mikewest Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Im looking at a 1927 DB sport roadster with a rumble seat. Its a wood wheel car and is quite complete. The serial number on the toe board tag is A 733272. The car is in fair original condition. QUESTION: How rare are these cars? What was the production of the sport roadster? Are there many survivors? Were wire wheels a option in 27? Thanks Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Can't answer all, but wire wheels were an option in '27, my cabriolet had them as standard equipment. I have some spare hubcaps available for wires if you acquire car and need parts, they are external thread caps, unlike regular wheel internal thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewest Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 Here are some shots of car. Idle since 1955 in garage. The car turns over and complete with crank, tools and side curtains. Has a rumble seat but I don't know for who...Kids maybe. certainly not me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewest Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) Ive had Dodge Brothers cars but never a roadster. I would like to know from someone in the DB club how many of these cars are listed and if it was a low production car. Maybe even an aprox value of the car as-is garage fresh needing tires and de - mothballing. Edited August 24, 2015 by mikewest (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Value sure diminishes when a car is used as a shelf. I won't comment on value, since you ask specifically for someone in the DB club, which I'm not, but will say that, traditionally, DB cars don't bring big money.......plus, "de-mothballing" can mean anything from cleaning out the gas tank to a complete engine rebuild.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewest Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 David, I agree on what it could take. Thank you for your comments! Its always good to read your thoughts. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Sure looks like a barn find! It does look complete, no obvious rust, nice patina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Mike there's a few, maybe half a dozen, in the club. Doesn't mean that's accurate. The hardly driven models are often kept better then the driven hard ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machinist_Bill Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Looks good from my house...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewest Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 The car can be bought . I just need to get my head wrapped around paying more for a DB that I can buy Franklin sedans for. The car is complete down to the curtains and tools. Needs new battleship linoleum, tires ,service (hoses ,belt battery and a set of tires. The paint would polish up. Its original. Im thinking the value running and scrubbed up is 10 K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 If this is a Fast Four, it's worth more than the run of the mill earlier Dodge Brothers cars (and saying run of the mill is no insult, I really like the early Dodges, and have owned five of them, it's just that they're more common and bring little money). I think that roadster, cleaned and running well, is worth a little more than 10K, maybe not a lot, but a little. So many things are dependent these days on condition, or originality, or some combination of the two.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewest Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 David, How do I easily ID whether the car is a Fast Four motor as opposed to the earlier version ? I mentioned the serial number earlier in the post but it appears this was a transition period. Thanks Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayG Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 The distributer will be through the head. Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose50 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) David, How do I easily ID whether the car is a Fast Four motor as opposed to the earlier version ? I mentioned the serial number earlier in the post but it appears this was a transition period. Thanks MikeOn the Fast Four, the distributor comes out of the head, similar to the Ford A motors. JayG beat me to it! Edited September 3, 2015 by moose50 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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