Steve_Mack_CT Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) Lots of great prewar designs. I really love the balance of club sedans. I am thinking the intent was CCCA cars but I slipped in a couple interesting non Classics in sedan/town car forms. I know AJ said 4 door, but it is interesting how few true two door sedans there are in the big iron from say 29 to 34, 35. Edited September 21, 2020 by Steve_Mack_CT (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 11 hours ago, Steve_Mack_CT said: J365 has gone through many iterations but it is very cool in person. There are actually two cars that are similar, the other bring J369 which I believe is lost and would be FANTASTIC to find. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 This is J369. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 All the WIllys 66B cars are attractive, including the sedan. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 Why hasn't Jeff swooped in and posed a picture of the Peerless Custom Eight? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Another Lincoln, I believe a custom body from Hershey a few years back. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 23 minutes ago, John_Mereness said: I remember the good ole days when that was for sale on eBay from the original owners family. Steve B. Is a good custodian for it now. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 20 hours ago, George Smolinski said: I believe this one has 4 doors. I need a cold shower. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLYER15015 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 37 minutes ago, JACK M said: I need a cold shower. Me too. Kind of looks like it is stuck in a time warp, and trying to bridge 2 eras. Envelop style body up front, but hanging on to the past with tear drop stick on fenders in the rear. Way too late in the era for those big Trippe Seniors though. A couple of smaller Guide Ray's tucked down low would look better. But then, what do I know.................. Mike in Colorado 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalowed Bill Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 19 minutes ago, FLYER15015 said: Kind of looks like it is stuck in a time warp, and trying to bridge 2 eras. Envelop style body up front, but hanging on to the past with tear drop stick on fenders in the rear. Way too late in the era for those big Trippe Seniors though. A couple of smaller Guide Ray's tucked down low would look better. But then, what do I know.................. Mike in Colorado Interesting take on the car, none of which I agree with except the use of the Trippes. Thankfully most thoughtful stylists don't agree either. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylormade Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 For a Mid-priced car, I think Dodge Brothers hit it out of the park in 1932. of course, I own the car so I'm a bit prejudiced. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Fan Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 40 minutes ago, FLYER15015 said: Way too late in the era for those big Trippe Seniors though. A couple of smaller Guide Ray's tucked down low would look better. Totally agree. If the headlights are not flat, the ancillary lights should not be flat. It is amazing how many cars of the mid to late 1930s have Senior Trippes. Looks so out of place, to me. But I love the silver arrow 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Another non Classic Town car. I believe this 30 belonged to Wayne Carini's dad and is Wayne's now. We have a few of these in CT and RI. One gets driven extensively. Not sure they pull away from the curb with the smoothness of steam like the big car carmakers of the era touted... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Local Franklin club sedan. Owners run a junkyark in NW CT. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motoringicons Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) I like this one, but having spent over 20,000 miles behind its steering wheel, I am rather biased.... Edited September 21, 2020 by motoringicons (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Kingsley Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I really love the big, squared off sedans of this era. There's not one I dislike. I have very little knowledge of the era and generally can't tell who made them until I get close enough to read the marquee, but hopefully I will gain more knowledge over the years. Wish I got to see them more than once or twice a year. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1935Packard Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I feel like this should be divided into two classes: factory-bodied cars and custom-bodied cars. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, Billy Kingsley said: I really love the big, squared off sedans of this era. There's not one I dislike. I have very little knowledge of the era and generally can't tell who made them until I get close enough to read the marquee, but hopefully I will gain more knowledge over the years. Wish I got to see them more than once or twice a year. The Close Coupled (and a few others sedans) with little more rounded on the edges look better matched to the very formal closed coupled "Razor Edge"/Panel Brougham Town Cars (a carriage design) looking good too, but I am not one to write a check fast for the the run of the mill "Boxcar School of Design" or "Bus School of Design" either. Edited September 22, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 19 hours ago, Steve_Mack_CT said: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 20 hours ago, Steve_Mack_CT said: 1929-1932 Speedsters are great too 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 20 hours ago, Steve_Mack_CT said: And RARE as hens teeth, a 1927 Tandem Sedan is just "wicked" for the time period - a car photos do not do justice 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, John_Mereness said: The Close Coupled (and a few others sedans) with little more rounded on the edges look better matched to the very formal closed coupled "Razor Edge"/Brougham Town Cars (a carriage design) looking good too, but I am not one to write a check fast for the the run of the mill "Boxcar School of Design" or "Bus School of Design" either. Agree 100%, close coupled or club designs are really attractive. AJ specified American, but Brits did some swoopy designs pre and postwar. Oh, what prompted my reply, John your schoolbus comment took me back to HS. Classmate had a bright yellow 57 chevy, healthy sbc and nice wheels but....4 door sedan. Immediately and forever nicknamed the schoolbus along with countless derogatory comments like we lost count of the windows... 😁😁😁 Edited September 22, 2020 by Steve_Mack_CT (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 This is a 1932 Franklin 163 Series Sedan - I liked this particular photo as very few of these cars are really well restored matched to even fewer in well thought out paint colors. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) For Billy and others who like big and square. 