Guest Clark Zellmer Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 (edited) I need help identifying two cars. This is the second. Family photo likely taken near Arcadia Iowa. Can anyone help with the year, make, and model? Thanks Edited August 19, 2017 by Clark Zellmer (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 (edited) Looks to be about a 1922 Buick. Edited August 19, 2017 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 I like how the picture of a restored car from the Internet never seem to match how the cars "back in the day" really looked. In this case, the whitewall tires really seem out of place. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Here you go.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwells Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 You call those whitewalls? LOL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 18 hours ago, TerryB said: I like how the picture of a restored car from the Internet never seem to match how the cars "back in the day" really looked. In this case, the whitewall tires really seem out of place. Terry I agree ! Over restoration is easier than doing the research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 8 hours ago, Curti said: I agree ! Over restoration is easier than doing the research. I suppose you could argue, that with the early cars they didn't have 'black' tyres until sometime around WW1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 7 hours ago, nzcarnerd said: I suppose you could argue, that with the early cars they didn't have 'black' tyres until sometime around WW1. In 1904 S C Mote, the chief chemist of the India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works in Silverton, England, discovered that the carbon black used as a pigment in ink could strengthen rubber. The Diamond Rubber Company obtained the rights to use Mote’s process and in 1912 they successfully blended carbon black with rubber to produce tires with significantly improved strength, wear resistance and durability. Hence all tires were white until at least 1912. But while walls on that 1922 Buick look ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwells Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Although I believe early tires were not a bright white, like modern reproduction tires, but more of a light gray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 On 8/20/2017 at 3:42 PM, nzcarnerd said: I suppose you could argue, that with the early cars they didn't have 'black' tyres until sometime around WW1. Yes, I agree. ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I'll bet this fellow was an ideal candidate for a "Fat Man" steering wheel. There are a few interesting types of said wheels pictured at Google Images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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