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Thank you, slightmiss! That apparent radiator cap being a repository for matches solves part of the puzzle. …I wonder if it was an option? The few photos I have viewed of the 1908 reveals that it lacks the riveted brass front side surround that the 1907 has. The brass horn tubing is also horizontal vs the vertical on the 1908. This link is the closet example to what I have discovered so far on the 1907: https://www.autoworldmuseum.com/1907-reo-touring.html Here is a link to an example of a 1908: https://www.mecum.com/lots/HA0415-208169/1908-reo-model-a-touring/ (Note the horn and lack of brass hood surround.) I appreciate your kind response.

Thank you for your comments, nzcarnerd. As you pointed out, the file that I shared has excellent resolution. The original 5X7 glass plate negative that I have exhibits incredible details. The two motorcycles are the following: Foreground: 442cc 3.5hp 1908/1909 belt-driven “Wagner” Standard Tourist. Note forward loop frame is also the exhaust manifold that exits into a muffler aft the crankcase. Wagners were made in St. Paul, MN from 1901 - 1914. Background: A 475cc 4hp 1909 (est.) New Era. (Note fuel tank on back fender) The New Era was built in Dayton, OH from 1909 - 1913. Does anyone have any information on the 1907 REO Touring radiator cap placement? I am suspect that these may have been relocated forward during the later part of the 1907 model year’s production. The 1908 models have them in the same place. Thanks

Modela28, I think you nailed it as a 1907 REO Touring! The 1910 Model S is a left hand drive vs the 1907 right hand drive. The following link shows a 1907 touring with a wraparound brass band that appears to be riveted just like my great grandfather’s. The only thing that is different is there is no radiator cap https://www.autoworldmuseum.com/1907-reo-touring.html

A 1907 REO! How cool! Now I have something to read up on. The history is interesting since the offspring, Oldsmobile, was a favorite marque of my father’s. Thank you!! A couple of 1907 REO models I reviewed on line don’t show a large flywheel underneath, nor a top mounted radiator cap, like my great grandfather’s car. It appears his car may be a 1910 REO Model S? Always fun to tell the story in the photo. Vehicles in particular are fascinating since they help date an old photo. I inherited a 5X7 glass plate that my great grandfather took with his professional Press Graflex camera that I also inherited and am restoring to shoot glass plates again. It has a 1907/1908 Walker motorcycle. Thank you for your timely response! 🙏

This photo is my great grandfather along with other family members who are sitting in his brass era automobile with gas lamps, circa 1910 (?). Note the large flywheel underneath the driver. Can anyone identify the make, model, and year? Thank you!