Edsel's Dual-Cowl Phaeton up for Auction

[ctlikon0712]

Re that chassis pic, besides the Panhard bar on the front, look at what is on the rear & it is not Fords transverse spring!

I think that might be a remnant from the custom treatment when it was made with the 37 - 40 parts as shown here.
http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/edselphaeton.htm

[peters180a/170b]

can't believe their running with a 2 blade fan....l.o.l.

[Garage Dog]

I love it!!

[Fordors]

I found more chassis pictures, click on the Hemming's link in the first post and then do the same on the Mann's Restoration and Maintenance link found there. Looking at the chassis pictures it's easy to see that the front axle has much more of a radius to it. The deep radius gave a lower mounting point for the spring perches and gave us what may be the very first Model A dropped axle ever! I'm not sure but the perches themselves might be different too, but even if that isn't so look at the brake actuators- they are angled down to correspond with the deeper axle radius. Also, one photo shows the tie rod with a dropped center section to clear the engine and the front wishbone is different right at the yoke where it attaches at the perch.
As far as the rear end goes the Hemming's text explained that the rear axle was narrowed 8 inches (something that I can't see the need for; anybody else?) and mounted on semi-ellipticals as on a AA truck.
Must be loads of other detail changes there too, but I'm not a hard core Model A guy so I don't know.

[WTSHNN]

Originally Posted by Fordors

I found more chassis pictures, click on the Hemming's link in the first post and then do the same on the Mann's Restoration and Maintenance link found there.

Here's that link http://www.mannsrestoration.com/Rest...n/Item159.aspx

[Roadster62]

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I've always liked the looks of that car ever since I saw a photo in an old Floyd Clymer book back in the 1960's. So glad it is still here and restored. I read some were that Edsel liked the looks of Hispano-Suiza, they used Grebel headlights. Henry had the good taste to admire Alfa-Romeo. Bob

[Special Coupe Frank]

Reminds me of the big Bentley sixes from the late '20s...

Very nice car, if a little stubby on the Model chassis...

FWIW, Rolls-Royce also used cantilevered leaf springs on the rears of their cars...