Guest Mulder Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Dear friends,I am new on the forum and I have a question with regard to a automobile that was taken by ship from the USA to Norway for transportation during a few years and then shipped back again. It arrived in Christiania (nowadays called Oslo, Norway) in August 1919 and returned in 1922. Mr Rosto drove through Europe as a sales manager for Lindsay-Fuller Inc. from Rochester. I tried to identify it by looking at the photographs and drawings on different websites, but without luck. The story goes in Norway that this is a Packard (even a museum believed it), but always there are details different from the photo. Unfortunately, my photo is not too sharp and clear either... But the hoot on the engine is much lower than on a Packard and there is a luggage rack at the rear. The brand of Pierce-Arrow was mentioned on the Packard forum, but the model was unknown to them. I also found that my photo showed a front seat much higher than the one in the Packard automobiles. So it is likely to be a Pierce Arrow? Model 38?:confused:CheersRobSpikkestadNorway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I agree with Pierce-Arrow. From the body style I think it is 1914, the first year with the fender mounted lights. It looks short enough that it is likley to be a 38. Compare with the 48 7 passenger here - 2007 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance Gallery - Supercars.net 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 It is indeed a 1914 Pierce-Arrow. The convex curve of the headlight projection was used that year only in the Teens. It is a 38-hp (calculated hp), known as a 38C2, per the headlights being higher than top of the radiator. Larger cars available that year were the 66A2 and the 48B2.The 38C2 had a six-cylinder 4 x 5.5 bore and stroke engine, rode on a 132-inch wheelbase, and weighed 4300 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 ...and don't you just love that a car weighing 4300 pounds, 132 inch wheelbase, 38 HP, was the SMALLEST car that Pierce made that year!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozstatman Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Here's a link to the thread Rob posted on PackardInfo - Packard Motor Car Information - Identification of Packard [Packard Forums - Pre-War (1899-1942)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mulder Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Hi,First of all, thank you all for the feedback. It is good to get the make confirmed, as it makes the book more complete. The story said it was a Packard, so nice to get that straight!And the remark: "the SMALLEST car that Pierce made that year!!!!!<!-- google_ad_section_end --> " makes sence. There were nearly no roads in Norway suited for cars. The car got stuck several times on its way from Trondheim to Hemne. The road was after this trip closed for automobiles between 1925 and 1936! Those were the days!Super thank you all!CheersRob:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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