Early 1920s Innes

[AACA Library]

The car display at the fair explains itself on the lower left corner, the other picture with the interesting background doesn't have any details at all.

[ksparks]

The car display at the fair explains itself on the lower left corner, the other picture with the interesting background doesn't have any details at all.

hello, where was the innes made

[Guest De Soto Frank]

The cars were made by Harry L. Innes, in Jacksonville, Florida.

The touring car in the right-hand photo is wearing a rigid top characteristic of Innes, and appears to have Florida plates on it.

The building in the background is intriguing, at least one of the "onion-tops" appears to have a reclining crescent moon on -top, suggesting some sort of Moorish architectural influence?

Since the LH photo is labelled as Florida State Fair, Jacksonville, I wonder if the other photo was taken in the same vicinity?

I believe Innes produced vehicles only for the 1921 season, so I don't imagine there were too many around the world; these probably stayed close to home ?

Edited December 13, 2010 by De Soto Frank (see edit history)

[nzcarnerd]

According to The Standard Catalog only about half a dozen pilot models had been built when Harry Innes died suddenly after a short illness at the age of 46. I guess what we see here in the show tent is most of what was built. The Specification Book for US Cars 1920-29 says that fewer than ten cars were built. The engine was by Supreme (of Warren Ohio) - a 3 3/8 x 5 (180 cid) four. I had not heard of Supreme Motors Corp until now, I wonder if they sold engines to anyone else.

[Guest De Soto Frank]

Are there any surviving Innes vehicles ?