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A motorcycle shop that does repairs to older machines might make one up for you.

How big is it? - length of block to guess bore size etc? Any casting marks? Or a serial number? I see an id plate on the starter, and casting marks on the gearbox. Side valve or overhead?

Gardner used Lycoming engines. This would have been one way of making the customer think they their Gardner had a Gardner engine. Being from a four cylinder model this one would be early 1920s.

I can find no evidence that there was a Tudor M1.

A question for 1931 Series 50 owners. How much on these is carried over from the Marquette? On paper they look to have the same frame. I wonder if any other parts were carried over. I know the engine is not if course. I read somewhere that the 50 only got synchromesh late in the model year. The whole Series 50 car is much lighter looking that the bigger models.

Daimler and Mercedes are one and the same. It was Benz and Daimler than combined in 1926. Daimler-Benz makes Mercedes-Benz cars (and other things). Someone else will be able to date the style of the three pointed star on it. I reckon, but only a guess, it is possibly WW1 era or earlier.

I guess the 'bacon' comment was in regard to what ever might be in front of the right knee of the guy with his foot on the running board. Very hard to tell just what it is. If it is a pig, where is the rest of it? They are Russians so a knowledge of Russian weapons would help to identify the pistol, I guess.

I take your point re the rear fender but I still think the body moulding and the window pillar is different.

I think the pic was taken in the same place around the same time as the one I posted at the bottom of this page - late 1930s Manchuria I think.

Look closely at the body moulding, it doesn't match the Ford and the curve at the bottom of the middle pillar is different as well. It doesn't seem to match anything common. I had thought it might be 1932 Essex but I am not sure of that either

Looks as if - maybe - Winton had them as standard but a few others used them as well?

Maybe Kissel? - But then again maybe they are aftermarket?

I thought that grille area looked odd, and 1937 Chev was the first thing I thought of, but it was obvious the original car is a Packard. Another modified one is this one - - a Ford with Dodge bits. Picture taken near Khalkin Gol in 1939 after the battle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Khalkhin_Gol - which makes you wonder who built it and where.

1935 Packard 120.

Maybe for something six cylinder with twin ignition?

I look forward to seeing any answers to this one as I often wondered if low price cars in this eras used real leather or some sort of substitute upholstery fabric. As far as details on button size etc best try to find an original car to copy. I always find it interesting that low price cars used diamond pleated and buttoned upholstery whereas the very top price cars have plain seats. A sign that they used the best quality hides with no flaws.

The lack of damage to the hubcaps makes me think they are nickeled brass. Kaftan if you ever get back there, take a tape measure and measure the wheel diameter and the wheelbase - distance from front to rear axles. I searched '1924 Buick chassis' and found this - http://www.buickheritagealliance.org/assets/content/uploads/files/1924-Build%20Demo-11.6%20MB(1).pdf - with a couple of good pictures of a chassis. Another later one here - - which is noted as being 1927.

Try Don Axelrod at Headlight Headquarters.

Another part of the process that took time was the painting. I don't know the exact times required but until the introduction of Duco in 1924, the painting process was the biggest hold up un the building of cars.

To be more specific, Model EK Studebaker Big Six built from November 1921 to July 1924. Nearly 50,000 were built over the model run. The previous 1920-21 Model EG had distinctive 'curved rectangular' headlights. To be correct and pedantic it is 1920s and not 1920's. The apostrophe is only used where there is a letter missing.

Not many cars have that combination of curved headlight bar, small side lights in that position and that style of roof visor. This car is fairly well used at the time the pic was shot going from the front tyres and the condition of the visor. So far I have eliminated most of the more common makes but have not come up with an answer.

I hope everybody read this post -

Remember this is circa 1932.Bing was born in 1903 and in 1931 had just become popular - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby - there is a shot here - - where he bears a close resemblance to driver of our car.

It would seem that Reo may have changed individual features one by one. Looking at a few pics on the net I see a progression from 1930 to 1933 of the radiator, hood louvres, windshield style and door hinges with a mix of each on different cars. From this I guess that Bing's car is a late 1932/early 1933 as the door hinges at the rear look to be a 1933 feature. From this one - everything is that same as Bing's except the radiator. I also see that comment with the '33 pic that there were several variants.