adam1982 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Boyer Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Wow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Just goes to show how lightly built cars were at that time, although looking at the tyres on the Packard it is no wonder it skated off the road into something immoveable. Most are barely recognisable, although the first two are Ford Ts, the next one is a 1928 Pontiac, next maybe a Nash??, a '34 Chrysler, a big series 1928 (?) Packard, a 1929 Studebaker, the coupe with ornament in the trunk might also be a Nash and the last one is another Studebaker (or is it another Nash?). Whatever hit the last one was big - maybe a train? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I'm surprised this Airflow didn't do as well as the one in the publicity stunt that was driven off a cliff and then driven away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 1=1926?-7?T2=Buick, T and T3=Pontiac4=1928 Chrysler5=1934 Chrysler Airflow6=Packard7=Studebaker8=?9=Studebaker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwatson Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 All from Massachusetts. Any idea what part or city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pomeroy41144 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I think that these two are the same car from different angles with the rear wreckage removed in last photo. PP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Good call! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twin6 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 All from Massachusetts. Any idea what part or city?Check at the source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 The last and third from last do appear to be the same vehicle, and it looks to have been a stretched limo made from a sedan, whose stretch job failed to survive the accident. At first I thought it may have just come apart, but then the right running board area shows damage too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryJ Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 No. 4 down is a 1928 Chrysler "72" Royal sedan.......................You didn't stand a chance in most cars of this era even in a minor accident; with plate glass windows and composite bodies' no seat belts or padded dashes even a quick stop could kill or disfigure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juha Paavo Kaita Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Enclosed is a poor Reo which was hit by a train. There is no sign of road but the car stand by the railroad. Judging by the damage the Reo hit the train.Juha KaitanenTurku, Finland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Erwin_b Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 such a waste! ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete K. Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 My guess these pictures are insurance photo's taken in or around the Framingham, Ma. area. They all appear to be hit by train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mikeburch Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I have some old wreck photos, which I can share, here.mikeburchCLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) The Oldsmobile and the center door T in the last photo are the only ones I can identify. Edited November 14, 2013 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joneebgood Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Hi Mike, the first photo of Dr. Kemble's accident in Rifton, NY occurred on Oct 7, 1910. He was driving a "big" Allen-Kingston manufactured nearby in Kingston, NY. The car couldn't have been too old as that make was only in business 1908-1910. Dr. William Kemble was 54 years old and returning to Kingston from a medical call with his nurse/aide Miss Bessie Carter, age 24. Tragically, Bessie was pinned under the car and was killed. Dr. Kemble suffered broken ribs but was able to extricate himself.That area of Dashville - Rifton is still quite rural and undeveloped even today and in 1910 I am sure it was just a muddy, dirt road. A newspaper account of the accident said it had been raining and when approaching the top of a steep hill, Dr. Kemble tried to downshift and the car rolled back and over the cliff (no guide rails only a log that went over with the car). Some accounts claim he told witnesses he accidentally shifted into reverse but he later denied that saying there was a "pin" that prevented the car from being shifted into reverse under those circumstances. Interesting article found at FultonHistory.com.A few years later Dr. Kemble went trout fishing up in the mountains in his "big Franklin" and found upon return the car had caught fire and burned to the ground. I guess he had bad luck with cars.Are there any dates or locations on the other photos? Good stuff. Thanks all for sharing.JIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mikeburch Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Hi Mike, the first photo of Dr. Kemble's accident in Rifton, NY occurred on Oct 7, 1910. He was driving a "big" Allen-Kingston manufactured nearby in Kingston, NY. The car couldn't have been too old as that make was only in business 1908-1910. Dr. William Kemble was 54 years old and returning to Kingston from a medical call with his nurse/aide Miss Bessie Carter, age 24. Tragically, Bessie was pinned under the car and was killed. Dr. Kemble suffered broken ribs but was able to extricate himself.That area of Dashville - Rifton is still quite rural and undeveloped even today and in 1910 I am sure it was just a muddy, dirt road. A newspaper account of the accident said it had been raining and when approaching the top of a steep hill, Dr. Kemble tried to downshift and the car rolled back and over the cliff (no guide rails only a log that went over with the car). Some accounts claim he told witnesses he accidentally shifted into reverse but he later denied that saying there was a "pin" that prevented the car from being shifted into reverse under those circumstances. Interesting article found at FultonHistory.com.A few years later Dr. Kemble went trout fishing up in the mountains in his "big Franklin" and found upon return the car had caught fire and burned to the ground. I guess he had bad luck with cars.Are there any dates or locations on the other photos? Good stuff. Thanks all for sharing.JIMJIM ........................I think that it is amazing that you can come up with the complete history of this, over one hundred year old, automobile wreck.Did you have, or had seen this photo, before ? Feel free to use it, anyway you want.mikeburch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joneebgood Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 No, I was very surprised to see a town name I recognized so I searched old newspapers. Any dates or places on any other photos? I would look into them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joneebgood Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Do you have an original of these photos or ? Where did you find them. Did you once live in the Hudson Valley of NY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mikeburch Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Sorry to be so late in answering, but I have been recovering from a broken back and taking rehab.No, I did not live in New York or know anything else about these photos. I used to scour antique shops, etc. for original photos. These are original photos, coming from real photo post cards.mikeburch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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