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So what happened to the rest of the limo body??

John

Mal, here's a suggestion:
Get the engine running, put good tires/wheels on it and strap a wicker lawn chair on it and drive it home as is (dont forget to send us pictures & a YouTube video)

On a more serious note; dont you guys have car dollies that you can rent? You've to make sure the rear tires can make the trip but it would be a lot easier on your vehicle towing it.

BDC,

Photo is of Noel's '41 160 Chassis when it was going to the bodyshop a few years back. Put a seat on it to drive it on and off the trailer. It's tempting for the '48, but complete lack of a driveshaft(I think?), didn't see it there yesterday, will preclude that. Besides I doubt I could outrun the law in such a contrivence, even without a body.

".....dont you guys have car dollies that you can rent?"

Short answer is NO. Doubt one of those is legal down-under.

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Don't know about Australia or Texas, but towing an unregistered vehicle on a dolly is illegal in many places. Still, I would love to see Mal on top driving it home!

So would Mal!

But, unless I can get wheels and tyres for it, it ain't goin' nowhere!

On the wheels, there's the bolt circle but there is also the center hole diameter to consider. Even if the bolt circle is the same on the 1941 wheels, the center hole may or may not be smaller. However, even if it is smaller, the worse that will happen is you won't be able to seat the wheels and if that's the case, they will wobble but it shouldn't matter much just for moving it.

Stepped out 4 good paces next to the '50 and this ended up about 20" longer than the '50's wheelbase. So confirms as 141" wheelbase and either a Limo or LWB Sedan.

But, really need to know whether my old '41 120 wheels/tyres or the '50 Eight wheels/tyres will fit the '48 Limo.

Measured 3 wheel centres, '41 120(black), spare(red) and '48 Eight(green). All appear to be the same/similar in that all measuring, across a lug nut hole to the opposite alignment hole, on all three were 5". When I say alignment hole these are the five small holes one of which is used by means of a "locating pin" on each brake drum so the lug nuts can be inserted and wheel centered. Another measurement was the diameter of the centre hole, being approx 3 & 7/16" - 3 & 3/8"on each of the three wheels. While a third was the spacing between bolt holes of about 2 & 13/16". Some photos are attached to illustrate.

Would some '48, '49, '50 Limo owner(I believe the chassis is a 2222) be kind enough to measure a wheel of theirs and report their findings? Please?

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Mal - you are good to go with wheels.

And as for the limo, I believe I know where the doors hood and fenders are if that is any clue as to what happened to the car. (PT)

That will give Mal a good start anyway.....

I wonder if Mal is going to turn into Lt. Columbo and see if he can locate the rest of the car. That would make such great story,if between the flackmaster and others, the major parts could all be rounded up...

There is an old retired Sea Captain from the United Kingdom, named John Charlton, who comes over to the wilds of Arizona each year, hangs out at Arizona Model A, and will build a Model A Ford out of parts, over a trip or two. His latest effort is a red and black Pick Up named 'Beef'. His work reminds me of someone working on a oversize tinker toy! Mal, how about it. Ernie in Arizona