Guest billybones Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I've come across this monster that a friend has pulled out of his grandfathers barn. Chandler Motor Car Company of Cleveland, Ohio. The newest patent number on the tag is 1909 and it has a Traffic Transmission and pedal assembly attached. It also has a hand crank. I'm a life long classic car fan and have never seen this one before. I'm trying to identify it and find out the value somewhat as he will be selling it. Any help would be appreciated.Here is a link to Flickr for 16 photoshttps://www.flickr.com/photos/20078964@N05/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) Chandler was an upper medium priced car made in Cleveland. The Traffic Transmission was an innovation of their own introduced in 1924. An easy shifting transmission that eliminated grinding of gears, missed shifts etc. This was several years before Cadillac introduced Synchromesh and gear shifting was one of the more challenging skills involved in driving. This places your motor somewhere between 1924 and 1929 when the company was bought up by Hupp. I know a funny story about Chandler but it is not really germane to the question so will leave it out for now. Link to the Chandler Cleveland motor club http://clubs.hemmings.com/chandler/ How to identify your Chandler car by engine number http://clubs.hemmings.com/chandler/ Edited November 6, 2015 by Rusty_OToole (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 You also seem to have one of the earliest car radios, a Philco Transitone Model 10 from 1933. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 If you can find a motor number stamped on a surface, it will be much easier to identify what models and years Chandler used that engine. Chandler had at least three different sixes with a further displacement variations on two in its last five years. The largest was a 288.6 ci in the Models 32, 33, 35, 1924-26 respectively, 1927-28 Big Six, and '29 Big Six enlarged to 331 ci. It was 3.50" X 5.00", long stroke unit. In those Depression years when recycling useful items was a necessity, a low-revving, long-stroke engines with transmission sourced from large, cheap used cars to power a sawmill or pump was common. Most like that was why that unit was saved and re-purposed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlCapone Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 What is the engine and radio worth ? Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Make and model info off the distributor, starter and generator can be researched to give at least a very close year and model application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 3.5 x 5 gives 288.6 = 289 cid. 3.75 x 5 gives 331 cid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Albright Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Its a $500 engine to the right guy. George Albright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest billybones Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I would like to thank all responders. I will get back there and look for some numbers. Much to go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler coleman Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Do you still have the engine? I'll buy it for $5000. Email me at super8lucentary7@gmail.com if its still for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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