Technical Need help Identifying a Cowl

Hi guys, I need some help with this one.
The tag reads:
Hayes body corp #6732
Model 92
Type 40
Series 78

I'm trying to attach pictures...

 

Hayes made bodies for many car manufacturers. Could be Cord around 1929 or so.

 

Bump for the night crew. Looks like Hayes built some high end bodies.

 

Bingo, 1930 shown.

 

nope, door hinges are opposite

 

I will have to look and see if it match's a cowl I have, 27 Hudson. The trim and cowl vent seem to be the same.

 

Definitely NOT Cord.

 

Looks like a Durant, maybe 30 or so?

 

1928 Marmon "78" series had a overhead valve straight 8. That was a tough one, 29-30 Auburn sedan, 28 Pontiac and 29 Reo have similar belt line details. But only the Marmon has a "78" series car

 

I'd expect the higher-end cars to be constructed differently. A coachbuilt cowl would have a factory firewall - possibly fabricated from flat sheetmetal rather than stamped - mated to an aluminium-skinned body, in which character lines etc. might likely be separate pieces affixed to the skin rather than pressed in. I'd suggest that whatever this comes from was made in fair volumes, with a majority of factory bodies.

(Of course "volume" meant something different in 1928. Less than a thousand might have been enough to cover tooling.)

 

Even the trim at the rear of the hood looks right for a '28 Marmon 78. Looks like Studeynut nailed it!
Nice Job!
http://classiccarslist.com/other-makes/26449-1928-marmon-model-78.html

 

Thanks, it helps to have the right reference books in the library.

 

I agree with the 1928 Marmon i.d.

 

I can't identify it but if you build and want to set your engine back you can turn the firewall around like on a 30/31 A for a little more room.

 

Thanks guys!!
Looks like a 1929 Marmon series 78 For sure.
You bet Beaner, a firewall flip would work well, it has steering column cutouts on both sides. (LH or RH drive)

 

Yeah, I would guess those things welded at the "A" pillar area were mirror sanctions. A lot of luxury cars ended up as farm trucks in the depression.