Gary - thanks for the info. Grandpa had a number of cars, including one he designed and fabricated himself, so I was unsure of the provenance of the Devaux. Which is OK - I had only stumbled across this thread while looking for something completely unrelated, but the previous posters story was interesting. Good to know Grandpa's Devaux dates back further - i was pretty sure it did, as by the late 70's he was out of full scale restoration work and was more of a noodler. And it gives me hope that somewhere out there Carl Sandburg's Devaux that the previous commenter is on the hunt for is waiting to be rediscovered and hasn't been painted over!
see eBay 372972839467 for M 5511 and its 1932 675(2) Hayes plate 152-1307. 1931 675 vin 1001 - 4745 April 1931 to Dec 31 1931, 1932 675 vin 4746 to 5609 Jan 1 1932 to Mar 31 1932.
Wish we had the engine serial of the 40A and casting dates head / block to fully update its info.
Where Are You From? Ottawa Ont Canada
Do You own a car built by Durant? 1932 614 sedan made by Dominion Motors