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"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo) 09/16/2017 at 13:05 • Filed to: None

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It’s old, it’s green, it’s got a straight 8 with a cracked head. I don’t know what it was. These are all the photos. Guessing it was an expensive car in it’s day. It’s out in the “back 40" of a pioneer village museum. Go to work oppos, we will need the old guys to chime in.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/16/2017 at 13:06

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wait 1-5-2-5-8-8-7-4?

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/16/2017 at 13:12

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Looks like 1-6-2-5-8-3-7-4 to me

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/16/2017 at 13:13

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No wonder the head cracked.

Feasibly it could be 16258374

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 09/16/2017 at 13:14

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that DOES include all eight, and so is probably right. ever seen a 5 foot long head gasket?

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 09/16/2017 at 13:15

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would be uneven fire. potato-potato. or possibly rutabaga-rutabaga-rutabaga.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/16/2017 at 13:18

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31 studebaker president.... i think

fintail > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 09/16/2017 at 13:20

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I agree with Stude, likely 1931, but a 7 passenger model like this:

fintail > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/16/2017 at 13:20

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I guess Studebaker 7 passenger sedan (maybe a President), 1931:

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > fintail 09/16/2017 at 13:21

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lol thats the pic i was gonna go with but i started second guessing myself as the hood seemed too long

fintail > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 09/16/2017 at 13:22

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The proportions seem funny, but it could just be the pic. I am reasonably sure it’s the car, within a year. Straight 8 is also a big part of it.

I also notice the neglected car has what looks like mounts for the fender mounted lights as seen on the complete car.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > fintail 09/16/2017 at 13:25

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yeah i think you’re right.. rearest window is the right size too

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/16/2017 at 13:36

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Nope. Seen a few straight 8's in museums with the heads screwed on tight that’s it. Kind of a crazy design. I guess it made sense back in the 30's-40's when the shape of the hood/fenders/frame rails didn’t really leave room for a V-layout. Inline 6's make some sense just because of balance but anything longer than that is rather batty.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/16/2017 at 14:29

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Yeah, saw that too, seems odd.

ranwhenparked > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 09/16/2017 at 17:30

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Also, since a straight six was essentially the only other engine around, it made a lot of sense from an economic perspective. You could build an eight on basically the same production line with a lot of the same tooling, and share a lot of the engineering with the six.

ranwhenparked > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/16/2017 at 17:32

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I think its a Buick Series 50, ca. 1930-1932.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > ranwhenparked 09/16/2017 at 17:51

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I like how Jaguar does this in reverse these days. “Crap we need a V6 and only have a V8. Let’s just reuse the block and chop 1/4 of the length off of the heads.”

Die-Trying > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 09/16/2017 at 20:44

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everyday common, lincoln model 7?......... that wooden wheel though......