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Re: Roof top bracket for 1926 Star

https://ibb.co/b7y3WvX

Where Are You From? Cowarts, Al

Do You own a car built by Durant? Yes

Re: Roof top bracket for 1926 Star

Your search - https://ibb.co/b7y3WvX - did not match any documents.

Did the touring's have any saddles like Fords ??

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There's a 1926 brochure

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There's a 1926 car

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1923 Star

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Where Are You From? Ottawa Ontario Canada

Do You own a car built by Durant? 1932 614 sedan made by Dominion Motors

Re: Roof top bracket for 1926 Star

38-FCA431-777-D-4-A9-A-B872-0-F53-BDBFF929
29-DAFE36-85-E9-4-E39-9-ADA-1076-A4-ED3170



I have found these bracket in the car but don’t see how they were mounted and don’t know if they were even for this car!

Where Are You From? Cowarts, Al

Do You own a car built by Durant? Yes

Re: Roof top bracket for 1926 Star

Hard to say if they might be or owner intended to try to fit them to the car.

Here's two more from DMAC photo section with brackets.

Frank's Canadian 1926

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1925 Star

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Looks like they fasten above the body not through it. But both brackets are different from yours, all 3 are different at body mounting. Its almost like someone added them for same reason you say about top resting on the the tire. Friend of mine with 3 star touring's, doesn't think Stars had roof bracket's. Brochure's seem to agree

1926 A22 Durant here, just outside Ottawa Ont with none.

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Where Are You From? Ottawa Ontario Canada

Do You own a car built by Durant? 1932 614 sedan made by Dominion Motors

Re: Roof top bracket for 1926 Star

That looks like what I have. I will try to fit them on there this weekend, thanks for the help! I will let you know the out come with photos.

Where Are You From? Cowarts, Al

Do You own a car built by Durant? Yes

Re: Roof top bracket for 1926 Star

Beautiful car! Looks like a '26 M. The top saddles fitted in the brackets in the top corners of the rear tub.

Do You own a car built by Durant? Several

Re: Roof top bracket for 1926 Star

Yes it is a M

Where Are You From? Cowarts, Al

Do You own a car built by Durant? Yes

Re: Roof top bracket for 1926 Star

Marc, look for the saddle brackets in the areas indicated. They may have been covered with the upholstery.

Do You own a car built by Durant? Several

Re: Roof top bracket for 1926 Star

My 1925 Star Touring has a hole in the wood at the top corners of the rear seats like the pictures show. You can feel it by running you finger along the upholstery. Unfortunately, the wood was so old it cracked when I lowered the top into the saddle.

Vince

Where Are You From? North of Golden Gate Bridge

Do You own a car built by Durant? 1925 Star

Re: Roof top bracket for 1926 Star

Many years ago we had some of these recast using mine as patterns.
i sold sets to owners of cars other than Durants and Stars
they are probably "universal" to many different makes

Where Are You From? Hookstown PA

Do You own a car built by Durant? many

Re: Roof top bracket for 1926 Star

Sorry it took so long I have been busy, But here is what I have done in my spare time.





4972663-D-4-C68-4-EF8-8-A5-E-45730-FA120-EA
264-B0-B95-D364-4057-93-F3-0-EB4-B343-D25-E
A226-E297-6568-44-AB-81-C4-BAD46-EF6-CCF5
F1-A08-F14-65-F0-4395-92-AE-2-AB1-B2-DA7-CC7
643-AD3-BC-2-E2-F-4468-8529-42475-F51-DDA9
5-A91-E9-AA-9019-4921-80-FD-25-DCDF936-AE3

Where Are You From? Cowarts , AL

Do You own a car built by Durant? 1926 Star

Re: Roof top bracket for 1926 Star

Looks good. Look where these M2's has both located. Neither above the tin.

M2

M2

Where Are You From? Ottawa Ontario Canada

Do You own a car built by Durant? 1932 614 sedan made by Dominion Motors

 

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