AACA Library Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 The library has a box of photos that we haven't (yet) had time to identify. If you know what any of these are help us out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG57Roadmaster Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Chris, the bottom car appears to be a '31 Auburn Cabriolet, and a very fetching one, at that! TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad in Wisconsin Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I believe that the upper right photo is a Christie racecar. Same guy who made those front wheel drive firetruck conversions 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrhd29nz Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 The old race car is a Christie. In 1906 they went to a V4 with capacity of 13 liters. then went to 20 liters!!!Could you imagin steering that thing. They claimed it went 120mph!!:eek: The great Barney Oldfield raced this thing.Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest De Soto Frank Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I believe the Limo in #1 is a Packard, circa 1912 ?The unfortunate Fleischmann's Yeast truck is a brass-radiator Model T, and the big bruiser touring car, while unknown to me, is wearing white / light sidewall tires !!!!!!That front-wheel-drive racer is frightfully imposing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Christie racer and lovely Auburn are the only ones I can ID.Manuel in Oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Romberger Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Here is Christie without clothes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 (edited) In this link to The old motor somebody is attempting to recreate the racer The Old Motor | Old car photos | Page 2 . In the one shown on the link the cylinders are leaning out and there are only two. It must be an earlier version Edited November 15, 2011 by Dave Mellor NJ (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrhd29nz Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Dave, I didn't notice at first but the Christie in the first origial group of photos is the 4cly version. Most amazing! The car from the old motors is the two cyl.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoneyPit Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 The T is a 1915-16 model. The fold-back windshield and brass radiator with a cowl give this one up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 (edited) Dave, I didn't notice at first butthe Christie in the first origial group of photos is the 4cly version. Most amazing! The car from the old motors is the two cyl.PaulThat's what I was saying,Paul, when I said the one in the link only has two cylinders. It's quite odd to have two different models of an extremely rare car posted on two separate forums at almost the same time. If you go to the link you'll see they identify that one as a 1905 model. They also say there is somebody trying to recreate it. I posted a comment there with a link back to here, Unfortunately I don't know how to post pictures there. Edited November 16, 2011 by Dave Mellor NJ (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I believe the Model T tried to take on a 1914 Marmon and lost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lichtfel Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I don't recall Barney Oldfield driving the Christie race car. In 1904, 1905 &1906 Barney was under contract with the Peerless Automobile Co. earning his laurels on the Peerless Green Dragons. I have seen a picture of a Christie on the same track with the Green Dragon but it doesn't say who was driving it. Barney left Peerless in 1906 and went barn storming state fairs with the 90 hp Green Dragon and Peerless Blue Streak. It may be during this time that he drove a Christie but they were unsuccessful race cars. What do you think the unsprung weight ratio was on the Christie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrhd29nz Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 The great Barney Oldfield just about raced for every one, including for Mr. Christie up till 1910. He also raced Christie cars at fairs for barn storming races later in his racing days for fun as they were major crowd pleasers.Attached is Barney in a Christie from 1916, and a much wiser design.Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gkmcpherson Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 The last photo of the woman in the Auburn I believe to be Mary Pickford. Pickford was photographed with a number of cars earlier in her career. I did some looking but couldn't find her in this car. See her picture on Wikipedia for comparison.Mary Pickford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twin6 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 DeSoto Frank is correct that the first photo is of a Packard. I recall this photo was posted before (somewhere) but not with this level of resolution, which helps considerably. It is a model 30 limousine, from either 1907 or 1908. It's hard to know which for certain. The tail light location is consistent with 1907, and the flat tails on the rear fenders are consistent with 1908. The location is Temple Place in Boston. Registered owner of the car was Susan Thayer of Boston. It is tempting to conclude she was part of the shoe store at left, Thayer, McNeil & Hodgkins. There is some great signage in view, including the mortar and pestle in front of the apothecary Melvin & Badger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambarn Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Pic #3 is proof that the safety minded driver drives a Marmon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Saxton Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Here is Christie without clothes:With the dual drive wheels on one side only, could the car have been set up for racing on an oval track? The car with the sloping front must have a completely different engine configuration. I have never seen photo of this one before, but another with an inline four with cylinders vertical or near vertical is well known. That one is cross-mounted like the staggered V4.In the Vanderbilt Cup, Vincenzo Lancia pulled straight out after a pit stop, without looking in front of of Walter Christie in the V4, who was passing at high speed. I suppose you might guess that it caused an accidental sharing of design ideas. The Lancia Lambda of the early 1920s had a narrow angle V4 engine, a very rigid structure with pillar/vertical movement independant front suspension. Look at the pillar mounting of the Christie front wheels. Are those wheels really unsprung? Lancia used the pillar independant front suspension to the end of the Aurelia and Appia models of the 1950s. After the company passed from from family control, the Fulvia model had a narrow V4 cross-mounted with frontwheel drive, and the later Beta model is inline 4 cyl cross-mounted front wheeldrive. I guess you could say that when Lancia looked at the Chrisie that ran into him, he was looking at some of the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twin6 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Got any more photos in that box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5219 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I don't think that Miss Auburn is Mary Pickford. Mary was getting a little long in the tooth by the early thirties. The picture on Wikipedia with President Hoover shows her as decidedly middle aged by 1931.The Auburn girl is much younger and prettier. I wonder who she was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AACA Library Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Sorry it has taken me so long to post more photos. I don't get to scan the forums nearly as much as I would like.I don't think I posted the attached pictures before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 (edited) Sorry it has taken me so long to post more photos. I don't get to scan the forums nearly as much as I would like.I don't think I posted the attached pictures before.[ATTACH=CONFIG]150960[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]150961[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]150963[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]150964[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]150966[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]150968[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]150970[/ATTACH]Photo #5-First car looks like a 1909 Chalmers-Detroit.Photo #6-Singer?Photo #7-Early Ford...K? Edited August 24, 2012 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 2nd last looks like a Singer.Manuel in Oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle scooter 28 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 The first photo was taken on Temple Place in Boston. Melvin and a Badger was a small three store pharmacy business that my father owned in the 1970s and 80s. At the time it was the oldest pharmacy in Boston. As for the cars, I can’t help you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass is Best Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 It appears the owner of the Packard is getting directions from the police officer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modela28 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 (edited) Regarding the second group of photos: the second and third ones are of the same car and look to be a Panhard Levassor. Photo 5 shows a Chalmers and a Maxwell. I'm not sure what photo 7 is, but it is not a Model K Ford. The engine, hood, steering wheel and column to name a few are not similar to early Fords. Edited November 29, 2019 by modela28 Posted before finished (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) This picture fascinated me with all the writing and military symbols so I found out it is a 1910 Mitchell . Howard Dennis Edited March 29, 2020 by hddennis (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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