31 LaSalle Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 I have a 1928 Chrysler 72 conv coupe my wheelbase is 118 3/4 inch Looking on (GOOGLE ) (WIKIPEDIA ) ( GEORGE CLARK 70 YEARS OF CHRYSLER )AND OTHER SEARCH ENGINES They all state wheelbase of (120 1/2 inch ) Is this correct Mine Measures (118 3/4 inch ) who is correct Any 72 owners care to measure and confirm one way or another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narve N Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Looked up in "Standard Catalog of American Cars" (Volume1, 1805-1942) by Austin/Kimes (1996), which states your measurement 118 3/4" for Series 72, and also "American Car Spotters Guide 1920-1939" by Ted Burness (1975) states 118 3/4", while "70 Years of Chrysler" by Dammann (1974) quotes 120 1/2". Typically if one publication has an incorrect piece of information, others will copy that. I have through the years found several bits of incorrect information in the Dammann book, so a misguided wheelbase could easily sneak in. I do have a Series 72 chassis, but not at my location, so a check of that would have to wait for some weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31 LaSalle Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 32 minutes ago, Narve N said: Looked up in "Standard Catalog of American Cars" (Volume1, 1805-1942) by Austin/Kimes (1996), which states your measurement 118 3/4" for Series 72, and also "American Car Spotters Guide 1920-1939" by Ted Burness (1975) states 118 3/4", while "70 Years of Chrysler" by Dammann (1974) quotes 120 1/2". Typically if one publication has an incorrect piece of information, others will copy that. I have through the years found several bits of incorrect information in the Dammann book, so a misguided wheelbase could easily sneak in. I do have a Series 72 chassis, but not at my location, so a check of that would have to wait for some weeks. HI Narve N Thank you for your reply to my post this is the first time I have seen the 118 3/4 inch wheel base mentioned in any publication Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueDevil Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Mine is 118.75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintageben Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Yeah my 72 is 118 & 3/4 And most of the literature that I have seen has stated otherwise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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