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Sponge grease is fibrous grease. I'll you do your own homework via Google books - click on this link: https://www.google.com/search?q="sponge+grease"&sca_esv=a7c4cc63e26e5a70&sca_upv=1&biw=1600&bih=731&tbm=bks&ei=OILiZZy4G7uIptQP_YC2qAw&ved=0ahUKEwictIf8t9SEAxU7hIkEHX2ADcU4ChDh1QMICQ&uact=5&oq="sponge+grease"&gs_lp=Eg1nd3Mtd2l6LWJvb2tzIg8ic3BvbmdlIGdyZWFzZSJIphVQAFi3E3AAeACQAQCYAW2gAYYLqgEEMTIuM7gBA8gBAPgBAZgCCaAC9AbCAgUQABiABMICBxAAGIAEGArCAgQQIRgKmAMAkgcDNi4z&sclient=gws-wiz-books

In my opinion, due to the configuration of headlamp brackets and the because the kerosene sidelamps are black over steel Dietz, they are probably from a truck, not a passenger car.

In-or-Out Auto Shade, Dunn Manufacturing, Clarinda, Iowa. It's a combination window shade/awning. Click this link and look in the trade journals: https://www.google.com/search?q=In-or-Out+Auto+Shade+Dunn+manufacturing&sca_esv=602041652&biw=1600&bih=731&source=lnt&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1%2F1%2F1900%2Ccd_max%3A12%2F31%2F1935&tbm=bks I have a friend with a Willys Knight that has window awnings - don't know if they are of the same manufacture.

A master vibrator ignition coil is an after-market accessory that could be used on any car that had a high-tension, vibrating coil/one coil per cylinder ignition system, not just Model T Fords. Ford adopted a standardized and more reliable ignition coil design during the 1913 production year so owner-installed master vibrators were probably more common on Model Ts that left the factory prior to that change. You can learn more about master vibrators as they relate to Model T Fords here: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Amtfca.com+"master+vibrator"&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS983US983&oq=site%3Amtfca.com+"master+vibrator"&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg60gEIODA5NWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#ip=1

1907 REO Model A touring.

Click on this link to see correctly and incorrectly installed chaplets inside a tire - page 324: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Audels_Automobile_Guide_with_Questions_A/To1qsxrtkMQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=chaplets+tires&pg=PA324&printsec=frontcover

Some wooden wheels on early cars had wedges inside the clincher tires that pulled/pushed the beads of the tires against the rim. It helped secure the tire to the rim. If you have a Dyke's or other early automotive enclopedia, it should explain how it all works better than I can. An early automotive book on my shelf refers to the wedges as "chaplets." However, I don't think they are really needed today. What you have are merely decorations in order to make the car look more authentic. Click on these links to see what this looks like: https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1210907/1904-cadillac-model-a-for-sale-in-morgantown-pennsylvania-19543 https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/cadillac/model-b/1904/857197

Minerva exhaust whistles don't utilize a cutout. They slip over the end of the tailpipe and have a flap at the end that closes when you push the pedal.

The photo is most likely from the 1940s or 1950s based on the wide lapel suit the gentleman is wearing.

It's a 1906 Ford Model K as I posted earlier.

1906 Model K Ford

That is the bottom of tiller bracket, pitman arm and drag link on the driver's side of the car for the steering system. The headlamp is not connected to the steering system - it is stationary and mounted on a forged bracket. Below is photo of the of the front axle showing the above as well as the driver's compartment showing the nickel-plated tiller and tiller bracket. The bottom portion of the tiller bracket on the underside of the floorboard was originally painted black over the nickel plating but my father left it unpainted.

I'm not an expert and don't know what the spec is for the car in question, but I would think that if you turn the key to the run position without actually starting the car, fuel pressure should be around 45 PSI and, once it's running, it would be slightly lower. As you are aware, with the vacuum line is connected to the fuel pressure regulator, the fuel pressure should remain relatively constant, regardless engine speed/rate of fuel consumption. If you disconnect the vacuum line from the fuel pressure regulator, pressure should vary with engine speed/fuel rate of fuel consumption. The fuel pump might be bad or it may be a case of low voltage or a bad connection or ground. Fast leakdown could be a bad check valve in the fuel pump, a leak anywhere along the fuel line (although I think you would smell that), a leak at the fuel rail or one ore more leaky injectors.

Here's a photo of William E. Metzger and his wife in a highly decorated 1900 Waverley Model 2 runabout, same model as in your photo. William Metzger was an early automotive pioneer in Detroit. He originally sold bicycles and then quit that endeavor to sell Waverley Electric automobiles and was involved with Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Northern Manufacturing, E-M-F, etc. You can read about him here (although take it with a grain of salt because some of the dates aren't 100% accurated): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_E._Metzger

