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Comments about this vehicle| Author | Message |
|---|---|
2006-01-25 23:25
| Ford? |
2006-01-25 23:35
| ..I would say so.! |
2006-01-25 23:41
| Not a peugeot, not a Citroen... and doesn't look like a Ford so much  |
2006-01-26 00:14
| 1930 Chevrolet. |
2006-01-26 07:52
| ..are you sure?...would have rather think about a french car |
2006-01-26 11:08
| Who can be sure? But it deffo looks like a 1930 Chevrolet, wheels, hubs and all. |
2006-01-26 17:02
| I very much doubt that this could be a Chevrolet 1930 .These had shorter rear decks , wire wheels , differenr bumpers. In addition this is a right hand drive car in a french movie of 1939.So the probability that this is a french make car is high. |
2006-01-27 00:13
| et une Mathis? |
2006-01-27 01:46
| According to my copy of the Encyclopedia of American Cars, 1930 Chevrolets came with the pictured disc wheels (wires were optional) and I cannot confirm that the rear decks were shorter. If ordered with bumpers (they were by no means standard), a set that was on hand was fitted, so bumper shapes are various. Right hand drive versions were built for export, or the car might have been entirely built in France, or Belgium, where GM assembly plants existed at the time. Cars were even fitted with local bodies there. Anyway, I don't argue for a second that this may be a French car, but, as I said, it looks like a 30 Chevy. -- Last edit: 2006-01-27 01:48:03 |
2006-01-27 08:05
| The best proof for a certain identification on the make still remains the grill. Have you got a certitude about it? |
2006-01-27 11:01
| The radiator and the wheels are what I was going by. Also the position of the headlamps and the shape of the wings. I find it very difficult to identify cars from the 20s and 30s. Even worse are the Detroit potatoes from the 40s. People are moaning about the uniformity of cars today. I think it was even worse back then. Unfortunately, especially French cars of the period are sort of a white spot on my automotive map, apart from maybe a Traction or the Peugeots. No other European country followed American styling trends as closely as France did at the time. |
2006-01-27 12:29
| I agree with you. About the Chevrolet, I think we can assume it as a 1930 model then, but still "unknown" type... waiting for further find |
2006-07-02 14:29
| Mathis Emy 6 cabriolet 4 places 1928/9 |
2006-07-02 14:59
| It looks similar, but some details seem different, like the top of the grille and the shape of the bar on which headlighs are fixed: http://www.mathis-auto.com/vos-mathis/emy6-dallacosta.jpg http://www.mathis-auto.com/vos-mathis/emy6-pieri.jpg This one is closer, but headlights and that bar are still different: http://www.mathis-auto.com/photos-enigmes/12-recherche-Biarritz-405504.jpg |
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