Technical Identify this frame?

I was pretty sure this was early Chevy, but now I don't know. Plymouth maybe?

 

Giving me chevy vibes. Don’t know for sure so here’s a bump to the top

 

Same, but something about that rear crossmember is throwing me off a bit.

 

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/want-photos-of-1931-1932-mopar-car-frames.827226/

http://chevy.oldcarmanualproject.com/parts/1929_32/2932mppl058.html



just a few links/pics to help eliminate possibilities.

 

the steering box mount and the side trans mounts are throwing me off.....also the battery box looks really similar to my 34 plymouth.

 

Squirrel, do you still have that '28? chassis? Does it have that clamp type steering box mount?
The 29-32 Chevy pic in your link has the right shape, but not quite right. Maybe a couple years older?

 

Oh wise and all knowing @VANDENPLAS ...

What say you? Does thou OP hast in thy possession a holy relic of Chrysler himself?

 

These pics might help. Supposed to be 1928 Chevy frame. Picked it up a while back.

 

That sure looks close! Front X member is slightly different but the rest is a match. Thanks!

 

28's were still 4 bangers. Maybe you could figure it out further by the length of the motor mounts

 

28s were supposed to have the six but they used a different front crossmember due to the shorter 4 cylinder. At least thats the story I heard. Not sure if I have a 29 parts catalog. I might. That could explain a different crossmember to accommodate the longer 6.

 

Yes, i have two the same as yours. I was also told 1928 Chevrolet.

 

That looks like a one of a kind 'Kalispell Speedster' frame they started making them in the 20's (2023)

 

Yeah, I'm thinking speedster/modified of some sort.........banger or flat V8 powered. 3 springer maybe?I have most of the parts laying around....

 

It looks very similar to the 29 Chev frame I started with for my Modified Roadster.

 

Or right hand drive?

 

I deleted the post, because it would not multi-quote.

I suppose it could be a RHD/LHD difference. Hard to say.

 

@gimpyshotrods I think it originally had a pan on both sides like Fords. I recall seeing early Chevy frames with 2 pans.

 

That sounds right.

 

RMR&C you have a 27 chevy frame. There are a few indicators to year, Studebaker Joes front cross member says 28, the smaller pressed front cross member on yours says 26-27 (25 had one pressed cross member for radiator, one cast for front engine support), yours has transition cross member stirrups (between rear motor mount and battery box) started late 26. The brake rod support was on one side of that cross member in 26, and on the other side for 27 (I do not remember which). The clincher is yours has two holes in the rear cross member. Second hole for gas gauge------ 26 had no stinking gas gauge!

 

Grumpy, I notice some of those era Chevy frames had the bumper mount tab on the front spring mount, and some didn't. Can you tell me when those started? I have a couple Chevy frames of the era, and would like to be able to tell them apart.

Last fall I bought the front half of a Chevy frame without the bumper tabs, looks just like the OP's frame, and had the axle with the spindles that Ford T guys used to use to drop their cars.

 

The bumper bracket frame has to be a 6 cylinder frame (29 and up) I am not familiar with those frames. If you are talking about the Elliot spindles with 'parallel' elliptic springs, then it has to be 25 through 27. chevy went to reverse Elliot in 28, and 24 and earlier had quarter elliptic front springs. Sorry that I cannot help better with the bumper bracket frames.
Have fun, Be safe!

 

It's the complete version of the late 20's early 30's Chevy frame that I rescued from a rat rodder a few years ago.
Mine isn't so complete.


Mine is the frame for my Boat tail speedster project that has been slow moving.

 

My first impression of the OP photo was 'truck frame' because it seemed sort of overbuilt for a car.