Kelly Barnett Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Hello to all. I'm new to this site and was hoping that someone might be able to help ID this car in an old family photo. A few of my relatives, ancestors, are in the photo. I thought the photo was very neat but the car brand eludes me. There is a name in the top of the radiator shell but I cant get a good idea of what it might say. The photo was taken on the old family farm in NE Iowa back in the mid Teens I think. Thanks for the help identifying this car. One thought was a 1911 Overland, but the Overlands I have seen pictures of used a name badge on the radiator shell not a script stamping for a name. Is my thinking correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest De Soto Frank Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 I think it might be an Overland... when I blow-up the picture on the right, there appears to be a script on the upper tank of the radiator that might read "Overland"...Someone here will know for sure...Great photos ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Kerr Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Looks like they were having a good time. I see 2 empty bottles and a third one getting the last swig out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studeq Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Looks like an EMF to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I see 5 empty bottles and I was thinking Overland. too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72caddy Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I see nine bottles. 3 in the back seat, 1 up front behind the windshield, 3 on the ground, 2 on the fender. Anyone see more.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72caddy Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Actually 10. 4 on the ground. 4 in the back seat. 2 on the fender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Actually 10. 4 on the ground. 4 in the back seat. 2 on the fenderGood eye!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db34 Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Can you read the name on the hub cap with a magnifying glass? If you can that will give you the make. Google the make and the year you think the car it is, if the car shown on Google does not look the same use a different year until you find a car the matches your photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laheyth Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 (edited) NOT an Overland...has the wrong radiator cap, and Overland does not have the bar across the front springsmust be electric start, no room for the crank....COuld you look up the tag number in old records? Edited October 6, 2010 by laheyth more thought.... (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Barnett Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 I really appreciate the replys so far in regard the pictures. The pics are large in physical size but even a magnifying glass doesn't help in making a true ID possible. Why is it that all of the Overland pics I see have a radiator badge on the shell and not the script lettering? What was the survival rate of these? Decent? What were the running speeds? Would it travel at a decent rate down the road? It looks like it would ride very smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wac Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 The car pictured is not an Overland.1912 was the first year Overland used the oval cloisonne radiator emblem.In 1913, the red and blue colors were reversed to the familiar arrangement that continued into the 1920's.Prior to then, the word "Overland" did not appear on the (brass) radiator shells, but it was usually painted on each side of the hood - diagonally in the lower, front corners of the top panels.Sheet and cast brass "Overland" radiator scripts were commonly used and may have been factory equipment. One is shown in the 1910 sales catalog.Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest prs519 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Tanks for the great pics! Sorry cannot help on the ID of the car at issue, but I must wonder:Is the high wheeler in the barn behind horse drawn or is that also an automobile?Perry in Idaho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Barnett Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 Perry, I would have to say that the high wheeler in the corn crib in the background would have been a horse buggy. I'm just shooting this out for an idea. Might this car have been a Mitchell? I saw an photo of a 1911 on the horseless carriage classifieds ads and the majority of the features look like they match. What are your thoughts? Did Mitchell have a script name on the radiator shell? I'm still at a loss here.Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varun Coutinho Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 1911 Marion (Model 30-A), 5-Passenger Touring Wheelbase: 110 inches Manufacturer: 1904 - 1915 Marion Motor Car Co. - Indianapolis, Indiana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modela28 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 I agree with Varun on the identification. Here is another picture of a 1911 Marion Model 30-A (also identified by Varun). It looks like the picture in the OP above. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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