Jeff22 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 It’s great to find this form on the Davis. I just purchased a 1922 from a gentleman who has owned it for the past 65 years I never heard of a Davis until I saw this one It is in remarkably good original condition. This picture I shared is right after I pulled it out of the barn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff22 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 I am looking for points and rotor if anybody has any information it would be greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff22 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 The restorations you guys are doing to those vehicles are outstanding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Carl Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 9 hours ago, Jeff22 said: I am looking for points and rotor if anybody has any information it would be greatly appreciated Welcome Jeff22 ! What a well preserved find ! Would love to see more pictures, interior and mechanical. Check with Tom VanMeeteren for your ignition parts. tsvanmeet@gmail.com Does your Davis run at all at this time ? - Carl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lynn Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Hi from New Zealand Jeff Great to see another Davis surviving all these years. Same comments as Carl - more photos please , Could you take a photo of the motor meter and radiator surround with the Davis badge. I have been trying to source an original Davis motometer for the last 12 months - very rare and hard to find. Is your car in running condition ? Also what motor do you have - mine is a Continental 7R. If you have the same motor , I can send you a copy of the complete manual for the engine and also a parts manual.( provide your email address if you want these items ) I have a contact in New York , Jim Davis who owns 4 Davis cars - 1920 , 1922, 1926 and a Davis Darby. He may also be able to help you out with parts ( I will email you his details when you send me your email address ). I thought I should give another update on my restoration of the 1920 Davis. New Radiator core had to be made $$$$$'s but looks great . I have repaired the radiator surround and headlamps and had them nickeled. Rebuild of the motor is almost complete - once stripped down , it was found to be in remarkable condition. Bore was great , no wear , valve guides etc all fantastic. Only new parts I replaced where a new set of rings.. Almost ready to be installed onto the chassis , with new exhaust system to be built and fitted in January. Still plenty to do on the electric side of things before i attempt to fire it up. Some photos attached - before and after of the motor and a couple of photos of the radiator, surround and headlamps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff22 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) The Davis last ran in 2016 when it was parked. I purchased it in April 2018 but was not able to go pick it up until August. I found out after that how rare this car is. It has survived with all of its original equipment except for four of the five tires and it also looks to have an aftermarket fuel pump. And brake lights were added. I tell you all of that to reply to your question I have not even attempted to start it yet from all appearances when I get the points it should start and run fine I only have a few pictures right now with me that do it justice. I will get more pictures soon and post them. The small collage of pictures that I added are from the original owner and our approximately 20 yr old I will get better pictures of the Moto meter for you Years old Edited December 20, 2019 by Jeff22 Add (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Coyote Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Wow! You got lucky on that one. Very nice find. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV Puleo Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 It looks to be fantastically well preserved but please do yourself a favor and drop the pan to make certain all the sludge is out of it. Many "old time" car guys didn't do this so unless you know it was done, it is a cheap, easy and very worthwhile effort to make and will give you the peace of mind that comes from knowing it is clean. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff22 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 (edited) On 12/19/2019 at 3:21 AM, C Carl said: Welcome Jeff22 ! What a well preserved find ! Would love to see more pictures, interior and mechanical. Check with Tom VanMeeteren for your ignition parts. tsvanmeet@gmail.com Does your Davis run at all at this time ? - Carl Thank you for the information More pictures to come soon. Edited December 21, 2019 by Jeff22 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff22 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 (edited) On 12/19/2019 at 4:12 PM, John Lynn said: Hi from New Zealand Jeff Great to see another Davis surviving all these years. Same comments as Carl - more photos please , Could you take a photo of the motor meter and radiator surround with the Davis badge. I have been trying to source an original Davis motometer for the last 12 months - very rare and hard to find. Is your car in running condition ? Also what motor do you have - mine is a Continental 7R. If you have the same motor , I can send you a copy of the complete manual for the engine and also a parts manual.( provide your email address if you want these items ) I have a contact in New York , Jim Davis who owns 4 Davis cars - 1920 , 1922, 1926 and a Davis Darby. He may also be able to help you out with parts ( I will email you his details when you send me your email address ). I thought I should give another update on my restoration of the 1920 Davis. New Radiator core had to be made $$$$$'s but looks great . I have repaired the radiator surround and headlamps and had them nickeled. Rebuild of the motor is almost complete - once stripped down , it was found to be in remarkable condition. Bore was great , no wear , valve guides etc all fantastic. Only new parts I replaced where a new set of rings.. Almost ready to be installed onto the chassis , with new exhaust system to be built and fitted in January. Still plenty to do on the electric side of things before i attempt to fire it up. Some photos attached - before and after of the motor and a couple of photos of the radiator, surround and headlamps. John Lynn I would really appreciate contact information for Jim Davis or you can give him mine. I have seen two of his Davises in the Hemmings newsletter. I thought it was the continental 7R but the first letters in the motor number are 7u The age of this car the make and motor are all new to me. I fell into the opportunity to buy the car now I’m just enjoying the ride. Edited December 21, 2019 by Jeff22 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff22 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 7 hours ago, JV Puleo said: It looks to be fantastically well preserved but please do yourself a favor and drop the pan to make certain all the sludge is out of it. Many "old time" car guys didn't do this so unless you know it was done, it is a cheap, easy and very worthwhile effort to make and will give you the peace of mind that comes from knowing it is clean. Thank you very much for the advice I will do that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lynn Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Jeff - I have emailed you the contact details for Jim in New York. Agree with previous comments - a really nice original condition Davis. ( would like to see a close up photo of the motometer to see if it has the Davis badge in the face ) plus some other photos. Also agree - change out the oil in the motor , gearbox and differential Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lynn Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Hi Folks Another update on my Davis restoration. Some more photos. Next steps are wiring and exhaust system and hopefully all systems go for a start up ! Then the big job of starting the body work - all panels are ok and repairable - woodwork is a mess. