PaulNC Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 I hope the attached picture appears, otherwise this will be a useless post . . . I am trying to identify the vehicle in this old photo. It seems to be an electric car from the first decade of the 20th century. As a child I had a model of this car which was labelled "Cadillac," but I'm dubious about it being an old Caddie.Any help would be appreciated. This photo is from one of Floyd Clymer's books. He only refers to it as an "animated fence post."Thanks,Paul Thompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Welcome to the Forum, you are correct that is NOT a Cadillac. I've seen that photo before and will try to find it with a positive ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwatson Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 The exact photo appears in "History of the Motor Car" by Marco Matteucci. The caption there reads: "The Renault coupe, the first totally enclosed car in the world". In the book the Year is vague,but it wasn't long after the beginning of Renault Co. on 30 March 1899. Text for the picture says:".....a water-cooled 3-1/2 De Dion was used in the second Renault then being designed which wasto be the first completely enclosed car". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulNC Posted April 10, 2007 Author Share Posted April 10, 2007 That's interesting. Do you think it's true? I'm no expert, but the vehicle doesn't look like it has a gasoline engine to me. That little snub-nosed hood seems more like the bonnet of an electric?Curious,Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pontiac59 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 There's not really any room for batteries, though, it probably has a single or two cylinder engine sitting low in the chassis - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That's interesting. Do you think it's true? I'm no expert, but the vehicle doesn't look like it has a gasoline engine to me. That little snub-nosed hood seems more like the bonnet of an electric?Paul </div></div>Under the bonnet is probably containers for fluids. The engine is more than likely under the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulNC Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 Kudos to Dr. Watson! I found this page : http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h...ficial%26sa%3DG which has a photo of Renault's earliest car. Except for being open, it greatly resembles the "animated fence post." So, it's a Renault!Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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