What it is?

Picked this up yesterday. Hoping to ID it as I don't have a clue. First thought was front half would make a cool modified. Now thinking leave it as a touring with a tonneau. Either way, a cool modified!

 

Cheap lunch break guess.....20's dodge?

 

Yeah, I'm thinking Dodge also,but the dash is sure different than my dads' 1919 touring...

 

Windshield posts look like Dodge, but could be a number of makes. Search for that dash design....... however, it is a good start. Tubs are not usually built and that is why you should leave it together.

 

Kia??

 

I'm always a fan first of leaving it original. It's made it this long intact.
I'd LOVE to have a late Teens/Twenties touring!

 

1924-1926 Dodge

 

That recessed oval firewall, was there wood in there origonaly? It does look Dodgish to me also.

 

Dodge, not older than 24, due to the shapes of the lower cowl.

 

NO_NO it might been one soon --but a cool dude saved it!

 

It definately looks like your next hot rod to me !!

 

Archie called and want's his jalopy back!

I love it. do the touring and stand apart! not enough around these days

 

That oval in the firewall is another mystery. I don't know if it had wood in it or not, can't see any remains of it though.

 

No wooden firewall, someone cut it out. Most all had a flat steel firewall welded in with an embossed stiffener bead design that looks like a sun with rays sticking out.

I have a rare one here, pre-24, just leaving my shop. the owner has collected Dodges of that age for 50 years and he had never heard of a firewall without those beads. This one has none. We wonder if it was Canadian, but who knows.

 

Build it as a touring! A touring version of the "Take-out" T would be way *****in'!

 

The cowl shape just doesn't look right to be Dodge.

 

Pre 24 cowl is way different shape compared to 24-up

google image search to see the difference.

 

Can't imagine trying to figure that out.. I was looking at the HUNDREDS of Touring car manufacturers from before 1930 in the USA alone.. those Maxwells, Appersons, and Washingtons must be out there somewhere throwing monkey wrenches at car identifiers. Good luck.

 

Gromet, that's what I was thinkig too. Maybe it is something really off the wall, but after looking at some pics its kinda lookin' Dodgey.

 

Use logic on the real old cars for the process of elimination, or consideration.


Very, very, few early cars were steel framed, especially in open body styles.

Most were wood framed.

The start up costs of making the steel body, or the cost of buying a steel framed body by an orphan car company, would be a financial impossibility.

also, the law of averages: Dodge was likely the #2 in volume behind Ford? Never looked it up but.. they made a LOT

 

F&J good logic there.

 

Its like i said, you need to sell it to me, its to big for Harry!

 

I think I could build it so I can reach the pedals!

 

I'd put up a six pac of Bud..1923 Buick. any takers?
Terry

 

Are you gonna have it ready for Salina?

 

this is kind of close

http://www.cl***iccarmall.com/adDetail.aspx?ID=690

 

looks like 22-23 dodge windsheild posts and the body curve behind the posts is dodge style - ja**

 

and here's one that explains the hole in the firewall....for the gas tank



look here for more

http://www.wokr.org/

 

Squirrel, These look like it for sure. The dash in that black one is right on the money. So if its a Willys does that mean I hafta make a G***er?

 

Too old to be a g***er, but it would make a neat touring as others have mentioned. Or an altered.