[Pre-WWI car to truck conversion ID]

Thanks for the ID, folks!

[Pre-WWI car to truck conversion ID]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: West Peterson</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That's the coolest-looking tow truck I've ever seen. I'm not sure I'd spend too much time looking at those hood louvers to make a positive i.d., though. They look to be home-made to me, along with the whole panel.

But, I've been wrong quite a bit lately, so this could be another one of those times. </div></div>

I also thought the louvers appeared to be home-made, but I also had a couple people say they were key to making an id. I've looked at literally hundreds of pictures of pre-WWI cars and have found no louvers like these.

Whatever it was, it was a ~l o n g~ car.

[Pre-WWI car to truck conversion ID]

Here's the large version:

[Pre-WWI car to truck conversion ID]

Yeah, I checked it and the picture has disappeared. It was a large size picture so the car could be easily seen, there is a small version of the picture here:

http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/30274u_0.preview.jpg

[Pre-WWI car to truck conversion ID]

Trying to ID the vehicle in this photo: http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/30274u_0.jpg

The discussion about the photo can be seen here:

http://www.shorpy.com/node/3988?size=_original

Any ideas? It has no front brakes (pre-1917?), and I think it is a 1914 something-or-other.

Thanks for the replies!