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The four passenger coupe body looks to be a standard Fisher item but the sunroof is a later modification. I wonder what effect the removal of the cross bracing in the roof had on the rigidity of the body.

Back in the mid 1970s an acquaintance of mine, who was a Buick nut, restored one of these and I recall being taken for a ride in it. I remember him saying it was an awful car. He said it leaked oil badly. It was Buick's only twin cylinder model that had a sliding transmission - the earlier ones were planetary - though it only has two forward gears. It is a very small car - wheelbase 79". I think that 1911 was the first model year for these although it may have been built and sold in 1910 as Buick seemed to have mid year introductions - I think to coincide with the agricultural shows in the summer.

Out of interest I looked this model up in the book and see that Buick sold 7705 of these big coupes in 1931. I wonder how many are still out there.

Interesting car. Looks to be 1909 or 1910. I am trying to decide if it is a medium sized six or a bigger four. Doesn't look to have a radiator badge. Note what looks to be a bar connecting the front irons - not many had that. I think maybe something expensive but not top of the market because the rear brake rods and rear springs are exposed. Note the rear springs are full elliptic.

I have been looking through my copy of Floyd Clymer's Catalog of 1914 Cars and can find nothing to match this. I suspect it is some sort of not-quite-complete prototype because of the lack of top irons etc. The fact that it has electric lights says not earlier than maybe late 1912. What is odd is the style of the front fenders. By this time most cars had their fenders curving down at the front. Also few cars had the cowl lights hanging off the side of the cowl. Most had them in the flat face of the cowl in this last year before they went to more 'torpedo' styling. It appears to have no hood louvres. Also I note that the body is quite plain. Many more expensive cars of this time had some sort of embellishment on the body sides. Note also it has ten spoke front wheels.

I think it is definitely American with the eyebrows on the front fenders and electric lights. I would say either 1913 or 1914 - not earlier or later - from the style of the cowl. In that era the distinguishing features of car were the placing of the cowl lights and the style of the windshield stays. Obviously quite a big car, wheelbase probably around 130".

Just ha da quick look at the Dodge ad. What tiny brakes it has! Obviously meant to go and not slow.

Here is an interesting article which sums up Vauxhall's efforts in North America - http://www.britishcarforum.com/files/james_tworow5.pdf Put simply the car in Cuba is not ex-USA as only the F series Victor was sold there and only from 1957 to 1962 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Victor I guess this car may even have been sold new in Cuba?

Vauxhall is a GM brand and not British-Leyland. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Velox The car is the pics above is an E series model which was first seen in 1952 but this one is 1955 or later as it has the facelift model grille top. This one has had a different main grille fitted, and a modern front bumper, though I have not yet worked out what either is from. In this series there was the base four cylinder Wyvern, the six cylinder Velox and the more upmarket Cresta. The PA series replaced it in 1957. Here in New Zealand, and in Australia, these bigger Vauxhalls were some of the best selling cars. The Australian Holden (another GM brand) eventually overtook them in sales in the 1960s, though Vauxhalls continued to be sold here into the early 1970s.

The Standard Catalog notes that 2500 Monaco 500s were built but has no further info. I guess not a lot of them are left - maybe?

Thinking about this again I am not sure how many wheel bolts the 1932 Buick has - whether 5 or 6. Certainly by 1934 they were 5 bolt. This one also has quite a large brake drum in relation to the wheel size.

I have no idea what this one is for but I did read somewhere that Jaeger was the upper market arm of Smiths instruments. There is some info here - http://www.ehow.com/info_8397046_british-jaeger-instruments.html I am not sure whether or not they supplied anything to the US.

It could be a 1928 Buick. Tried to find a pic from the same angle - a two door here show similar body swage lines - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Oldtimer_Show_2008_-_005_-_1928_Buick_Standard_Six_(rear).jpg I wonder what the earlier, no front brake, car is at the right. From looking at the fender edge I reckon pre 1920.

Also some measurements would help, including major dimensions and a guesstimate of the bore size from the size of the combustion chamber.

Might be 1932 Buick - maybe. Info here - http://www.buickclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bca_judging_manual.pdf - the rim width will determine the series. I would guess the 50 series would be most common - it is 3.25" wide. I am not sure where that width measurement should be taken. I guess the brake drum size will also determine the series though I don't know the sizes.

The flat roof suggests a date of not later than 1910 and possibly as early as 1907.

I think it is electric because there is no sign of a drive shaft or gearbox.

I wonder what the ruck is. The driver would need to be of smaller build to fit into it.

Looks to be an electric car. I am thinking maybe Rauch and Lang - maybe Baker? - around 1910. I think both makes made some cars with 'conventional radiators'.

The Vauxhall 30/98 after 1922 has overhead valves. It was the earlier versions that were side valve. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_30-98 I have ridden in one and they do go rather well. Very fast by the standards of 1920s cars. Many Bentleys had heavy bodies from new which limited performance but most survivors have had lighter bodies fitted. Isotta-Fraschini had an ohc engine was early as 1908 in their light car, which probably influenced Ettore Bugatti when he designed his Type 13 only a few years later. This not only had ohc (with a non-detachable head) but also four valves per cylinder in the later versions (and all in a bore size of only about 69mm).

I am guessing these later type mags are for tractors. Some info here - http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/magnetos/Magdata6.htm - though not on applications. I suspect this guy will know though - http://www.magnetoparts.com/about.htm

1954 Custom Imperial. Maybe started life as an 8 passenger limo?

1930 Big Eight as far as I can work out. Seems to be just that one model.

I think I have confused myself. I knew I had seen this picture before and have just found it in The Standard Catalog. The picture is in the 1933 section. I see it has the 'custom' wheel option (7.00 x 15) so maybe it is a '33. Good pics here but from the front. The bodies are very similar - http://photos.aaca.org/files/3/6/9/0/1/de_soto_1933_original.jpg - http://assets.hemmings.com/uimage/11356233-770-0@2X.jpg?rev=13

I think this is a factory publicity shot of a 1932 Desoto.