Help me ID this car?

[Pete Phillips]

The car to the right is a 1931 Buick, but the blue car closer to the camera (with the white license plate) has me stumped. This photo is from a General Motors car meet in South Africa recently. I thought I knew GM cars of the late 1920s/early 1930s, but I cannot identify this one.

Pete Phillips

[dictator27]

Marquette

[Pete Phillips]

I know what a Marquette looks like and that one does not look like a Marquette to me.

Here's a Marquette. Look at the radiator grille. Look at the headlight connector bar.

[nzcarnerd]

1929 Oldsmobile. Should have a badge on the bar between the lights. 1934 Buick peeking through at rear left.

[nzcarnerd]

The Standard Catalog says they only built a few touring body '29 Olds - less than 100. I would think in right hand drive and on disc wheels - exceedingly rare.

[Pete Phillips]

Nzcarnerd, I believe you are right--many thanks!

 

[Leif Holmberg]

Maybe  Oldsmobile 1928 F28? 

Leif in Sweden

[keiser31]

Grille is different than 1928 Looks like a 1929 or 1930 grille to me.

[Leif Holmberg]

Yes I saw that too but the windshield and the cowl lights more looks like 1928 or ?

Leif in Sweden.

[nzcarnerd]

1 hour ago, Leif Holmberg said:

Yes I saw that too but the windshield and the cowl lights more looks like 1928 or ?

Leif in Sweden.

I am guessing that because they built so few touring body cars in 1929 the body was the same as 1928. Maybe, like Pontiac, the touring bodies were built by Stewart?  I see there were another 103 built in 1930 then no more after that. Maybe the 1930 is the same as well? The pic in The Standard Catalog would seem to bear that out.

 

Edit - Found the same pic on the net.

 

[1939_Buick]

GM assembled car at Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It is possible cars manufactured/assembled were not exactly the same as USA and/or with different body types. I am unsure if bodies were manufactured in South Africa at those times (like was done in Australia)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_South_Africa

 

In places where old cars are less common. at times people restoring do the best they can with parts avalaibe (~South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Eu, etc). So may be deviations from as built.