rjp Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Does any one have any info on a Dort auto, maybe about 1917? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 The library should have a lot on the Dort. They were pretty common and advertised prolifically. Perhaps if you were more specific about exactly what kind of info you were looking for it'll narrow things down a bit. E.g. general history, owners manual, electrical and wiring diagrams, etc.etc.etc. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Here is a 1922 Dort. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 More '22 Dort photos. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 1924 Gray-Dort. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjp Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 looking at a barn find 1917 touring ,is it a dort engine? parts? fair price when done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagefinds Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 I've always bought and sold parts to support my hobby. I have some Dort parts and there is little to no demand for them. I would have to think twice before I invested in one of the cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) Model 9, 1917 Dort chassis. Motor: high speed French-type; designed by M. Etienne Planche; L-head, registering 33 h.p. at 1,900 r.p.m. Unrivalled for snap, flexibility and power. Thermo-siphon cooling; pump and splash lubrication. Connecticut ignition. Westinghouse two-unit electric started with improved Bendix Automatic drive; starter button under left heel. Complete electric lights; electric horn with button on center of steering column. Three-quarter-springs. Deep, wide, roomy seats; high-quality upholstery. Goodyear tires, 30 x 3-1/2; on Sedan, 31 x 4. Complete equipment. 105-inch wheelbase. Own a Dort. You Will Like It. Dort Motor Car Co. Flint, Michigan By 1917, Dort was offering four models: a closed sedan at $1,065, a convertible sedan at $815, a five-place open tourer at $695, and a Fleur-de-Lys roadster at $695. Edited April 15, 2020 by mike6024 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Tierney Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Dort seems to be one of the nicer "forgotten" cars; Std Cat calls it a "fine little car", m'f'd by J D Dort, fmly business associate and lifetime friend of Billy Durant...per Std Cat he liquidated his company in 1924, sold the factory in 1925 and died that year (wound up the company per poor health??)... The ad raises an interesting question: Std Cat says all 4s were Lycoming, and a couple parts catalogs agree... However, one catalog, a 1924 Houpert piston catalog (25 pgs of 55-70 listings per page) lists a Dort 4cyl, no years listed, 3 inch bore, with a code name that does not appear anywhere else in the vehicle listings, nor does it appear anywhere in the separate Motors listings...rhat catalog lists other Dort 4s , Lycomings, of 31/4 and 31/2 bores... Mroz's Ency US Trucks (Dort built 3/4 and 1 Ton Van Deliveries) states "...many of the Dort vehicles were powered by 19.6 HP Lycomings..) (note: many, not all)... Std Cat lists the 1915-16 Dorts with a 17 HP, the 1917 with16.9 HP, the 19.6 HP not showing up until1918... None of which is conclusive, leaving the question: were some of the Dorts powered by an in-hose engine design, lndirectly referenced in the above ad, and possibly built by Lycoming??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjp Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 Thank you Budd, I might give you a call some time and visit neat old car for 103 yrs old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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