Anybody have any idea what make and model this thing belongs to ?
A friend gave it to me a few years back . He found it in the woods somewhere in Aroostook county and had no clue what it came from . I have been unable to match it to anything on the interwebs . From the styling I am thinking mid nineteen-twenties , perhaps a truck of some sort . If anyone has a clue please pipe up .
I say close to a Model T dash, but not quite. Maybe a Studebaker truck dash from that period? I will look at my sources Mike.
ReplyDeleteThe early Ts were just a flat panel . Some later ones had an oval center instrument cutout but its a shallower oval and the bottom edge of the dashboard is not straight like this one . Nor does it have the prominent brow that this one has . By the model A the center instrument cluster is the four dial cloverleaf arrangement . And then by the later thirties the entire panel tops become curved. So this one is a real oddball . I dragged it around several car shows this summer and none of the Ford A and T guys nor the Chevy guys had a clue.
DeleteThe mid 20s Studebakers had the oval instrument cluster cutout, but the bottom of the panel follows the oval profile of the instrument cutout, and the top has a curve to it and the brow is not near as prominent.
DeleteI know the toes belong to you, a common vintage...
ReplyDeleteYea, your bog standard sixty year old size ten clodhoppers. A bit mangled but functional for now.
DeleteMaybe an aftermarket part for building a custom street rod?
ReplyDeleteGiven the heavy gauge steel and the level of rust pitting I am fairly certain it is something original to the period. The gold paint is something my friend put on it and the texture you see is actual rust pitting.
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