ID early touring chassis and body

[Guest]

I came across an early touring car. It has wod spoked wheels, no hubcaps, radiator or engine. It has a strange suspension system. While it has leaf springs on all four wheels, the single leaf attaches to the axel, not the frame, and the multiple leafs attach to the frame. Each spring set looks lik e1/2 of a modern leaf spring set up, only installed backwards. Any ideas on the car?

[Guest boettger]

The Spring arrangement that you have described is called a quarter elliptic spring.<BR>I know that chevrolet used this arrangement in 1918 on the Model 490 and continued through the 1924 Model Superior.<BR>Don'tknow what other manufacturers used this scheme.<BR>My '23 Chevrolet Superior touring is as you describe.<P>------------------<BR>Steve Boettger<BR>'30 DeSoto 8<BR>'59 Nash Metropolitan<BR>'23 Chevrolet Touring<BR>Iroquois Region, AACA Web Site<BR>http://www.aaca.org/iroquois/

[Shamas]

Not unusual in real early cars, pre '05 or so. What else might distinguish it?

[Guest]

The 1918 -1923 time frame would match the style of the car. It is a touring with four doors, so that pretty much leaves out the pre 15 era. Also the metal forms door strikers and so forth, wher earlier cars were metal tacked on wood that formed the edges of the car. Next time I am around the car- it is 150 miles away - I will get a picture. Thanks forthe help.