Posted on 11/22/2020 9:31:22 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
I'm working family genealogy and found a photo of my great grandparents and family. That's my grandfather at upper right. The little girl between great grandma and great grandpa was born January 1924 and she appears about 4 or 5 years old here, so I'm guessing the photo was taken in the summer of 1928 or 1929.
Can you help me figure out what their automobile is? I'm guessing it is a 1928 - 1931 Ford Model A Slant Windshield because of the three windows on the side and the suicide door hinges.
Here's somebody's 1931 Ford Model A Slant Windshield...
The wheel hub doesn’t match the Chevy to the original post. It definitely is not a Model A; I restored one.
The top 2 (though it looks like 3) are pictures of a 1928 Willys Whippet, and the last one is a 1927 Willys Whippet
The guy in the back, second from the right, with the open collar. Looks like trouble. I’m probably a direct descendant of him.
Yeah, but is the woman in the pic ugly enough to be Lady Bird?
Agree with the posts that this is not a Model A Ford. The wheels appear to be wooden. Wood was not used on any Model A wheel style. Wheel hubs on Model A Ford’s are pretty distinctive. Early 1928 versions so called AR had a very small hub and narrow brake drums. The brakes proved inadequate so a wider from drum and bigger hub in late 1928 - 1929. The hub changed again in 1930 to flatter hub and so called airplane wheels without the metal spokes were available for 1931-32 Model As
Was that car made as a British export?
I’d say that’s a good call. Look at the second lip above the running board, the double ‘style line’ above and below the door handle, the wood wheels, lack of fender mounted spare, the body colored headlight and single headlight support.
Well it aint a 1967 Corvette stingray. Eliminate the impossible and youl have the answer.. detective Frank Columbo..
After reading through this thread, just want to say Freeper’s knowledge of cars always amazes me. Wish we had our own FR Car Club sometimes.
No, they never stayed that way when they became self controlling adults.
We have serious opinions about some things, the manner of dress being just one.
1928 Chevrolet Sedan4 door
Close:
1927 Willy’s-Knight Great Six.
The standard ‘Six’ was a 2-door.
Left front headlight is higher on the photo you show and lower on the article photo.
Ford never used wood spoke wheels on the Model A. If I remember correctly, Ford stopped using wood spoke wheels in 26-27, the last years the Model T was built.
I'll chalk it up to;
As best a restoration as one could do.
That definitely looks like the right model of car. :-)
The rear fenders are narrow on the Willys. They seem to be narrower than in my relatives car, no?
He does, now that you mention t! That’s my great grandpa.
I knew that was a relative but I just though it looked like LBJ..
And the guy standing to the right looks like Paul Newman!
Re “1928 Chevrolet 4 Door Sedan: _longranger81 pointed out “The wheel hub doesn’t match the Chevy to the original post.” I have to agree — does not look like the Chevy hub.
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