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Is it an ex-USPS unit? Craig

I believe it is a Scripps-Booth touring. Craig

The 1954 Vignale-bodied Rolls Royce Silver Wraith. https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21917/lot/239/ Craig

Or a documented Bohman & Schwartz conversion. Craig

Diego, Are you now writing a book on high-performance engine-equipped police cars? If so, don't forget to include Canadian Pontiacs from those years!! Craig

I have also seen a "Triumph" thermometer with a white porcelain face and similar black script. Not on a car, but on a circa 1912 wood stove centered on the oven door. Craig

It's either that, or cover her mouth with duct tape!!! Craig

Thanks for showing those photos!! Most interesting are some the American cars which were sold new there; most notably, the 1959 Chevrolet and the later Chrysler 300C Touring. The 300C Touring was only marketed as a Dodge Magnum in the US & Canada. Craig

Here is a Transitone installed in a 1931 Studebaker President: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?34276-auto-history&highlight=transitone Craig

Here is a 1924 Rickenbacker currently in the Gilmore Museum: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?52731-Orphan-of-the-Day-07-11-1924-Rickenbacker&highlight=rickenbacker Craig

Especially when the photo is decades old! Craig

Or light our way with ELECTROLUMINESCENCE!! (No bulbs required.) Who has a 60-62 Chrysler or '66-'67 Charger with this feature to illuminate the instruments at night? Craig

Right-O!! Craig

And in Austins and Morris', the hood release (marked 'B') is on the right, regardless where the steering wheel was. Craig

You forgot to add a Youtube link to the 5 country & western singers who will strum about how much they'll miss the old one while the Forum member gets up on a ladder and changes it. Craig

There is a 1911 Case touring in the Western Development Museum in Moose Jaw, SK. http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?55245-Orphan-of-the-Day-10-08-1911-Case-Touring Craig

Despite being the 'first year of production', it is still overshadowed by later 1971-2 editions; Grabber and Sprint for equipment and trim. Craig

I had a neighbor who owned a '61 Plymouth that also had the dashboard mounted r/v mirror. He didn't care for it at all. He was not a very tall person, maybe 5'1" and found it difficult to see what was closely behind the car. Craig

I suspect it would have been for a Telefunken radio as the opening appears to the correct size for one. I wonder if the clock is mounted on the rearview mirror. Craig

Must have been a French commentator who reversed it. The French reverse everything! According to them, we live in 'Etats Unis' Craig

Here's a photos of another Allard: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?66738-Orphan-of-the-Day-11-08-1953-Allard Craig

I agree! Craig

I'm seeing two different elements here: 1. A car being OWNED by someone famous, as per the title of this thread, or, 2. Cars seen regularly on TV shows or playing a prominent role in a movie. As for cars seen on TV shows, or in movies, very often they were never owned by any particular individual, and often leased from the car manufacturer. Think of The FBI (Efram Zimbalist Jr.) famously using various Ford products. And the old black & white Beverly Hillbillies clearly state 'Cars supplied by Chrysler Corporation' in the credits at the end to the show. Craig

A "celebrity" can be a local, national, or international, but regardless how far the individual's fame went, the vehicle he or she owned is still simply a car or a truck. Unless the car itself is rare, as was common with film stars in the 1930's with 'one-off' Duesenbergs etc., or a postwar 'special ordered' example as in Post #4, I really don't see how, or why an ordinary off-the-shelf car should be worth more than a similar unit without a history of celebrity ownership. Craig

Looking at the bodies, those photos could have originated from the Springfield factory; not a specific dealer. Craig