😁 That said this was an impressive RR! Edited September 22, 2020 by Steve_Mack_CT (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 My Rickenbacker definitely fits in the square category being as it's a '26 but the landau bars and oval window make it stand out from the crowd. And you want to talk about rare as hen's teeth. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Steve_Mack_CT said: For Billy and others who like big and square. 😁 That said this was an impressive RR! I consider this RR PII along the lines of a "Razor Edge"/Panel Brougham Town Car - perhaps a touch more updated version though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 The Franklins shown with the Dietrich "speedster" 4 door club sedan bodies are beautifully styled cars but only the final year for that body style - 1932 can be comfortable for anyone with longer legs. The 1932 edition had an adjustable front seat. All the others did not. I am 6'1" tall with long legs - great looking but not comfortable cars to drive. Knees touching the bottom of the steering wheel, and in the 1929 an emergency brake handle right there just inside the door that you had to climb over to get in the drivers seat. At the annual Franklin trek decades ago Bill Harrah would send out 3 or 4 cars via his van to attend. One year was a 1929 speedster, perfect car, and I was given the keys to it by Paul Larios to use for the week since I didn't have a car there. Great event, great car but I felt crippled most evenings after spending the day behind the wheel of that car. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, John_Mereness said: This is a 1932 Franklin 163 Series Sedan - I liked this particular photo as very few of these cars are really well restored matched to even fewer in well thought out paint colors. This also caught my eye - it is a 1931 Franklin 153 Sedan (the high end car in base model equipment - rear mount and wooden wheels) - nice colors though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, Walt G said: The Franklins shown with the Dietrich "speedster" 4 door club sedan bodies are beautifully styled cars but only the final year for that body style - 1932 can be comfortable for anyone with longer legs. The 1932 edition had an adjustable front seat. All the others did not. I am 6'1" tall with long legs - great looking but not comfortable cars to drive. Knees touching the bottom of the steering wheel, and in the 1929 an emergency brake handle right there just inside the door that you had to climb over to get in the drivers seat. At the annual Franklin trek decades ago Bill Harrah would send out 3 or 4 cars via his van to attend. One year was a 1929 speedster, perfect car, and I was given the keys to it by Paul Larios to use for the week since I didn't have a car there. Great event, great car but I felt crippled most evenings after spending the day behind the wheel of that car. And, that is why we no longer have one - 1930 proved not to have a very comfortable seating position - your "rear" is actually lower than your feet on the clutch and brake as you sit low in car with your head just slightly above the door window sill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfle Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 A little earlier than most cars on here as I am more into pre mid twenties myself, though this is a CCCA car. Here is my 1925 Cole Brouette with a body by Willoughby. It is unrestored so these are the original colors as picked by Mrs. Cole herself. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 39 minutes ago, John_Mereness said: I consider this RR PII along the lines of a "Razor Edge"/Panel Brougham Town Car - perhaps a touch more updated version though Yeah, nice for such a humongus beast! Unfair I guess to call the roofline treatment square... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Club sedans IMHO have a lot of appeal. The original Boise green color with the cream accent help too. I had someone else come along that was even more impassioned about it than me, and delivered it to it's new owner last week. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLYER15015 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Steve_Mack_CT said: For Billy and others who like big and square. 😁 That said this was an impressive RR! Now that's cool ! Big swoopy fenders. Body extends PAST the rear wheel, and sits outside the frame rails. Suicide doors all round. Big trunk tucked up tight , (take note Matt) and she's not gaudied up with landau irons. I wonder if she has the divider window, and shades for the back ? Could get real private back there, with plenty of room. Oh, the stories she could tell..................... Mike in Colorado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Hi Mike yes I believe this is a division window car. Here is the friendly RR face. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Steve_Mack_CT said: Agree 100%, close coupled or club designs are really attractive. AJ specified American, but Brits did some swoopy designs pre and postwar. Oh, what prompted my reply, John your schoolbus comment took me back to HS. Classmate had a bright yellow 57 chevy, healthy sbc and nice wheels but....4 door sedan. Immediately and forever nicknamed the schoolbus along with countless derogatory comments like we lost count of the windows... 😁😁😁 yeah Steve, I was purposely thinking prewar American 4 door. Any variation opens a different kettle of fish. There are a few cars in here that I didn’t think of and I’m glad somebody else did. And, this was actually Ed’s idea I stole cause he is too busy polishing the hood ornament on his White. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, alsancle said: yeah Steve, I was purposely thinking prewar American 4 door. Any variation opens a different kettle of fish. There are a few cars in here that I didn’t think of and I’m glad somebody else did. And, this was actually Ed’s idea I stole cause he is too busy polishing the hood ornament on his White. I haven't even dusted it off..........still has 80 year old shop dirt all over it.........part if it's charm. Just like me! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLYER15015 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Steve_Mack_CT said: Hi Mike yes I believe this is a division window car. Here is the friendly RR face. Did you ever notice in this era, that the Britts usually brought the front fenders down much further in the front. Wonder if it's because they get so much rain and learned the lesson ? Now a big set of Trippe seniors would not look out of place on this one. Just saying............ Mike in Colorado 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cxgvd Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 A black 1939 Buick Century sedan with side mounted spare tires and wide running boards parked on a pier with Lake Erie as a backdrop makes for an attractive pre war sedan photo. Regards, Gary 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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