Nine Lives: ’28 Durant M2

We are rarely moved to feature cars from the twenties. It isn’t that we don’t like them, it is more like there are so many available, how do you select just one to feature? Well if one of our most loyal readers, Tony B. sends it in and says this one is special, you go with it. Before 1928 this model Durant was called the Star, and was Durant’s least expensive model. The Star and the M2 competed with the Model T and Model A Fords. This coupe seats two and has a large trunk. The engine is the Continental-made four-cylinder that it came with from the factory. The three speed transmission predates synchromesh but the seller states it is not too fussy. a little background on the Durant Company. Durant, both the man and the company have an interesting history. Mr. Durant was the man who brought many companies together to create General Motors. He aggressively acquired other car companies when he saw an opportunity. These did not always work out, however, and he was ousted for spending too much on acquisitions. Read More