Mystery upmarket car on IMCDb

[brassclass]

This car is from the film "Doll Graveyard" (2005) and, despite searching a myriad of major and minor makes of the period, I have not yet succeeded. It is curious in that the cowl would suggest a date of 1914 or possibly 1915, yet it still uses gas headlights, despite the fact that most manufacturers were already using electrics since 1913. The fenders are fat and uncrowned, so it is most probably an upmarket. It looks quite similar to a 1912 Amplex, but the cowl is not quite right and the fenders are thinner.

[Guest]

The movie is not very old. Have you tried going the imdb, searching crew and getting the transportation captain/coordinator and contacting them? I have done this in the past. It's easier than you might think.

[brassclass]

That is a good idea, I hadn't thought of it. I usually assume the cars come from museums, historical societies and locals.

 

This is a very low-budget film, and the car only appears parked for one scene, so my guess is that it probably came from someplace like the Nethercutt Collection (filmed in Taft, CA)

[Mark Wetherbee]

Boy that’s a grainy picture, but my impression is that the car is a Stoddard Dayton. I don’t know why but that is what I’m seeing...

[brassclass]

Yes, I thought about Stoddard as well, but Stoddards had wood cowls to the end. Due to the hunched proportions I was thinking maybe an early Loco- or Oldsmobile, but it is neither of those.

[keiser31]

With those wide, flat fenders it looks somewhat like a 1913 Chalmers....

 

Edited February 4, 2019 by keiser31 (see edit history)

[nzcarnerd]

I don't think it is that much 'upmarket'. Something more in the upper mid price like the Chalmers that Keiser suggested.