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[aspentrailmama]

These are two photos from an old family photo album. No one can tell me anything about the car, but I'm interested to know more. The photos were taken in Michigan and the license plate reads 1926 or 1928. It looks like a race car of some kind to me. I've looked at some images online but can't really find what the make/model of this is. 

 

Can anyone on this forum tell me about this car?

 

I've tried to post links to these photos properly. Hope I did so.

 

http://imageshack.co...6233/2XkOMt.jpg

 

http://imageshack.co...4230/yRF313.jpg

 

Thanks for any info you can provide,

 

aspentrailmama

[fnqvmuch]

took the liberty of reposting elsewhere

http://www.jalopyjou...380814/page-344

they will probably have an answer for you within hours

[aspentrailmama]

Thanks!

 

aspentrailmama

[Ray Bell]

The front axle is going to be the big giveaway...

It's an unusual shape, and while many will say "Ford!" at their first sight because of the king pin arrangement, they'll then see that the axle is definitely not Ford, lacking anything to do with transverse springs and having all that shape forged into it.

[fredeuce]

Ray, I beg to differ. Whilst this car appears to be fitted with parallel semi-elliptic leaf springs there are other features which indicate the axle is a Ford Model "T". Firstly there is the general king pin arrangement with the Elliot style axle. Then there appears to be the spring perch mount which is now redundant due to the fitting of the parallel semi elliptics. The wheels are an aftermarket variety with centre-lock attachment. This was common practice in those days. The axle itself doesn't have the usual lower profile of a standard Model T axle however , dropping axles back then was not unheard of. There were companies like Morton and Brett that built race cars based on Model T Fords. Some of these appear to include dropped axles.

 

http://www.coachbuil...orton_brett.htm

[Ray Bell]

You're right, Fred...

It's definitely T-Model with the unusual method of 'dropping' the axle used and converted to semi-eliptic longitudinal springing at the front, the rear is still transverse leaf.

Looking at pics online I found no other dropped axles which had been altered that way.