front has been added to radiator shell of who knows what make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrRepair Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I had a guy from yearone in Atlanta, that came by and took a close look at it. He said that there was alot of put ons, that was not orginal, but he could tell that was an antique. The Ford radiator is mounted in front of the orginal one. The taillights was not orginal, alone with other parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdome Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 "put on" are the key words. Those look like 80's GM wire wheel hub caps which are antique now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 The guy from Year One is FOS. That is not, nor has it ever been a Duesenberg. There do seem to be some old parts there, but it is a hideous contraption. Run away while you can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&J Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Tail lights are VW bettle. The Ford badge on the front has been added to radiator shell of who knows what make.Chevy radiator shell. Ford Model A front fenders, chevy rear bumper, Some of the body tin looks early GM, so maybe the same chevy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdome Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 The average hit ratio on the "I found a Duesenberg" story is about 1 in 100 so I wish you luck.Revise that to 1 in 101. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrRepair Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Thanks for the help guys! I hope you all have a great evenning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Did this car come out of Baltimore,Md?. I had a guy recently who told me he found a Deusenberg in there. Then he called back and said,"Forget it.It's a kit car". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Revise that to 1 in 101.Those that have seen this before will get tired of me saying it, but there has not been an undiscovered Model J Duesenberg find since the early 1960s. What that means is that every single Model J that has been "found" in the last 50 years was known by the Duesenberg guys. This post would have been about a Model A which a few probably have been discovered as they are not tracked with the same vigor of the Model J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 This would definately be a lot of fun to give to three or four teenagers, to play around with, learn a bit, and maybe drive in a small town parade. Unless the OP can figure out what this is based on, (see modern steering wheel and column in one pic) the frustration will be in identifying the mechanicals to repair assuming it was up and running at one time.Better than endless video games... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfreakofkorn Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 (edited) Looks like an old hot rod with mix match parts. Its cool tho. But No Duesenburg there, Unfortunately .... Edited March 14, 2013 by jfreakofkorn (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 The fenders definitely look like Model A Duesenberg, as does the rear body tub and doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 On fenders, I was thinkin' Lincoln, West... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Just a few differances... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Saxton Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 The little detail I can see of the front and back ends of the chassis is definitely nothing like the chassis detail of my 1922 and 1923 A Duesenbergs. You would have to get underneath for flash photos of the front and rear axles as well as the chassis so you might expose any detail which may be confirmatory. The design style of all the components of a Duesenberg make them quite distinctive. My guess is it may have been a special build for film or TV, and only you can tell whether it even had an engine or was a static prop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 In response to Dale: You cannot pull up one photo of a Model A Duesenberg and make a decision. They're all unique. Ivan's argument is much more supportive.I only proposed the possibility that the fenders looked like they could be Duesenberg, giving the OP the benefit of the doubt. However, in my opinion, the body tub, doors, hood, bumper and fenders look more like a Chrysler product of the period, sedan specifically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Wouldn't the cut outs in the front fenders (one side is boxed) that appear to accomodate A -arms be indicative of a more modern chassis underneath? This, along with the modern steering column & wheels/tires seems to support that IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 In response to Dale: You cannot pull up one photo of a Model A Duesenberg and make a decision. They're all unique. Ivan's argument is much more supportive.I only proposed the possibility that the fenders looked like they could be Duesenberg, giving the OP the benefit of the doubt. However, in my opinion, the body tub, doors, hood, bumper and fenders look more like a Chrysler product of the period, sedan specifically.I would say those items tend to look more like a 1927 Chevy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Yup. Even closer would be a 1928 Chevrolet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Yup. Even closer would be a 1928 Chevrolet.YES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) If you look at auto magazines from the 60s and 70s, it seems that every two or three months someone came out with a farb* antique car. Everything from the Glassics and Shays(Model A-ish), to some things that were more homages to 70s bad taste but had the names of 20s and 30s classic cars on them. A few of these were actually well-done, like some of the 1936 Cord replicas and, rather than "farby", are collectible in their own right. The disappointment of these cars was always the moment you opened up the hood and found modern junk instead of the original engines you were hoping to see.This car might have one of the Model A replicas in its ancestry. Has anyone noticed that this was born a modest-wheelbase 4-door phaeton, and then got chopped-down so the little rear doors with the cutouts for the rear wheels are now the "front" doors?(make-over from duel-cowell pheaton** to roadster)? And then someone decided one cowl wasn't enough and put two back-to-back. It looks like it has steel body parts, but a magnet might turn up the odd bit of fiberglass. I guess it's possible there is some original pre-war sheetmetal somewhere.It would look pretty good primed and painted, but I'm confused by the fuel filler coming out of the otherwise great-looking accessory trunk.*FAR Be it from real**I've seen these spellings in car ads! Edited March 15, 2013 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Last year, there was a Shay on eBay that the seller insisted was the real deal. People explained that it was a replica and the seller went postal and threatened to report them to the administrators. It can be easy for a non car guy to get duped, but this thing had air, automatic, power steering, tilt wheel and all the usual 1930 features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 If you look at this cropped photo it sits on a modern chassis and has the sway bar tied to the trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 32stude Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 reminds me of the old expression "It's a Duese" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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