Here is more information: The car is a 1900 Waverley Electric, Model 2 Run-about. As I posted earlier, the original wheels have been cut down and retrofitted with pneumatic tires. Attached are pages from a 1900 Waverley Electric Vehicle sales catalog showing the Model 2 Runabout as well as the "Facts and Figures" (specifications) page. It is a single seat, two passenger car - the driver and one passenger. My father and I ruled out 1899 because the Model 2 Runabout is not pictured or listed in the 1899 sales catalog. It's also not listed ord picture in an earlier edition of the 1900 catalog but it is listed in a later edition of the 1900 catalog which I have posted. Per the catalog, the cars came with wood wheels with hard rubber tires as standard. Buyers could also order the cars with wire wheels and pneumatic tires. (The 1899 Waverleys in Auburn and Indianapolis, Indiana have wire wheels and their original, tubeless pneumatic tires.) I also included two pages showing the Model 8 Dos-a-dos which is the model my father owns. Note that one is shown with wooden wheels and fenders like my father's car while the other has wire wheels and pneumatic tires and no fenders. The Model 8 Dos-a-dos is a two seat, four passenger car. Dos-a-dos is French for "back-to-back." The two passengers in the back seat face rearward and so they are back-to-back to the driver and front passenger and all four share the same back rest. The back seat passengers rest their feet on a tailgate which can be closed and locked when not in use. The cars could be ordered with either leather or wool upholstery. The car in your photo has leather upholstery. My father's car has leather upholstery while its twin sister, which is owned by the Minnesota Historical Society, has its original wool upholstery. The cyclops headlamps on Waverleys are stationary and are not connected to the steering mechanism. What you are probably looking at on the Cox's car is possibly the wiring loom/conduit for the headlamp. On my father's car, the headlamp wires are routed differently - they go through the floor and lie in a groove on the top side of the floorboard and are covered by the wool floor mat. Also, the tiller bracket on my father's car is nickel plated but the portion that can be seen below the floorboard was originally painted black over the plating. However, my father did not paint it and that's why it highly visible in the photo while in your photo, it is black so it blends into the backgroud. Although the 1901 National Electrics are very similar and share many design elements as 1899-1900 Waverley Electrics, National Electrics do not have the unique, pivoting front axle like Waverleys do.

Might need a new fuel pump. If she lets you start the car, turn the ignition key to the on position and listen for the fuel pump and then wait until is stops so the fuel rail is fully pressurized and then turn the key to engage the starter.

It's actually an 1899 or 1900 Waverley Electric and I believe the model/body style is a stanhope due to the folding top and the full seatback cushion. The original factory hard rubber tired wheels have been cut down and retrofitted with pneumatic tires so the car was most likely a few years old when the photo was taken. My father restored and owns a 1900 Waverley Electric Model 8 "Dos-a-dos" and he has 1899 and 1900 Waverley sales catalogs and period photos of 1899/1900 Waverleys. When I see him tomorrow, I'll see if I can pinpoint the model number/body style of the car in the photo. Below is a cropped photo taken at a similar angle of the front of my father's 1900 Waverley. I apologize for not posting full photos of the car but my father doesn't want photos of it floating around on the internet. There are two surviving 1899 Waverley Electrics: a runabout/Dos-dos in the possession of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum and a stanhope in the possession of the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum in Auburn, Indiana. I have seen these cars in person and also have numerous photos. There are two surviving 1900 Waverley Electrics, both Model 8 Dos-a-dos, here in the Twin Cities in Minnesota. The aforementioned one owned by my father (it was orginally owned by Minneapolis realtor Samuel S. Thorpe) and the other which was originally owned by St. Paul confectioner J. George Smith who had the foresight to donate his Waverley to Minnesota Historical Society in 1911. Also worth mentioning, the first Minneapolis resident to own a commercially produced automobile was newspaper publisher Swan J. Turnblad. He owned an 1899 Waverley Electric runabout (Dos-a-dos) - he took delivery of the car in early 1900. To the untrained eye, 1901 National Electrics may be confused with 1899/1900 Waverley Electrics. National Electrics were manufactured by the National Automobile and Electric Co. and are almost clones of Waverley Electrics. L. S. Dow and Philip Goetz, who founded National Automobile and Electric Co., were previously with the bicycle company that produced Waverley Electrics.

Except for the terminal side, the black rectangular pull/push switch at is identical to a 1915-17 and early 1918 Model T Ford headlight switch. It was used into the early 1918 model year whereupon Ford went to the combination horn button/light switch on the steering column. That style of switch was also readily available in auto supply catalogs and at the local auto parts store - Western Auto, for example. Current Model T parts vendors like Lang's sell "correct" reproductions of that style of switch.

The car in the photo is actually a Rambler and I presume it is the same Rambler referenced in the newspaper clipping. I'll let the experts identify the year and model.

35 years ago when I was in my early 20s, I had a really nice original burgundy 1973 Pontiac Lemans Sport Coupe with a 350 motor and automatic transmission that was my every day driver. It had a white interior identical to the the GTO on eBay - same high back, pleated front seats, center console, black dashboard, etc. The only difference was my Lemans had a "standard" two-spoke black steering wheel.

To elaborate on what Keiser31 posted, most likely aftermarket glass windows for a Dodge touring and roadster similar to what was available for Model T Fords. Look to see if there is a manufacturer's name stamped on the frames (some companies like Hastings did that). If you have any auto-supply catalogs from the teens or twenties, look to see if aftermarket glass windows for rear curtains were available for Dodge. Here's a really nice unrestored 1920 Dodge touring for reference: https://www.mecum.com/lots/531924/1920-dodge-touring-car/

Thanks for the clarification regardling the placement of the taillight and plate in New Zealand. My dad owned a pristine, unrestored 1927 Hupmobile Model A sedan with only 10,000 miles for many years. The 1926-27 Hupmobile Model As sold in the U.S. have the taillight and license plate mounted in the center of the spare tire.

Further confirmation: The car has a 1912-13-14 Minnesota license plate 32027. According to the Minnesota "Official State Automobile Directory," 32027 was registered in 1913 to George P. Freierermuth of Randolph, MInnesota for a Glide. Also note the writing in the upper right hand corner of the photo, "George Columbus Freiermuth Sr. and his sons." The middle initial "P" in the automobile directory is most likely an error made by the typesetter. The original hand-posted 1909 through 1914 Minnesota motor vehicle registration ledgers survive and are in the collections of the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul. If I looked up the plate in the 1913 ledger, I could also provide the serial number of the Glide.