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HI,
i bought a chevy for repair but i'm not sure of the year of manufacture. The documents say 1924, but according to the engine plate, the engine was made in 1928. There are no other plates on the car. Before starting the repair, I would like to have complete information so that the work is as accurate as possible. Many Thanks for any help.

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Looks like a 1928 with 29 head lights on it.

thank you very much, do you see anything else that is not original or does not correspond to the year 1928/29?

Definitely a '28, '29 is quite different. Don't know how it got titled as a '24, not even close to being the same. So the bumpers, shock absorbers, and tail lights are also not original to that year. More pictures may expose more discrepancies. Don't get too hung up on those things. Even those single action shocks will make it ride better than the original recoil plates on the leaf springs. Now that they are there and the holes are drilled in the frame, I would leave them there. Get it safely driveable and then start acquiring the parts to get it to the next level of year specific accuracy. Originally the lights on the fenders would not have been there either.

I do not know where or what country Brusperk is but I suspect there are not a lot of 1928 headlight, or taillight buckets floating around.

Hi thanks,
Brušperk is the Czech Republic, the Center of Europe. GPS around 49.702, 18.221
There really aren't that many cars around.
year 24 was at auction. the purchase was a quick mistake,
But now that I have it, I will be happy and fix it.
That's why I'm very happy for any advice.
I assume that I will have to buy a lot of parts in the US. Now I'm putting the state together and then I'll work.
if you can send me photos of what is wrong and what the original should look like, I will be very happy.

thanks a lot.

We all need to realize that Chevrolets assembled outside of the USA have some differences. The lights on the fenders, bumpers and other parts can be examples as local laws, regulations and suppliers require. The semaphore type turn indicators are typical for European cars of the period.

The car looks to be in very good condition and with a few exceptions correct for 1928. I suspect that the original lights had some problems and with original 1928 lights not readily available substitutes were used to keep it on the road. If the car runs and drives as good as it looks you have a gem.

unfortunately it doesn't drive yet and has big holes in the floor, it will need a lot of work.
thanks for the advice.