Celebrating its 100th year this year: 1925 Chrysler Maxwell Special.
Chrysler bought out the Maxwell Motor Company in 1925. This machine came out of Chrysler but was still described as a Maxwell.
Bro bought this one in NZ a few years ago and it wasn't original even then, but it did have wooden spoked wheels on it. It has a Chrysler engine (I'm informed Maxwells engine blocks had square corners) so maybe it is the bodywork that is a Maxwell design.
The wire spoked wheels it has now are off an early 1930s Chrysler.
The original had no mudguards but they are a requirement in NZ unless you belong to a hot rod club, so Bro made them but has plans to remodel that as the original car has no welds in it - all bolted, riveted and screwed together. (His addition has welded mounting brackets).
The bodywork is on a wooden frame.
Chrysler were the first car builders to put hydraulic brakes on all 4 wheels - way back in 1925 - so it has flash braking for it's day but they were contracting brakes rather than expanding ones so the brakes have received a modern update (as have various other bits - an oil pump, a starter motor, an alternator...). Bro never wanted to make it original; it's more hot rod than concourse and that was always the intention.
One day I might get to drive it (round the yard).
Hari OM
ReplyDeleteThat's a neat sound... somehow I was expecting more of rattle and hum, but no - it purrs(ish)! YAM xx
My hubby and son would understand this post much better than I do.
ReplyDeleteI tune out when they’re talking shop. And they’re always talking shop.
Luckily my daughter in law is like me and we leave them to it and go off to talk about
Something else