jeff_a Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 (edited) The AACA General Discussion Forum mentions a CL ad of a big Locomobile F/S. Posted 28 days ago. Year:¨1925¨, ¨1926¨, ¨1929¨. Runs & drives & titled. In southern California. Edited March 19, 2018 by jeff_a loco-27 identified the year (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Very nice original Locomobile of the Billy Durant era. This would be a very good entry level "Locomobile". This car is a Junior 8 and is not the same car as is the 48 and earlier cars, nice none the less! Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 This car didn't have a bid the first go around on EBAY. It is listed again with a few bids (top about $5000) and still under the reserve. If you are interested in this car, you still have 5 days to chew on it and bid it to get over the reserve. Some aspects of the car could possibly be salvaged as is to preserve it in "survivor" status. Has anyone here ever driven one of these smaller 8 cylinder Locomobiles? If you have please tell us how they behave and compare to a 48 Locomobile. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loco-27 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 From the i.d tag of this car it is a 1925 locomobile jr. The jr. is much more nimble then the model 48. The car has a 66 hp motor and drive quite nice. It has more get up and go then most of the era. Model 48 are a handful until you get up to speed then, they drive very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Hello Loco-27, From your ID, I assume that you own one of these Junior 8 Locomobile automobiles? If you do could you post a picture for the rest of us to enjoy? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Does anyone know if this Junior eight Locomobile found a new home? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 (edited) I have just verified the status of this Locomobile. The owner in Calif. has it relisted on EBAY again. Currently, it has 11 bids, top being $3,350. and about 6 days left to go. No the reserve has not been reached yet. If you want the car, keep after it. This car represents a late model Locomobile to the enthusiast, and could be a very good option for ownership. I sure hope this Locomobile goes to a good home. Al Edited April 9, 2018 by alsfarms spelling (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Interest must be a bit off for this later closed model Locomobile. But surely the last minute will change things on the bids. Currently this car has 4 days and the bid is at $5,000. That engine is a nice clean OHV type very similar to the "Little" Marmon. Marmon's companion car to their big line. Same for this small series Locomobile which is the companion to the big Locomobile. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) Al, If I could afford a 20 x 60 Butler building and could get a job with a $20,000/year salary, I'd buy it, but am not in a financial position to do so. I did have a lottery win back in March, but it was ten dollars. In my opinion, there is a lot of intrinsic value to the 1925 Locomobile Sedan, compared to a Ford or Chevrolet. Which is more of a page out of automotive history(unless you have Thomas Edison's Model "A" Ford, or one of Louie Chevrolet's 1912 Classic Sixes)? Maybe in Bridgeport, Connecticut you can go to a show and there's a whole row of Locomobiles....but not anywhere I've lived. Just can't see why someone would pay 50 Grand for the big rental car when I was a teenager, a Chevelle, and not 5 or 10 Grand for this. Jeff Edited April 1, 2019 by jeff_a (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Hello Jeff, Has spring started to kick in for you in Salmon? I understand fully about the money and storage thing. I never have enough of either so I force myself to focus. That works some of the time. For now, I am seriously focused on the '09 Locomobile. What are you working on? It must start with a "P". Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 You're right on the various cars whose 1st letter is P. My collection goal is to have a '28 Peerless, '28 Pierce-Arrow, and a '28 Packard: all sixes. I have snow all around me in the Beaverheads, but not quite spring here in Salmon River Country. Not enough snow, except for 5 days, to cross-country ski here this winter, though I was skiing in MT November 1st and snowshoed in February 30 miles north. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Update on the Locomobile Junior 8. Three days of bidding fun left and the bid has stalled at $5,000. Thirteen bids have been placed. This car does have some great potential for the right collector/restorer. The better option, in my thinking, is to find a new owner that can complete most of the grunt work of restoration himself and keep from getting TERRIBLY top heavy in restoration costs. More updates later Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 (edited) Just in case someone was undecided about getting this...and wished some spares were available...I noticed today when you go to parts on ebay motors someone has: a NOS timing chain for a 1926 Locomobile Junior 8 a wood-spoked rim, wheel, and 6 x 20 tire for a " " " " a wood steering wheel a " " " " I did not say they were cheap, but these '26 Locomobile parts deals I suspect are once in a blue moon. "mrbubblessupplycheap", I think, is the source of these in Kenvil, NJ. ....I also saw an owners's manual stating that displacement is 198.9 Cu. In., and the 8 has 25.3 SAE h.p.