Han Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 First time caller, long time listener! Actually came across an old car at a job site. Never seen anything like it. Have pictures but don’t know how to post them. Thinking between 1930-1940s? Main characteristic is slanted “eye” headlights on front tire wheel wells as well as an elongated hood ornament. Any ideas? Let me know if anybody has the time. Cheers and many thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 7 minutes ago, Han said: Have pictures but don’t know how to post them. If you are on a computer, put the photos somewhere you can find them with File Explorer or other equivalent. Then start a post. Scroll down a bit and you will see a paper clip. Select choose files and a file finder will open. Select the files and they will appear in the grey bar. Then do some text in your post if you wish, put the cursor where you want the photo and click on a photo. It will appear there. Note that any photo may be no more than 9.77 MB in size and any post may only have 9.77 MB of photos in it. So if your photos are 970 kB, you can put in 9 or 10 of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Smolinski Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, Han said: Have pictures but don’t know how to post them. Send them to me in a private message & I'll post them if you can figure out how to post them. To send a message, click on my name & a new page will come up. Click Message & attach the photos & send it. Edited July 16, 2019 by George Smolinski (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 "slanted “eye” headlights" - 59 Buick ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Also 61 and 62 Chrysler non Imperial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) Maybe a Stutz or Jordan with Woodlite headlights? Not worth very much in case they want somebody to take it off their hands...🙂 Edited July 16, 2019 by jeff_a (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Huston Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Another car with slanted headlights is the 58-59 Lincoln Continental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Tire wheel wells were last used in the early 1940s except for some specialty cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Don't ya just love playing this game? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Huston Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 18 hours ago, Han said: Thinking between 1930-1940s? Main characteristic is slanted “eye” headlights on front tire wheel wells Looking into cars of the 30s with “slanted” headlights how about the 1931-33 Studebaker or the 1935 Hupmobile? if the OP would post some pictures we could narrow this down a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 I remember avidly reading my older brother's Rod and Custom magazines back in the early sixties. Slanted headlights were all the rage on customs, but they almost always referred to them as "canted". Anybody else remember? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Terry Bond said: Don't ya just love playing this game? Hmmm, first post, no pix, and cryptic description/terminology - maybe the OP is just trolling? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Smolinski Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 23 hours ago, Han said: Have pictures but don’t know how to post them. Send them to me in a private message & I'll post them if you can figure out how to post them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Smolinski Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 1938 or 39 Graham Sharknose 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 (edited) Between 1930 - 40s? Slanted eye headlights on the front wheel wells and an elongated hood ornament? Edited July 17, 2019 by Rusty_OToole (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 SIDEMOUNTS! He says the car has front fender tire wells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Perhaps something more like this 1930 Cord.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 On 7/15/2019 at 9:45 PM, Han said: slanted “eye” headlights on front tire wheel wells as well as an elongated hood ornament. Not an easy quote to interpret. I take it to mean the headlights are on the fenders (front tire wheel wells). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Coyote Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Maybe the mystery car is in the same barn with nick8086's Ferrari. No pictures no proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capngrog Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 OP = Troll. Cheers, Grog 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 '33-'36 Willys 77? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Smolinski Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 The photos I posted are of the car Han is asking about. I apologize for not making this clear when I posted. He emailed the photos to me & I posted them. So, all of you had good guesses, but all of you were incorrect. Check out the photos in my previous post. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 8 hours ago, George Smolinski said: The photos I posted are of the car Han is asking about. I apologize for not making this clear when I posted. He emailed the photos to me & I posted them. So, all of you had good guesses, but all of you were incorrect. Check out the photos in my previous post. A restored Sharknose here: https://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?107731-Portland-Art-Museum&highlight=portland Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 I would never ever guessed a Graham Sharknose from the original post. Proper punctuation would have helped but would not have been enough for an educated guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 On 7/16/2019 at 12:31 PM, keiser31 said: Tire wheel wells were last used in the early 1940s except for some specialty cars. 19 hours ago, keiser31 said: SIDEMOUNTS! He says the car has front fender tire wells. I totally misunderstood the description. Sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 22 hours ago, George Smolinski said: HAN sent me the same photos which George has posted above, and I concur with his "Graham Sharknose" thought 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Smolinski Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 37 minutes ago, Marty Roth said: I concur with his "Graham Sharknose" thought Well thanks, Marty. It's nice being right once in a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 On 7/16/2019 at 5:26 PM, CHuDWah said: Hmmm, first post, no pix, and cryptic description/terminology - maybe the OP is just trolling? On 7/17/2019 at 6:21 AM, George Smolinski said: The photos I posted are of the car Han is asking about. I apologize for not making this clear when I posted. He emailed the photos to me & I posted them. So, all of you had good guesses, but all of you were incorrect. Check out the photos in my previous post. OK, I'm big enough to eat my words - OP is legit. Still, the description is confusing - understandable if he's not an old car guy. Can't tell a lot about condition from pix but looks like car might be savable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 On 7/17/2019 at 4:40 PM, keiser31 said: I totally misunderstood the description. Sorry! Don't feel bad - I was thinking side-mount wells too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Man Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Might have some good parts but unfortunately too far gone for restoration, at a reasonable cost. There have just recently been a few for sale, great collector cars, run and drive great. I have a friend who drives his all over the country, it is stock, with factory overdrive. And Batman's first car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Whodathunkit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Did anyone else notice, not only is it a rare Graham Sharknose, it is a super rare coupe body style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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