Car from the teens

[nzcarnerd]

I was going through some of my files and found this one. I may have posted it here before but haven't noted what it is. Not sure where it came from. Note the distinctive vents on the hood top which remind of the Fageol buses.

[1937hd45]

I'd check 1915 era Brewster photos for a logo confirmation. The round radiator was the first clue. Bob

Edited July 18, 2017 by 1937hd45 (see edit history)

[1937hd45]

[Stude17]

The unidentified car has unusual headlights in that there is a smaller light under the main one and this may help identify it.  I know these lights have been subject of a previous discussion on this forum. 

 

[JACK M]

I would say some sort of a boxer mix.

[hanski]

McFarlan early 1920s.

[keiser31]

1 hour ago, hanski said:

McFarlan early 1920s.

Sure looks like you are correct....

[Vintman]

Beat me to it Hanski and Keiser! I was researching and think this is a photo of the actor Wallace Reid who made many films including a number with a motoring/racing theme. " In 1919, Hollywood heartthrob Wallace Reid, known at the “screen’s most perfect lover” starred as “Toodles” Walden in the first of several auto racing films, The Roaring Road, based on a Byron Morgan Saturday Evening Post short story. Reid’s character salvages parts from three wrecked race cars from his boss, combines them into one rebuilt racer and wins the big race, all the while successfully winning the hand of the boss’ daughter played by Ann Little. This 58-minute film features footage from the 1919 Santa Monica Road race, supplemented by specific scenes filmed on the Santa Monica course. Wallace Reid did his own driving in his movies at speeds approaching 100 MPH, and his interest in automobiles went beyond the movies – by his own description he was a ‘car guy.’ He owned a fleet of expensive automobiles that included a Marmon coupe, a Stutz convertible, a Duesenberg, and a 1919 McFarlan Type 25 4-passenger Sport Touring. "

 

His supposed car looks a bit different from the car in this picture. Possibly this is an earelier model.  The immediate fate of Reid's 1919 McFarlan following his death is unknown, but it eventually found its way to William Harrah's museum in Sparks, Nevada. J.

 

Regards

 

Vintman