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People selling antique cars without title are a worldwide problem…and the response is consistent around the globe: “get away from them and find another car with proper papers”. They are not selling the car, they are selling the problem to get the car title in order. Reflect on that!

Any Autoport survivors ?

I imagine this rare framed advertisement was probably bought by someone already. I am still impressed we could not find any reference from this manufacturer yet. AACA Forum is the online Oracle for automotive history for sure!

I would not send my driver’s license to a seller who I don’t know, I would think the seller could be trying to scam me. But I agree, it is becoming very difficult to deal with these people.

Based on the 1983 Italian book “Tutte Le Fiat”, there are four possibilities for similar radiator shape in 1914. Tipo 1A Tipo 2B Tipo 3A Tipo 3TER I hope it helps.

Jordan Playboy?

Nice car! Get it running and enjoy!

For what brand are these bodies for?

This garage was in New York City, where, according to the internet, in 1930, it was one of the first locations converting to a 2 letter / 5 number telephone numbering plan. By the way, when I was a kid, I lived in a very small town in Brazil, in the 1980s, where the telephone numbering just had 4 digits, and any long distance calls (all phone numbers outside the town) had to be connected through an operator.

Pepsi or Coke ??

What is the meaning of “carbon burning” in the garage sign?

Hello Ron, congratulations for your dedication on the preservation of antique Kissel cars. They are fine and beautiful automobiles, and you have an amazing fleet, indeed!! I really believe painting rubber will not sustain a perfect job after time and road usage, what may negatively affect the overall appearance of your rare car. I got very curious about the usage of gray tires. I didn’t know about that, and I really appreciate this AACA forum, where we can learn new information every day. Were the gray tires offered as options or standard in 1923 Kissel and other years? Was this option also offered in other car manufacturers in that period? In addition to that reference picture, were you able to find other references about the gray tires? Were these tires produced by the large manufacturers as Goodyear, Firestone and others at that time, or smaller companies? You certainly is very knowledgeable about Kissel cars, so sorry to bother you with these questions, but you probably have researched a lot on this theme and could share with us.

No reference found on the Marian Suman-Hreblay books, nor in the Standard Catalog of American Cars.

Congratulations, Cole Motor Car Lover, for keeping the Cole website and the enthusiasm for the brand. This is a very important and dedicated work for the historical preservation these unique cars. Tell us more about your impressions about the car in the movie, and also the history behind your dedication and your father’s to Cole, for sure an inspirational story that can motivate many others around the world on the preservation of automotive history. Thanks again for the great work!

My car doesn’t have any cover, and it seems the original setup. It is quite fresh information for me, because I have had the tank removed for cleaning and repainting last week. Indeed, the 1927 LaSalle has a quite strange spartan type rear back.

It seems a good 490, indeed! By the way, the original price tag of this model, $490, in today’s money worths about $15,000, the ad sale price! My 1928 Chevrolet has the last version of this very successful engine, also good and reliable. I was not aware of the model 490 sedan and touring bodies were sold at the same price. I have always credited the turning point to closed cars to the 1925 Essex coach, that was first car model/year that a closed body was cheaper than an open body. But maybe the 490 was already contributing to this shift in taste for closed cars.

Would this picture be a movie scene?

It got six months older, then more antique…

Are there any surviving Leach automobiles? What year is the Gloria Swanson’s car in the picture?

Still standing and continues operating as an elementary school, in Rio de Janeiro. The picture below was taken today.

Ford assembly plant in São Paulo, Brazil, was established in 1919. The General Motors plant came in the same city in 1925. Cars arrived in Brazil CKD, and the plants only did final assembly.

Different Lincoln, probably 1926 model, picture from December 1926.

Probably the same Lincoln, during road opening ceremony attended by the president, in January 1929.

Washington Luis was the president of Brazil from 1926 to 1930, and before that, governor of São Paulo state. He was fundamental to development of the automobile industry in Brazil, and he enjoyed Lincoln motor cars. Once I did extensive research on period papers about another car connected to him, that initially I believed it was a Cadillac, but it was a Lincoln, as you can see in the thread below.

Brake horse power, as far I understand.