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bradsan, Ford Model TT trucks first came out in 1918 but is wasn't until 1924 that Ford offered a body for them. Until then they were sold as chassis only. This prompts my question as to what a "factory" cab would actually be. 1924 and later a Ford factory steel cab would answer the question but many and possibly most TT trucks got a wooden cab made in an aftermarket body factory. The remainder were lucky if they got something supplied by a local craftsman. Many nicer surviving TT wooden bodies at exactly the stage this one is in got the frame and rear end changed to car units and the bed shortened to match.

Tuarc offered 34x4 1/2 rim size disc wheels aftermarket for Hudson and REO. Those 2 may have offered them as factory optional. Many years ago I saw a Roamer with large disc wheels that may have been 25". The center of the wheel was a Hayes wire wheel part that had not been drilled for spokes. It rode on Hayes wire wheel hubs and hubcaps. The inner and outer discs were welded to the wheel center and rim. They most likely were specials made either at Hayes or Roamer. Other early large disc wheels turn out to be discs covering wood or wire wheels. Rolls-Royce was big on that.

To be a bit more explicit...1913 only, no other years and no other cars ( says Cadillac across the top)!

Not as old a picture as you might think!!!

They are Budd brand wire wheels. When the "wrench" is put on, one of the pins depresses the latch to unlock the hubcap from the wheel center. Check in the holes to be sure that the latch moves freely and that the pin disengages the latch. Your 3 hubcaps that are off will show you how that works. The left pin hole in your picture appears worn. perhaps that is the one with the latch and it does not line up properly. Hope this helps.

Hudson 33, Your pictures are of Hudson Model 37 1913

1912 Staver Yes first part is year introduced. Some products were carried for quite a while such as carbide generators which were still being made more than 10 years later in the mid 1920s for use on trucks. Suffix letters on sidelamps: B for bail handle C for combination, electric and oil. Some electric sockets that restorers assume were later modifications are actually factory!

The horn button on upper side of the steering column and what appear to be top sockets with oval cross section make this a 1917 or maybe 1918.

Pictures of what you have would be helpful in telling if at least your current equipment is era correct.

Just plain glass as Bob said, green paint.

Stock as it could be including the invisible spare tire!

Note the hard rubber tire that contacts the ground. I suspect that this 4 inner wheel arrangement did not revolve but rotated as a unit as was suggested and was intended to be a shock absorber. Replacing the pneumatic tire with hard rubber was attractive in the days when punctures and tire cuts were commonplace. As for the car, details hint at a European origin.

LS is left side and B5 is the type and size of the drive where it matches the wheel. Problem is the 30985. That is the factory number of the application which included where on the car it went. Ken may be correct that it is for 1928-29 Stutz. A quick look at the 1927 Buffalo Catalog shows 18 makes of cars that used B5 Buffalos in 1927 back thru 1923.

Try this! https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/281082/

They probably were more like they didn't do much for long! Very little rubber on the road so they wore out quickly! Firestone NON-SKID tires were the same.

I think they were made specifically to stick it to a gullible customer!

Probably not in any car, few cars had 3 cylinders. Those cars and trucks of 3 cylinders that I know of used Bosch.

Would like to find a B-5 if anyone has a nice one available. My 1912 Michell had a B-4, I believe it was factory.

The real trouble with newspaper is that it has changed from the "Old Days". Today it has clay in it. When you use Windex or other cleaner it breaks down the paper and leaves a smear of white clay residue on the glass. The suggestion is to use simple white paper towels. While they are made of recycled newspapers the clay is lost in the process and the absence makes the paper towels much more absorbent. Do you remember when you could wad up newspapers to start a fire and they burned up almost completely? Not today. People used to roll newspapers into a log to burn, cannot do that now. I just tried the stove top cleaner today and I want to thank everyone who suggested it! It worked great! Got rid of the "fog" that had vexed me for some time.

Reproduction Houk wire wheel hubcap unfinished, 1914 thru 1920 era, #5 size with left hand threads. $20, domestic postage $10.

Organic and recyclable, the vehicle of the future?

Of course they will not be owner installed or the maker won't get the $99 installation fee!

Well we know where this is headed! Make them flash with the lights for an emergency, connected to the internet of course so the police can make them say " I am stolen", the possibilities are almost endless and troubling.

Aren't MEA magnetos French, not German?

3 cylinder radial aircraft engine? Here is an Anzani but it has another make of magneto on it.