Peter Gariepy Posted February 15, 2003 Share Posted February 15, 2003 From: "Eldon & Janet Kramer" <erjmkramer@uneedspeed.net> To: "Peter Gariepy" <peterg@aaca.org> Date: 02/01/2003 05:18 PM Subject: Durant Star Dear Peter ...I was given your name as someone who might be able to help me identify a car once owned by my father. I am told it is a Star, and would like to know if that is true and what model and year it is. I learned that Stars were built by Durant between 1922 and 1928. I would appreciate very much your help as I hope to use this picture in a book I am writing about my family and want to be sure to identify it properly. Thank you.Eldon KramerFlagstaff, AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronbarn Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 The Star was indeed available in the landau sedan model, but my limited supply of Star photos all show verticle louvers on the hood, not slanted louvers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 It looks <span style="font-style: italic">a lot</span> like a '23-24 Olds Model 30. However there's only 3 door hinges (instead of four), the wheels appear to have too many spokes, and I can't find a listing for a landau sedan. Could it be a special body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 The car is unquestionably a 1926 Star. The apparent slanted louvers on the hood are the result of a Moire' pattern caused by overlapping halftones of the original photograph and subsequent copies; the louvers are in fact vertical. It is distinguished from the 1925 by having a straighter visor, and from the 1927 by having drum headlights instead of bowl shaped headlights.Cheers,David Grant Stewart, Sr.28089 Pine DriveEvergreen, Colorado 80439(303) 670-1375dstewart@amnix.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 The car appears to be a six, officially called a Star Six Coach, Model 6-R, 169.2 cubic inch displacement engine, 107" wheelbase, 40 hp @ 2400 rpm, factory color was sagebrush green with gold pinstriping, natural wood wheels, black running gear, tires 30 x 4.95, the usual six volt system with vacuum tank fuel feed. Original price at the factory was $880.It's hard to differentiate three inches of wheelbase from a photo. This car does look longer and lighter in color than the four. If it were a four, the specs would be: Star Four Coach, Model 4-M, 158 cubic inch displacement engine, 103" wheelbase, 30 hp @ 2200 rpm, factory color was beige brown, again with gold pinstriping, natural wood wheels, and black running gear, but the tires were smaller, 29 x 4.40, six volt, vacuum tank fuel feed as the other. Price at the factory was $695.But, as I said, I think it's a six.These cars ranked 10th in sales in the U.S. in 1926, with 125,000 being made that year of all models (Star & Durant).Cheers,David Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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