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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by saltflats, Jul 13, 2021.

  1. saltflats
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    My brother has been going through some of are old family photos and though some could help identify this car. Thanks.
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  2. squirrel
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    mystery car.jpg

    pretty fancy wheels...
     
  3. flatford39
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    If there isn't a headlight bar it's a Pierce Arrow.
     
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  4. oldolds
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    Looks like it might be a Buick. Just guessing. Buicks usually had the grille and hood shaped like that
     

  5. OK, I'll be the first. DODGE!
     
  6. Looks to be a soft top with fixed side glass, pretty swanky, love the Qtr window
     
  7. Joe Blow
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    Those wheels look like early 20's Maxwell Touring.
     
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  8. My guess is a 1926 Chevrolet Superior touring car.

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  9. squirrel
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    the chevy looks similar, but differences abound...notice how much shorter the hood is, for one thing.
     
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  10. Dreddybear
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    With the bead in the skirts and those wheels I want to say that's a Flint
     
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  11. squirrel
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    getting closer, I think.

    1925 Flint
    Flint_B-40_Touring_1925.jpg

    mystery car.jpg
     
  12. Jim I think your right. HRP
     
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  13. squirrel
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    you mean Dreddybear is right
     
  14. :rolleyes:
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  15. jnaki
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    Hello,


    When I was researching for a drag racer named Jim Morris, I got two scenarios. We knew Jim Morris as the racer in a fast Buick powered street roadster that always gave the Jim Cassidy/Jr. Thompson street roadster a run for the money.

    1959-60 Jim Morris street roadster

    But, the other information I was able to gather was that Jim Morris also had a Buick Phaeton with a supercharged Buick motor that was also in the drag racing circles. We do not know if this is the same Jim Morris, although by the time the Getty Images Photo was taken at Lion’s Dragstrip, it was 1965. By then, we were already into our next desert motorcycle racing adventures and surfing all over So Cal/Baja. No more weekly attendance at the drags for the both of the brothers.
    https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/post-pics-of-phaetons-lets-see-the-tubs.443647/page-14#post-13810375

    Jnaki
    upload_2021-7-14_3-11-58.png 1965 Lion' Dragstrips pits

    The distinct headlights of the Jim Morris Buick Phaeton are an exact match (or so close) that I would go out on a limb and say the mystery Phaeton was a 1925 Buick Phaeton.
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    More Jim Morris 1925 Buick Phaeton 1965 drag racing
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  16. A combination of a 1928 and 29 Buick. It has 28 bumpers I think?[​IMG][​IMG]
     
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  17. Dreddybear
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    Nah guys it’s a Flint. 1925 Flint with a “California” top option that gives it hard side windows that can slide back and forth.
    I’m pretty sure about this.
     
  18. Speed Gems
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  19. Think @Dreddybear nailed it with the top option to boot !!
     
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  20. For the win! Love those sliding windows
     
  21. nobrakesneeded
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    definitely a Flint. Hood latch, grille shell, bumpers, cowl lights all identical to photo squirrel posted.
     
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  22. Winner Winner Chick'n Dinner! { Congrats Dreddybear! } That was a tuffy:confused:
     
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  23. saltflats
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    Thanks guys.
    I have one more, thinking it's a Hudson
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    IMG_9732.jpg
     
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  24. saltflats
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    Wheel hubs are different.
     
  25. Dreddybear
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    That's an Essex I think... 1924
     
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  26. 302GMC
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    Designed by the guys who later worked with Walt Chrysler. Interesting history.
     
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  27. meh, close enough. It’s a dodge :D
     
  28. saltflats
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    I'm thinking a 1925 Hudson Super Six
     
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  29. F-ONE
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    I think it's Aunt Emma's car.
     

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