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The '32 DeSoto Custom Convertible Sedan De Luxe. https://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/DeSoto/1932_DeSoto/1932_DeSoto_Folder/dirindex.html TG

The Lincoln Log’s Sportsman monograms come from ‘56-‘59 DeSoto hardtops. Later Dodge vans had rectangular block emblems. TG

Perry, That gaffe is ultimately my fault - as the Team Captain in Judges Admin who watched over the HPOF awards table at Charlotte. When switching from HPOF to Original HPOF, the first two slipped by (you and another), I made a note but we couldn't interrupt the proceedings to notify you. Sorry about that, but as Dave B. mentioned, call Jon at AACA HQ (717) 534-1910, and the correct award will be mailed to you. Tom Gibson

1909 Glidden Tour Route Map.

I’ll go with a 1911 Bergdoll (1910-13) made in Philadelphia.

Cool. Just following what I found over at Coachbuild . com. The Schutte-bodied Roadster below appeared n the July-August 1920 issue of CARTELES, noting its "Liberty Motor". I'm wondering if the reference is to the Duesenberg motors built in Elizabeth, NJ, and somehow is reported incorrectly in the Cuban magazine - I have no idea what this car is. Duesenberg "Power of the Hour" insert in the Jaunary 16, 1919 Automotive Industrries magazine... TG

1921 Duesenberg Model A by the Charles Schutte Body Company, built for Charles E. Schutte. From the March 1922 issue of CARTELES - "During the "dance of the millions" there were a lot of Creoles who paid considerable sums for cars with ordinary bodies. None of them had the good taste of having a car with a special body, even though almost all Cuban motorists know that there are several American and European companies that specialize in this type of work. CARTELES, thanks to the courtesy of Schutte, has the opportunity to offer its readers in this edition, a beautiful wedge with a special body that was made for a Yankee millionaire. CARTELES gladly offers to submit models on a whim for any motorist who wants to have something that doesn't "look like anything else", available through this well-known coachbuilding house." The '21 Duesenberg Model A built for Charles E. Schutte. TG

The plot thickens! Apparently that 1920 Packard by Fleetwood seen poised at the Havana dealership survives, and was just sold at B-J for $110K. From longterm ownership in the Blackhawk Collection, then sold in 2022. https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1920-PACKARD-TWIN-6-TRANSFORMABLE-TOWN-CAR-272827 The present owner took a hit, considering the Fleetwood sold for $145,600 at RM Monterey in 2022... https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mo22/monterey/lots/p0046-1920-packard-3-35-twin-six-transformable-town-car-by-fleetwood/1253033 TG

This is the stuff that really floats my boat - a Fleetwood custom in front of the Packard Dealership in Havana, posted on a Cuban Facebook page, from an article in Carteles magazine which states the car was shown in and purchased from the 1920 New York Salon. Most of the Carteles issues are digitized in Havana, so knowing the Salon's dates should make it fairly easy to find the image. Over at Coachbuild .com, here's one of two images of the Packard, this one on the Fleetwood Stand in the 1920 Salon. The Henry Ford has a copy of the 1920 program, and I'm hoping there will be an image of the Fleetwood there, too. I bet Walt G. has the program, too. https://www.coachbuild.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2423 TG

Incredible 1911 American Underslung Traveler fielded by Inman Gray of Atlanta in the 1911 Glidden Tour. That's the 25-year-old Inman Gray behind the wheel - I believe the picture was taken in New York City not long after the tour's start. After the tour, press photos were purchased by a participant from my town who drove a new Mitchell Four in the 1911 Glidden, later assembled in a scrapbook. This image is also in the Detroit NAHC collection, but comes from that private source. The Traveler is one of the cars that will be featured in my seminar at the 2024 AACA Annual Convention next month - Friday, February 9, 4-5pm. Inman Gray's father, James R. Gray, Sr. was the president of the Atlanta Journal at the time of, and a motivator for, the 1909 New York Herald - Atlanta Journal and the 1910 Atlanta Journal - New York Herald Good Roads Tours. The younger Gray, who was in official cars on the 1909 and 1910 tours and campaigned his American Traveler in the 1911 Glidden, assumed the Atlanta Journal's presidency in 1935 at age 49. It's a fascinating period of automotive history (captured by the legendary photographer Nathan Lazarnick) that is all but lost to those in the cities and towns through which the pioneering autoists traveled. https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,883481,00.html TG

Incredible 1911 American Underslung Traveler fielded by Inman Gray of Atlanta in the 1911 Glidden Tour. Press photos were purchased by a tour participant from my town who drove a new Mitchell Four in the 1911 Glidden, later assembled in a scrapbook. The Traveler is one of the cars that will be featured in my seminar at the 2024 AACA Annual Convention next month - Friday, February 9, 4-5pm. TG

1929 Locomobile Model 88 All-Weather Cabriolet, 7-Passenger, 140-inch wheelbase, Lycoming 298.6cid Eight, $7,200 list price. The image is from the September 21, 1929 issue of Automobile Topics, my collection. TG

1929 Locomobile Model 88 All-Weather Cabriolet, 7-Passenger, 140-inch wheelbase, Lycoming 298.6cid Eight, $7,200 list price. The image is from the September 21, 1929 issue of Automobile Topics, my collection. TG

Henry Fleetwood, Esq. (c. 1667-1746), Member of Parliament 1708-22. An insert in the September 21, 1929 issue of Automobile Topics, during the time of the construction of Fisher Body's new Fleetwood plant in Detroit. This is why it's okay to use Wiki as a tool, but it should never be a crutch... http://fleetwood.cadillaclasalleclub.org/index.php/history-of-fleetwood/ TG

Wow, what a great find, full of information! Likely a payment envelope, the sender lived in the Edificio López Serrano, a 1932 Art Deco landmark in tony Vedado that was Cuba's tallest residential building until 1956. Seen here at left in a 1944 US Army Reconaissance photo, the López Serrano's lobby and exterior retains its original design. Lawrence B. Ross was Cuba's GM distributor at the time - a New Yorker and one of the earliest Americans in the Cuban auto business, he made a fortune selling Model T's before switching to GM, selling all brands, and was known (and popular) for giving lavish banquets at the Oriental Park Jockey Club. Thanks for sharing that Terry, and tell your son he scored a great little piece of history. I'd have snapped it up in a New York Minute! TG