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Car torched in 1932 Athens transport strike
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 12:04 am
by John E. Guitar
It looks like one wire wheel and one artillery wheel up front.
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b ... .r=voiture
Re: Car torched in 1932 Athens transport strike
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 11:02 am
by Rich Bingham
A ‘26-‘27. Odd the front wheels would have been mismatched.
Re: Car torched in 1932 Athens transport strike
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:41 pm
by DanTreace
Also has accessory front spring support with 2 extra u clamps over the front crossmember.
As the rear hubs on the large drum axle are wire wheel hubs, one could guess that a tire got flat, didn't have a 21" replacement handy in 1932, so to keep going just pulled the wire wheel front hub, off the spindle, and mounted an old used wood wheel, looks like 30 x 3 1/2 , but that would be approx the same outer dia. Just bumpy ride
Re: Car torched in 1932 Athens transport strike
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 5:00 am
by Manuel
Is that a rock resting on the rear spring?
Manuel in Oz