(that's a tax rating, not produced h.p.); a refurbished "Locomobile" script emblem; plus a postcard of General Pershing's 1918 Locomobile staff car that went into the Smithsonian in 1928 -- the big sedan with wire wheels and a vee windshield modified when Pershing found the flat windshields cracked up around 100 m.p.h. Edited April 15, 2018 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Latest EBAY update, 14 bids at $5100. It appears that 6 fellows are looking at the car. If you are thinking of this car, a good support group exists within the Durant Club. They cover all the cars that were under the ownership of Billy Durant when he was making his power play (if I am correct). Time is ticking if you are after a rare piece of restorable automobile history, this Locomobile is it. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Latest EBAY update . $5400. and about one day yet to bid. Unless some serious last minute bidding takes place, I doubt that the bid will reach the reserve. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Harper Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Al, I keep looking at this Locomobile. In my mind its a fantastic survivor and would be worthy of a sensitive restoration (enhanced oily rag perhaps?) Would it be worth dropping big bucks for a professional restoration? No. But, it sure makes sense if your a skilled do-it-your-selfer. Alas, it will have to remain a dream for me. Hopefully it will find a good home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Hello Terry, You and I see the same picture on this Locomobile. The bid price is creeping up. I will be a bit surprised if it hits the reserve. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 This auction is on the final straight, if you have an interest in a nice old project and rare, you should be thinking about this one. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 2-1/2 hours left to bid. 17 current bid and has not yet hit the sell reserve price. Maybe we are see a real sense of the market here....or are we. The last couple of minutes will be the final story for who is watching, who is bidding and the current EBAY market. Al 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Conclusion for this auction. 23 bids, top bid $10,605. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Here is a summary of the three attempts to sell this Locomobile on EBAY auctions. 1- buy it now at $25,000. no bids 2- did not hit the reserve, high bid $15,590. 3- did not hit the reserve, high bid $10,605. 23 bids total Does anyone know if this Locomobile is listed for sale on other venues? And if it is listed, what has been transpiring? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Follow-up.... Does anyone know what the disposition is of this Locomobile? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Carl Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 As of April 24, it is on a 16 day old listing, Los Angeles C.L. $20,000. 20-some pics. Very shabby interior. The top must be totally shot, with everything that implies for the structural wood. Ugh!!! ! Too bad. If it were a usable interior, it just might have been worth the $10 - $15,000 it may have been bid up to on the bay. Could this sad neglected Loco bring that kind of money ? To whom, and why? - ? Carl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Hello C Carl, Thanks for taking the time to look, evaluate and post an update here. The Locomobile Junior 8 is more car than the downscale Little Marmon 8 and on par with the Pierce-Arrow attempt with the smaller 80 and 81. The first LaSalle cars were really quite nice and had very pleasing lines. The 6 cylinder or small Packard, I do not know much about or the smaller Peerless. Please post again if you see or learn of the disposition of this Locomobile Junior 8. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loco-27 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 This is the locomobile I tried to buy it 3 years ago in southern California. Yes I have a similar model locomobile. The motor for the locomobile 8-66 is Durants own development. The ohv 66 hp motor was a very solid motor. This model later became a Locomobile 8-70 and the motor was replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Thanks for your time to post a response. Would you be willing to start a new thread named after your Model of Locomobile and share some pictures, facts and trivia regarding your vintage Locomobile as well as any good information about the Locomobile Company during the Durant age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 The Locomobile is up for another run on EBAY. When I last looked, it was out 2-1/2 days, with 13 bids and the current bid at $12,500. Let's see what happens this time. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loco-27 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 The gentlemen earlier noted the wood in the 1925 jr needed work. Yes it did. see attached picture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Did this Locomobile Junior 8 find a new home with the last EBAY auction. I was out of town and away from computer so I never did see the final results. This project car is still very good compared to some of the cars that I have seen fellows working on....including ME! Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Does anyone know of the current disposition of the Locomobile Junior 8, which is the subject of this thread? Did it find a new home? If so where did it go? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I see in the Automobiles For Sale section, in the AACA forums, that a decent cousin to the Locomobile Junior 8 is for sale. The car is a later series Durant three window coupe. Someone should take a serious look at that car and bring it back to life. If you know and are interested in Durant era Locomobiles and the other offerings from the Durant automobile conglomerate. Take a moment and share your thoughts on this coupe. Al 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Does any0one have current information that relates to the Locomobile shown above? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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