Guest Xprefix28truck Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Here's one for your thoughts. I guess this is kind of mute, seeing that I know what it is, and who is in the car. Just throwing it out to see who all can figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aacalifeer Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Looks like a 1913 Illinois License place on the front. Can't quite make out the make of auto. A neat looking big race a bout / speedster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Not many cars used 14 spoke rear wheels. Might this be a 1913 or 1914 Marmon 48? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xprefix28truck Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Nope sorry not a Marmon...... I think thats the weirdest license plate I have ever seen......But I believe the license plate should be Michigan, but it might be Illinois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I bet I could make a pretty close copy with the chassis for this 1913 Inter-State. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xprefix28truck Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Beleieve it or not, the above picture is of a actual model put out in production. (so I am told)Not a modified one. And, sorry not an Inter-state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 (edited) The "skeletal" license plate is not all that uncommon. They were used on the front, and allowed air to pass through to the radiator. Some states used slots between the numbers, some states used sillouetted numbers.The hood doors are an unusual feature on a car of that age. I'm going to guess Stoddard-Dayton, although the grille doesn't have the normal Packard-esque curve around the upper corners. Edited May 28, 2011 by West Peterson (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Rohn Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Studebaker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Studebaker?That's what I was thinking. That's what the radiator emblem seems to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xprefix28truck Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 West, Thank you for the info on the plate. Guess I never really thought about the air flow before.John and Jim, Sorry not the correct answer........HINT: Ralph Teetor is in the passenger seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xprefix28truck Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Just spoke to the "drivers" son......It is an Illinois license plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xprefix28truck Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Doesn't look like there is going to be any more guesses on this one. It is a 1911 Staver Sport model. The driver is Dan Teetor. Dan went to Staver as Chief Engineer. This is the first model that Dan helped design. He drove the car to Lake Wawasee to give Ralph a ride. Photo and info courtesy of Jack (Jackson) Teetor. Dan is Jacks father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 (edited) Hi everyone. definitely a Staver. I think it's probably a 1914 model {last year of Staver production}. It could be a prototype built and licenced in 1913 to test out the upcoming 1914 changes. The fact it is Lh. drive, plus the radiator shape,electric lights and the 3/4 rear springs {as opposed to fully elliptic as used by all 1912 Stavers and all but one 1913 model} all suggest 1914 . This body style doesn't show up in the 1914 Staver sales catalog, so it may be a "special" built by Dan Teetor for his own use or as a development car. Great Photo! Greg in Canada Edited June 1, 2011 by 1912Staver (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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