1927 Chrysler 70 [G-70]

1927 Chrysler 70 [G-70] in Speedy, Movie, 1928

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

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Author	Message
Raul1983 ◊ 2006-12-19 21:06	choose one
pilou ◊ 2006-12-26 15:05	The roadster alongside the tramway is a Chrysler 70 , 1927.In front of the Chrysler , a small Packard five-passenger sedan but for me this one is more puzzling concerning the date of the movie , 1928.If I see well , it seems to have the cone type headlights and cowl lights which would make it a sixth series standard eight model 626 rather than a fifth series six model 533 which had drum headlights and no cowl lights.It has also the "Daphne at the Well" ( " Adonis" hood mascot that was introduced by Packard on the sixth series in 1928.So I go for a Packard standard Eight five passenger sedan of 1928 ( sixth series model 626 , built august 1928 to august 1929) and this would imply that at least some shots of this movie were made during the fall of 1928.
antp ◊ 2006-12-26 16:33	Movie was released in April 1928 according to IMDB.
nzcarnerd ◊ 2011-05-25 12:13	The car closest is not a Packard. More likely a Nash from 1925-27.