Thread: Need Help Identifying this Car ?

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Sorry, not a '24 Hupmobile either.

Some pointers for those who enjoy this sort of thing.
First, the winged Motometer on the radiator is probably the worst component to use for identification. While some manufacturers had the Boyce company make designs for them, these were easily moved from car to car and were popular aftermarket accessories in the '20s and early '30s

As with cars to this day, manufacturers used the grille (or more accurately for this era, the radiator shell) to distinguish their cars. Just as some folks complain today ("all cars look alike, like jelly beans..... or whatever") these old "square" bodied cars look pretty similar, particularly to the casual observation. So if you look at the car we're trying to ID here, the grille shell has a 45 degree angle to the upper corners of the opening (moderately unusual for this period) and the upper part of the shell has in inverse "swoop" to it that continues into the shape of the hood. So just for discussion, both the Dodge and Hupmobiles offered as solutions, they both have rad shells with rounded tops and basically "square" openings. Often another tipper is the emblem on the shell, this one appears to have a V shaped component, though the photo quality isn't good enough to tell for sure.

On an open car like this the windshield shape can be helpful too. If you went to Google or where ever you prefer to look at pics of the Dodge or Hupmobile you see they both have lower stanchions that flair out from the cowl, whereas the car in question rises pretty much straight up.

Other old hands at this will talk about bumpers or fender lines being distinguishing components, and they're correct, but those tend to be more subtle.

The drum headlights and wood spoke wheels are a tip that this is likely a late teens, early '20s car, but of no value as to make since so many used them. So there you go, now search those picture files on the web til your eyes fall out!