Re: 1924 Sport 136

Posted by Karl On 2024/1/16 17:45:38

As you can see in the first pictures of my blog, some components were not original. For example the rear and front bumper. The Sport model has rear corners and no full-length bumper. At the front, the connections/holders to the frame were also not original and one of the crossbars was too high, meaning that the additional headlights (Trippe Senior Speedlight) were mounted far too high and therefore too close to the main headlights. A simple conversion was impossible because the front, still original, continuous flat belts were very rusty after sandblasting. Also …. Remake all bumpers. What does this have to do with the body??? …. Well, the car was just too short…..the rear trunk was missing. And that also determines how the rear bumper corners/holders have to be designed. The only question was…..among all the suitcases I found in pictures on this topic on the internet…. and there were quite a few... there wasn't one that wouldn't ruin the overall picture of the "sport"... when viewed from the side. Simply hanging a suitcase on the back as seen on the “1924 Australian Original 136” (… I think everyone knows the vehicle that was recently auctioned…) was absolutely out of the question. We also had to find a case that wasn't too wide in terms of the body, fit between the two "Westinghouse Air Springs" and was only high enough so that the canopy rods could later be placed optimally. The chance to find such a suitcase was like winning the lottery. During the restoration period I searched the Internet from time to time. And… I found the jackpot.
I could hardly believe what someone was offering here in Germany. Because... not only did the suitcase fit in all dimensions, no, it also had a cutout in the area of the petrol filler neck on exactly the right side and at the right height and it would have fit exactly if it weren't for the “Westinghouse Airsprings” had been positioned. But that wasn't a problem because I quickly moved this access a few centimeters. I think this case fits this car really well and the spare wheel can also be installed in a visually good position. Maybe I should change the angle of the holder a little, because I don't really like the almost vertical position of the spare wheel. However, the lid should be able to be opened easily and the bottom of the tire should not protrude too far in front of the connecting line of the bumper corners. Once restored, the suitcase will look something like the one from the “Pebble Beach Winner 1934 Viktoria”. I already have the material for this here. They are the remains of the roof covering of a vehicle that I restored frame off some time ago and which was missing the original case, which I recreated based on the original template. So if I hadn't found a suitable suitcase, I would have probably built another one myself.
Karl

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