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Here is a link to some info. http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/merc154.htm I have looked at several pics of the model but have not seen one with the three pointed star on the flank like this one has. I hope we will hear from someone with more knowledge of Mercedes GP car history.

The race car looks to be the later W154 which appeared in late 1937 I think.

That is Rudi Caracciola in the car.

From the right: 1934 Chevrolet, 1933 or 34 Ford, then two (or three?) Austin Seven specials, not sure of the next one and then on the left a Morris 8 tourer from about 1935-6.

Yes they are Buicks about 1924. I didn't read what Leif had written carefully enough. Those two on the right might be circa 1921 Buicks though but there is something not right about those front fenders. Tyres must have been a problem at the time of this photo as there is a real mix of sizes on these cars.

If those are Buicks they are earlier than 1924. The 1924 Buicks had the new radiator shape that continued through the rest of the 1920s. They look more like 1920-22 models but the front guards(fenders) are the wrong shape. Buick ones were flat topped whereas these are more rounded. The two cars at the back are Packards - possibly early model sixes from about 1924.

The brake drums are quite small so I reckon that whatever car they came off wasn't very big - probably not much bigger than a Model T. Is there any sign of a maker's name.

Looks to be a 1958 Oldsmobile 88 sedan with the roof cut off.

Possibly a 1924 Nash Six.

I think all models used the same front sheetmetal so we would need to see more of it to determine the model.

Also here http://www.khulsey.com/stockphotography/stk_speedwell-model-12-h-speed-car-1912.html

It is a Speedwell. I would guess the date at 1911 or 12. http://www.brassauto.com/brass-pages/Speedwell-photos.html

In the second pic it looks like a Minerva.

The first pic of course is the bad guys from the movie Bullitt. The roadster is a mid-teens Studebaker - no later than 1917.

I reckon 1931 Cadillac with 1933 Cadillac front fenders. Pity we can't see what the badge on the bar between the headlights says - that would tell us the engine type. From the small badge above the running board I guess it is a V12.

Interesting way of mounting the headlight lenses.

Kaiser, I am not an expert on this but if you give your camera time to auto focus you might get a clearer pic.

This serial number fits in with the 1931 Studebaker Dictator Eight, built Aug 1930 to Sept 1931. The numbers go from 9000001 to 9015000 so yours is about two thirds the way through. The engine should be a 221 cid eight with 3 1/16 bore. Carb is a 2v UU2.

The car in the middle is a '35 Nash and that is a '34 Nash on the left. I think you are right about the '30 Auburn on the right.

I have never actually seen a GJ in the metal. I presume that as it uses what I guess is a long stroke version of the GE engine that it also has the same length hood? The only visual difference then would be the smaller wheels (19" vs 20") and the longer chassis (120" vs 113"). I have a GE Dictator from this era but it is a wire wheel sedan - it is quite tall and boxy compared to the tourer. It is interesting to note that the Indian car appears to hang out further at the back - maybe it is a 7 passenger model?

As far as I can work out the difference between the first pic and the others is that the first car is a demi-tonneau and the others are tourers. Great to see that the original car is to remain that way.

The truck is a Nash Quad from around 1918-19. I did a Google Image search on the Nash Quad and amongst the results was a pic of one with a Holt track conversion on the rear axle. When I see a pic of a wagon train like that I wonder how they slowed them down on a down slope. I guess they didn't go very fast anyway but you wonder - if the back ever tried to overtake the front, there would be trouble.

I am fairly sure that this is actually a 1929 GE Dictator not a Commander - the Commander has more louvres in the hood. I think the Indian car may be a Dictator too. The Indian car is possibly the Regal model being on wires whereas the car in the old pic is probably the standard version. As any student of Studebaker history of this era knows there were many changes in these models during production.

The 'truck' is a Ford Model T tourer from about 1917-18 with the back seat removed. The tractor is a Holt 75 built from 1913-24. That four cylinder engine has cylinders of 7.5" x 8" giving 1400cid and the whole thing weighed around 23000lb. http://www.tractordata.com/td/005/td5205.html

Check the wheelbase - the distance between front and rear axles. If it is about 114" it is a Standard Six. 120" or bigger and it is a Master. The rims should be 22' diameter if it is a '25 Buick.