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"Baker & Fell 1927 Seasonal Christmas installation at Shell gas station on the southeast corner. (Current site of California Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV) Auto promotion for the Sterns-Knight 1928 model, so it is most likely the photo was taken at Xmas time, 1927. (JF) Oversize Toy Soldiers with Santa Claus."

Wow! Now that's a model airplane! "1928 Eddie Rickenbacker giving prize to Model airplane kid on grand staircase inside City Hall rotunda"

"Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Automobiles and crowd for Grand Prix Race"

"Ingleside Terraces,1913 - View north at Entrada Court, the sundial at center. Clubhouse for Ingleside Racetrack in the background, at the time used as a sales office. Cars and people assembled for a promotional west side automobile tour coordinated by the SF Call newspaper"

Back to cars...

"Milwaukee Brewery of SF,1917 - Milwaukee Brewery of San Francisco. 468 10th Street between Harrison and Bryant, Trucks lined up out front. On the corner of Bryant, Harry J. Butler Liquors"

Unknown. Probably the Mission District

Folsom & 10th 1930. Build still stands as of 2020

"Embarcadero near Folsom,1930 - Probably Pier 20 on the Embarcadero, J. McCarthy & Sons trucks delivering furniture for the Dollar Steamship Lines' SS President Hoover ocean liner. [Fageol Truck][Pres. Hoover Furniture] "

Time for some truck history... This truck is probably a 1927/28 E Series Graham Brothers 2 ton prior to the name change to Dodge Brothers "Unknown Location,1930s - Western Pipe and Steel truck loaded with pipe. Western Pipe and Steel became a ship builder located off Oyster Point Boulevard in South San Francisco"

"Laguna Honda & Dewey,1920 - View north, Mt. Davidson is just visible in background. Streets are being graded, trailer for contractor J.P. Holland Grading behind the car. An advertisement for 1920 Mitchell automobile, 1920 license plate."

"Dewey at Oakland's 16th Street train station"

The previous photo of Dewey said Market St SF. This photo is probably from the same campaign parade. Note the TWA in the upper right corner and the trailing car seems significant. "Oakland,1944 - Hotel Leamington, Franklin near 19th Street, Republican Presidential Candidate Thomas E. Dewey and California Governor Earl Warren arrive at Hotel Leamington for a reception"

Thanks for that Harry, good stuff on their website that long cobra grain does seem like the closest and looks great. Earlier I was trying to think of the material I referred to incorrectly as Fabrioid. Here is the correct spelling and description as per Coachbuilder website: Coachbuilding Terminology, Coach Builders Dictionary, Body Builders Glossary, Definitions, Explanations, Coachmakers, Carriage Builders, Coachbult.com - (coachbuilt.com) "FABRIKOID - a pyroxylin surface-coated fabric made by a facility of the same name in Newburgh, NY from 1908 through the 1930’s. E.I. DuPont de Nemours bought the plant in 1910, offering Fabrikoid as a DuPont product thereafter. While some of this output was top material in earlier years, the production of leatherette (or artificial leather) dominated the later years of activity under this trade name. The name “Fabrikoid” was sometimes used as a synonym for pyroxylin coated fabrics." Some good reading on other materials via Haartz site: Current Options for Top Materials | Haartz Corporation

The designations as they are in Automotive Industries magazine from 1930 for all makers used were: Py-FA (Pyroxylin Fabric) RCF (Rubber Coated Fabric) Pyrox (Pyroxylin Finish) Im.Lea. (Imitation Leather) Fabric (Fabric Leather) There were other terms used at the time like Fabrioid (sp*) I think may have been one if I recall reading. However many different manufacturers had different terminology from what I've gathered. Franklin used what they now call Permaflex which was then called Pantasote. There is a guy that is highly recommended out of Hemmings his name is Eric Haartz. His phone is 978-264-2600 and most of the guys on this forum have vouched for him in the past. Others may have better suggestions but that's all I have at the moment. Keep us posted on what you find out. Regards Dave

They've given some really good tips but it sounds like you just want someone to do it for you. Try calling Rand Broadstreet. He frequents the board here from time to time. He may be willing to work on it for you. Vintage Carburetor Ltd. - Pre 1935 Carburetors

Had no doubt... Congrats on a very well deserved accomplishment!

She looks gorgeous without anything on... Great attention to detail