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Wade Lanning

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  1. V16, Thanks for the info about him being in Chicago.  I'm try to contact him about a car he may have restored in the late 1990's.  It was a Pininfarina re-body of a 1960 Corvair.

     

    Greg, I thought I had posted the original question under General, so thanks for that observation.

     

    Wade

  2. In the attached picture some equipment can be seen in the right fenderwell of the Corvair engine bay under the man's right hand.  It has some hoses and/or wires and two devices (fan or tank). This apparatus was installed by GM in two 1961 vintage Corvair show/experimental cars that appeared in magazines (Sebring Spyder coupe and roadster), but might have been aftermarket equipment. Since this was scanned from a magazine article, the clarity is not real good.

     

    Does anyone have any ideas what this equipment is for?  

     

    Sebring Spyder MT 7-1961 engine closeup.jpg

  3. Based on other family information, I believe this was taken around 1917 - 1919.  I don't know how NY issued license plates then, but since they are 1917, perhaps it was that year the photo was taken unless the plate stayed on the car from year to year after it was issued.

  4. This is from a family photo album.  My great aunt is in the passenger side of the middle seat.  Her husband manufactured Typhoon brand fans to ventilate theaters, thus the fan and advertisement on the car. This was taken at a movie picture exposition in Chicago where the fans were being marketed.  The license plate is New York 1917.  I can see a logo on the wheel hubs but can't make it out.  What kind of car is this and what year?  Please ID the car in the background too. 

    Typhoon Car.jpg

  5. Thanks for the ID on the make and year! Not only is it interesting to know the make. model & year of the car, but it helps me date the time frame when this family picture was taken, because we didn't have that info.  I know the names of my relatives in the picture, but not the date of the picture.

     

    Tell me though, what's the difference in the Model 135 and 137?  I couldn't find that out on the Franklin club website.  Also, just to confirm, was the Franklin in the picture air cooled vs. water radiator?

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