[Fred K-OR]

Originally Posted by Elcastor

1928 Martin-Parry No. 218 Park Body

This vehicle is a 1928 Martin-Parry, No. 218 Park Body, mounted on a 1928 Model A Ford chassis. I purchased this vehicle in the Los Angeles area in November 2010 and completed it enough to take it to a car show in May 2012.

The Martin-Parry Corporation was a builder of many types of vehicle bodies, and they would mount their bodies on Ford, Chevrolet or other manufacturer’s chassis. In 1930 Chevrolet purchased the Martin-Parry Corporation and it eventually became the Body by Fisher Division of Chevrolet. I know of only 2 of these vehicles to still exist in the world. The other one is in Massachusetts.

I purchased this vehicle in the Los Angeles, CA. area in November 2010 and completed it enough to take it to a car show in May 2012. As we know they are usually a work in progress. After purchasing the vehicle, I took it all a part for a frame up restoration. While I worked on replacing the wood, I had a local body shop do the body work and painting.

Here is the car as I purchased it.



Here is as it looks today.

Nice job of restoring and a great history lesson on body making.