LR1970 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Powerhouse Collection - Full size sectioned Chrysler automobile body Is this common knowledge? I only found this on the web last night. What magnificent piece of reference. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintageben Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Yeah it’s pretty cool, have known about it for a couple of years they also have a sectioned 1928 Chrysler 72 chassis which I saw as a kid when on a family holiday to Sydney years ago but it’s only been in the last few years I realised the importance of it all. I did correspond with the museum on the types of wood in the sectioned body as they are labeled using common names that are not always used for the same species, they helped where they could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha39 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 This one? https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/214116 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintageben Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 3 hours ago, Sasha39 said: This one? https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/214116 Yeah that’s the one. It was on display years ago now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24Chry48 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Anyone know where this chassis is today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha39 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 It’s part of the Powerhouse museum display in Castle Hill near my home here in New South Wales Australia if you visit the site you can you can read about the chassis, see more photos of it, plus other car related info also including the Chrysler body. https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/?objects[query]=Chrysler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha39 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 (edited) For those that might be interested here is an illustration of what appears to be a 1928 Chrysler engine, though it might help someone. Edited March 15 by Sasha39 (see edit history) 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintageben Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 For those that are interested here is part of the conversation I had with the museum about what the timbers are. Quote From this, I can tell you that the types of wood used in our Chrysler are: Coachwood - Ceratopetalum apetalum (OR North Queensland Coachwood - Ceratopetalum succirubrum) Queensland maple - Flindersia brayleyana Pacific maple - Aglaia spectabilis OR Aglaia cucullata Cudgerie - Hernandia bivalvis (OR Brown Cudgerie - Canarium australasicum). I also found it called Flindersia schottiana and Sloanea australis (via e.g. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cudgerie) Southland beech - NOT FOUND but possibly also known as Silver beech - Nothofagus menziesii (via https://www.lexico.com/definition/southland_beech) Alpine ash - Eucalyptus delegatensis Japanese beech - Fagus crenata (via http://www.tree-guide.com/japanese-beech) Oregon - could refer to Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia), Oregon cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), Oregon pine (Pseudotsuga menziesii) I will note that these scientific names are not fixed, but can change over time as our understanding of taxonomy evolves. I hope that information and the resources linked will be of assistance to you. End Quote Just one other thing to note is Cudgerie is sometimes referred to as teak. Anyway thought this info may interest some. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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