1925Stanley Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Good Morning, Automobile Researchers! Can you help The Virtual Steam Car Museum identify these internal combustion cars illustrated on these postcards? They are all posed in the huge tree at Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC. Thank you very much! Don Hoke The Virtual Steam Car Museum, Inc. cars_01_front.tif cars_02_front.tif cars_04_front.tif cars_06_front.tif cars_07_front.tif cars_08_front.tif cars_09_front.tif cars_15_front.tif cars_16_front.tif cars_17_front.tif cars_18_front.tif cars_19_front.tif cars_20__elmer_and_evelyn_saunders on honeymoon_front.tif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gillingham Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 I can help you with some of them, 1 ? 2 1903? Packard 4 ? 6 ? 7 Model T Ford 8 Model T Ford 6517 9 Model T Ford 15 Buick 16 Studebaker Big Six 17 Studebaker Big Six 18 ? 19 Early 20's Buick 20 Model A Ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFindlay Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 It's interesting to note that the Model Ts are right hand drive - Canadian models built for Ontario or British Columbia. According to the B.C. registration archive data available on www.bcpl8s.ca: Plate # 3071 was registered to Teresa ??????? in 1914. It was later sold to Violet Anderson. A ladies car, I guess. Plate # 6517 was registered to Frank Gower, who lived about a half mile from my current home in Burnaby. He appears to have sold it to G.W. Jamieson at the end of 1914. The honeymooners are from California and are driving a 4 or 5 year old Model A Ford. That's a pretty good drive but they seem to be happy to be here. Great pictures!! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 #4 is possibly a 1905 Winton. I wonder if #1 is one of the Mack brothers' early products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 4 hours ago, PFindlay said: It's interesting to note that the Model Ts are right hand drive - Canadian models built for Ontario or British Columbia. Did Ontario and British Columbia once have left hand traffic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFindlay Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Yes, in B.C. we drove on the left side until 1921, long after most North American cars had switched to left hand drive. And just to complicate things, they delayed the changeover in Vancouver, the largest city in B.C., until Jan 1, 1922, because of the changes need to streetcars and tracks. Imagine the chaos that would result today if it was decreed that as of Jan. 1 next year everyone must switch to drive on "the wrong side" of the road. There's an interesting article about the 1921-22 change here: http://www.vancouversun.com/life/week+history+switching+from+left+right+thing/11625241/story.html Peter (photo from the Vancouver sun article) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1925Stanley Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share Posted November 3, 2017 Thank you all so very much for your help. Wonderful information. Who knew about Canada shifting to right side driving in 1921! OK, now the tough question: What is the name of this horse? Just kidding! Very best wishes! Don Hoke The Virtual Steam Car Museum, Inc. horses_04_front_1909_08_august_24.tif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhocker Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Hi Don, It looks like you've gotten some great responses so far. I sent you a message in case you would like to put your membership research time toward having us check these against our books/literature. Just give us a holler! Best Regards, Matt Hocker Assistant Librarian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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