Ubb137 Chrysler Imperial Speedster 1927

nicanary · February 22, 2014, 04:50:16 AM

Czech ?

mekubb · February 22, 2014, 05:41:27 AM

Not Czech either

nicanary · February 22, 2014, 06:00:55 AM

Austrian ?

mekubb · February 22, 2014, 08:18:31 AM

Quote from: nicanary on February 22, 2014, 06:00:55 AM
Austrian ?

Nope

nicanary · February 22, 2014, 08:22:02 AM

USA ?

mekubb · February 22, 2014, 08:55:36 AM

Yes sir, from USA !

nicanary · February 22, 2014, 10:44:12 AM

Is it American-engined?

mekubb · February 22, 2014, 01:07:57 PM

Quote from: nicanary on February 22, 2014, 10:44:12 AM
Is it American-engined?

Yep

nicanary · February 22, 2014, 07:09:04 PM

Quote from: mekubb on February 22, 2014, 01:07:57 PM
Quote from: nicanary on February 22, 2014, 10:44:12 AM
Is it American-engined?
Yep

Is the engine one of those 1500cc Offenhausers?

mekubb · February 23, 2014, 05:47:37 AM

I don't know which engine it has but I believe it is a lot bigger than 1500 cc

nicanary · February 23, 2014, 06:06:22 AM

Is the car a homebuilt one-off or based on a well-known make?

mekubb · February 23, 2014, 07:56:03 AM

Well-known make

woodinsight · February 23, 2014, 12:24:28 PM

Does it date from the 1930s?

nicanary · February 23, 2014, 12:54:15 PM

Quote from: mekubb on February 23, 2014, 07:56:03 AM
Well-known make

Ford based ?

mekubb · February 23, 2014, 03:58:32 PM

A bit earlier than 1930 according to my source and not Ford based

nicanary · February 23, 2014, 04:28:34 PM

I'm having problems with this one! It seems very small to be an American car of that era, especially since you say the engine is bigger than I imagined. Is this an oval racer rebodied for the road?

mekubb · February 24, 2014, 07:49:57 AM

I don't know if this is a rebodied oval racer, my source doesn't reveal that info. But personally I don't think so. Here is another pic of the car.

nicanary · February 24, 2014, 08:13:09 AM

Packard Speedster ?

mekubb · February 24, 2014, 10:04:01 AM

Not a Packard but 'Speedster' is indeed part of the name

nicanary · February 24, 2014, 11:10:27 AM

It just seems so small. Is it a Stutz Blackhawk Speedster ?

woodinsight · February 24, 2014, 11:24:04 AM

It is a mystery - I've never seen such a small American sports of this size.......... $:-\$

Is there a Chrysler connection?

nicanary · February 24, 2014, 11:36:38 AM

Quote from: woodinsight on February 24, 2014, 11:24:04 AM
It is a mystery - I've never seen such a small American sports of this size.......... $:-\$

Is there a Chrysler connection?

Thanks to Woodinsight, I've found it. But I'm a changed man these days, so I'll leave him to finish the puzzle, and hope nobody tries to "steal" it. Welcome back MJW.

mekubb · February 24, 2014, 11:48:10 AM

Woodinsight indeed found the right connection with Chrysler, so I doubt what to do now as Nicanary apparently found the right car. OK, I'll lock it for Woodinsight now but I need the right description and year in the next guess. Otherwise it is open for Nicanary as well. It's a tough world out there gentlemen ....

woodinsight · February 24, 2014, 03:04:07 PM

Thanks Mekubb,

- but this was just another guess from me.

Please allow nicanary to complete it as I would still have to undertake more research to come up with the definitive answer.

I'm intrigued to learn more and what size of engine it was fitted with.

mekubb · February 24, 2014, 04:51:40 PM

Nicanary, it's all yours !

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Ubb137 Chrysler Imperial Speedster 1927