OT - Help identifying this car!

[Guest Federico]

Hello, a week ago my father and I went to see the car of a relative, she says it's a pontiac but she's not sure. We looked at the car but there was no visible maker, anyway, we got some photos of what we thought could help.

We are quite sure it's american mid to late 20s. It has a flat straight 6, the head is divided on two parts.

Something that called out attention was that it has wooden wheels, I guess it was not that common to still use wooden wheels on the late 20s.

The mopar is still on progress, he is waiting to be painted and I am anxious to be driving it, but i don't think i will dare to drive it anything faster than 60....

Thanks!!

Federico

[Normspeed]

Hard to tell without seeing the body. I'm guessing a Studebaker from maybe mid-1920s.

[Ed Griffin]

Here are some pic's of a 1930 REO speedwagon flying cloud truck. Lots of similar but not exact items such as the wheels and motor. Seeing the whole car as mentioned is the best way to tell. The radiator frame was close as well but not the same.

[T.Tom Meshingear]

Federico,

It's a 1929 or possibly 1930 Pontiac.

Big clue is the split head engine designed by Oakland for Pontiac and

the shape of the radiator shell especially at the top.

Tom

[Guest Federico]

Thanks for the info, I guess it's time for google to show me the way to the specs of the car. It's now missing the front fenders, front bumper, headlights, rear seat, half of the windshield and the top. But it is possible to find all these except for the rear seat....

If we are that lucky, I think we may take it home and give it a second life after the DeSoto is street ready, it's a nice and not usual car here, and getting one of this kind can be quite expensive (17000-18000 a Ford A convertible already restored).

The photos are not very good, the car was on a very small garage, with one wall very close, and the other wall even closer.

[greg g]

perhaps you can fix it up like this:

http://restored-classics.com/capricornia/rally3/7.html

http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Pontiac/

[Rodney Bullock]

That would be a great car to go to the market in. A 4 dr convertible. You guy's can really have a great time with that, as far as looking for parts the AACA website is your best friend. I bet they have some owner that have all the parts you need.

[PatS....]

1927 Pontiac 6-27 Engine

http://forums.aaca.org/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/512014#Post512014

[TodFitch]

That would be a great car to go to the market in. A 4 dr convertible. You guy's can really have a great time with that, as far as looking for parts the AACA website is your best friend. I bet they have some owner that have all the parts you need.

I believe that the body style would be either "phaeton" or "touring". If it had only one main seat with either a trunk or rumble seat then it would be a "roadster". "Convertible" was reserved for body styles with roll up glass side windows and could have been either "convertible coupe", "convertible sedan" (4 doors) or "convertible coach" (two doors) depending on the number of doors/seats.

The SAE actually had a specification on naming body styles back then. But very few manufacturers followed it exactly.