1926 T Babcock Bodied Estate Car
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Bac15
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1926 T Babcock Bodied Estate Car
We have a 26 Babcock bodied T Estate Car and looking for more information. We know the car was built in late May and shipped to Babcock arriving in latter June. It was shipped with 5 other T chassis to be built on an as needed basis. We are looking for any reference materials, sales info, locations of more or drawings especially showing the rear seat mounting information.
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DanTreace
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Re: 1926 T Babcock Bodied Estate Car
Nice project!
Lots of good info on Babcock at the Coachbuilt site.
http://www.coachbuilt.com/ Open the link and search on H.H. Babcock
But the company was gone in mid 1926;
Automobile body production took a turn for the worse in 1925, and by 1926 Babcock was working solely on commercial bodies and was looking for other work to keep what was left of their workforce busy. Radio manufacturer Atwater-Kent toured the plant in anticipation of a contract with Babcock to manufacture wooden radio cabinets, but no contract materialized.
At the time of its demise in July of 1926, Babcock owed $605,000 to over 250 creditors. $220,000 of the debt unsecured, the remainder secured by bonds and mortgages.
Your project seems to use a lot of 1926 open car body parts, the cowl and fenders too. However the H.H. Babcock info on Coachbuilt shows good details with photos and adv. of those bodies with seating arrangement.
Lots of good info on Babcock at the Coachbuilt site.
http://www.coachbuilt.com/ Open the link and search on H.H. Babcock
But the company was gone in mid 1926;
Automobile body production took a turn for the worse in 1925, and by 1926 Babcock was working solely on commercial bodies and was looking for other work to keep what was left of their workforce busy. Radio manufacturer Atwater-Kent toured the plant in anticipation of a contract with Babcock to manufacture wooden radio cabinets, but no contract materialized.
At the time of its demise in July of 1926, Babcock owed $605,000 to over 250 creditors. $220,000 of the debt unsecured, the remainder secured by bonds and mortgages.
Your project seems to use a lot of 1926 open car body parts, the cowl and fenders too. However the H.H. Babcock info on Coachbuilt shows good details with photos and adv. of those bodies with seating arrangement.
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DanTreace
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Re: 1926 T Babcock Bodied Estate Car
From Coachbuilt site
The best way is always the simplest. The attics of the world are cluttered up with complicated failures. Henry Ford
Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford
Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford
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Bac15
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- Location: Massachusetts
Re: 1926 T Babcock Bodied Estate Car
Thanks Dan, I have combed through that site already. Looking for some more specific info like on production numbers at maybe if there are any documented Ford Estate Cars left.