Technical What is this car body?

I saw these pics posted in a different forum and I'm kinda fascinated by them because I can't figure out what this thing was. The pics are terrible and I can't take more because I have no idea where this is, I'm just reposting them in the hopes someone can ID this car. The body lines in the fenders and the incredibly long bustle below the rear window of what appears to have been a large sedan really make me curious.

 

With all those Deco type lines I would guess Nash.

 

those cool lines in the rear fender were a give away I think

 

Yes, Studebaker and Nash had the embossed scallops

 

Fonzi says it’s a Dodge .

 

The Nash does not appear to be a match to me, not even close, really. The car in question clearly does not have a trunk lid, just an extended tail panel.

 

Start digging it out. See how much there is left.

 

there are pictures of a 35 Nash La Fayetteville with a spare tire on the back which eliminated the trunk lid. You might be right…..I guess time will tell

 

That one looks a lot more like it, the body lines match up really well but the fenders seem different.

 

Bet that was a cool taillight that fitted in that scallop in the fender. Even the bumper brackets flow into a scallop. I'll have a stab at about 1934 to 1936 Pierce-Arrow. Wonder if the V12 is somewhere down there.

 

1934 Nash

 

To my untrained eye.......that sure looks right on the money!

 

Identified in 2 hours and 6 minutes

VIVA LA HAMB

 

BINGO! Even the gas filler hole is spot on, nice work HAMB

 

I am always amazed at the HAMB detectives once they get to work on a case. The definitive answer was delivered in less than an hour from Sweden!

Posted at 10:56 AM MST Solved at 11:45 AM MST 49 minutes!

 

And ya can't question The Fonz, can ya! Score another one for @VANDENPLAS

 

Good detective work, Sergent Friday!

 

Too bad someone parked it in a well

 

Yeah he hates to say he's wrong eh!!...



Atta boy @j hansen

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If I stumbled onto that thing , I’d have my buddy and his backhoe there in short order! (providing I had permission to exhume the body)…lol. I’m thinking what you can see is probably the best part.

 

Hey, Anybody else notice the taillights on the Lafayette??? Look the same as those used on the '37-''40 ish Willys!! Not surprising, really. Smaller volume manufacturers have often employed 'supplier' parts for economic reasons.

Ray

 

I'd be willing to bet that all that is there of the car is the back half of the body. Most likely the from the door post forward and the chassis ended up as a pickup during WWII.

 

Maybe not, depends on the soil-type, & how much air got to the buried portion. Might find a lot below the earth-line. W/your luck, probably has the staight-8 w/the 16-lead dist, intact... Either way, be an interesting dig. & much easier than using a green-hippo to retrieve the carcass. Well, what're you waiting for? Most of that'll buff out, you know... , probably have it running & driving in a week... .
Marcus...

 

Here's a rare Coupe with an AMC 401! More info here, https://car-from-uk.com/sale.php?id=520036&country=us

 

I believe Indian Motorcycles also used that taillight lense

 

I gotta agree...makes more sense than my "driven into a well" theory.

 

Very cool, well done J Hansen! hrm2K you were onto it, I'm impressed all around.

 

I just want to know if you brought it home yet!

 

They may also have pulled the whole body off to build a wagon out of the chassis which was also fairly common at least around here.

 

I’d drive it