58L-Y8 Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 (edited) For Sale: 1931 Devaux 6-75 4dr sedan - $18,500 - Eagle Creek, OR - Still Available, Price Reduced to $14,000: 2-15-2024. See New Link Below: 1931 Devaux 6/75 for sale by owner - Eagle Creek, OR - craigslist Seller's Description: Hard to part with 1931 Devaux sedan, RARE Gem, flathead 6 Continental motor factory built by Hall company-3-speed trans - runs and drives great for a 1931. This car was only produced for 1 year 4808 was the total and this 1 is 4106. It’s a beautiful car to drive on the road and tends to be a showstopper when you're driving it around, the 6-cylinder motor was designed by Continental Motor Co. This came out of a museum in New Mexico, all lights work, road worthy. This is an investment you can count on. This car was designed and manufactured by Norman DeVaux, former president, general manager, and half owner of Pacific coast factory of Chevrolet Motor Company, famed for building extra value in his motor cars. This is an exceptional motor car rated at 70-80 miles per hour in the day. RARE gem with awesome history and it could be yours. Contact: (503) 8-nine-8-2-3-two-3 Copy and paste in your email: 3cba49ee90803cc58af54ad71fdeb81c@sale.craigslist.org I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1931 Devaux 6-75 4dr sedan. Edited February 16 by 58L-Y8 Price Reduced to $14,000: 2-15-2024. Crossed out the dead CL link, (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 A scarce car and a good find, Steve! Ten to fifteen years ago, there was a DeVaux specialist who took his car(s) to Hershey. Then he passed on, and I remember his cars being offered for sale. Even many serious collectors today aren't familiar with the DeVaux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted August 28, 2023 Author Share Posted August 28, 2023 21 minutes ago, John_S_in_Penna said: A scarce car and a good find, Steve! Ten to fifteen years ago, there was a DeVaux specialist who took his car(s) to Hershey. Then he passed on, and I remember his cars being offered for sale. Even many serious collectors today aren't familiar with the DeVaux. John: The DeVaux was the reason that Continental Beacon came to be! Timing is everything. even at a low price, folks who could afford a new car in 1931 weren't going to take a chance on an unknown make. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRiv_63 Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 (edited) Definitely a rare bird. Edited August 28, 2023 by TexRiv_63 (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Perkins / Mn Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 A very handsome car reasonably priced…….like it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 It is a nice looking car. But I don't know about the red wheels and those tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old buicks 2 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 I have a 31 DeVaux 4 door sedan that we have owned since 1988. Bought it from a rancher in Wyoming that purchased it new in 1936 in Belle Fourche, SD. Story is that it sat on the dealership lot in Belle until 1936 because the company went out of business and nobody wanted a car that there wasn't support for. The owner that I purchased the car from said the salesman came out to the ranch one day trying to sell the car. Ted, the owner, mentioned his dad jokingly told the salesman if the car could clime the hill in high gear out of the ranch house area, he would buy the car. Well it did and his dad bought the car. The kids then drove the car back and forth to school and eventually it sat at the airport in Belle Fourche for transportation around town when the family flew to town. Town was about 45 to 50 miles over some pretty rough roads, but only about a 20 min flight. Then in later years it went back to the ranch and just sat near the airplane hanger when I found it in the mid 80's. We did a complete restoration in 88 and take it to car shows where the "experts" are always amazed buy the car the "never heard of" Nice car but the achilles heal is the rear axle ratio, at 35 its starting the struggle. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnybaba Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 But that rear axel ratio .... is the very reason it could climb that hill in third gear and be sold.... other wise you would never have found it.... it is all tied together in the story.... funny how life is... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edk Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 I believe Norman Devaux was the fellow who bought the Cord 810/812 tooling after they stopped production. He wanted to build a more economical rear drive version. He shopped his idea around without much success until Hupmobile finally made a deal with him, designed and started to build the Skylark as a last gasp effort at staying in business. Hupp only produced about 28 cars with Hayes bodies before they finally closed their doors. They showed the car at various auto shows and had many thousand orders, but due to the complexity of the body and resulting excessive hand work could not produce the car in any significant numbers. In stepped Graham who I believe turned him down previously. They then produced the Hollywood, and the bulk of the 300 ish Skylarks side by side at the Graham plant, until they too closed their doors. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 It was rated 70-80 mph it said in his ad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick35 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 7 hours ago, Old buicks 2 said: I have a 31 DeVaux 4 door sedan that we have owned since 1988. Bought it from a rancher in Wyoming that purchased it new in 1936 in Belle Fourche, SD. Story is that it sat on the dealership lot in Belle until 1936 because the company went out of business and nobody wanted a car that there wasn't support for. The owner that I purchased the car from said the salesman came out to the ranch one day trying to sell the car. Ted, the owner, mentioned his dad jokingly told the salesman if the car could clime the hill in high gear out of the ranch house area, he would buy the car. Well it did and his dad bought the car. The kids then drove the car back and forth to school and eventually it sat at the airport in Belle Fourche for transportation around town when the family flew to town. Town was about 45 to 50 miles over some pretty rough roads, but only about a 20 min flight. Then in later years it went back to the ranch and just sat near the airplane hanger when I found it in the mid 80's. We did a complete restoration in 88 and take it to car shows where the "experts" are always amazed buy the car the "never heard of" Nice car but the achilles heal is the rear axle ratio, at 35 its starting the struggle. I wonder if an overdrive could be installed.I thought of doing it on my old Buick with a 4:33 rear end but it's fine for around town. