Guest Posted December 28, 2000 Share Posted December 28, 2000 <P>Anyone have a clue?<P>Peter<P>------------------<BR>Peter Gariepy<BR>peterg@aaca.org<BR> <A HREF="http://www.aaca.org" TARGET=_blank>www.aaca.org</A> <p>[This message has been edited by peterg (edited 12-28-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2000 Share Posted December 28, 2000 Although the writing on the bottom says "Dad 1924 Chevie," I doubt that it is either a 1924 model or a Chevrolet.<P>Looks kind of like a Buick to me somewhere in the late teens or very early '20s<P>Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcirilli Posted December 28, 2000 Share Posted December 28, 2000 Haven't a clue but you sure find some interesting Pictures Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Binger Posted December 28, 2000 Share Posted December 28, 2000 Looks like a 4 cyl, Buick - - 22-23<P>Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Hoover Posted December 29, 2000 Share Posted December 29, 2000 I agree. It's a Buick!<BR>Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest c.johnson Posted December 29, 2000 Share Posted December 29, 2000 It does look like a Buick. I can't tell if I see a front bumper or not. What year did Buick come out with a front bumper?<P>cj<BR> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaCarGuy Posted December 29, 2000 Share Posted December 29, 2000 1917-18 Buick, BUT with balloon tires which were rare even in 1925. Note the spare is original. Odd thing is, the windshield looks like a Chevy from 1920. I'd say the picture is from 1924,..but not the car. That radiator sure looks Buick,....but the tires and windshield,..Hmmmmm!<P>RS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronbarn Posted December 29, 2000 Share Posted December 29, 2000 Get real!! Not every car made in America is a Buick. It is not a 1924, but it is a Chevy - 1922, Model 490. There were a lot of similarities, but this is a Chevy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Hoover Posted December 30, 2000 Share Posted December 30, 2000 Question. How much trouble do you get into when going up against Father Ron? Well, here I go. <P>I don't believe it to be a 490 Ron. "IF" it's a Chevrolet, the only one I can see it being, would be a '22 Model FB 50. 1922 was the last year for both these models. The cowl and side hood louvers are wrong for a 490. The 490 had only six louvers and the FB had 14. (give or take) The headlight buckets on this photo are no newer than '22 again for a Chevrolet and what appears to be a cowl lamp, that really throws me for being Chevrolet. If it is a Chevrolet, then that would be my guess. A 1922 FB-50.<BR>Rick<P> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronbarn Posted December 31, 2000 Share Posted December 31, 2000 Rick, this is a classic example of using only the reference that is immediately available. It was too cold (20 degrees) to go to the barn to pull out the Chevy books and the book I had at the house had only one photo next to the 490 section, but it just said 1922 Chevrolet. I was suckered!! You are absolutely right, the hood is wrong and the cowl is wrong for a 490. It is indeed a FB 50. <p>[This message has been edited by ronbarn (edited 12-31-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaCarGuy Posted December 31, 2000 Share Posted December 31, 2000 Someone built this car out of spare parts to confuse everyone 80 years later,..That must be it.<P>RS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Hoover Posted January 1, 2001 Share Posted January 1, 2001 Ron, I must admit to you that I had to look this one up myself. I really thought that it was a Buick. <BR>I take it I'm not fired?<BR>Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 2, 2001 Share Posted January 2, 2001 The hood louvers don't look right but it could be 23-26 Chevrolet Superior with the optional spoked wheels but the 6 lugs are a problem the 490's only had five lugs in 1922, the wheels look right for the 17-19 V-8 Series D, Model D-5 Touring. It was the largest Chevrolet produced in the pre-war period with a 120 inch wheel base. It had 34 x 4 inch wheels with 6 clamps to hold the rim the the wheel felloe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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