Oldsmobile 1928 - 29

[prohrer]

I have brought what I belive to be a 1928 or 29 sports coupe

How could I find out what it is

Regards

Peter

[Ron of Chicago]

According to my Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805 - 1942, it says that the serial number should be on the right hand body sill under the front mat.

The 28 should be starting F1 and the 29 will be starting D1

Hope this helps

Ron

[prohrer]

Thanks Ron

The plate is not there and I could not find any nummber.

Do you know were the engine number could be found

Peter

[Ron of Chicago]

Unfortunately the book says that the engine number location is the same as the serial number.

Maybe if you can post a picture of the car it could be identified. If not in this forum, in the "what is it" forum. I have seen some pretty strange looking vehicles identified by some of the people here. One of the reasons it's so nice to come to a site like this is because of the collected knowledge.

Sorry I couldn't help more.

Ron

[Steve Moskowitz]

How about a picture? Did this car come from Colorado by chance?

[prohrer]

Thanks for your help

I will post some photos of it next week

Peter

[prohrer]

Could not upload my photas as they seem to big, is there somewere were bigger photos could be uploaded

I found the engine number FR4381

I assume that R stands for right hand drive, the car came from New Zealand

[Ron of Chicago]

Have you tried re-sizeing the picture?

If you have problems, feel free to e-mail me the picture and I will re-size it and send it back to you.

Ron

[prohrer]

I have uploaded 3 photos into the Photo Gallery

[Guest andy2755x]

Years ago my father had '28 and '29 oldsies it is interesting to read that this car is a right hand drive car.

As I am from Australia and remember dads' old cars you will probablly find the body plate if there is one on the pasengers side (left hand side)timber chassis rail just inside the front door (This was a standard position for Holden bodied cars)

Also a quick way to identify a '28 was they had cowl mounted parking lamps

and no no vertical chrome rods from the headlamps,the badge was oval.

'29's had parking lights in the headlamps and no cowl lamps they had vertical chrome rods from the head lamps to the front apron and a different badge also a tie bar oldsmobile in it between the headlights.

This is not to mention that the radiator surrounds are different and the shutters on them are different sizes betwen the two models.

hope this helps

Andy

[Guest andy2755x]

I forgot if you go to Oldsmobile club of Australia site there is a front end photo of each model.

Oldsmobile club of Australia

home.vicnet.net.au/~oldsclub/

Regards Andy

[prohrer]

Andy,

Thank you for your responce

I have found the engine number but there is no plate on the car

The number is FR4381, and I do understand that this means F for foreign and R for right hand drive.

I think this was a car made in the US for export to New Zealand

I also found the date code on the Zylinderhead A59 A=jan 5=5th and 9=1929

It seems to be a early 1929

I have uploaded some photos of it onto the photo section of this web page

Regards

Peter