Mystery late teens touring car

[nzcarnerd]

Photos dated February 1918.

 

Note the distinctive curves to the fenders.

 

I was thinking possibly Oakland but maybe not.

 

 

[58L-Y8]

Marmon 34A

[nzcarnerd]

14 hours ago, 58L-Y8 said:

Marmon 34A

 

I did consider that but thought the whole car didn't look big enough.

 

I agree on several things - those running board curves in particular but was put off by the size.

 

From what I have read up on the early Marmon 34 wood wheels might have been a special order? It seems they were promoting wire wheels on these.

[oldford]

Could very well be Marmon. Here is a photo of the one I recently sold and note the extra wide lower front fender with the running board surface going up the curve....

 

Frank

[C Carl]

I hesitate to stick my neck out here not knowing much about Marmons, but aren't those brakes too small for a performer such as Marmon ?   -  Carl 

[Akstraw]

I agree that the fender and running board construction looks like Marmon, but I think the hood and nose are too short for the big six in th Marmon 34.

[nzcarnerd]

6 hours ago, Akstraw said:

I agree that the fender and running board construction looks like Marmon, but I think the hood and nose are too short for the big six in th Marmon 34.

 

It is good that some still have doubts about it being a Marmon.

 

I wonder if someone has a photo of a Marmon rear end with the wheels off - or know the drum dimensions.

[Akstraw]

Drums on the rear of a 34 are 17 inches in diameter.

 

[nzcarnerd]

15 hours ago, Akstraw said:

Drums on the rear of a 34 are 17 inches in diameter.

 

 

Thanks, those drums on the mystery car are not 17".

 

[Akstraw]

I know this is an old post, but I thought of it this week when I read a brief description in a book of a car called the Lexington.  I saw photos of Lexingtons that had this type of fender and running board design, which I had previously thought was peculiar only to Marmon.  The rub, however, is that I saw this design only on Lexington cars from 1920 and later, which does not mesh with the 1918 date on these photos.