K8096 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 This photo is on e bay listed as a Duesenberg & I know it's not that. I think it's a Chrysler. Anybody concur? www.ebay.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Whoever took the photo went out of their way to avoid any tell tail features! May be a Lincoln, if that is a Lincoln logo on the spare cover. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomchaney Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 The split windshield and chrome spears on the rear fenders lead me to favor Chrysler. I don't think it's a Lincoln. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The split windshield and chrome spears on the rear fenders lead me to favor Chrysler. I don't think it's a Lincoln. </div></div>I was thinking 1931 Chrysler Imiperial, but the bar splitting the windshield looks too thin, and the space between the front and rear door is too narrow... perhaps a lower series Chrysler.Cadillac was similar as well, but again, the bar splitting the windshield is not right, and the space between the doors is too narrow. The amount of space between the radiator and the first hood louver to too wide for a V8 Cadillac. (12 and 16 would have doors, not louvers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest De Soto Frank Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 IF it's a Chrysler ( and I think it probably is), it's a '29 or '30...The '29 & '30 Chryslers had that thin "ribbon" radiator shell...That said, the headlights don't look right for those model years ( '29-'30 lights were more bowl-shaped; these are bullets)...I think the Duesenberg confusion might arise from the vertical trim strips on the front of the rear fender... some Chryslers of this period with Murphy bodies had similar trim...Just taking a wild guess, I'd bet that photo was taken in the late-'40s to early '60s, and that this buggy had recieved some "custom touches" by then...That spare tire cover looks like it was borrowed from a Lincoln... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The '29 & '30 Chryslers had that thin "ribbon" radiator shell...</div></div>Which is why I don't think it's a '29 or '30 model, the radiator is way too wide. Also, those long clamshell fenders seem newer than that.I think you're right, though, there's been a lot of modifying to this car. In fact, that chrome strip down the center of the windshield appears to be fake as well. One thing that is uncommon on this car, though, is the lack of exposed door hinges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8096 Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 I did some Google image searching & think it's a smaller series 1931 Chrysler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest De Soto Frank Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 West,It's really hard to tell about the radiator shell from this photo... what I think I'm seeing is the '29-'30 "ribbon" shell, and what appears as reflection of the left headlamp in a wide radiator shell, I believe is the horizontal line going across the top of the exposed radiator core: the upper "inset" panel of the rad shell was painted on the '29-'30 Chrysler...The hood louvres match-up with 1930 Chrysler ('29s are framed with a slightly arched stamping), and I think I've seen this "faux" split windshield on some custom-bodied Chryslers of this period...My primary pictoral reference at the moment is Std Catalog of Chrysler, and the photos they offer are period ad photos... no dual-cowls though...Most of the '29 -'30 Chryslers have very discreet external hinges, and some of the custom open bodies seem to have concealed hinges ( Locke, Le Baron)... ???The three vertical trim spears on the front of the rear fender seem to be a Le Baron trademark.The long sweeping front fenders began with '29, and continued to stretch through '33...Wish I had my '20-'39 Carspotter's Guide with me... <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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