Well the price was right, so I had to pick it up. Picked it up last night. Hopefully I saved it soon enough before those guys turned it into a RR. After doing some research it looks like a 24-26 Oldsmobile. (Correct me if I am wrong please). Maybe used to be a 4 door touring car that someone cut the hell out of it? And then they built a nasty welded sub-frame for it. I need it like I need a hole in the head, but like I said price was right! And it seems to match up pretty well to the Model A frame I have laying around so the ideas are starting to fly. I like the basic shape of it. So maybe redo the sub-frame, brace the body and doors up real good, build some nice simple floors. Clean up that nasty cut up top and finish the edge off nice. Mount it on the model A frame, start keeping my eye out for some swap meet suspension parts. Build a cool windshield frame for it. Find a good somewhat matching grill shell. Get the body straight shoot some color on it. Get a budget V8 in there and drive the hell out of it?? Basically the plan, minus ALLOT of details. Would love to hear your guys thoughts...
I think it a great start but thats me.It looks like it was cut down from a sedan. Just like my 34 what are your plans for the build?
I'll have to compare it to my Pops' 24 olds touring. But, like Grinder said, it appears at first glance to be a closed car originally. If you decide to shave those cowl lamps, let me know. I think both on the old mans car are completely shot.
Definitely was a sedan. Might be a 24-5 Chrysler, they still had wood framework like the GM cars, my picture of a 24 dash looks similar.
I see some of the 24-25 Chryslers had the cowl mounted lights as well. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
The dash and the firewall will be the best way to identify it. There are many cars with that same belt line and with cowl lights mounted on the cowl, such as 27-8 Buick, 35 Cad., 24-6 Chandler, 25-78 Chevy, 24-6 Chrysler, 25-6 Cleveland Six, 26-7 Flint, 25 Gardner, 25 Hupmobile, 25 Jewett Six, 25-6 Marmon, 25-8 Nash, 26-8 Oakland, 25-7 Olds, 26-7 Peerless, 25-6 REO, 26-7 Star, 25 Willys-Knight, and I may have missed a few.
The firewall and dash aren't matching any Olds or Chrysler photos I've found yet, and the cowl vent and position of the hinges aren't right. What's odd is that the front doors look short for a two-door, but it doesn't appear to have been a welded-up four-door either. Off to bed... P.S. Is that dog a miniature pinscher? I used to take care of one; fun little guy.
Olds sedans of that era had a double-beltline detail with two reveals about 4" or so apart, though this was by no means unique to Olds. It does look like this body was cut off between the upper and lower reveals.
All the cars I mentioned in post #10 had double beltlines. Some cars had 2 piece body panels. Some, the top beltline was part of the window area and the bottom beltline was on the lower skin, all had wood framework.
Well before I stashed it away while it waits it turn, I had to set it on the Model A frame... <a href="http://s590.photobucket.com/user/gremlinguy/media/IMG_20130602_122508_0_zpsc4762513.jpg.html" target="_blank"></a>
Lawn looks good to me. Mostly green. A cool ride sitting on it with unlimited potential. Sent from my SM-G900V using H.A.M.B. mobile app
Thanks Gearhead-- In the time since I posted to this thread, Pops died and I inherited his Olds touring car. I was looking for 24 Oldsmobile threads and came across this one that I forgot about. The search for info continues...
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