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6 minutes ago, TerryB said:
The first car to climb Mt Washington was a Stanley steam powered car in 1899.
The car (#5) in the last of Gary's photos look to be a Stanley but it is obviously not the 'first' one.
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4 hours ago, twin6 said:
I have been led to understand thsi is a circa 1908 Baker electric - French front model - the drawing may be 'fanciful'? -
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4 hours ago, twin6 said:
Electric?? Or is it an underfloor air-cooled engine? Perhaps the lights are the clue?
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1 hour ago, twin6 said:
Hmmm, I am sure I have seen this one before. Can't recall the make of car, or of the aftermarket windshield.
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13 hours ago, JoséH said:
Do you know any French and German car forums?
This fb page is quite good - I can post it there if you wish - Scènes d'automobiles avant guerre. | Facebook
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On 2/8/2022 at 9:31 PM, Graham Man said:
Slightly off the subject but what is the car with the lime green(!!!) chassis at left? I notice an interesting spring setup.
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3 hours ago, LCK81403 said:
Sorry, forgot to post the 1901 Darracq Model C with the preceding post.
Note the Darracq has different spring hangers to the De Dion. The red car here has semi elliptic springs and the mystery 1DP has full elliptics.
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3 hours ago, twin6 said:
Don't know what this is, but it strikes me as a huge car.
No hood vents - maybe Pierce-Arrow? Looks to have after market removeable rims.
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59 minutes ago, 1937hd45 said:
Believe that is a Rambler around 1904, the "wheel' is the throttle. Bob
Thanks, like many it was something I knew I had seen before but couldn't recall it.
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52 minutes ago, sagefinds said:
That hubcap with the hex pattern is Essex.
Yes the answer came up on the fb page - 1932 Essex. A relatively rare bird I guess and apparently has desirable rear end gears to upgrade an earlier model.
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Shared from a face book page.
No idea myself. Looks to be mid 1930s by the X member frame but has a straight front axle. No dimensions provided.
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1 hour ago, Larry Schramm said:
Leif,
Thanks for the link. It looks like my car has a twin. Looks almost identical except ours has a maroon interior and a generator on the engine.
Gray was the standard factory colour for those.
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I have an idea we may have seen this one before.
Note the interesting 'second wheel' control unit.
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Members of the Auckland Branch of the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand built this charabanc on the remains of a 1914 Renault truck chassis in the late 1960s. It still appears regularly at club events - at 15 mph.
Two shots, from not long after it was put on the road and from more recently. Oddly enough these two photos illustrate what I think is a worldwide phenomenon - aging membership of old car clubs -
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More here with some background and lots of photos - Pre-package holiday pictures show how day-trippers cram into an open-topped charabancs for breaks | Daily Mail Online
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Those are charabancs. They were popular in Britain and Europe particularly in the 1920s. They were usually used for day trips to the seaside in the UK. There are lots of pics on the net.
The upper one here looks as if it is taking a tour group to Lourdes. I am not sure of the make but I think it might be a Citroen. There is probably an engine of less than three litres being asked to do all of that work.
The other one is German, and looks to be on a larger chassis - possibly a WW1 surplus truck. The sign says 'round trip through...'. Solid tyres so a 12 mph speed limit in most places I think.
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12 minutes ago, 72caddy said:
Posting a photo of your car on any forum automatically makes it available for any of the internet search engines. Even if you post to AACA, your local club, facebook, etc. It all becomes available.
I was in AUS looking for a photo of my ‘19o DB to show co-workers and lo-and-behold their in my car at a local car show. Someone took a photo and posted it…never knew it was out there.
Tried that with mine but it didn't show up. I have posted pics of it on this forum among other places.
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2 minutes ago, Cadillac Nut said:
The shape of the hood and headlights are different than the Marmon shown above and different door handles.
If it was not for the running boards I would have thought it was something European. I suspect that is a custom body. Still not sure one way or the other.
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A very distorted photo from Europe of a collapsible roof landau. Not much to go on to determine the make but those running boards are very reminiscent of those used on Marmons. I think the car is not actually as long as it it looks.
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Posted as being a Cadillac, which it is not. Many make used three quarter elliptic springs. Not much else to go on.
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On 2/5/2022 at 5:29 PM, John_Mereness said:
Graham-Paige??
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After going on earlier about 'non folding' tops having the lower ends their fake irons mounted in among the fabric, here is a 1930 Buick where the lower end is 'in the body' making it look more like it is a convertible but still is not.
This one is advertised as a 64C but is actually the smaller 46S - 1930 Buick Four Passenger Country Club Coupe Model 64C - cars &... (craigslist.org)
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11 minutes ago, dustycrusty said:
It looks like a 1929 Packard.
And that aint Mary Todd flashing her gams on the running board either!
I did wonder about Packard but couldn't see the distinctive Packard hubcaps.
Cars at Mt Washington Hotel, NH early 1900s
in Period Photos - Pre WWII
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We drove up there in 2015 while visiting the US. Back in 1978 while on my US road trip I had driven the Fall River road in the Rocky Mountain National Park, one of the highest roads in the US, and just higher than New Zealand's highest mountain, so I figured while we were in the northeast I would drive the highest road in the east. I do have a shot of the car on the Fall River Rd in 1978 but can't find that one at the moment. In 2015, being late summer - 3 September local time - the weather was mixed with a few showers in various places. We did a round trip of about 300 miles from Quechee in Vermont to the mountain and back. Going up the mountain the cloud came and went as we approached to summit. For a few short periods we could not see past the front of the hood. At the top it did clear to bright sunshine for a while. In 1978 my carbureted 1967 California spec Pontiac Le Mans struggled at altitude. In 2015 our rental Nissan Rogue, 2.5 litre four, front wheel drive and CVT trans, took it in its stride. I guess 6,000 ft vs 12.000 ft does make a difference. Btw the clock on that camera was set on NZ daylight saving time - 😀 - we were there mid afternoon. I have a very short video of the train dropping into the murk but I don't think I can post it here.
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