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Here's a 1933 Isotta Fraschini, Castagna when new, taken in Central Park, NY where so many of these classics were photographed by coachbuilders, manufacturers or in this case, must have been the distributor or dealer, & then later at Pacific Auto Rentals, with a 1939 CA license plate. looks like the Stephen Grebel headlights went missing, along with the original bumper. Current internet shows the Grebel's are back on the car now!

I'll spot you the first letter of this car's name - "B" and the idea that it's 30HP. And I double-dog dare you to identify this car! It's written on the back of the picture. I had never heard of it.

1936 Packard V-12 Town Car. Looks like at the low point of its depreciation curve! California 1953 license plate tag. Must be California there's a Palm tree in the background - or, as the movie industry calls them "Sky Weeds" ! And how bout them sealed beam conversions!

Wayback machine cranked to 11

Well you're right - 2 different cars - but both were at O'Hare Stadium, maybe separated by some time. Nelson Thorpe, who is the knower of all things Hispano, sent me this info, with more Babette! Nelson says " The car is 14019, now owned by Sir Michael Kadoorie ". It was shown at Pebble in 2013.

I think this '35 Hispano Suiza J12, Owned by W. Boone and seen in this super 8 film still at the 1966 O'Hare Stadium CCCA concours is the same as the "Babette" car. Our friend Jim was quite a wheeler-dealer, so it's pretty likely that from the 50's to the 60's that car found a new home. And possibly the same venue, Ohare was open from 56 to '68, with that pony wall, fence & grandstands in the background.

Fire up Doc's deLorean and go to the Packard Factory photo Turntable in 1934 and tell Alvan you want this '34 Twelve Coupe-Roadster. And a copy of the accessory catalog so it can be dressed up a little better!

Just found some Kings of The Road Museum pics - and a matchbook! Figured you all might enjoy seeing them. That's a great story Al Barany !

Ok here's some more Isotta Fraschini - This time a very unusual LeBaron "Surrey". The Picture of the car and the drawing look really close. Re the previous picture - Rudolph Valentino had 2 Isottas - the town car, a Fleetwood body, and a convertible coupe. Here's a pic of the Valentino I-F town car from the estate sale catalog also. Catalog states Fleetwood.

1925 California Plates, Whitewalls, a well dressed Nita Nelda, grumpy chauffer and a cobra hood ornament. and whitewalls! On the 1982 Pacific Northwest Caravan, singer Sergio Franchi drove another Isotta, and he explained how to say Isotta Fraschini - "Eeezota Fraskeeny" More Isotta next time.

Ok guys - the old fasteners will work, just need to clean 'em up the studs with a wire brush. There's a theory over on some vintage bicycle forum about 5/16X20 being super close to 8MMX1.25 . So I did get some of those at the store, if they work smoothly I'll use 'em, but only if they feel right. Tomorrow is water & Oil day, water jacket back on, gano filter for the upper radiator hose, and fill it with water. And some fresh 600W for the transmission. New tires went on today.

Hi - I'm new to this Locomobile forum. Just got a 1921 Locomobile model 48. Sat for years, and I'm in the process of carefully waking it up. I'm checking the lower cylinder water jackets by removing the water distribution tube. it's nice and clean in there, thankfully. however, I wonder what is the thread size / pitch for the water distribution tube? It seems like it ought to be 5/16X18 , but after some checking, it's not. Was Locomobile using whitworth threads? or some other thread specification? Thanks, Steve

The Berry Motor Company, Packard Dealer, St. Louis, MO, circa 1932. Three Dietrich individual Customs in stock, and not a customer in sight!

Here's a '34 Lincoln KA Roadster - as it appeared when almost new, and as of a few years ago.

Hey guys - This did actually come from my photo and literature collection, which was passed on to me by my folks, Bill & Jo Ellen Snyder. They were avid document and picture hunters - they chased down some of the still living photographers back in the 1960's and 70's, and bought out anything car related - or in the case of the 1911 Chicago air show , aviation too! There is a huge batch of Rolls/Bentley photos from a decades long pen pal in England, Pacific auto rentals, and lots of Packard factory and ACD pics. So I give my folks the credit on the pics I've posted here. I continue to be amazed by all of the pictures everyone has shared here!

From the 1922 Chicago Salon Brochure. Looks like a '22 Lincoln L with Murphy coachwork, Deep V windshields quite spectacular especially in 1922! Also note front whitewall, rear blackwall.

Indy 500 Weekend! Pete dePaolo in the 1925 Duesenberg race winner. check out the dual cams, sidewinder centrifugal supercharger, and the air intake pipe just below the frame ! recently read dePaolo's book "Wall smacker" , those early race guys had unlimited risk tolerance!

Wilshire boulevard, Los Angeles. Facing west. '41 license plates. '33 Packard looks like the oldest car on the road. Ambassador hotel out of view to the left. LA traffic hasn't changed any!

More Packards in exotic lands - here's a '33 Packard V-12 Coupe-Roadster at an auto - and boat! show in Italy, with a '32 sedan behind it. I wonder if the show program or article about that show still exists? There are some other interesting cars hidden by foliage, a la "Laugh-in".

1929 Packard Convertible coupe - possibly taken in Belgium - looks like a custom body, can't make out the coachbuilder tag on the lower cowl though. 700X20 Tires, and they don't look like the Packard headlamps.

1934 Packard Twelve Rollston Town car - counterweighted bumpers, finned head and parking lamps, and the unusual wood spoke wheels. Where, however, are the Cloisonne emblems on the hubcaps? Did Mr. Grumpy McDoublebreasted jacket specify the Packard Twelve logo on the hubcaps be covered up, because he will be gosh-darned if he's gonna give some American car company free advertising, when if he had his wish, he would be driving a Panhard et Levassor right there in Quebec?

Here is Maurice Schwartz with the rendering for the Rolls-Royce he's stepping on! The design sure looks late 1930's, there's a calendar in the background but it's too blurry to read. I tried both on the computer and printer's loupe on the actual photo.

How bout a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost - Taken in Los Angeles for a Johnson Wax ad according to the back of the photo. The Chauffer & footman look pretty grim! And unless the rear passenger epoxied his hat to his head he's gonna lose it! Also the license plate, Cal 1930 but an odd letter/number combo, not sure what that was.

1931 Chrysler LeBaron. Does anybody recognize the location?

31 Lincoln K - big round headlights but no thermostatic hood vents like on the KB's - and by Rollston based on the doorhandles and what I can make out of the body tag.