Trying to identify 1920s touring car in old photograph

[Guest skinnerbird]

Taken in San Francisco in the 1920. Thanks!

 

Geoffrey Skinner, Cataloger

Sonoma County Library

Edited July 15, 2015 by skinnerbird (see edit history)

[keiser31]

I don't think it is a Marmon. The exterior door handles and the small cowl lights may be big clues.

Edited July 15, 2015 by keiser31 (see edit history)

[sambarn]

So my age is off -16-18 I think is more accurate. It has an awful lot of Marmon styling cues but You're right about door handles.

[keiser31]

So my age is off -16-18 I think is more accurate. It has an awful lot of Marmon styling cues but You're right about door handles.

Marmons of that era have a rear fender that curves into the running board.

[Guest skinnerbird]

Here is another photo of the same car, plus a lighter copy of the first photo.

 

Geoffrey

[Dave Henderson]

Perhaps a '22 Nash .

[keiser31]

Perhaps a '22 Nash .

I think you are right.

[Guest skinnerbird]

Thanks for the help!

[1937hd45]

1921 Hudson looks a lot like it with the odd small headlights. Bob 

[nzcarnerd]

There is no sign of the Hudson triangle badge anywhere and also the Hudson doors opened the other way.  I think it is a Nash but earlier than 1922 as it has wooden felloe wheels with six rim bolts.  That along with the shape of the headlights I think makes it 1918 or 1919.

[Dave Henderson]

Googling around I find some purported '22 Nashes with six bolt rims and not drum style headlights. 

[nzcarnerd]

But do they have wood felloe wheels?

[Dave Henderson]

NZ, I wasn't referring to 6 bolt DISC wheels.  Google "1922 Nash" to see an example shown with 6 bolt detachable rim wood felloe wheels. 

[nzcarnerd]

I will have to do some more research on these. I get the impression that Nash was like Studebaker in the mid to late 1920s - making many variations of similar cars.  I suspect some of the restored examples to be seen on the net may not be to correct specification and maybe also incorrectly dated.   I think that Nash offered some options, possibly including the cowl light seen on the mystery car.