FMF Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 One question -- what is the difference between a 1925 Type A and a Type B sedan??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahartley Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I asked this very question a few days ago in another thread.No answers.......yet.From the little I've managed to find it seems it's mostly a few appointments inside the cab like door pockets and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 One of the few differences is the exterior visor. I believe that the Tybe A has a visor with a separate bracket on each side. The Type B has a visor that is folded down at the edges and those edges act as the side brackets. It is just a guess.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahartley Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Interesting.......I THOUGHT mine is a B but it has the visor brackets as shown in the photo at the left.I saved a photo I found of my car, as found, still retaining those brackets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 (edited) Interesting.......I THOUGHT mine is a B but it has the visor brackets as shown in the photo at the left.I saved a photo I found of my car, as found, still retaining those brackets.Like I said, it is a guess on my part simply because the books i have show it the way i have stated. Some things in some books have been known to be wrong. I am more learned about the later DB cars. Edited July 12, 2015 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahartley Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Same here keiser.I don't know WHY it's so difficult to find out what distinguishes the two....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwollam Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Type B is a Business Sedan. They had leather seats, Type A had cloth. Type B had quickly removable rear seat and side panels so the Business Man could haul more Fuller Brushes and Samsonite suitcases. B front seat hinges forward as a complete unit. Made getting that stuff in and out easier. Front seat frame was fixed on type A and had removable lower front seat cushion. Type B had a "Business Sedan" little plaque above the windshield inside at center. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryP65 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 I was told mine is a Model B due to the nickel plated radiator/cowl lights. My front seat tilts forward and my rear seat is removable (I know this because IT'S MISSING!! - searching my WTB for a rear seat). Seats are cloth. Visor is as shown on photo. Also, I have not seen one with the same front bumper as mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryP65 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Didy photo not come thru? I'm on a mobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 No photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryP65 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Hope i did this correctly....Built in the summer of 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahartley Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Here are three details on my '25 DB Type B (as far as I know anyway).It seems there are some variances regarding how the bell housing is supported to the frame.Some say a '25 should be inside the frame but mine rests in a bracket on the frame making engine removable much easier so....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryP65 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 What do you make of this front bumper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahartley Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I don't know what to make of it.......but I LIKE it!........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryP65 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I'm quickly learning that you can't take anything from this era for granted. There seems to be no 2 cars alike. Very frustrating not knowing if you have something original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 What do you make of this front bumper?20150805_171246.jpgThat is your typical aftermarket bumper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryP65 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Did the dealer offer items like these or do you think it was purchased by the 1st owner? I hate to think it was put on relatively recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Did the dealer offer items like these or do you think it was purchased by the 1st owner? I hate to think it was put on relatively recently.The owner could have done it. Who will ever know for sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryP65 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Ok. I'm going to choose to think that it was put on in late 1925.....Don't squash my dreams! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahartley Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I'm dragging up this old thread because I finally SAW evidence of some the differences between the A and B Dodge Brothers Sedans....... I'm guessing the B means Business Sedan as I've not seen anything contradictory to my guess....... One thing not cleared up is did all Type B's come with wood spoke wheels and all Type A's come with disc wheels? Anyway I was happy to have found these two ads on ebay only a few listings apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwollam Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 No, wheel types were optional. Specials had the plated radiator shells and cowl lights, etc as standard but they were available as options on the lesser priced models. B was Business model. And cowl lights on Specials or Sports were standard on some years, not all. Confused yet? We could go on for years! So many variables. Oh yeah, did you notice both those in the ads had the same visor? That changed with year models, not standard or Special. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahartley Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 LOL.......well those ads are SOMETHING at least....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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