Dose anyone know who made a R S I car in the 30's? Trying to find out about this car. I believe it is hand made with a lot of factory parts mainly looking for the car emblems maker. Thanks. Any help would be great.
Just a note to inform....the Dodge Brothers cars from 1914-1938 had the "star", but it was NOT meant to be representative of the Star of David. The Delta symbol, for the Greek "D" (triangle), is what was used. One delta upright and the other inverted.
I know it's has a 1936 humpback trunk lid. I have one here and it's the same one. I know it's a bunch of different parts. Just never seen the emblem before.
Yep that was a star of David long before it was a Greek symbol. But never the less is was not the symbol in the pic.
Actually no. Jewish use of the hexagram dates back to around the medieval period, and Islamic use began around the same time. In the Dodge Brothers logo, the hexagram with two interlocking triangles, one black and one white is a symbol from Freemasonry. The car is pretty interesting. Looks homebuilt to me but it's nicely proportioned, like an MG. The emblem might be from a British car from the 1950s or before.
The grille and surround looks Dodge or Plymouth and the wings look very similar to Chrysler Corp badging in the 30's. Is the round portion a seperate piece bolted through the wings or all one piece? Even the tri bar logo looks similar to Chrysler offerings in the 60's. Images (15) by G V Gordon posted May 16, 2016 at 3:48 PM Case in point. All that being said I haven't a clue but it is a nicely done sports special. What powers the little beauty?
Why are you teasing us with vague shots,lol. What drivetrain, suspension etc, does it have? I love trying to identify the unusual.
Geez my fellow hoodlums, I expect more from y'all. Anybody worth their oil pressure gauge knows it's a "Von Dutch", right?
It sets on what looks like a 32 Ford frame. It has the same reveal on the side of the frame. Powered by a 250 six GM with a three speed small GM bolt pattern wheels. I'm sure it's home built.
Regardless of the badge, ditch the wheels and restore the little thing, it's an unusually nice looking homebuilt. What did they use for a drive train?
I agree with squirrel. The badge is home made. A very neat job, but the upper line on the left had triangle does not meet with the base. I do not think it would go out of a factory like that. It may be a '34 Pontiac grill, but it is a pretty narrow body. There may be something like MG blood in it.
That car was assembled in the time period that hotrodders were trying to copy the English sportscars. Probably the late 50s to early 60s.
Yep ornament and grill are 34 Pontiac as in this Edwin Davila photo I'd say that car is someone's pretty well laid out rendition a home made sports car from the early 50's built using parts available to have a car that resembled those rather expensive at the time British Sports cars. May have earned a Mechanicx illustrated golden hammer back in the day if it was an old build with a later engine. Those grandpa's mini truck wheels have got to go though. They really detract from the car.
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