Guest johnny265 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Received an old radiator for scrap metal. Upon checking into it, the tag on the radiator reads "the willys overland company". From pictures I am finding, it appears to be from the 1915 era. Any help would be greatly appreciated. See attached pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 You might want to post this in the What Is It sub forum . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dei Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Or... go to the Willys Overland Knight Registry (WOKR). They have lots of pictures to view on their web site and a Forum section too you can register for free. Likely lots of help there. Nice Find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 That is a tough one! Marked right on the tag 90. How about: Overland Model 90 1917-1919 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnny265 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Thank you for the feed back gentleman. Was not sure where to post this discussion, let the excitement of the find get the better of me. Thank you dei for the contact info and Layden B for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Johnny, It strikes me as uncommon that anyone would scrap such an unusual radiator without looking it over a bit first. Then, upon finding that tag with those dates right on it, I would expect MOST folks might want to find out if it has value, etc. Here in Ohio there has been a rash of thefts in recent years of ANYTHING metal. I knew of a couple cases of folks who had valuable old car parts stolen along with piles of metal junk which were laying nearby. They always suspected that scrap metal thieves had taken their parts. The trouble is, if someone older had this removed from their car in a garage, for example, and the radiator in a shed, they might not even know it is missing. Or, if the original car collector/owner is now deceased, his family might not know it is not still with the car. I know these things are not your problem. I guess I just want to congratulate you for saving it, and posting it here. Now, not only can people help you to ID the unit, but somehow, someday, someway...it could be reunited with the car it belongs. Then again, maybe someone junked a car long ago, and kept the radiator as a novelty, or for possible use on an old tractor...or for scrap value! Anyway, thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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