I am an artist and have an interesting photo I need to identify because I want to paint it (on canvas). Does anyone recognize this car? What kind, what year? I was told it was in Alaska and it was identified (by the photographer) as a 1954, but I doubt that very much. Thanks so much for any info you can give to me. Sue http://www.sues-art.com
definately NOT 1954 . I would say 1928 - 1932 . It appears to have hydraulic brakes which may indicate it is from the Chrysler family (dodge , plymouth and de soto) but it also looks like a smaller car so may even be english ? .
I was thinking a worn out Hudson emblem too, but was not sure since I did not find a radiator with that shape in the pics I was looking at. I don't think it is a dodge emblem as I have had (modern) dodges over the years and they weren't quite like that, not that all were exactly the same over the years. Thanks for a start!
No sir...not a Hudson. No Hudson had the V hanging down at the top of the shell. I'm thinking it's European. Not many American built cars of the late 20's-early 30's had fender mounted running lights. The lights look to be Lucas like the ones on my '30 Rolls.
--------------------------- You nailed that one quick! Yep! It's definitely a Henway alright. In fact, it's an ultra-rare '28 Henway 'Wild Turkey-Super Custom Deluxe-8'' sedan - with the infamous, and sadly as it turned out, all too appropriately named, "Mount Vesuvius - Flaming Tower of Power", quad-cam straight 8. That often and some would even say 'usually', explosive and incendiary engine, frequently referred to by several noted car magazine road-testers of the day as "a god-awful sick, ticking time bomb, that's just waiting to go off", was actually sourced from arch-rival Dikphor Motors Corporation, for what turned out to be Henway's short, and fortunately, 'abbreviated by court order', 1928 model run. Mart3406 (Official Henway Motors Historian and Corporate Archivist) ==============================
I'm not sure what a Henway is but I know they cost about $1.49 a pound at the grocery store, regardless what they weigh. I see dual cowl vents, the logo looks to be missing the center piece and may have had wings on the sides, and the headlights have little peaks at the tops. I think it's a bigger American car, personally, but I'd have to really dig to see what. I thought maybe '28 Studebaker, it's close on a lot of the features, but the fender lamps are different. Graham? Doesn't seem likely either. Stutz is close, too, but again different lamps. And my book doesn't have the best photos.
Hupmobile emblems designated the model of the car it was on , i.e. different color emblems for different models , yours designates a model U 1930-32 , here is a pic of the emblem , also a link to the Hupmobile club , they don`t have a pic of a model U but you could send them an email to verify. http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/hupmobile/models.htm
OK the last one definitely looks like the emblem without the H. And it looks as though there is a hole to attach one there. But my photo definitely shows gold in the triangle. I will go with the last one. Thank you very much!! I will be finished with the painting in a few days and will post it here when I am done.
Hi, finished my Rusty Car. Found out (the photographer called the boneyard in Alaska to find out for sure)that it is a 31 Hupmobile, series U. The last time it was driven was in 1946 when it broke down in Alaska. They had used it to haul chicken feed. Without your help she would never have known how to describe it to the current owner. Here is my interpretation of the photo in the initial post. Hope you like it! My first car, first chrome, and first rust...... Thank you so much for your help in all this! Sue http://www.sues-art.com
Thanks, guys! it was a lot of work, but fun all the same. (p.s. it's for sale *wink wink*) buahahaha Sue http://www.sues-art.com p.s. again. If anyone is sincerely interested in the real car, I can find out just where it is.
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