Grandpa Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Would appreciate any help to ID this car. Thanks, Grandpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Slightly modified 1932 Plymouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 John, any chance this could be a Desoto? Radiator shell just looks too rounded to be a Plymouth to me. Howard Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 John, any chance this could be a Desoto? Radiator shell just looks too rounded to be a Plymouth to me.Howard DennisI originally thought DeSoto, but the flying lady radiator cap and the "PLYMOUTH" imprinted taillights are what I am going for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) The front very much looks DeSoto to me too.Leif in Sweden. Edited December 17, 2015 by Leif Holmberg (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Wasn't '32 a great year in automotive styling! This car was obviously in the hands of a '30's car guy. Those accessory balloon tire wheels and what appears to be an aluminum hood with modified side panel are impressive. Wonder what was under that hood.Could the top have been chopped? It looks pretty low to me, and the rear window on it isn't the small style framed one that would likely have been on the car originally. A very cool machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Chrysler products of this era had what appeared to be chopped tops from the factory. My very first antique car I owned in the 60's was a 1932 PB Plymouth 4 door. The center of the windshield was the span of my thumb to middle finger, roughly 8 inches. Howard Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 As I stated....slightly modified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 I like to challenge people to find an ugly car from 1932. Even Studebakers were pretty in '32...joking, just joking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 The windshield doesn't have the divider bar that '32 DeSotos had, but it sure looks long and low for a Plymouth. Maybe lowered a bit. Could be a hybrid, and look at those ribs on the running boards. This would be a great one to find in a barn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 The National Recovery Act poster in the window dates the photo to no earlier than 1933 and likely no later than WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 The windshield doesn't have the divider bar that '32 DeSotos had, but it sure looks long and low for a Plymouth. Maybe lowered a bit. Could be a hybrid, and look at those ribs on the running boards. This would be a great one to find in a barn! To my eye it DOES have the divider bar right in the center. Howard Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 I see the divider now. It is probably a DeSoto with a Plymouth radiator cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Good observation, I didn't catch the divider bar muddled against the brick background when I looked for it, but knew DeSotos had one. Consider this too, the owner had to have been a car lover, and would have wanted the more powerful DeSoto over a Plymouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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