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| Author | Topic: Help me identify This Car |
Simonsez                      POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Evansville, IN, US |
posted 05-25-2024 04:30 PM
    
 This weekend I found an old picture of my dad and his first car. The picture was taken in 1937. Anyone recognize the make and maybe even the year? |
ed monahan   POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 05-25-2024 06:23 PM
No, but your dad may have been Elliott Ness. lol |
padroo POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Chesterton, IN, USA |
posted 05-25-2024 07:28 PM
Bruce, that airplane on the hood really threw me. My guess is it could be an aftermarket radiator cap but even if my guess is right that does not help identify the car. |
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Kpeters POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Josephine , Texas, United States |
posted 05-25-2024 07:39 PM
I was looking up some cars and it looks like 35 Packard. I’m not 100% sure but Check it out for yourself. |
garysss POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Baltimore, MD, United States |
posted 05-25-2024 07:49 PM
Bruce , think it is this one 1933 ford. Check out the engine side vents, fenders, front grill, headlights and horns fenders, lights on each side by windshield. http://www.automotiverestorations.com/1933-ford-v8-cabriolet |
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garysss POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Baltimore, MD, United States |
posted 05-25-2024 07:52 PM
Sorry I was wrong, headlights are mounted on bar , not fenders. Keep looking. |
BeWare POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA |
posted 05-25-2024 07:56 PM
Not a Packard. The Packard has always had a distinct shape to the top of tha radiator. It even carried on into the 50’s
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garysss POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Baltimore, MD, United States |
posted 05-25-2024 08:02 PM
I think I found it. 1932 Ford Sport Coupe. http://smclassiccars.com/ford/549388-1932-ford-roadster-henry-ford-steel-restored-flathead-original-type.html |
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garysss POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Baltimore, MD, United States |
posted 05-25-2024 08:12 PM
If anyone would know, it would be Ed. He most likely was working at the factory building them. LOL      |
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Simonsez POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Evansville, IN, US |
posted 05-25-2024 08:56 PM
Gary. I think you nailed it. Dad one time told me he never owned a car other than a Ford. I am being called for another “painting”. |
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BeWare POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA |
posted 05-25-2024 09:00 PM
The grill emblem sure resembles Chevrolet around 1930 give or take but not quite. But the side vents on the hood are wrong. This is a picture is supposedly of a Chevy with a similar radiator cap. But I think the cap is aftermarket.
This message has been edited by BeWare on 05-25-2024 at 09:07 PM |
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Kpeters POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Josephine , Texas, United States |
posted 05-25-2024 09:48 PM
Wow that is so cool |
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hotroddaddy From:Houston, Texas, USA |
posted 05-25-2024 11:38 PM
00000 This message has been edited by hotroddaddy on 05-31-2024 at 12:25 PM |
jimsutton POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Ocala, Fl., usa |
posted 05-26-2024 12:03 PM
from what i see --- it is a 1932-1934 Hudson Terraplane |
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padroo POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Chesterton, IN, USA |
posted 05-27-2024 08:57 AM
quote: I was thinking Terraplane at fist but couldn't find one that matched. I think aftermarket radiator cap also. |
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BeWare POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA |
posted 05-30-2024 08:28 PM
I’m still thinking this is a 1930 Chevrolet . The headlight bar, grille shell are almost identical
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BeWare POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA |
posted 05-30-2024 09:04 PM
The car in the Bruce’s picture is a Phaeton aka Touring car. Basically a convertible but not a single seat roadster. There was a 32 Ford phaeton, but sorry It is definitely not a 32 Ford. The grill isn’t even close. This message has been edited by BeWare on 05-30-2024 at 09:16 PM |
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BeWare POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA |
posted 05-30-2024 09:08 PM
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BeWare POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA |
posted 05-30-2024 09:12 PM
1931 Chevrolet Deluxe Landau Phaeton
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garysss POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Baltimore, MD, United States |
posted 05-30-2024 09:35 PM
The one Bruce posted does not look like it has back Windows behind doors and the doors look like they only have 2 hinges, not 3. This message has been edited by garysss on 05-30-2024 at 09:43 PM |
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BeWare POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA |
posted 05-30-2024 11:21 PM
Then it could be a roadster. The picture is not the best quality. I’m convinced it’s a 31 Chevy. The similarities are numerous. JMO
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ed monahan POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 05-30-2024 11:37 PM
The front bumpers and horns are not very similar. I have no idea of what it is. |
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Simonsez POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Evansville, IN, US |
posted 05-31-2024 07:01 AM
I cannot believe the great response I got from my dad's photo. Thanks to all. I agree with Beware that is close as we will get. By the way Rich, I sketched out and soon will start a painting of a variation of the photo. This message has been edited by Simonsez on 05-31-2024 at 09:02 AM |
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BeWare POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA |
posted 05-31-2024 11:29 PM
Based on the aftermarket airplane radiator cap it’s highly possible the horns and bumpers are aftermarket as well. Kind of like some Prowlers I know. He made it his own unique car. |
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Simonsez POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Evansville, IN, US |
posted 06-01-2024 08:18 AM
Aftermarket was dads thing. I remember him reveling the JC Whitney Catalogs as much as I did the JC Penny Christmas Catalog. |
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