Mike179 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Any help identifying would be greatly appreciated! I found it when I was on vacation and these are the only pictures I have of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Single acting hydraulic shocks = c. 1930-33 or so? Torque tube drive, rear 1/4 elliptic cantilever springs, cable brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 The driveshaft goes so far to the front it hardly seems like there's enough room for a trans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 I'm quite sure this part of the tube is added to the original tube. Leif in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike179 Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 What would the reason be for extending it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mribbich@wi.rr.com Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Get the numbers off the shock end cap and email them to me. mribbich@wi.rr.com. Marv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 On 9/27/2017 at 5:57 AM, Mike179 said: What would the reason be for extending it? Probably to use the frame as a wagon or trailer. The extension locates the rear end fore and aft {probably bolted to the crossmember} so the frame can be used without an engine or trans. Greg in Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike179 Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 Does it look like a Ford frame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mribbich@wi.rr.com Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Not with that type of shocks. Marv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozstatman Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 On 9/27/2017 at 1:51 AM, Leif Holmberg said: I'm quite sure this part of the tube is added to the original tube. A thought or two. - Although the torque tube looks very long, could the flange at the front of the torque tube have slipped back? - Could the differential be pushed forward from its usual position so shortening the space available for engine/trans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dictator27 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Wouldn't quarter elliptic rear springs be an unusual feature on an early '30s car? It looks like it was a fairly large vehicle - the front dumbirons appear to have been cut off - and a suspension like that would have resulted in noticeable oversteer in corners. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike179 Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 I have some new pictures of the suspension with words imprinted on them if help at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 (edited) The "square" top on the differential housing is unusual. Delco Lovejoy shock absorbers. 1928 Buick has cantilever rear springs like that. Edited April 14, 2018 by Spinneyhill (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I can`t see any cantilever rear spring on those photos, and the rear axle is not a any Buick of the 1920s. Leif in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mribbich@wi.rr.com Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 (edited) On the shock cap that is screwed to the shock there should be a number if you can read it. Marv, Edited April 14, 2018 by mribbich@wi.rr.com (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 The fact that it has no X member suggests it might be a pickup frame. That rear end is maybe 1930s GM? I have taken a couple of clips from one of the photos above, showing what look like 1/4 elliptic springs, and also from the same photo what looks like a 1930s style bumper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Delco lovejoy shocks and unusual rear suspension. Vauxhall from the 1930s ? GM but not generally familiar to those of us in North America. A possibility at least. The frame also looks a little on the light side for a domestic GM. Greg in Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Dodge also used Delco Lovejoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sligermachine Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Can I buy a vowel? Then i'll try to solve the puzzle . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike179 Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 Could someone please circle on one of the pictures where the cap of the shock would be? That way iIcan look for the identifying numbers please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mribbich@wi.rr.com Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 On the shock cap that is screwed to the shock there should be a number if you can read it. Marv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike179 Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 I have this number off of the rear axel if this helps identify the frame, I tried finding numbers off of the shock end cap but had no luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 (edited) Well the patent 1868618 is a Gas and Liquid Contact Apparatus, filed 14 Sep 1928. Not sure that helps! The inventor was FH Wagner and he was the assignor to the Bartlett Hayward Company of Baltimore. Patent 1868818 is a Universal Joint, invented by Carolus L Eksergian, assignor to Budd Wheel Company. Filed 20 Jun 1930, accepted 26 July 1932. Edited July 6, 2018 by Spinneyhill (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike179 Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 I see that the Delco lovejoy shocks were only made in dayton from 1927-1929 so that may help nail down the years the frame would have been built. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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