trimacar Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I'm going to look at a 1927 Dodge cabriolet this weekend, I haven't seen the car in 10 or more years, it's been sitting in a basement for at least 25 years. Good sound car with tired engine and a slipping clutch.Very little information on this car on the 'net, although apparently they (this body style) were built for only three months. Supposedly first true cabriolet, with top that goes down and windows that go up (and down!).Any thoughts? Value? It's rare, but rare doesn't always equate to value. If I pass on it, anyone interested? At this point I don't know price, I know a figure that was discussed at one time but not sure that's a good one now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 From The Dodge Story.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 thanks, yes that's it, wire wheels and Spanish leather (a fancy name for a fancy early vinyl), this one's painted the wrong color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Anselmo Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Too bad I'm not closer should you pass on it.... Neat car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 If it's a teal/ blue/ green one in N.C. buy it. It's been for sale for years and was expensive about 5 years ago, maybe 15000. But you won't find another and it looked very complete. If you buy it I will be able to forget about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Nix on the NC one, it's east of me, not South ( and yes, I'm from Louisiana and South is capitalized!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I understand the South part, but those of us that served at Fort Puke called it LousyAnna. If the car is a green color it's probably still the same car. I still have a picture and the ad. It would be a fine piece! Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Yes, Fort Polk! LouWEEsiana was used as a training ground for WWII, because it best replicated the European and, specifically, Italian, climate. Then again, in the 60's, one would sweat and swear because it was close to the Vietnam humid environment. Nope, not green, but paint is just temporary.I was reared (not raised, my father said only cattle are raised) in Alexandria La, just a short drive from Fort Polk, due east! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Scafani Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I have been collecting 1927 cabriolet parts for 20 years. I have one car that was made into a truck and another that was modified in the 1970's. Plenty to build a nice car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 here's the car being discussed...very few people know of this car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 You'd better buy it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 My only thought is, "is it home, yet"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Made a deal on the cabriolet, plan on getting it out of it's storage space this weekend. It's in a basement garage, the garage door has been framed and insulated so there'll be some demo to get it out, hasn't seen the light of day for quite a while.......so, no, not home yet, but will be soon!! Has original interior, "Spanish Leather", front seat and rumble seat. For those of you who might not know, "Spanish" was the code word for "imitation"!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Color me jealous!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Good catch!! The wire wheels were worth the price of admission just themselves. A friend had a Cordoba with Corinthian leather. Chrysler Products had a way with words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Wasn't it "cor-WRINN-theon" leather? Like the wire wheels too, can't wait to get it back on the road again! My understanding is the car was sold new here in Winchester, last owner has had it for fifty or so years.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machinist_Bill Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Simply beautiful!And of course we expect a full photo display when you get it home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahartley Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 ^ Ditto on THAT!....... :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Romberger Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Beautiful Dave. It may be too late, but it would be fun to video you putting a hole in the wall and "discovering" a long lost car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Just an update, bought the car, title in hand.....we're figuring out a good day to break down wall and open garage door, and yes, Dwight, I've asked my son Austin to be the videographer for the adventure....there was also a 1914 Model T touring at this place, and I was able to arrange a sale to a wonderful caretaker, super nice guy who's a curator for a major museum, and who was looking for a brass T...he got one of the best out there, restored many years ago, which with T's is a plus, since just about every piece is original.....Very excited about owning this car, that's been in my sights for years, the owner was an old codger who'd been into antiques for years, back to the 50's. He and I were friends, I'll miss him, his son and daughter knew of my interest in the Dodge and got a very good deal on it, as they knew it was going to a good home.Picture is of the car in a parade a number of years ago, the car was driven into a basement garage, boarded up and car put on blocks and covered, and it looks exactly as the picture now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 You are one lucky dude!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Cool beans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Very nice! The video will be so much better than Heraldo's foray into Capone's 'vault'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Yep, we know this garage isn't empty!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 The other funny thing about this car, it's maybe 2 miles from me as the crow flies, 4 miles along back winding roads...so short trip home! Car sold new in Winchester Va where I live, so will be researching history of dealer too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Yep, we know this garage isn't empty!!Sounds like something from the Valley of the Kings . Howard Carter made a small breach in the top left hand corner of the sealed up doorway with a small chisel that his grandmother had given him for his seventeenth birthday and by the light of a candle, peered into the preserved tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. When Lord Carnarvon asked "can you see anything"?, Carter replied with the famous words "yes, wonderful things!" Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Guess I'll have to bring a candle!!Anyone with any further information on the cabriolet of 1927, please let me know. Are there any production numbers? Guess on how many survive?I believe they are "rare", and this is one case where rare doesn't mean valuable, I'm just curious as there seems to be so little information on this body style.thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotts_DG8 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I thought I would try and lighten up the parade photo to see if it would help. It turned out ok, it's really a nice looking car and I too am looking forward to current pictures. Great find. Scott... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Thanks, I should have scanned, I took a picture of a picture....thanks for compliments, I had nothing to do with it but pursue for 15 or more years! I like the wire wheels, my wife doesn't like the color and wants to repaint, we'll see...the paint is very nice as is, the car's been in a heated/cooled basement for a long time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 A bit more info.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Thanks, I don't think I have that reference. 31 x 5.25 tires?!? What the heck are those...that would be a 20.5 inch rim, is that correct? Sounds like an odd size. This car has been on blocks and tires look OK, but they're old so will need to be replaced to drive of course. Just did a Coker search for tires, they make a 5.25/21, which must be the match, black wall of course, I don't think white walls would look good on this car. http://www.cokertire.com/525-21-firestone-blackwall.html"Only" $179 a tire, add tubes and flaps and it's a thousand bucks, no wonder it's hard to get new people in the hobby! Sheesh....and I need two more tires for my 1910 Buick, 34X4 at $300 each....double sheesh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Besides the teal one I knew of in N.C. there was one at Detroit this June, a dark green one. The hubcaps for those wires are hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 (edited) Besides the teal one I knew of in N.C. there was one at Detroit this June, a dark green one. The hubcaps for those wires are hard to find.Here are a couple of cabriolets that showed up in Detroit....looks like a 1928 and a 1927. Edited November 2, 2014 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 The '28 would be a six, correct? The comment on the hubcaps is interesting, there are spare parts with the car, including a half dozen or so hubcaps, all left with the car (I haven't picked up yet). Now I'm curious if they're wire wheel hubcaps! The dark green '27 always pops up on a Google search.Do you have pictures of the teal one?thanks dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 The 1928 '128' is listed as a (Fast Four) four cylinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I still have the ad from the magazine on the teal one, will have to figure out where? The hubcaps only fit these wires, from what I'm told. A friend made some a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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