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This car is definitely European - probably German. Maybe Dixi? or NSU? - or??

Even the pattern of the radiator core looks like Model T. Of course nobody else used transverse leaf front suspension.

The clothing style of the people in the pic is much earlier than the 1940s. More like the late teens or early 1920s.

The first model of Lincoln 1921-22. I think the headlights are accessory - unless they were an option. The Standard Catalog says the the only visual change from '21 to '22 was to the radiator badge to signify the change from Leland-built to Ford-built.

Harrah's museum used to have the two models - the last RHD and the first LHD - displayed side by side.

Did anyone find out what ratio gears were being proposed? I have a 1934 Holden-bodied sedan but it is unlikely that I will restore it - maybe my kids will. I drove a '34 regularly in the '70s and always thought it needed a higher gear - from the factory supplied graph I have peak power is at 3200rpm which is 60mph. You would have to be careful not to over gear it as they do not have an abundance of power. I know the owner of a 1941 46SSR here in NZ had his rear end gears replaced with what I heard were gears from a mid 1950s GM product but I am not sure just what. I don't know enough about the various rear ends to know what fits what.

From looking at surviving examples on this site - Willys Overland Knight Registry - Willys Knight Photo Gallery - the 3 door sedan is quite rare. At that time a sedan sold for nearly half as much again as a touring or roadster so the open cars sold in greater numbers. Sales of closed vs open cars went from about 20%/80% to 80%/20% between 1920 and 1930 as the cost of body building was reduced and demand increased.

Something I did not look at before but have just checked is that the family car has four wheel brakes whereas Hupp36's 1923 car does not. This would confirm the family car at not earlier than 1925.

I am not an expert on Willys-Knights but I notice that Hupp36's car has only 17 louvres on the hood side where the family car has more and also the 1923 car is on taller, skinnier tyres which leads me to think that the family car is likely to be a bit later.

Willys-Knight around 1925 - like this one http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3649/3616600529_b180d17da0.jpg?v=0 I guess the one in the link might be a 7 passenger as it has a longer body.

Possibly a 1920 or 21 Buick. Nashes had coarser hood louvres.

1922 would be about right for the car - no front brakes and a painted radiator with a slightly squared-off shape. No idea what it is - looks like one of the medium size sixes that proliferated about that time - like Lexington and others.

Could be a Wiilys-Knight from around 1923-4.

Maybe a 1920s Peugeot with an Aussie body? The wheels look too small for it to be an American car.

The style of hat being worn by the women in the right side picture and the fact that the big fire pump is on pneumatic tyres suggests a date of late 1920s. The smaller pump bottom right looks like a recycled luxury car from around 1910.

Looks like a medium to expensive car from around 1910. The heavy wheels and straight wooden dash suggest it might have been a limousine. In the Standard Catalog of American Cars is a picture of a 1910 Corbin limousine which has similar features to this car - lipped front fenders etc. Just remove the rear half of the body including the roof, leaving the front seat in place - hey presto instant fire ladder tractor.

It a '27 Master Six, the first year with no motometer, probably a Model 50 7-passenger sedan. That accessory three bar bumper can be seen on several 1927 cars in the book Seventy Years of Buick. The colours are a bit strange.

Possibly a Norwalk or Stork Kar around 1920. There were several different but similar models built - all powered by Lycoming fours. I think there was also a Piedmont version. I believe there is the remains of a Stork Kar here in NZ.

1927 Studebaker Dictator Model EU. The Dicatator name was used from mid-season - before that it was a Standard Six. Along with the name change was a change from nickel to chrome for the brightwork - not sure if we can see the difference here.

Looks like one of the more sporty speedsters from around 1918 to 1920 - skinny wires and two wheel brakes are a clue to the date. Maybe Kissel, Stutz or Mercer but the lack of hood louvres on this car would probably rule out those suggestions. LaSalle only began in 1927, with heavier looking cars than this.

As I understand when they changed the name dealers were supplied with new badges and hubcaps to put on unsold cars.

Looks like your Stude is a GE Dictator Regal. I have one the same although very unrestored. I did drive it for a while back in the early '90s but #3 rod broke just below the piston and took the side off the engine - left the camshaft in three pieces on the side tray and even knocked the carb and starter off. Yes I have a spare block for it. As far as I know there are only three of these surviving in NZ. I wonder how fast the Peugeot goes with the parachute on the back! In your pics I think the Dodge is a circa 1946-7 Ford and the 1927 Ford is a 1930 Ford Model A. The 1915 Ford is 1918 or later because it has a black radiator.

I am not really certain what it is. It was just that the rear springs did not seem obvious which led me to think it was a T. I can't be certain what the top looks like - maybe it is just a regular tourer - 1915 or later.

As others have said Buicks had 12 spoke wheels. Even though the radiator has a Buick look about it it is too tall for 1916-18, more like the 1921 look. The body on this car is too short at the rear to be a Buick. Also as far as I know Buicks did not have suicide front doors. I wonder if this car is a Mitchell from around 1918?? We had something similar on this forum not too long ago which had a Buick look about and turned out to be a Mitchell.

Might be a Ford T landaulet.