Antique car / truck / tractor, radiator shell.

[How Lucky]

Would like to know the make, model year, and what it went to. Pulled it out of the leaf litter while metal detecting.
Thanks!

 

[old digger]

It would be a little difficult to identify it without a company name stamped on it. It belongs to a pre 1927 car due to the crank hole cover viewed in the last photo.

 

[Tony in SC]

Cool find! I would say 1930's but not ford. The crank hole being plugged means it had electric start? It is in good condition, I would straighten it up and hang it on a wall.

 

[desertexplorer]

It’s a 1931 Model A radiator shell.

 

[desertexplorer]

The 1930 Model A crank hole embossing connects to the bottom beaded edge making your find a 1931 and not a 1930.

 

[bowwinkles]

Check here there are many to look at. https://www.google.com/search?q=29+...mg&ei=ufGNXtzKJNGOzgLywpLoCw&bih=555&biw=1190

 

[How Lucky]

Thank You, that seems to be it.

 

[NellsCollect]

What the... how is that not rotted away

 

[desertexplorer]

The Model A shells were made of stainless steel.

 

[NellsCollect]

No way! Stainless that early? I was thinking perhaps there was a decent amount of nickle in the plating?

 

[desertexplorer]

I think that Ford came out with the stainless radiator shells in late 1930 and I think the 28-29 shells were nickel over brass.