Guest Nancy DeWitt Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I'm told this is an IHC auto wagon but I haven't found a photo of one that matches it. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Gee that looks like a brass Model T radiator!!Manuel in Oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Gee that looks like a brass Model T radiator!!Manuel in OzThat is exactly what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozstatman Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Gee that looks like a brass Model T radiator!Maybe so, but the rest of it appears to be something else with chain rear drive and longitudinal front springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dictator27 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Steering wheel and column also appear to be Model TTerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 There were many, many companies that used the name "Auto." Just how many of these companies actually built vehicles is unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Here's a 1914 Auto Wagon owned by an AACA member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nancy DeWitt Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Hmmm. I'm still not convinced it's an IHC. Doesn't look like a REO either. Maybe just some mash-up of Model T and an obscure delivery truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I wouldn't rule out Auto, a couple of years later than the one I posted (based on the left-hand steering vs right-hand, and the smaller radiator) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nancy DeWitt Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 "Auto" is a marque? I assumed you were referring to an IHC Auto Wagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 My first post mentioned that there were several Auto companies, however, I just realized because of your post that my photo is actually an IHC "Auto Wagon." Sorry. But, yes, there were several car companies named Auto. How many actually built vehicles is forever unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest prs519 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) I do not remember any of the pics of early IHC trucks showing a radiator in such a distinctive way? I was thinking maybe Garford, but I could not find an image to support very well as most of the Garford pics are not hard rubber tires, and or are heavier vehicles. The truck Nancy pictures seems to me to be a very light truck (as many of the early heavy haulers were3 or 5 ton! Its length makes it seem large. Also, anybody know what that is below the drivers seat. It looks like a bundle of 1/2 pipe or something??? HAPPY NEW YEARS! I would guess the pictured truck to be about a 1 - 2 ton. Here is link of a larger Garford truck.http://www.armyvehicles.dk/garford1916.htm Edited December 31, 2011 by prs519 addition (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Jeffrey's had the flat board in front with a radiator. But they were 4WDs.I can imagine a T rad would have been a cheap and handy replacement for any water cooled engine.Commercials & trucks were probably custom built/ordered then as they are today.Manuel in Oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nancy DeWitt Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Manuel,Can you believe Fairbanks had five Jeffrey Quads in 1915? One and a half are out in Eagle, Alaska, where the local historical society restored one to running condition: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelod Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I was born in Anchorage in 1953 and lived there for 35 years. It was something of an Alaskan tradition to scavenge any variety of parts from various vehicles in order to keep something running, especially for people living out in the bush, so it would not be surprise me to see a Model T radiator on a non-Ford product.Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Sorry Nancy. I missed your post 3 weeks ago. The local history group did a good job restoring their Quad. Restoring/replacing the solid rubber tyres must have been fun.Cheers,Manuel in Oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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