Vintman Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Hi Folks, Need a bit more help again please. Have been looking at the attached photos and doing lots of research but not getting anywhere. Seems an American car in America. Vaguely like a Chevrolet 490 but it isn't. Starange apertures in the skirt should help somebody. Body and louvres are common fashion of the day. Would much appreciate your assistance. Regards Vintman (UK)www.svvs.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Lets not let this one go by the wayside. Slanted hood louvers, forked headlight mounting, and 5 wheel bolts are helpful clues. Some resemblance to 1914 Jeffery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) OVERLAND some were around 1915-17. Bob Edited September 19, 2015 by 1937hd45 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Looks like the car has "cantilever"rear springs,different dimention on hubcaps front and rear.Leif in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Paterson, ca. 1916 is another possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Not Paterson, I think. There is one to be found on Google which is in a museum in Belgium, though I think by comparing it with pictures in The Standard Catalog, is a 1917. It has vertical hood louvres, it has six rim bolts and the curve of the front fender is more like the '17 than the '16. The radiator badge is the wrong shape as well. We can't see with the Belgium car whether it has cantilever springs at the rear. The mystery car has six bolts holding the hub together, the Belgium Paterson looks to have seven or eight. Keep looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Yesterday I did a google search for Paterson. There were multiple images and I thought one did have sloping louvers. In attempting to retrace my search today I get "Patterson" (2"T"'s) which was a whole different automobile, and "Paterson" doesn't come up at all. Go figure. Referring to the Kimes/Clark Standard Catalog, first edition, I see the 1916 Paterson on page 1076 with what I initially thought had sloping louvers, which may have been what I saw before. The picture is dark and subject to interpretation. There was no frontal view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 The 5 bolt demountable rim is unusual, 6 bolt ones seem to prevail, haven't seen any era marques that have sloping louvers and 5 bolt rims except Regal. Another clue is the oval radiator emblem, what does the Regal's look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Dave,Regal around 1915 looks close, different size on hub caps on this picture too,and proberly "cantilever springs too.But "Vintman"are the judge. Leif in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Leif, thanks,The oval logo's shape at the top of the advertisement agrees with the radiator emblem's shape on the mystery car. The cowl angle also jibes. I'm going with Regal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintman Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 Thanks to all for the efforts so far and am making last plea for any new suggestions. Regards Vintman UKwww.svvs.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintman Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 OK, having been researching Regal further and it seems the 1915 Regal had the two apertures in the skirt and a radiator which matched. Unusual apertures not noted elsewhere? There were three cars available 1915: Light Four, Standard Four, and V type Eight. Found an ad dated 1915 where the louvres do not match, and found another ad dated 1915 where they slant and match, but the bonnet is too long, probably the V 8. Also this is an artists drawing and the apertures are not shown. However as Dave Henderson says, lots of things match, including the type of windscreen. Standard Catalogue does not show any slanting louvres, and the photos are too dark to see any apertures, which does not help. So all things considered, I guess it is probably a cca 1915 Regal Light Four and thank to Dave and Leif for hanging on in there !! Regards Vintman (UK)www.svvs.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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