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhoman0318 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Does anyone know the status of this car? I ask because I recently posted on the aaca forums about parts that I need for my 1931 DeVaux and I received a email from someone saying they own this car and they are parting it out. Seems strange that he would part out such a nice car. Makes me leery to do business with him without doing some research first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) Nobody would be parting this car out for any reason. Call his bluff! If you get to the point where you can send a privet message to the OP, ask him if it has been sold and to whom. Edited October 3, 2023 by JFranklin (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhoman0318 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 I responded and said it’s a pretty nice car to be parting out, and asked for some very specific pictures of certain parts. I’m guessing he won’t be able to provide any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhoman0318 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 His email has the name Mark Donald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Sounds like a scam to me. I put a want ad on a pontiac forum a year ago. Recently had a person send me a pm asking if I was still looking for parts. Said he was parting out his car and could offer just about anything. Then he sent me a pic of a beautifully restored trans am that would sell easily for $40k+. I told him I thought it was odd he was parting out such a nice car. His response was that medical issues were forcing him a quick sale. I may be wrong but I think you could make money quicker selling the car as a whole compared to parting it out!! I then called him out as being a scammer and asked for him to send me a pic of himself standing in front of the car holding a handwritten note. Never heard back. Even more so of a scam with this given the rarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhoman0318 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Agree. I was told the exact same thing, medical issues, etc. I actually found a Portland Craigslist post from 2022 for a different 1931 DeVaux, exact same description as above, word for word, but different car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted October 3, 2023 Author Share Posted October 3, 2023 Scammers must think we're a bunch of naive idiots, greedy for parts and suckers for a sob story. What a compliment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhoman0318 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) Greedy for parts, maybe….probably 🙂 But he’ll have to come up with a better story to fool people. Here’s my project, by the way: Edited October 9, 2023 by Jhoman0318 Added updated photo (see edit history) 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Jhoman0318 said: ...I recently posted on the aaca forums about parts that I need for my 1931 DeVaux and I received a email from someone saying they own this car and they are parting it out. Seems strange that he would part out such a nice car. That respondent is ABSOLUTELY a scammer! Don't give him a nickel. If he is a forum member with a user-name, report him to the moderators and they will ban him. 2 hours ago, Jhoman0318 said: His email has the name Mark Donald That name is undoubtedly an alias. Criminals use fake names, and usually common ones, I have noticed. The scammer in his message to you tries to counterfeit a good name by saying "God bless." One happy thought for all the legitimate car enthusiasts: Criminals will be punished for their bad deeds, even if human justice doesn't catch them. They can never escape. Edited October 3, 2023 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 17 hours ago, Jhoman0318 said: Agree. I was told the exact same thing, medical issues, etc. I actually found a Portland Craigslist post from 2022 for a different 1931 DeVaux, exact same description as above, word for word, but different car. OMG, that is almost the exact same response as was sent to me. JH, if youre not a member you should sign on up and put this car in the restoration thread. Looks like a great project of a rare auto. I had a best friend 50 years ago named Chris, same last name. He moved away as his dad was in the Navy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhoman0318 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 (edited) TAKerry, I am a member, although I haven’t really been active here. I’ll see if I can find the restoration thread and join the party, thanks. Also, I don’t believe I have any family with the first name Chris, but who knows. My grandfather was from Nebraska and there are some Homan’s around there that I’ve never met. Edited October 4, 2023 by Jhoman0318 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) Still Available, Unchanged Price $18,500: 11-6-2023. 1931 Devaux 6/75 for sale by owner - Eagle Creek, OR - craigslist Contact: (503) 8-nine-8-2-3-two-3 Copy and paste in your email: eb62762c5c043aaaa8193506906240ad@sale.craigslist.org Edited January 2 by 58L-Y8 Crossed out the dead CL link, (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 (edited) Still Available, Unchanged Price $18,500: 12-26-2023. 1931 Devaux 6/75 for sale by owner - Eagle Creek, OR - craigslist Contact: (503) 8-nine-8-2-3-two-3 Copy and paste in your email: ae71abc7c4d435eb8c4cfcdff08461de@sale.craigslist.org Edited February 16 by 58L-Y8 Crossed out the dead CL link, (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classiclines Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 New Link - New Lower Price https://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/d/eagle-creek-1931-devaux-75-sedan-rare/7717717243.html 1931 Devaux 6/75 sedan RARE Gem - $14,000 (Eagle Creek) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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