[Brad in Wisconsin]

Found this while cruising the web............. TOWN OF DAVENPORT - Quick Access to Photos in "Davenport, Fact and Fancy" - Delaware County, NY Genealogy and History Site anyone know what kind of car it was before hotrodding? also look around there is a Case steamer stuck in a bridge and a early car that ended under a bridge also a brass T in the snow kinda nice!

[keiser31]

Which photo are we to look at?

[Brad in Wisconsin]

Whoops...... Chapter 12 12h is the old car that was hopped up!

[keiser31]

Here it is...

[Lozierman]

Obviously it has been significantly modified from what it was originally. Saying that, the length of the hood reminds me of an early 6 cylinder Austin, about 1909 vintage. I suspect the wheels have been modified too as early 36 or 37 inch tires were hard to find when this car was "made".
I will be watching to see what the others think.

[Dandy Dave]

I've been to this place. They use to have a gas up there and it is, or was a museum in the 1980's that was owned by the State of New York. Had a working overshot water wheel that powerd a vintage wood working shop.

http://www.dcnyhistory.org/Fact_Fancy/images/5.12.jpg

Neat place. Dandy Dave!

[Dandy Dave]

On the car....The long hood remids me of an Olds Limited. Dandy Dave!

[DLynskey]

Originally Posted by Lozierman

the length of the hood reminds me of an early 6 cylinder Austin, about 1909 vintage.

Good observation, Lozierman. A photo I have of a 1909 Austin shows a hood with 16 louvres, looks exactly like this one.

Don

[Lozierman]

Do a Google search for a 1909 Austin and you will see what made me identify this mystery auto as an Austin. An Oldsmobile Limited had a long hood too, but the hood was much taller. The Austin motor sat on a sub-frame which made it sit lower in the chassis allowing for a shorter, in heighth, hood.
There are more Limiteds left than 6 cyl. Austins. In fact I had a 6 cyl Limited motor at one time that is now in the 7th known Limited out of about 500 produced.

[Brad in Wisconsin]

You guys floor me!!!!!!!!!! so fast! I thought it might be an european machine due to the hub heavy hub area of the wood spoke wheel. Do you think the truss under the frame was "factory" or was that added after bouncing about Iowa for a few years. By the aged look of the car when the photo was taken, maybe it still survives or probably melted up in a scrap drive..
On the same site in chapter 5 photos, check out 5.09 and 5c (Help Keiser31) to show the picture???? what kind of milk truck and what is the icesaw engine!!! Fun fun FUN!!!