Re: 1930 boat tail speedster from a rough starting point
Posted by 58L8134 On 2016/10/18 8:32:32
Hi
Glad you brought this one up, its a excellent example of how not to build a boat-tail roadster body. The chassis is a 1928 Graham-Paige 835, the 'one-off' body credited to Hayes-Hunt Body Co. by the coachbuilder tag.
Comparing real boat-tail bodies built in the period such as Auburns and the Packard 734 Speedster runabout, one immediately sees the lack of surface development on the rear section of this body. On this, the panels are dead flat, the seams covered by moldings. Integration into the original body section is crude, overall workmanship poor. It has all the hallmarks of a body built to deceive.
Most likely this 835, which was Graham-Paige's top-of-the-line luxury contender competing with Packard 526-533, survived as a fire department crew car conversion. During the 1930's-1940's, large used luxury cars in good condition were virtually worthless at resale. Smaller fire departments received these as donations to convert to fire trucks and crew cars.
For Rodbuilder: we hope you'll take note of what the differences are between a poorly done boat-tail and one that plausibly represents a period-built custom body. Good luck with your worthwhile project.
Steve
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Glad you brought this one up, its a excellent example of how not to build a boat-tail roadster body. The chassis is a 1928 Graham-Paige 835, the 'one-off' body credited to Hayes-Hunt Body Co. by the coachbuilder tag.
Comparing real boat-tail bodies built in the period such as Auburns and the Packard 734 Speedster runabout, one immediately sees the lack of surface development on the rear section of this body. On this, the panels are dead flat, the seams covered by moldings. Integration into the original body section is crude, overall workmanship poor. It has all the hallmarks of a body built to deceive.
Most likely this 835, which was Graham-Paige's top-of-the-line luxury contender competing with Packard 526-533, survived as a fire department crew car conversion. During the 1930's-1940's, large used luxury cars in good condition were virtually worthless at resale. Smaller fire departments received these as donations to convert to fire trucks and crew cars.
For Rodbuilder: we hope you'll take note of what the differences are between a poorly done boat-tail and one that plausibly represents a period-built custom body. Good luck with your worthwhile project.
Steve
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