General Information

Serial #

9607

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL; GLASS; SYNTHETIC; RUBBER; FIBRE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

467.0 cm

Width

167.0 cm

Height

183.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

1990.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Durant

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Leaside

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Durant Motors was founded by William Durant, fomerly of GM. he established a branch plant in 1921, and by 1922 the first car was built at that plant.

Function

Owner driven passenger vehicle for general transportation.

Technical

This vehicle is typical of closed Tourer design popular in the late 1920's. Closed cars, with their improved comfort and protection from the elements, increased their share of the car market in North America from 17% in 1920 to 85% by 1927. This vehicle represented Durant Motor's entry into the 4 cylinder engine market. This trend was not so much the result of a change in consumer taste as of the availability of cheaper, all-metal, closed bodies which cost a fraction of the price of composite wood and metal bodies. The cheaper all-metal bodies were made possible by developments in steel manufacturing and metal stamping techniques after the First World War.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

NO - spare tire leather strap broken due to poor quality of after market strap and installation technique when installed, probably some time after the restoration.

Finish

BLACK

Decoration

2" BLUE STRIPS BORDERED WITH GOLD AROUND BODY AT MID POINT