F&J Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 This was at a farm type show in Eastern CT yesterday. I thought that there might be a few members that would like to see it. I did not put this in General Discussion because I thought it would be better appreciated here. I have had interest in all 29-31 Mopars since way back 50 years ago, and I've never seen one. I went to Hershey from 71 to 91 and can't recall seeing one there. To some, it is a 2 door sedan, but not really. It is what was called by body builders as "Close Coupled" as the body stops at the middle of rear fenders. Also, the trunk was a big part of the overall design, not just an option. I think it's called a Brougham by the factory? The elderly owner can't recall what year he bought it, but he then redid it and got in on the road in 2001. Yes, I know.... the wooden R-boards and one wrong taillight... but still... any comments you care to make? Do you care for it's style or not?, or if you know of other ones?...etc Sad to say that in my area, stock prewar cars of this timeframe have almost completely fallen out of fashion, and there seems to be none out driving on the roads and not even much interest in these old stock cars from spectators. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Nice example! Here is some info.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 The club treasurer owns a two tone green one like this. That's the only DA I know of. In the Victory line they made both a Broughm and a four passenger coupe, difference being the seats. I love the body style, thanks for posting the pictures. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 (edited) Nice car. I think it’s beautiful and I’d walk straight past any 60’s -70’s cars to get to it. The style and shape of these old cars is light years ahead of anything today. Edited July 17, 2022 by Mattml430 (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Check this thread out.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Good find John. It shows the difference in the interior. The Broughm has a full back seat while the four passenger coupe has a 3/4 seat with a gigantic glove box behind the driver. I don't think DB ever used the name Victoria. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Didn't mean to get you so excited. As I said I didn't think they used that term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 20 hours ago, E-116-YH said: Hello Doug, Do you think that now? I have a real problem with people posting or publishing information that is nothing but untruth. History is all screwed because people don't do the research that they should before they mislead other people! We are all here to help each other, there is nice ways of correcting someone if you! think they are wrong. Relax a little hey. Doug does more than most for the DB family. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 We all strive to do our best but some of us just don’t make it. So sorry we don’t meet your expectations. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Thanks Matt. Had I said positively absolutely DB never it would be different. I said I didn't think they used the term. If he wants to act like a 3 year old it's OK, I can still sleep at night. His name gains rolled eyes with any group of DB owners. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 There is one in just about every club that I have been associated with They fail to remember that no matter how smart they are we all end up in a box at the end anyway 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBergh Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Doug mentioned my 2-Door car earlier in this discussion, so I wanted to contribute a note about the "Victoria" model. My build record definitely states "Victoria". And for those that have not seen my Victoria, I've included a photo of it. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&J Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, HBergh said: for those that have not seen my Victoria, I've included a photo of it. Thanks for the rear picture because I had wondered if the Victoria body had a bustle back like Fords do. I am now led to believe that the only difference is the rear seat styles? I have another question on 29 Dodge; was there a "normal" 2 door sedan where the body cabin came further back? (I once had a 1929 DeSoto 2 dr sedan and that body came back much further like most all other makes of 2 door sedan cars in those years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 6 minutes ago, F&J said: Thanks for the rear picture because I had wondered if the Victoria body had a bustle back like Fords do. I am now led to believe that the only difference is the rear seat styles? I have another question on 29 Dodge; was there a "normal" 2 door sedan where the body cabin came further back? (I once had a 1929 DeSoto 2 dr sedan and that body came back much further like most all other makes of 2 door sedan cars in those years. I do not see a two door sedan in my books for the 1929 DB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBergh Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Hi John; You are correct; the most glaring difference between a Brougham and Victoria is the length of the back seat, where the Victoria was shortened to allow for the so called "hat box". Another interesting note about these two models of DA is that the hand brake is on the left side, close to the body, where as the normal DA has the hand brake more to the right, next to the gear shift lever. Further more, there was a plain 2-door made without the fitted trunk. Here's a picture of one: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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