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan arnett (2) Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Doing an excellent job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EitanK Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Here's that Davis Motometer: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Davis-Car-Motometer-Vintage-Temperature-Gauge-for-Radiator-Cap-Richmond-Indiana/174238149788?hash=item2891672c9c:g:41wAAOSwwmpehfzY Good luck! EKB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lynn Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Interestingly , I had engaged Motormeter Central in the USA to try and source an original Davis motometer. Before I could get to the EBay site to view the listing , it had been sold. Guess who to - Motometer Central. Currently , they are attempting to restore the temperature mechanism before I would consider purchasing it from them ( at cost price as I had paid a finders fee ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lynn Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Hi Folks Another update on restoration progress - post coronavirus lockdown in NZ. Motor almost ready to be started - just some minor wiring to be completed. Woodwork started with four doors now repaired and installed . starting floorboards and front seat reconstruction. Rear end woodwork is going to be a nightmare - very little old frame left to work from but all metal body is intact. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Guy Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Sorry that I just now follow this Davis thread but let me shine some light on the Davis engines. And by the way, I keep in contact with Jim Davis quite a bit because we both have an interest in Continental engines since both the Davis and Moons used many of the same engines. The 7R Continental engine was also used by Moon models 1920 6-46 and 1920-21 6-48. The 7U Continental engine was used by the 1924 6-40/Series U and the 1925 Newport(still the 6-40 renamed) FYI, after I had done extensive research on both the 6Y and 7U engine, the 6Y Continental engine was the used by 1922-23 6-40 Moons and the block and most of the engine parts was used for the 7U engine. The only real changes from the 6Y to the 7u engine was the engine head and the manifold configuration. (see our website www.mooncarclub.com for pictures of these cars). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lynn Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Thanks for the photos - they are quite different. I have attached some photos of my friends 1929 Moon - thought you might be interested . Runs a Continental straight 8 engine. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Guy Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Glad to hear you are getting your Davis restored and ready to go. As I said, Moon used the 7R engine for the 6-48 and we have a few in our club. I am also helping Jim Davis look for 6Y/7U parts for his Davis. Anyway, thank for the the 1929 8-80 Moon pictures. The owner, Kelvin, is a member of our club and that 8-80 Moon is the only one known to exist of that model. I have 3 Dianas made by Moon with 8 cylinder engines as well. Tell Kelvin hello for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lynn Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) Another milestone today - we fired up the engine for the first time and she started and ran beautifully. Edited December 7, 2020 by John Lynn (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Guy Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 That's great news about getting the engine fired up. Nothing like the joy of hearing the rebuilt engine for the first time. I am currently doing a complete restore of a 1925 Series A Moon Roadster with a 7Z Continental engine. The 7Z was only made for Moon Series A cars. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lynn Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Another update. Timber frame rebuild now finally completed. Body metal work also completed on all guards, hood, doors and valances and starting to fit to frame. Plenty still to do do on rear panel but making slow and steady progress. Have already picked the paint colour scheme so looking forward to final priming of panels and then look to paint the car ! Upholstery leather has been purchased. Starting to get close to the exciting part of painting and dressing her up ! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lynn Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Another update. Bodywork now all in place. Still plenty of adjustments to make but good progress being made. Also some panel work to complete before priming and painting - at least another month of sanding and filling !! Almost 3 years to the day since I first saw this restoration opportunity - been an exciting and huge learning curve for me and also very therapeutic in my retirement . 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lynn Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 More progress on the Davis Paintwork all completed and body now back on the car. Still some cosmetics to complete - running boards , windscreen and windwings glass etc. Upholstery is the next big task to complete. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Looking good..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike "Hubbie" Stearns Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Are those the original color? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lynn Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 The light blue is a colour match to the remaining panel of body part that was on the car. See earlier photos of my first posts. I have chosen a dark royal blue rather than standard black for the rest of the body. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lynn Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Well - four years on and I have completed the Davis restoration. Car is running well and is ready for its maiden voyage / road trip. Still have the hood to be made but that wont stop me getting out on the road ! Some final photos 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lynn Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Here is the final photo showing the new canvas hood. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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